Oct. 22, 2022 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo The significance of an ASHA Fellowship is not lost on Raksha Mudar. In the summer of 2022, Speech and Hearing Science Associate Professor Raksha Mudar was elected a Fellow of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). Fellowship is one of the highest forms of recognition given by ASHA and is a […]
Category: Speech and Hearing Science
SHS student follows her love of languages to Brazil
June 05, 2024 | Darina Lubenov Sylvia Techmanski’s favorite subject in high school was Spanish, but it wasn’t until a spring break trip to Puerto Rico that she realized her love for languages could take her farther than that. Now a student in the Department of Speech and Hearing Science and in the Department of […]
Illini 4000 hits home for SHS student
May 28, 2024 | Sam Rink Illini 4000, started as a theoretical conversation between two Illinois students in 2007 and has since become a massive annual fundraising drive that has raised more than $1.3 million since the first ride more than 15 years ago. When Izzy Perpich committed to the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in […]
AHS Get to Know: Laura Mattie, Ph.D.
April 03, 2024 | Ethan Simmons Laura Mattie joined the College of Applied Health Sciences in 2015. She leads the Development in Neurogenetic Disabilities Lab, or “DND” Lab. How would you describe your primary research interests? My primary research interest is learning how young children with neurodevelopmental disabilities develop early social and communication skills to […]
Service to the profession marks John J. O’Neill’s legacy in Speech and Hearing Science
Aug. 22, 2023 | Bruce Adams The Department of Speech and Hearing Science’s history of cultivating a spirit of leadership through mentoring and service to the profession owes much to John J. O’Neill. O’Neill interviewed to chair the Division of Speech and Hearing Science in the Department of Speech at the 1958 American Speech and […]
Student Spotlight: Kaley Graves, from patient to practitioner
Aug. 22, 2023 | Ethan Simmons Audiology wasn’t initially Graves’ field of choice—she graduated from University of Illinois Springfield in 2011 with a bachelor’s degree in psychology Third-year audiology doctoral student Kaley Graves is missing the first week of classes this fall, but she has a great excuse. Thanks to her sterling accomplishments as a […]
Study: Hearing aids may slow cognitive decline for at-risk adults
July 21, 2023 | Ethan Simmons The study analyzed cognitive performance for groups of older adults (ages 70 to 84) with untreated hearing loss A new study published in the medical journal The Lancet found that hearing aids might slow cognitive decline for at-risk older adults with hearing loss. Sadie Braun, audiologist and clinical assistant […]
Students bring volunteer force to ‘Medfest’
May 22, 2024 | Ethan Simmons MedFest was set up to provide free medical screenings for Special Olympics athletes. The stage was set at Wintrust Sports Complex in the Village of Bedford Park—a suburb of Chicago—when nearly 600 Special Olympics athletes from across the state began to stream in. With the help of a substantial […]
The Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Clinic is now Medicare-certified
July 15, 2024 | Ethan Simmons The Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Clinic at the University of Illinois, located at 2001 S. Oak St. in Champaign, was recently certified to provide services for patients covered by Medicare. To expand on this exciting change, The College of Applied Health Sciences spoke with Rabel Lohana, the clinic’s practice manager. This interview […]
Fairbanks and Paden brought rigor to ASHA journals and credibility to SHS
June 03, 2023 | Bruce Adams From Johnson to Fairbanks,Yes, let us all shout.We now can forgetWhat semantic’s about… For mere words and bandiage,We’ll now take advantageOf dials and metersAnd stuff. ASHA’s First Journal This ode, written by D.W. Morris and quoted in Elaine Pagel Paden’s book “History of the American Speech and Hearing Association, […]