NEWS ARCHIVE

2007-2008


5-26-07

Emilio Lobato (B.A. '07) (left), Associate Professor Kenyatta Rivers (right) and neuro-psychologist Larry Schutz (not pictured) won the First Place Research Presentation Award on May 26 at the Annual Convention of the Florida Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists (FLASHA). Their presentation was titled "Prevalence of Traumatic Brain Injury in Post-Secondary Schools."



4-6-07
RAMP and McNair Scholar Claudia Nunez and Associate Professor Kenyatta Rivers in Communication Sciences and Disorders won first place in the Social Sciences ll category at the university's 2007 Showcase of Undergraduate Research Excellence for their work on "Communication Disorders Professionals' Perceptions about Death and Dying." Click here for photos and a list of all SURE award recipients from the department.



11-1-06
Martine Vanryckeghem, professor of communication sciences and disorders, is coauthor of a newly published Behavior Assessment Battery for School-Aged Children Who Stutter
, and the companion test, KiddyCAT, for children under the age of six who stutter. The battery has been field tested by clinicians around the world. Click here to learn more.


7-6-06
UCF Interns Help Teenagers with Disabilities Learn to Use Assistive Technologies
Fourteen undergraduate speech-language pathology interns from the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders recently helped area young adults with disabilities learn to use assistive technology software and hardware to substantially improve their ability to communicate and perform academic tasks.

2005-2006

5-9-06
Talking Through Technology
Bay News 9 aired a segment on the new regional assistive technology center housed in the Communication Disorders Clinic. Click here to view it.


1-18-06
Center to Demonstrate Assistive Technologies to Residents with Disabilities
Specialists at the center will demonstrate equipment and computer systems, assess each person’s needs, assist in obtaining the devices and provide training.