Faculty and students from the Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences presented research at the 2018 American Speech-Language-Hearing Association conference, held in Boston, Massachusetts. Several current and former PhD students received recognition for their research. Student Research Grant in Early Childhood Language Development Awarded $2,000 Ashwaq A. Alzamel PhD Candidate, University of North Carolina at … Read more

2018 Brochure: Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences

The UNC Hearing and Communication Center (UNC HCC) has opened an outpatient vestibular clinic to assess dizziness and vertigo—the first of its kind in the UNC Health Care system. Led by Philip Griffin, AuD, the clinic will provide a variety of services related to the vestibular system, a sensory system that contributes to a sense … Read more

Arielle Abrams is a third-year Doctor of Audiology student in the Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences who hopes her experience with hearing loss will positively influence the field of audiology from the standpoint of patient care and research. An audiologist diagnosed Abrams with hearing loss when she was one-and-a-half years old. “I grew up … Read more

Jackson Roush, PhD, and Cara McComish, PhD, both faculty within the Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences, have received two federally funded training grants totaling $1.3 million. The four-year grants will prepare future audiologists and speech-language pathologists to work with children who have autism spectrum disorder and other developmental disabilities, in addition to hearing loss. … Read more

Second-year audiology student Megan Bartoshuk has received the American Academy of Audiology Foundation’s Empowering Students Scholarship. This scholarship, which includes a $5,000 award, is presented annually to five students among nominees across the United States for academic excellence and exceptional promise as a clinical audiologist.

Newsletter: Summer 2018

Elizabeth Crais, PhD, speech-language pathologist and professor and coordinator of the Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences PhD program, spoke recently to The Epoch Times and to Healthline about teaching babies sign language. Her research shows that facilitating a child’s communication will help their language and communication skills.

The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) members have selected Elizabeth (Betsy) Crais to serve on the ASHA Board of Directors as the vice president for academic affairs in speech-language pathology. Her term will begin January 1, 2019, and she will serve a three-year term. Crais, a longtime member of ASHA and former chair of its academic … Read more

Several media outlets turned to Philip Griffin, AuD, to resolve an issue raised by a viral video. Do you hear Yanny or Laurel? And why is that the case? Watch the news stories below to learn more about this phenomenon: WTVD WRAL The News & Observer