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WRAL Features Audiologist and Assistant Professor Patricia Johnson

May 13, 2020

WRAL recently featured Patricia Johnson, an audiologist at the UNC Hearing and Communication Center and assistant professor in the Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences. The story features Johnson’s expertise regarding miscommunication while wearing masks during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Four Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences Students Aid in Translation of COVID-19 Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Resource into Spanish

May 11, 2020

Four master’s of speech-language pathology students have translated an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) resource from the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute into Spanish in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The resource, spearheaded by division alumna Jessica Dykstra Steinbrenner (’13 PhD; ’04 MS) and Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy PhD student Susan Szendry, … Read more

Audiology Students in the Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences Receive Best Poster Award at Annual Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Conference

May 4, 2020

Four Doctor of Audiology (AuD) students in the Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences received the award for best poster at the national 2020 Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) conference in Kansas City, Missouri, held in early March. The ongoing project, which is focused on improving hearing screening in the neonatal intensive care unit … Read more

Speech-Language Pathology Master’s Student Meaghan Whalen Distributes Communication Boards to COVID-19 Health Care Providers

April 29, 2020

Meaghan Whalen, a second-year student in the Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences studying speech-language pathology, has repurposed communication resources in order to equip health care providers as they treat patients who face COVID-19. Whalen, who returned home to Massachusetts to be with family at the beginning of the pandemic outbreak, began to organize academic … Read more

Griffin (’07 AuD) Advocates for Audiologist Assistants to Begin Telehealth Services Statewide

April 7, 2020

Philip Griffin (’07 AuD), an audiologist at the UNC Hearing and Communication Center, is advocating for statewide clarification for the role of audiologist assistant, which could allow for limited telehealth opportunities during the COVID-19 pandemic. Griffin, an assistant professor in the Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences, also serves as legislative chairperson of the North … Read more

UNC Health Talk Features Patricia Johnson (’13 AuD)

February 12, 2020

UNC Health Talk recently featured Patricia Johnson (’13 AuD) for an article about hearing loss. Johnson is an assistant professor in the Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences and clinical audiologist and clinic manager at the UNC Hearing and Communication Center.