Category: News
Notification of Public Meeting for the Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences
The following programs at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-CH), Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences, are seeking re-accreditation by the Council on Academic Accreditation (CAA): Clinical Doctorate in Audiology (AuD) Program Master’s (MS-SLP) in Speech-Language Pathology Program Programs scheduled for review are responsible for soliciting public comment fro … Read more
Three AuD Students Win 2024 Academy of Doctors of Audiology Student Business Plan Competition
On Friday, September 6, the Academy of Doctors of Audiology Student Business plan finalists presented their business plans at the AuDacity 2024 conference in Grapevine, Texas. The Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences sent two teams this year. Fourth-year AuD students, Darla McDonald, Sydney Mingle and Gabriella Norton made it to the final round. Darla and Sydney took first pla … Read more
Dr. Carolyn Novaleski Receives NIH K23 Career Development Award
Carolyn Novaleski, PhD, CCC-SLP, Assistant Professor in the Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences, has received an NIH K23 Career Development Award to support her project, “Identifying Predictors of Treatment Response to Pharmacologic and Nonpharmacologic Interventions in Cough Hypersensitivity Syndrome.” The project will be funded by the NIH National Heart, Lung, and Blood Ins … Read more
Alumni Spotlight: Four Questions with Ali McCormick, AuD (’24)
Alexandra “Ali” McCormick is a new Audiology graduate and recipient of this year’s Outstanding Audiology Student Clinician Award from the Colorado Hearing Foundation. She shares about her path to pursue audiology, key takeaways from her time in the program and her favorite memory at Carolina. What made you decide to pursue Audiology? I was first introduced to the field of audiolo … Read more
UNC Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Programs Ranked in Top 4 Percent Nationwide by U.S. News & World Report
U.S. News & World Report released its 2024 rankings of top graduate programs, and the Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences’ Doctor of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology programs ranked in the top 4 percent nationwide. The Doctor of Audiology program jumped from a #5 ranking in 2020 to #3 in the 2024 rankings. The four-year clinical doctorate program offers students … Read more
Alumni Spotlight: Four Questions with Nevaja Brown, SLP (’24)
Nevaja Brown is a new Speech-Language Pathology graduate. She shares about her path to pursue speech-language pathology, key takeaways from her time in the program and her favorite memory at Carolina. What made you decide to pursue Speech-Language Pathology? As a first-generation college student, I had very limited knowledge on all the possibilities that I could pick to pursue. I … Read more
Meet the 2024 Speech and Hearing Sciences PhD Graduates
Danielle Nader, PhD, and Jennifer Stone, PhD, graduated in May 2024 with their PhD in Speech and Hearing Sciences. Below they share their paths to the program, areas of research focus and future goals. Danielle Nader, PhD What made you decide to pursue your PhD in this field? Prior to coming back to get my PhD, I worked in a clinic where my caseload focused heavily on providing A … Read more
Audiology Student Talia Mango Receives the Student Research Grant in Audiology from ASHFoundation
Talia Mango, student in the Doctor of Audiology program, was awarded the Student Research Grant in Audiology from The American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation (ASHFoundation), supported by the Ira M. Ventry and Brad Friedrich Memorial Funds. This grant is for doctoral students studying audiology or speech and hearing sciences, and up to three grants of $2,000 are awarded annua … Read more
Audiology Alumnus Participates in Gene Therapy Research for Restoration of Hearing Loss
Jenna Duerr, a graduate of UNC’s Audiology program, works at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and is participating in cutting edge research with gene therapy for the restoration of hearing loss. Learn more about her team’s incredible work.
Speech and Hearing Faculty and Students Present at ASHA Convention 2023
The 2023 ASHA Convention is an annual professional development and networking event that has approximately 15,000 attendees. This convention is for audiologists, speech-language pathologists and speech, language, and hearing scientists. There will be multiple faculty and students attending and presenting at the event in Boston, Massachusetts at the Boston Convention and Exhibitio … Read more