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  • Patricia Johnson, AuD, Shares What to Know About Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids

    Dr. Patricia Johnson was interviewed by WRAL about what individuals should know about over-the-counter hearing aids. Though this new option offers more people the opportunity to acquire hearing aids, a prescribed hearing aid is specifically tuned and shaped for the patient and can offer a better solution.

  • Dr. Patricia Johnson and Dr. Stephanie Sjoblad Discuss Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids

    Patricia Johnson, a clinical audiologist at the UNC Hearing and Communication Center, and Stephanie Sjoblad, UNC Hearing and Communication Center clinic director, share insight into the recent FDA approval of over-the-counter hearing aids.

  • Two Doctor of Audiology Students Receive Sertoma Scholarships

    Doctor of Audiology (AuD) students Sydney Stoter and Jenna Van Bosch were awarded Sertoma’s Communicative Disorders Scholarships. The awards are funded by the Sertoma Annual Fund and are given to high-performing graduate students pursing advanced degrees in audiology or speech-language pathology from institutions in the United States. These scholarships, worth $1,000 each, are aw … Read more

  • Hannah Siburt, AuD, PhD, Named Director of the Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences

    The UNC School of Medicine’s Department of Health Sciences has named Hannah Siburt, AuD, PhD as the incoming director of the Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences, a role she assumed July 1, 2022. “I am excited and honored to assume the role of division director for Speech and Hearing Sciences,” said Siburt. “The division has a long tradition of excellence in training Audiologi … Read more

  • Celebrating the Careers of Dr. Jackson Roush and Dr. Linda Watson as They Retire

    The Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences and Department of Allied Health Sciences recently celebrated the careers of Dr. Jackson Roush and Dr. Linda Watson as they both enter retirement. Both Roush and Watson have been instrumental parts of the division for more than 30 years and have contributed greatly to their fields, colleagues, students, and patients in that time. A celeb … Read more

  • Dr. Sofia Benson-Goldberg’s Award-Winning Work Improves Readability for CDC’s COVID-19 Documents

    Sofia Benson-Goldberg, a recent doctoral graduate of the Department of Allied Health Sciences’ Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences, received an Impact Award from The Graduate School earlier this year thanks to her work in improving readability for the CDC’s COVID-19 documents targeting adults with extremely low literacy skills, including those with intellectual and developmen … Read more

  • Featured Alumna: Jordan Lupton, SLP

    Jordan Watford Lupton is a North Carolinian through-and-through. She grew up in Thomasville and received both her undergraduate and master’s degrees from UNC-Chapel Hill. Lupton earned her Master’s in Speech and Hearing Sciences in 2006 from the Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences, which is a part of the Department of Allied Health Sciences located in UNC’s School of Medicine … Read more

  • Lindsey Byom, PhD Receives NIH Award for Research Surrounding Traumatic Brain Injuries and Communication

    Lindsey Byom, PhD, CCC-SLP and assistant professor in the division of Speech and Hearing Sciences within the Department of Allied Health Sciences, has received a K23 award from the NIH, National Deafness and Other Communication Disorders. The career development award is patient-focused and specific to clinical research – recipients must hold some type of clinical certification, i … Read more

  • Recent Doctoral Graduate Sofia Benson-Goldberg Receives 2022 Impact Award

    Each year, The Graduate School honors graduate students in programs across campus for their powerful discoveries that contribute to a better future for people and communities in North Carolina. Sofia Benson-Goldberg’s work has focused on improving readability for COVID-19 documents from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

  • Audiology Students Receive American Academy of Audiology Foundation Awards

    This fall, audiology students Meredith Braza and Amanda Davis received American Academy of Audiology Foundation scholarships. The Doctor of Audiology program is a part of the division of Speech and Hearing Sciences, housed within the Department of Allied Health Sciences. Meredith Braza Awarded Jerry Northern Scholarship in Pediatric Audiology Braza is a fourth-year doctor of audi … Read more