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On Tuesday, November 11, the UNC School of Medicine released a video called Leading Through Service and Medicine. It shines a spotlight on three amazing Department of Health Sciences students who are making a difference through their work and service. We’re especially excited that two of them are from our...

Attention graduate students! Want to make the most of spring break while gaining valuable experience? Consider applying to our Tyrrell County spring trip, where you’ll collaborate with community agencies and residents to promote well-being and reduce health risks in under-resourced communities. This week-long trip includes one course credit for PHYT/SPHS...

Karen Erickson, Phd, is featured in a new Disney+ documentary spotlighting Camp ALEC—a unique camp for children with physical disabilities whose primary communication mode is augmentative and alternative communication (AAC). Founded in 2014, and now hosted at Rocky Mountain Village in Colorado, Camp ALEC brings together campers and educators for...

Patricia Johnson, AuD, a clinical audiologist and associate professor in the Department of Health Sciences, was recently featured on the ICA’s ClarinetCast, where she discussed noise-induced hearing loss in musicians and ways to protect a musician’s most important instrument: their ears.        

Andrea Etkie always knew she wanted to be a speech-language pathologist. After earning her undergraduate and graduate degrees from the University of Florida, she began her career working with geriatric patients in skilled nursing and home health care. But a temporary assignment in a Florida school district in 2014 shifted...

Soomin Kim, a PhD candidate specializing in speech-language pathology, was recently honored as one of the student fellows for the prestigious NIDCD Research Symposium in Clinical Aphasiology, held during the annual Clinical Aphasiology Conference (CAC). The Clinical Aphasiology Conference is an annual event for researchers, clinicians, and students dedicated to...

When Ryan Downey walked across the stage to be hooded at the University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill’s commencement ceremony on May 10, it marked the culmination of his Master of Science (M.S.) in Speech-Language Pathology. But this isn’t his first graduate degree journey. With a Doctor of...

The Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences celebrated their 55th Annual Student Recognition Ceremony on Saturday, May 10, 2025 at the Medical Biomolecular Research Building auditorium. The ceremony included recognition of clinical preceptors Shannon Culbertson, AuD and Emory Roper, M.S., CCC-SLP. Followed by the presentation of degree candidates and student...

On March 25, the Association of Schools Advancing Health Professions announced that 21 members have been selected to participate in its 2025 Leadership Development Program (LDP), including the Director of the Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences’ Hannah Siburt, AuD, PhD. Established in 2005, this program provides a broad spectrum...