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.

Four first-year LEND AuD students brought home a blue ribbon in the student poster category at the national Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) conference in Denver, Colorado. The poster was titled: “Screening, Diagnosis, and Audiologic Management of Children with Significant Cognitive Disabilities,” It summarized the first part of a larger project inspired by the … Read more

Newsletter: Summer 2018

Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences PhD student Nicole Corbin received the 2018 Council of Academic Programs in Communication Sciences and Disorders (CAPCSD) PhD scholarship. The scholarship provides $20,000, to support the completion of the PhD program. Corbin’s dissertation project is titled “Spatial Hearing and Functional Auditory Skills in Children with Unilateral Hearing Loss.” She … Read more

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.

It is such a pleasure to send greetings and warm wishes to all of you. The 2017-18 academic year was exciting and productive. It was also a year of change within the division. We welcomed Drs. Lindsey Byom and Hannah Siburt as members of the faculty. We also hosted a retirement celebration for Dr. Melody … Read more