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Sarah Grace Dalton receives grant

Departmental News

Posted: Jul 14, 2017 - 02:00pm

Congratulations, Sarah Grace Dalton! Sarah Grace is a doctoral candidate in the Department of Linguistics with an emphasis in Speech and Hearing Sciences. Sarah Grace is only one of two students nationwide named a winner of the FY17 LSVT Global Smal...read more

Binger receives editorial award

Departmental News

Posted: Jun 23, 2016 - 12:30pm

We are pleased to announce Dr. Cathy Binger's most recent achievement. She and her colleagues received the 2015 AAC Journal Editor's Award for the most outstanding research paper. The paper titled, Effects of Communication Partner Instruction o...read more

Neel to speak at UNM College Athletics Symposium

Departmental News

Posted: Apr 05, 2016 - 01:30pm

Dr. Amy Neel, SHS Associate Professor, will serve as a panelist at the UNM Symposium on College Athletics on April 12, 2016. Her presentation is titled, "Preparing for Graduate School: Challenges and Benefits of College Athletics." ...read more

Flores to present for UNM ENT

Departmental News

Posted: Mar 05, 2016 - 10:10am

Michael Flores, AuD, CCC-AUD, will be presenting for the UNM ENT on issues related to tinnitus and Vestibular Nystagmography interpretation. His first presentation will be on April 8, 2016....read more

Binger continues work on NIH R01 grant application

Departmental News

Posted: Mar 05, 2016 - 10:10am

Associate professor Cathy Binger and Dr. Jennifer Kent-Walsh are formulating an NIH R01 grant application. In the coming weeks, they will be meeting with their ASHA/CPRI mentors, Katie Hustad and Howard Goldstein, to continue the planning/writing pr...read more

Blaker serves as reviewer in ASHA publication

Departmental News

Posted: Mar 05, 2016 - 10:10am

Katharine Blaker, M.S. CCC-SLP, recently served as a reviewer for the ASHA Special Interest Group 11 – Administration and Supervision in Perspectives. It’s fantastic to know that she is sharing her expertise with authors submitting ...read more

Patterson serves on NAPPR Committee

Departmental News

Posted: Mar 05, 2016 - 10:10am

Did you know that associate professor Janet Patterson has been on the Native American Professional Parent Resource (NAPPR) Education and Health Advisory committee? While supporting the program by attending meetings and providing occasional in-s...read more

NSSLHA/SHS Conference

Departmental News

Posted: Mar 05, 2016 - 10:05am

Michelle Garcia Winner has accepted our invitation to present at the 2016 NSSLHA/SHS conference in September 2016. Thank you to Dr. Nettleton for working with Michelle, securing the UNM SUB ballroom, and collaborating with NSSLHA. We are quite excit...read more

Binger selected for CPRI

Departmental News

Posted: Mar 05, 2016 - 10:00am

Associate professor Cathy Binger has been selected to participate in ASHA’s Clinical Practice Research Institute (CPRI). The CPRI is a grant planning award, which provides faculty members with financial and consultation support to facilitate r...read more

Blog: Multilingual Perspectives on Child Language Disorders

Departmental News

Posted: Mar 05, 2016 - 10:00am

Check out this blog written by associate professor Janet Patterson explaining how the book, Multilingual Perspectives on Child Language Disorders, will be useful for SLPs as well as researchers in the field. The blog post is titled, "Should chi...read more

NMSHA Day at the New Mexico Legislature

Departmental News

Posted: Mar 02, 2016 - 11:00am

Congratulations and thank you to Dr. Nettleton for representing our profession and university, as well as mentoring our undergraduate students, at the 2016 NMSHA Day at the NM Legislature!...read more

UNM Grupo de Apoyo para Personas con Historia de Embolia/Infartos Cerebrovascular (Bilingue Espanol e Ingles)

Departmental News

Posted: May 15, 2015 - 12:00am

 El Departamento del Habla y Audición de La Universidad de New Mexico está ofreciendo un grupo gratis para personas que tienen dificultades con el habla y lenguaje a causa de trastornos neurológicos (embolia, trauma) y sus famili...read more

Save the Date!

Departmental News

Posted: Jul 09, 2014 - 12:00am

Bonnie Martin-Harris, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, BRS-S, Associate Professor and Director, Ph.D. in Health and Rehabilitation Science Program at the Medical University of South Carolina will present on swallowing measurement, outcomes and treatment at the UNM D...read more

Free Voice and Hearing Screenings

Departmental News

Posted: Apr 23, 2014 - 12:00am

Do you teach classes, or depend on your voice for work? Do you ask people to repeat themselves, or avoid conversations because of your hearing? The Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences is offering FREE voice and hearing screenings on Thursday, ...read more

Diondra Maestas, Dr. Phyllis Palmer and Aaron Padilla

Students Succeed at Shared Knowledge Conference

Departmental News

Posted: Apr 11, 2014 - 12:00am

At UNM's Shared Knowledge Conference, held April 9 and 10 in the Student Union Building, graduate student Diondra Maestas received first place and received $1,000 in the SKC 180 competition.  Undergraduate student Aaron Padilla received third p...read more

The Alumni Newsletter is Online!

Departmental News

Posted: Mar 26, 2014 - 12:00am

The Department has published a new edition of the alumni newsletter, to be emailed to Speech and Hearing Sciences and Communication Disorders alumni. This edition features stories about new faculty, research and clinic updates, a clinic client profi...read more

Diondra Maestas

Students Participate in UNM Shared Knowledge Conference

Departmental News

Posted: Mar 19, 2014 - 12:00am

Congratulations to graduate student Diondra Maestas for being selected to participate in the 2014 Shared Knowledge Conference to be held April 9 and 10 in the Student Union Building on main campus. Diondra will be presenting information about her th...read more

Wolhert named President's Chief of Staff

Departmental News

Posted: Mar 05, 2014 - 12:00am

Professor Amy Wolhert, former chair of the Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences, was just named UNM President Robert Frank's Chief of Staff.  According to UNM Newsroom,  Wohlert will represent the Office of President to senior univers...read more

Palmer Receives RAC Grant

Lab News

Posted: Jan 15, 2014 - 10:11am

Associate Professor Phyllis Palmer, of the Swallowing and Voice Lab, was awarded a Research Allocations Committee (RAC) Grant to study the efficacy of swallowing treatment in patients with oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy (OPMD).  Her researc...read more