The holidays were a little brighter for residents at two local long-term care facilities thanks to a group of Huskies from the NIU student organization, Music and Memory. Both Lincolnshire Memory Care in Sycamore and Aperion Care in DeKalb were filled with
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Dozens of first-year speech-language pathology students gathered on Dec. 14 where they demonstrated how evidence, family values, and clinical expertise intertwine in 11 different clinical case studies. Some of the clinical topics included: the use of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) to
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Dean Kelly Fiala welcomed members of the inaugural College of Health and Human Sciences (CHHS) Advisory Boardto campus on Oct. 13. For Fiala, who has been leading the college since June, assembling a team to support the college was a critical priority and goal
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Great to see Professor Allison Gladfelter (Speech-Language Pathology) and students Henry Tomiser (psychology major/communicative disorders minor) and Adriana Dinello (communicative disorders major) who presented their research at the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASLHA) convention in Boston on Nov. 16-18.
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Rain didn’t dampen the enthusiasm surrounding the School of Allied Health and Communicative Disorders inaugural Interprofessional Field Day held last month. A dozen graduate students from the audiology, physical therapy and speech-language pathology programs gathered at the NIU Physical Therapy Clinic for
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Interprofessional activities are at the forefront of healthcare education for graduate students in the College of Health and Human Sciences. Faculty and graduate students in audiology, physical therapy and speech-language pathology (SLP) joined forces to learn from and about each other’s area
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Four DeKalb County students pursing a master’s or doctorates recently were named the 2023 Spinoso Masters Scholarship recipients. The scholarship recipients included Caitlyn Merkel, who is pursuing a master’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology at NIU. For individuals to receive a Spinoso Masters
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Campers flocked to the NIU Speech-Language Hearing Clinic for the inaugural Food and Friends camp held each Tuesday and Wednesday afternoon throughout June. The Food and Friends camp was led by NIU speech-language pathology (SLP) graduate students Emily Cowman, Gracie Strohm, Bailey
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Two NIU students participated in the National Institutes of Health Science Education Conference held in Washington D.C. from May 30 through June 2. Students Trevor Laffin, a first-year student in NIU’s Doctor of Physical Therapy program, and Alassane Twillie, a junior studying
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Tae Adams is transfer physical therapy doctoral student from Aurora, IL Hometown: Aurora, IL Year: Expected graduation: 2025 Major: Physical therapy doctoral program Transfer from: Aurora University What did you want to be when you were growing up? Are you pursuing that as a major, or have
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Rutba Khan is a transfer communicative disorders major from Des Plaines, IL Hometown: Des Plaines, IL Year: Expected graduation: 2023 Major: Communicative disorders Transfer from: Oakton Community College Why did you choose to attend NIU? Because it is affordable. What did you want to be when
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Betsy Sterner found a way to pair her passion for information science with her dedication for instruction and education when she took the role as NIU’s new Health Sciences librarian in August. For the proud alum, who holds the rank of assistant professor, working
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