Director of Clinic Finance and Operations, School of Allied Health and Communicative Disorders What year did you start working at NIU? October 2016 to August 2020 and March 2022 to present. Where is your hometown? and where do you live
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Huskie Spotlight: Emelina Johnson
Hometown: Mendota, IL Year: Expected graduation: 2023 Major: Doctor of Audiology program Transfer from: College of DuPage What did you want to be when you were growing up? Are you pursuing that as a major, or have you taken another path? My career path changed every
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Huskie Spotlight – Erin McNally
Hometown: West Dundee, IL Year: Expected graduation: 2022 Major: Communicative disorders Transfer from: Elgin Community College What did you want to be when you were growing up? Are you pursuing that as a major, or have you taken another path? When I was growing up,
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AHCD students and organization are honored during annual award ceremony
Congratulations to the Communicative Disorders Student Association (COMDSA) who received the NIU Student Government Association’s 2022 Student Choice Award for Outstanding Diversity and Inclusion! Several students also were honored by the organization for individual awards. They are: Jozi Dever – Most Outstanding
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Huskie Spotlight – Madison Shales
Hometown: Elgin, IL Year: Expected graduation: May 2023 Major: Pre-physical therapy Minor: Kinesiology Transfer from: Elgin Community College What scholarships did you receive and why did you receive them? How has the financial support impacted your experience at NIU? I receive the transfer merit scholarship because of my
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Ayleen Ramos earns state scholarship award
Ayleen Ramos, a junior majoring in Communicative Disorders in the School of Allied Health and Communicative Disorders, was awarded a $1,000 scholarship from the Illinois Latino Council on Higher Education (ILACHE). The scholarship is awarded to five Latino/a/x students in Illinois who
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NIU Autism Caregiver Group hosts engaging seminar
The NIU Autism Caregiver Group welcomed caregivers and children to the Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic on March 24 where Jessica Wexell and Autumn Gabriel, of DeKalb-based RAMP Center for Independent Living (CIL), were the guest speakers. “I really appreciated the engaging conversation between the
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NIU Audiology Student Presents at National Conference
Congratulations to NIU audiology student, Chris Bechtel, who presented his capstone research project on April 1 at the American Academy of Audiology (AAA) annual conference in St. Louis, Missouri. Bechtel’s project focused on attempting to improve access to vestibular evaluation care for
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Huskie Spotlight – Anna Cannone
What year did you start working at NIU? 2021 Where is your hometown? and where do you live now? My hometown is Elgin, Illinois, but I live in Huntley. Where did you attend college and what degree(s) have you earned? I attended
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NIU student named “Most Promising Pediatric Clinician”
Congratulations to Ariana Carbajal, a graduate student in the Speech-Language Pathology program, who was named “The Most Promising Pediatric Clinician” by Chicago Speech Therapy.
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Huskie Spotlight – Liza Buhr
Hometown: Ottawa, IL Year: Expected graduation: 2022 Major: Communicative disorders Minor: Rehabilitation counseling Transfer from: Illinois Valley Community College What did you want to be when you were growing up? Are you pursuing that as a major, or have you taken another path? Growing up, I
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NIU alum gives voice to others
Leigh Shea, M.A. ’08, takes her work personally. As a speech pathologist, she literally can give a voice to the voiceless. At her private practice, Impulse Rehab & Wellness, in Westchester, Illinois, Shea sees seven patients each day for 45-minute sessions. Her
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