NIU alum Natalie Libot was featured in the January/February issue of Chicago Parent magazine for her savvy parenting skills. “We were handpicked to be featured in a piece about cabin fever busters,” said Libot, who graduated from the NIU’s College of Health and
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Jamie Mayer makes magical things happen. No, she is not a magician. Rather, Center for the Interdisciplinary Study of Language and Literacy (ISLL) affiliate Dr. Mayer is a professor in NIU’s Speech-Language Pathology program within the School of Allied Health and Communicative
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A little inclement weather didn’t deter the School of Allied Health and Communicative Disorders Outreach team from promoting their clinics on Oct. 1. Carrie Callahan (pictured) joined Joy Robackouski, Mariah Cheyney and Sherrill Morris during the DeKalb County Community Expo that took
Read more Jamie Mayer, associate professor of Speech-Language Pathology, School of Allied Health and Communicative Disorders, has earned the 2020 NIU Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award for her contributions in and out of the classroom. Students repeatedly report that Mayer is truly gifted in
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Milijana Buac, assistant professor of Speech-Language Pathology in the School of Allied Health and Communicative Disorders, was recently named a recipient of the 2020 Advancing Academic-Research (AARC) Award. Established in 2004 by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, the AARC Award is given to pre-tenured, doctorate-level faculty to
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Cassidy VanZuiden’s Undergraduate Research and Artistry Day (URAD) project — exploring why children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) echo or parody speech — grew into a national award-winning project and then a published research paper in a prestigious journal. VanZuiden, who graduated
Read more Language is a fundamental aspect of being human. Being able to understand and produce language allows one to create strong social and emotional bonds with friends and family and to fully participate in society. It is therefore not surprising that when parents
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Bridget Ivanic, who is pursuing her master’s in speech-language pathology at NIU, was one of five recipients of the Spinoso Masters Scholarship, given by the DeKalb County Community Foundation. Read more.
Read moreChristina Hunger, ’17, M.A. Speech-Language Pathology, has developed an adaptive device that allows her puppy, Stella, to tell her things. We’ve written about Hunger’s accomplishments before, so we’re really excited she’s receiving national attention. People.com has shared the story about her custom
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Megan Haduch, a second year graduate student in the speech-language pathology program, was inducted into the Alpha Eta Society recently. Alpha Eta is an allied health honor society celebrating academic and clinical excellence. To be eligible, graduate students must have at least
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Does your pet Husky wear cool glasses? CISLL’s Deputy Director Dr. Allison Gladfelter’s’ does. However, her Husky is a stuffed animal which lives in her HUSKIES research lab (HUman Speech KInematics Experimental Studies) at NIU. And the cool glasses are part of an infrared movement tracking system
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Over 250 NIU students recently participated in the seventh annual Interdisciplinary Case Study Event–an event that brings together students from audiology, counseling, dietetics, medical laboratory sciences, nursing, physical therapy, and speech-language pathology to discuss issues related to providing quality health care to
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