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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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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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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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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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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Adrienne Battoe said her 91-year-old father, Miguel, is happier, more engaged and more aware now that he is wearing hearing aids. “His overall personality has improved,” said Battoe, who lives in Naperville. “He is less frustrated; it improved his quality of life
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When more than 10,000 physical therapy professionals from around the country gathered at the American Physical Therapy Association’s (APTA) Combined Sections Meeting (CSM) in San Antonio, Texas, a professor and four students from NIU’s Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) program were among
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Interdisciplinary instruction and exploration fosters a student’s ability to think critically and tolerate ambiguity. The School of Allied Health and Communicative Disorders (AHCD), with its graduate programs in audiology, physical therapy, and speech-language pathology, is well suited for these learning opportunities. “Interdisciplinary
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Dawn Brown Dawn Brown was recently recognized for her passion and ongoing commitment to being an agent for change within the physical therapy profession and higher education. Brown, who earned her bachelor’s and master’s at Northwestern University, was honored by her alma
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Stephanie Good moved to the United States from Mexico at age 16. While learning English, she also set a goal of becoming a speech-language pathologist. Now in her first year of NIU’s master’s program, she’s on a mission to let others know
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Gracie Strohm helped in the crafting department, filling penguin water bottles, gluing paper wreaths and sealing winter sensory bags. The senior and fellow Huskies from the School of Allied Health and Communicative Disorders welcomed community members and their children to the Autism
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Dr. Diane Hillard-Sembell, ’82, is a senior partner and orthopaedic surgeon at Springfield Clinic in Springfield, Illinois. By the time Diane Hillard-Sembell came to NIU’s campus in 1978, she was already familiar with “The Hard Way.” Growing up in Alexis, Illinois—a small
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