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
Read morePodcast promotes diversity, equity and inclusion in speech-language pathology
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
Read moreAutism Caregiver Group hosts holiday event
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
Read moreNew facility proposed to build a healthier tomorrow
Planning continues for NIU’s Health Informatics Technology Center (HITC), a state-of-the-art teaching and learning facility that will increase opportunities for transdisciplinary collaboration and position NIU as a leader in health education and research. A team of NIU faculty, staff and administrators met
Read moreMegan Nordstrom named Lincoln Laureate
Megan Nordstrom wears many hats. Megan Nordstrom has been named the 2021-22 Lincoln Laureate. Whether leading a group of Northern Ambassadors, running a Communicative Disorders Student Association (COMDSA) or Music and Memory organization meeting, or directing hundreds of Huskie Marching Band members
Read moreAlumna Abby Jeppson earns national honor
NIU alum, Abby Jeppson, was awarded the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Distinguished Early Career Professional (ECP) certificate. The certificate was created to recognize and identify early career professionals in the fields of audiology and speech-language pathology who are making an impact in
Read moreBuilding a pipeline: 11 selected for Emerging Faculty Leaders Program
Eleven NIU faculty members have been selected to participate in the first cohort of the new Emerging Faculty Leaders Program, which aims to bolster leadership capacity across campus. The Provost’s Office earlier this fall launched the initiative, led by Alicia Schatteman, director
Read moreCaring for Your Voice: Maintaining Vocal Health for Teaching
School of Allied Health and Communicative Disorders alum, Elizabeth Lanza, a Speech Language Pathologist at the University of Utah Voice Disorders Center, invites faculty to attend an online workshop, Caring for Your Voice: Maintaining Vocal Health for Teaching. The workshop will be
Read moreCollege of Health and Human Sciences welcomes new and returning Huskies
The College of Health and Human Sciences (CHHS) welcomed new and returning students on Aug. 20 as part of the university’s annual Week of Welcome. More than 40 students, faculty and staff gathered at the East Lagoon for an afternoon event called
Read moreCollege of Health and Human Sciences names winners of 2021 Awards for Excellence
Dean Lynda Ransdell of NIU’s College of Health and Human Sciences (CHHS) announced the winners of the 2021 Awards for Excellence in teaching, diversity and service during the all-college meeting held Aug. 16 in Wirtz Hall auditorium. Sherrill Morris, Jane Rose Njue, and Cristan
Read moreDanica Billingsly earns top honors
Danica Billingsly, clinical assistant professor and Audiology Clinical Coordinator Danica Billingsly, clinical assistant professor and Audiology Clinical Coordinator, is the recipient of the 2021 School of Allied Health and Communicative Disorders (AHCD) Clinical Faculty Award. “The AHCD Clinical Award acknowledges the unique
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Danica Billingsly, clinical assistant professor of audiology “Because we bridge healthcare practice and healthcare education in the Doctor of Audiology program, we moved very quickly last spring (2020) to protect our patients and our students. We completed simulation-based trainings with students, used
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