Communicative disorders students present their research in Boston

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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Interprofessional Field Day creates camaraderie among students

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 education benefits NIU students

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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DeKalb County-area student awarded Spinoso Masters Scholarship

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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Huskie Spotlight – Rutba Khan

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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Mother-Daughter Huskie Success Story Proves NIU’s Incredible Influence

(Left) Arlene Mendez-Harrison, ’05,  hugs her toddler daughter Haley Rose Harrison, ’22, at NIU graduation in 2005. (Right) The mother and daughter embrace at Harrison’s graduation in 2022. Sometimes the apple does not fall far from the tree. When Arlene Mendez-Harrison walked across

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Ignite for self-advocacy at NIU

It can be challenging for teenagers to advocate for themselves, and even more challenging for those with a disability diagnosis. Members of NIU’s Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic hope to change that with Ignite, a new program being launched in 2023. “As a clinician at

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NIU students learn lesson in Polish language and culture

Faculty and staff from the School of Allied Health and Communicative Disorders (AHCD) were treated to a guest speaker when visiting scholar Rafal Mlynski from Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland arrived on campus Sept. 12. Mlynski, a speech-language pathologist who is studying the

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