BU Speech, Language, & Hearing Sciences
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Preparing students to be excellent clinicians and researchers in communication sciences & disorders. BS/MS/PhD programs. Top-10 ranked MS-SLP program.
Please share widely: We are seeking applications for a tenure-track assistant professor position, in any research area in speech, language, and hearing science. Read more about the position and research opportunities at BU, and apply online, at this link: academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/28196
Sargent @buslhs Professor Swathi Kiran is the Director of #BU's Center of Brain Recovery. In this video, she discusses the Center's work developing novel treatments for neurological disorders like dementia, traumatic brain injuries, and more. @AphasiaLab m.youtube.com/watch?v=uD7-fQ…
Congratulations to @buslhs Professor and @AphasiaLab Director Swathi Kiran, recipient of @ASHAWeb's Honors of the Association! This is the highest award ASHA bestows and recognizes her distinguished contributions to the discipline of communication sciences and disorders. 👏👏
Congratulations to @buslhs Clinical Professor Elizabeth Hoover, honored as an @ASHAWeb Fellow at their annual convention last week! This award is bestowed in recognition of outstanding contributions to the discipline of communication sciences and disorders. 👏👏 #ASHA2024
Just released ➡️ Chapter 4 of our docuseries "Living With Aphasia" explores the emotional, psychological impact of aphasia and provides suggestions for resources to address it. "This affects not just their ability to speak but their entire life." Watch: youtube.com/watch?v=3TU11Y…
Speech-language pathology master's students in this Voice class completed a hands-on experience in our Simulation Lab. They practiced clinical skills, including passing a flexible nasoendoscope, communicating with an electrolaynx, & interpreting aerodynamic measures. 🙌 #SLPeeps
Read the latest on how to create engaging literacy learning opportunities for children who use AAC, from @TimSLP @Holyfield_AAC and our own Alyssa Boucher @aroseboucher
This article from #ASHASIG12 shows how teachers and SLPs can use universal design for learning (UDL) principles to help emerging communicators who use AAC participate in language and word reading on.asha.org/3CEuPGJ @MGHInstitute @buslhs @UArkansas #AAC
Our PhD program application deadline is Dec 5! Get all your last minute questions answered with Dr. Stepp next week:
Have questions about getting your PhD in Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences @BUSargent? Join program director @carastepp for a virtual open hour November 27 at 9:30 a.m. EST. Register ⬇️ bu.edu/sargent/admiss…
Check out my poster for the CSD T32 Research Day conference @BUSargent @buslhs ⚡️🐾 Happening 11am - 11:25am
Mark your calendar 🗓 for CSD T32 Research Day on Tuesday! This event brings together our research community across departments and institutions to celebrate the work of these talented trainees. 🗓 Nov. 12 🕘 9:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. 📍610 Comm. Ave.
Check out our new documentary series 📽️: “Living With #Aphasia." Featuring experts and participants from @BU_Tweets Aphasia Resource Center, the series offers insight into a condition affecting more than 2 million Americans. Chapter 1 of 5 launched TODAY⬇️ bu.edu/aphasiacenter/…
Our MS-SLP students never cease to impress! Congratulations, Joyce
The #ASHFoundation has awarded Joyce Chung, a @buslhs student in the MS in speech-language pathology program, a prestigious 2024 Graduate Student Scholarship! She will be honored at a reception at the annual @ASHAWeb convention. Congrats, Joyce! 🙌🙌 #proudtoBUSargent #slpeeps
We are recruiting a new tenure-track assistant professor in speech, language, & hearing sciences. Scholars with the potential for a strong research program in any area related to SLHS / CSD considered. Deadline approaching 10/15! Read more and apply here: academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/28196
Tenure-track assistant professor in SLHS at BU. All research areas considered: auditory neuroscience, psycholinguistics, language development, aphasia, speech production, hearing, implementation science, voice, literacy, you name it, please apply by 10/15! academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/28196
How can being bilingual affect cognitive and language development? As director of #BU's @BilingualLabBU, Assistant Professor Kim Crespo examines how bilingualism influences word-learning in late-talking toddlers. @buslhs #slpeeps bu.edu/sargent/about-…
A new study from @SteppLab's @FrankfordSaul, Alex Estrada, and @CaraStepp examines how timing and articulation of speech contributes to the understanding of speech factors associated with intelligibility in individuals with #Parkinson’s. @ASHAweb @buslhs pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/20…
Curious about a PhD in Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences? Join us this Friday for virtual open hours. RSVP ⬇️ bu.edu/sargent/admiss… #Slpeeps
How does hearing impairment lead to voice problems? Ongoing work from Prof. Cara Stepp @SteppLab demonstrates the link between hearing loss and the prevalent voice disorder vocal hyperfunction. Read more: bu.edu/sargent/about-…
New research published in @Brain1878 from @buslhs Professor Frank Guenther and colleagues examines the localization of stuttering based on causal brain lesions. academic.oup.com/brain/article/…
Our @BUSargent team had a great time at the @RedSox’s annual #Pride Night at @fenwaypark last night! 👋 ⚾️ 🏳️🌈
Does Gestural Communication Influence Later Spoken Language Ability in Minimally Verbal #Autistic Children? Let's see what Chelsea La Valle et al. found in this #JSLHR study! on.asha.org/45nUNbt @SIGPerspectives @CSDisseminate #SLPeeps @Autism @Psych_BU @buslhs @BU_Tweets