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April 23, 2021
Kyliah Ferris, third from left, presents her thesis study at a poster presentation at the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Convention in 2019 in Orlando, Fla. (UW Photo)
Kyliah Ferris, of Rawlins, a recent graduate of University of Wyoming’s Division of Communication Disorders, recently had part of her master’s thesis accepted for peer-reviewed publication in the journal Topics in Language Disorders.
Ferris earned her Bachelor of Science in speech, language and hearing science as well as her Master of Science in speech-language pathology.
“I was provided many opportunities to not only expand my clinical knowledge, but to develop my own research projects,” say Ferris, expressing appreciation to her cohort and all of the faculty members in the division who supported her growth as a speech-language pathologist.
March 11, 2021
UW undergraduate student Isabella Mijares, from Pagosa Springs, Colo., is one of 10 students nationwide who received the 2021 National Student Speech Language Hearing Association Undergraduate Scholarship. (Allison Ragsdale Photography Photo)
An undergraduate student with the University of Wyoming’s Division of Communication Disorders is the recipient of a 2021 National Student Speech Language Hearing Association (NSSLHA) Undergraduate Scholarship.
Isabella Mijares, from Pagosa Springs, Colo., was awarded the scholarship from NSSLHA as a preprofessional student studying communication sciences and disorders. Only 10 undergraduate students are selected for this honor each year.
In addition to receiving the NSSLHA scholarship, Mijares is a current Wyoming Research Scholar. She credits Mark Guiberson, director of the UW Division of Communication Disorders, as being a “perfect” mentor, helping her advance her research interests, which include working in the Dual L
December 15, 2020
UW Assistant Professor Breanna Krueger works with Rue Steidley, age 7, as a computer software program plays fake words over the speaker. Steidley must select whether the word sounds like a word meant for adults or meant for kids. A screen tracker records her motions as she selects a photo of an adult or a kid. The goal of the study is to see how the acquisition of information impacts children’s interpretation of words and how fast their brains are working. (UW Photo)
A grant from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation will support research through the University of Wyoming Division of Communication Disorders aimed at helping children who struggle with speech sound disorders (SSD), a condition that limits a child’s ability to learn and communicate new words and speech sounds.