PhD student, Tamar Nir, wins CAPCSD scholarship
March 11, 2025 — Adrian KC Lee
Tamar Nir, doctoral student of Kristie Spencer, PhD., was awarded the prestigious Council of Academic Programs in Communication Sciences and Disorders (CAPCSD) PhD Research Scholarship! This $12,000 award will support Tamar’s dissertation research which will examine Subjective Cognitive Decline and help-seeking behaviors across racial groups. Congratulations, Tamar!
An Earful of AI
March 11, 2025 — Nancy Joseph
Hearing aid technology is improving all the time with the help of AI and researchers like Dr. Shen Yi, Associate Professor of Speech & Hearing Sciences.
Helping Kids — and Teachers — Succeed
January 2, 2025 — Nancy Joseph
If there’s an opportunity to help children thrive, Sara Jerger is all in. Formerly a speech and language pathologist for an elementary school in Renton, Washington, Jerger (BS, MS, Speech & Hearing Sciences, 2014, 2016) now oversees secondary special education programs for the Renton School District. She has long focused on children and education after circumstance set her on that path
Dr Kristie Spencer elected as ASHA Fellow
November 14, 2024 — Adrian KC Lee
Fellowship is one of the highest forms of recognition given by ASHA of an individual’s accomplishments and is public declaration of outstanding professional achievements.
Come and celebrate Dr Spencer and other award recipients at our ASHA Social, co-hosted with WSLHA, and other CSD programs in WA.
Dr Yi Shen elected as ASHA Fellow
November 14, 2024 — Adrian KC Lee
Fellowship is one of the highest forms of recognition given by ASHA of an individual’s accomplishments and is public declaration of outstanding professional achievements.
Come and celebrate Dr Shen and other award recipients at our ASHA Social, co-hosted with WSLHA and other CSD programs in WA.
Dr Michael Burns is the 2024 Honors of NSSLHA Recipient
November 14, 2024 — Adrian KC Lee
This award is presented annually to one person who, through their work with students, made significant contributions to the CSD discipline and National NSSLHA. MS SLP student Aivy Nguyen, President of National NSSLHA, along with many other SPHSC students, were excited to nominate Dr. Burns for this prestigious award and acknowledge his impact on the Department and our students.
Dr Christina Zhao wins prestigious award
November 14, 2024 — Adrian KC Lee
Research Assistant Professor Christina Zhao has been honored with the 2024 NOMIS & Science Young Explorer Award.
This award is open to all scientists internationally whose research is at the intersection of the social and life sciences, and recognizes early career researchers who ask bold, fundamental questions.
Aivy Nguyen (MS MedSLP student) receives the Frances J Laven Scholarship from CAPCSD in recognition for her service
April 4, 2024
In recognition for her exemplary student service, the Council of Academic Programs in Communication Sciences and Disorders awarded her the 2024 Frances J Laven Scholarship.
Dr. Yi Shen is featured in a Seattle Met article on the advances in hearing technology
January 5, 2024
Associate Professor Yi Shen has been recently featured in an essay published in Seattle Met on advances in hearing technology. The article covers recent efforts in the field of audiology to make hearing healthcare more accessible and the emergence of new delivery models of hearing healthcare.
Dr. Gabriel Cler receives WRF Ronald S Howell Distinguished Faculty Fellowship
October 20, 2023
Dr. Gabriel Cler receives WRF Ronald S Howell Distinguished Faculty Fellowship