Jenni Smasne Receives 2016 ANCDS Conference Fellowship

October 2, 2016 — Julie Leonardo

MS-MedSLP student, Jenni Smasne, is the recipient of the 2016 ANCDS Conference Fellowship Award.

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Dr. Lesley B. Olswang Awarded ASHA's Honors of the Association for 2016

September 10, 2016 — Julie Leonardo

Professor Emerita, Lesley B. Olswang was awarded the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association's (ASHA) Honors of the Association for 2016.

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SPHSC Graduate Students Selected for ASHA's 2016 Minority Student Leadership Program (MSLP)

September 9, 2016 — Julie Leonardo

Grace Chang and Mariana Perez were selected to participate in ASHA's competitive Minority Student Leadership Program (MSLP) class of 2016. Grace and Mariana are both in their third year of the Doctor of Audiology program and are two of forty students selected from across the U.S.

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Senior Lecturer, Julie Dunlap, was part of an inter-departmental, multi-institutional group that received a grant from the UW Global Innovation Fund to establish a sustainable, student service-learning program in Peru.

SPHSC Part of UW Global Innovation Fund Grant

September 5, 2016 — Julie Leonardo

Senior Lecturer, Julie Dunlap, was part of an inter-departmental, multi-institutional group that received a grant from the UW Global Innovation Fund to establish a sustainable, student service-learning program in Peru. Members of this group include the University of Washington departments of Speech and Hearing Sciences, Rehabilitation Medicine,

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Lisa Illich Appointed to Washington State Board of Hearing and Speech

August 3, 2016

Senior lecturer and clinical supervisor, Lisa Illich, was recently appointed to the Washington State Board of Hearing and Speech for a three year term. 

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SPHSC Graduates Students Awarded ASHA SPARC Award

July 10, 2016 — Julie Leonardo

MS-MedSLP student Jenni Smasne and AuD student Steven Gianakas were both awarded the 2016 Students Preparing for Academic-Research Careers (SPARC) Award from ASHA.  The SPARC Award Program is part of ASHA’s strategic objective to enhance the development and implementation of clinical research.

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Lindsey Kishline awarded 2016 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship

April 5, 2016

UW SPHSC Doctoral Student, Lindsey Kishline, received one of the most prestigious graduate fellowships in science and engineering. Fellows share in the prestige and opportunities that become available when they are selected.

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US News & World Report Rankings Released for 2016

March 8, 2016 — US News & World Report

The UW Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology programs are ranked in the top five again in the Health Division of U.S. News & World Report’s list of Best Graduate Schools for 2016.

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Kate Krings & Julie Leonardo Continue WSLHA Advocacy for 2016

January 15, 2016

The Washington Speech-Language-Hearing Association (WSLHA) is our state organization which promotes professional excellence in speech-language pathology and audiology.

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Editor's Awards Given to Dr. Diane Kendall & Dr. Mike Burns

January 1, 2016 — Julie Leonardo

Two faculty members in the Speech and Hearing Sciences Department recently received Editor's Awards for their publications. 

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