It was a busy week on the WSU Spokane campus last week as the College of Medicine welcomed new students in its Doctor of Medicine, Nutrition and Exercise Physiology, and Speech and Hearing Sciences programs. These students are now prepped for the upcoming academic year and ready to train as the health care leaders of tomorrow.
The Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine’s Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences (SHS) launched its first intensive bilingual speech therapy and early literacy summer camp at Trios Care Center in Kennewick, Washington, in June.
The Department of Speech and Hearing Science received a new, top-of-the-line diagnostic tool to assess speech and swallowing disorders. A fiber-optic endoscope will not only put the latest technology in the hands of learners, but it will also provide more access to diagnostic care in our region.
When Speech and Hearing Sciences student Claire Schrock reached out to faculty with the request to become more involved with community outreach activities during the pandemic, she did not anticipate becoming essential to the operations of a significant, longitudinal research project.
An accredited online course developed by Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences researchers at Washington State University now offers professional training in an innovative early intervention method for childhood speech and language disorders.
An assistant professor in Speech and Hearing Sciences, Katy Cabbage, PhD, CCC-SLP, is researching the interplay between speech disorders and literacy and teaching the next generation of speech-language pathologists.
In its first year of operation, the new Autism and Neurodevelopmental Clinic has improved access to timely and high-quality care for eastern Washington children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and their families, according to the program’s directors.
Each spring, the WSU Spokane campus community recognizes incredible faculty, staff, and students who go above and beyond their normal duties, demonstrate outstanding leadership, and serve as outstanding ambassadors for WSU Spokane, both on campus and within the community.
Rare Disease Day Spokane will host an advocacy event on the WSU Spokane campus on Thursday, Feb. 29 to draw attention to rare diseases as an important public health issue.
Spokane-based Appiture Biotechnologies, founded by WSU College of Medicine Assistant Professor Georgina Lynch, PhD, CCC-SLP, was recently awarded a $25,000 grant to advance its mission.
