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ASHA Convention 2024

Dr. Farzan Irani, Dr. Scott Smith from TXST Social Work, Mr. Grayson Lawrence from Art and Design, CDIS students Grace Sargent and Gracie Bouchard and colleagues from Oklahoma State University collaborated together to create the talk "Virtually everything we know about virtual reality and stuttering".

Dr. Farzan Irani, Dr. Scott Smith, Mr. Grayson Lawrence, CDIS students Grace Sargent and Gracie Bouchard and colleagues from Oklahoma State University collaborated together to create this talk.

Dr. Irani and Mr. Rodrigues standing next to the poster.

Dr. Farzan Irani and Mr. Nate Rodrigues along with CDIS students Gracie Bouchard and Grace Sargent collaborated in this poster “Impact of Sleep on Stuttering."

Ms. Wendel standing next to her poster in the ASHA Convention

Professor of Instruction and Director of Clinical Education, Ms. Renee Wendel, presenting a poster at the ASHA Convention in Seattle, Washington in December 2024. 

Dr. Mohan standing next to her poster in the ASHA Convention 2024

Dr. Ranjini Mohan along with CDIS student Sarah Paddock, and colleague Bijoyaa Mohapatra collaborated together to create this poster that was presented in the ASHA Convention.


College of Health Professions Research Forum 2024

Congratulations to the following faculty. We are so proud of you!

Ms. Renee Wendel in the College of Health Professions Research Forum.

Kuddos to Ms. Renee Wendel for her participation in the College of Health Professions Research Forum!  She presented her “Crafting Learner-Centered Success in Clinical Education: Strategies to Improve Interaction and Student Voice” research poster.  Way to go Ms. Wendel!

Ms. Lori Stiritz and her research poster.

We're proud of Ms. Lori Stiritz!  She was selected to present her “Ungrading Does Not Mean No Grading: Implementation of the No Numbers Approach to Student Assessment in the Health Professions” poster.  This event took place during the College of Health Professions Research Forum.  Great work Ms. Stiritz!

Dr. Jie Yang and her poster during the College of Health Professions Research Forum.

Congratulations to Dr. Jie Yang for obtaining 2nd place for her poster “Acoustic Characteristics of English Intonation in Mandarin-English Bilingual” research poster.  This took place during the College of Health Professions Research Forum in the Round Rock campus.  Well done Dr. Yang!

Dr. Amy Louise Schwarz receiving a plaque for her participation.

The Communication Disorders department is proud of Dr. Amy Louise Schwarz!  She received a plaque for her presentation “Exploration of Caregiver Attitudes Towards Persons with Language Disorders” during the Dean's Seminar.  Nicely done Dr. Schwarz!

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