The University of Arizona: Speech & Hearing

Living With Hearing Loss

jennifer — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 03:57:11 +0000

A variety of special topics have been reviewed in the Living with Hearing Loss class:

Acupressure and Acupuncture (slides)
American with Disabilities Act/Arizona (resources)
American with Disabilites Act (slides)

For information purposes only - material presented to participants in the Living with Hearing Loss groups in the Department of SLHS, University of Arizona.

Living With Hearing Loss

jennifer — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:24:23 +0000

Living with Hearing Loss General Information:

Hearing and Hearing Loss: This paper provides valuable information on how we hear and what happens when we begin to lose our hearing. It also provides a nice graphic of an audiogram and where familiar sounds fall on it.

Hearing Loss Simulators: these websites can provide communication partners information on how a person who has a hearing loss hears:

For information purposes only - material presented to participants in the Living with Hearing Loss groups in the Department of SLHS, University of Arizona.

New Student Research Funding

cathy — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:00:52 +0000

UA students involved in research in speech science and disorders can apply for funds to cover costs incurred in their research projects. Criteria and application form.

“Living with Hearing Loss” in the Spring

jennifer — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:50:03 +0000

Spring semester’s Living with Hearing Loss classes will be held on Tuesdays from 9 to 11am. Group 1 begins January 26th and Group 2 begins March 23rd.

Recruiting All Brain Scientists!

jennifer — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:22:53 +0000

SLHS scientists and graduate students participated in the Homecoming Science Fair at the UA Science Library, providing opportunities for budding scientists to watch and wonder and learn. You can see more pictures in the Homecoming Photo Album.

Homecoming Open House

jennifer — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:18:42 +0000

Please join us on Saturday morning of Homecoming Weekend for coffee and bagels and a chance to mingle with our donors, our scholars, and our alumni. Tours of the building, including labs and clinics, will be available.

Dr. Edwin Maas chosen to receive a New Century Scholars Research Grant

jennifer — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:06:05 +0000

SLHS is pleased to announce that Dr. Maas has been selected to receive a New Century Scholars Research Grant from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation, for a project entitled “Feedback and Feedforward Control Mechanisms in Apraxia of Speech”. This project, a collaboration with Dr. Brad Story and Dr. Frank Guenther of Boston University, will test several hypotheses about the nature of the underlying speech motor control impairment in adults with acquired neurogenic apraxia of speech as well as adults with aphasia. The estimated project duration is 19 months. Dr. Maas will be acknowledged at the annual ASHA Foundation Founders Breakfast at the ASHA Convention, on Friday November 20, from 6:45 to 8:30 am, in the Sheraton New Orleans Hotel (Armstrong Ballroom).

Tricks and Treats for Better Hearing on Oct. 31st

jennifer — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:24:13 +0000

Please join Dr. James Dean and Dr. Frances Harris, who specialize in determining the best solutions for individuals with hearing loss and their families and frequent communication partners. The lecture is from 10:00 to 11:00 am at SLHS. For more information or to RSVP, call 626-6232 or email slhs@email.aarizona.edu.

Colloquium October 26

jennifer — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:50:01 +0000

Please join Hyesuk Cho, MA, Doctoral Candidate in SLHS, presenting on “Evidence for a Common Neural Substrate of
Orthographic Processing for Reading and Spelling.”

L4 Lab Community Forum

jennifer — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:35:59 +0000

Please join us for the Fall L4 Lab Community Forum on October 22nd. The guest speaker is Edwin Maas, PhD, and his topic will be “Severe Articulation Disorders: Ideas for Challenging Students.”