Communication Sciences and Disorders

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	Jeannine Campbell at Indiana University Jeannine Campbell, a CSD undergraduate student, was one of five students nationwide that were chosen to participate in "Training for Research and Academic Careers in Communication Sciences (TRACCS)" sponsored by Indiana University. The TRACCS program promotes future interest in doctoral study by providing opportunities for undergraduate students in CSD to participate in six weeks of research training with faculty members at Indiana University.
While at IU, Jeannine worked in Dr. Larry Hume's lab running auditory threshold and gap detection experiments. She also participated in mini courses that focused on research design, ethics and presentations. Learn more about Jeannine and her work in UMaine Today Online.

	Dr. Allan Smith inducted into Golden Key International Honour Society Dr. Allan Smith was inducted as an honorary member of Golden Key International Honour Society and was invited to be the Keynote speaker. The title of his talk was "Being in Control of Your Academic Career." Dr. Smith was nominated by a CSD undergraduate student for being an exemplary professor and advisor at UMaine. Pictured from left to right are: Allan Smith, Cassie Clement, Kate Chambers, and Cassandra Coulthard

	Stephen Calculator Visits UMaine Stephen Calculator, Ph.D., Professor and Chair of the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of New Hampshire was the invitied speaker for the CSD colloquium series Friday, Sept. 11. His presentation was titled "Parent's Priorities for AAC and Related Instruction for Their Children with Angelman Syndrome."

	Nicole Cyr, a senior in Communication Sciences and Disorders, gave a presentation at the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences research conference. Nicole Cyr, a senior in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of Maine, gave a presentation at the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement Conference, April 18, 2009.
Nicole's paper, entitled "Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo: Localization through Nystagmus" , was among several undergraduate research presentations at the conference. Congratulations Nicole!

	Havah Gershman-Tewksbury, Jillian Arsenault and Dr. Allan Smith are honored at the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Outstanding Faculty and Student Awards Two CSD students and one faculty member were recognized at the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Outstanding Faculty and Student Awards ceremony on April 16, 2009.
Havah Gershman-Tewksbury was recognized as both the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders and also the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Outstanding Graduating Senior. Jillian Arsenault was recognized as the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders Outstanding Graduate Student. Dr. Allan Smith was recognized for his promotion to Associate Professor with tenure. Congratulations Havah, Jillian and Allan!

	Seniors in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders give poster presentations of their senior capstone research projects The CSD seniors gave poster presentations of their senior capstone research projects on April 12, 2009. The session was held in the Student Union and was very well attended by students, faculty and administrators at the University of Maine and members of the community.
The professional and creative posters effectively captured the rigorous efforts that went into the research projects! Congratulations to our seniors for a job well done!

	Marybeth Allen in UMaine Today Marybeth Allen was recently highlighted in the Jan-Feb 09 issue of UMaine Today. The article summarized Ms. Allen's work on the National Board of the National Stuttering Association (NSA), where she is a Co-Chair of Family Programs.
She described her responsibilty for facilitating the formation and the maintenance of support groups for kids and teens who stutter, and their parents, across the country. Ms. Allen spends several hours each week in that effort.In addition, the article discussed the value of support groups for people who stutter of all ages, as Ms. Allen is also the leader of the Eastern Maine Adult Chapter of the NSA which meets monthly in Belfast and has also recently faciliated the start-up of another Adult Chapter of the NSA that began meeting at the University of Maine in Orono in January 2008.

	Students and faculty members attended the ASHA convention in Chicago this year. Students and faculty members attended the ASHA convention in Chicago this year. Rebekah Tozer, Xiaomei Tan, Leslie Matheson, Dana Smith and Whitney Plourde joined faculty members Dr. Nancy Hall and Dr. Allan Smith in presenting their research.
	Students and faculty members gave the following presentations at the ASHA convention in Chicago this year: Hall, N.E., Mahan, L. "Fluency and language in children with autism." Plourde, W.E., Hall, N.E., Smith, A.B. " Adolescent language development: A comparison of spoken and written personal narratives."
Smith, A., Matheson, L., Tan, X. "Syllable duration distributions at ages two and three years." Smith, D. , Smith, A B., Booth , A. "Language and auditory processing assessment profiles in CAPD and language delay." Wagovich, S.A. & Hall, N.E. "Correspondence between fluency and language skills in young children." Pictured at top from left to right: Whitney Plourde, Xiaomei Tan and Leslie Matheson In above photo from left to right: Xiaomei Tan, Leslie Matheson and Dr. Allan Smith

	Alum Focus: Erica Ricker Erica Ricker is a 2004 graduate of the University of Maine, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders. While in the CSD program, she completed research in voice and fluency disorders and has presented her findings at the American Speech Language Hearing Association National Convention. Erica grew up in Aroostook County and graduated from Ft. Fairfield High School.
Erica works as a Speech Language Pathologist/Voice Specialist at Waldo County General Hospital/Voice & Swallowing Center of Maine in Belfast. She has completed advanced training in laryngeal stroboscopic voice assessment, Estill VoiceTraining Systems, Lessac Madsen Resonant Voice Therapy and has trained as a vocal performer. Erica is nationally certified in Lee Silverman Voice Treatment for Parkinson's and other neurological diseases. Erica has presented original clinical findings at the International Vocal Cord Dysfunction Conference at National Jewish Medical Center in Denver, CO and at the American Speech Language Hearing Association Annual Convention. She is co-author of a paper accepted for presentation at the Voice Foundation Symposium/International Association of Phonosurgery in 2008 and was a featured presenter at the 4th Annual Clinical Voice Symposium in Belfast, ME in 2007. Her areas of speciality include Paradoxical Vocal Fold Movement and Irritable Larynx Syndrome. Erica is President-Elect of the Maine Speech Language Hearing Association (MSLHA). Her leadership interests include support for increased CSD student involvement in MSLHA and professional activities.





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