Selected Publications Mills, M. T., Balz, M., Price, D. (2023). Implementing strength-based dialogue to reframe clinical education and community engagement. Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups, SIG 11 Administration and Supervision, 1-10.
(10/10/17) Professor Gerald Kidd and Research Associate Professor Virginia Best quoted. Expert quotes: “This is a problem that conventional hearing aids don’t solve. In a room full of people talking — a party, a social situation — sometimes people with hearing loss are lost and they disengage. It has a real human consequence,” Kidd said. “A […]
Abnormal voice patterns thought to be created by emotional stress may instead be due to breakdowns in speech motor control. Hyperfunctional voice disorders (HVDs) are hard to describe but easy to hear. People with the condition produce a grab-bag of forms of unusual voice behaviors that make them more difficult to follow. Nodules on the […]
Professor Gerald D. Kidd in the Department of Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences has been selected to serve as a member of the Auditory System Study Section for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Center for Scientific Review. His term will run through June 2023. Members are selected on the basis of their demonstrated competence […]
The Aphasia Research Laboratory at Boston University is hosting a symposium sponsored by the Center for Research in Sensory Communication and Emerging Neural Technology (CRESCENT). The symposium will showcase ongoing advances in cognitive and computational neuroscience applied to the study of language recovery in aphasia. When Thursday, April 20, 2017 12:00 – 5:00 p.m. Where Hariri Institute […]
The Master of Science Program in Speech-Language Pathology offers the following Spring 2017 information sessions: Friday, February 24 at 4:30 p.m.Friday, March 24 at 4:30 p.m.Friday, April 28 at 5:00 p.m.Friday, May 12 at 4:30 p.m. To RSVP, please contact Allie Michels.
Scholarly, Research, and/or Practice Interests My primary clinical and research interests are in the areas of speech sound disorders and early literacy development of young children with communication disorders. I am also interested in designing flexible learning environments to support meaningful classroom participation for children with communication differences through the use of universal design for […]
(12/21/16) Assistant Professor Tyler Perrachione quoted. “…results suggest that dyslexic brains have to work harder than ‘typical’ brains to process incoming sights and sounds, requiring additional mental overhead for even the simplest tasks. ‘What was surprising for me was the magnitude of the difference. These are not subtle differences,’ says Perrachione. The extra brainwork might […]
The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association’s ASHFoundation awarded funding earlier this month to three Sargent College Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences students and two alumni. Awards included prestigious research grants and “Early years” scholarships. ASHFoundation funding allows “talented individuals to not only pursue immediate goals, but to continue to make a meaningful difference for years to come.” Erin Meier, a postgraduate student, was awarded the […]
The intercollegiate Bachelor of Science in Linguistics and Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences (SLHS) is designed for students interested in studying human language from a variety of perspectives. Students will gain an understanding of language acquisition and communication disorders as well as a solid grounding in linguistics through examination of the structure, use, acquisition, and development […]
Scholarly, Research, and/or Practice Interests Providing state-of-the-art medical and surgical management of disorders that affect the larynx and thyroid gland. His expertise covers the following areas: Adult and Pediatric Laryngology, Care of the Professional Voice, Airway Disorders, Thyroid and Parathyroid disorders, Head and Neck Cancer, and Care of Swallowing Disorders. Dr. Noordzij works in the […]
Scholarly, Research, and/or Practical Interests Elin Roverud’s primary research interests include investigating selective auditory attention abilities in listeners with normal hearing and hearing loss and investigating methods for maximizing benefits from auditory training in listeners with hearing loss. Selected Publications Complete list of published works Roverud, E. and Best, V. (2024). “Effect of hearing aids on […]