Author: Carrie Wyatt

Interested in a career while supporting individuals with communication disorders? Join faculty from the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD) from 4 to 5 p.m. Monday, Nov. 6 for a virtual open house on the audiology and speech-language pathology graduate programs.

For more information on the graduate programs, and to view virtual clinic tours, visit the links below or email csd@wichita.edu.

• Master of Arts Speech-Language Pathology program page
• Doctor of Audiology program page

The Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD) congratulates Dr. Trisha Self, associate professor; Terese Conrad, clinical professor; Dr. Cynthia Richburg, professor; Dr. Karissa Marble-Flint, associate professor; and emerita faculty Dr. Kathy Strattman and Dr. Barbara Hodson, on their recent authorship of three chapters in the second edition of “The Communication Disorders Casebook” by Dr. Shelly Chabon, Dr. Ellen Cohn and Dr. Dorian Lee-Wilkerson.

Dr. Self and Conrad wrote a chapter in the infant/toddler cases section. Their chapter highlights how to develop a communication assessment and treatment plan for a toddler with a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder. Dr. McCormick Richburg cowrote a chapter in the hearing section of the book. Her case highlighted the move from identification to implantation for a child with progressive sensorineural hearing loss caused by a Connexin 26 mutation. Dr. Marble-Flint along with Dr. Strattman and Dr. Hodson wrote a chapter regarding literacy/phonology. Their case was about twins who had highly unintelligible speech and are working on enhancing phonological and literacy skills.

The casebook helps students and practitioners have a comprehensive resource showcasing the steps of evaluation, diagnosis, treatment and follow-up of individuals with speech, language, swallowing and hearing challenges and their families.

Abigail Moss, speech-language pathology graduate student in Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD), was recently selected for participation in a national Minority Student Leadership Program.

The program’s focus is to recruit and retain racial/ethnic minorities that have been historically under-represented in the professions of audiology and speech-language pathology. It is part of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), which is the national professional, scientific and credentialing association for audiologists, speech-language pathologists and students within those disciplines.

Abigail is one of 40 students chosen from approximately 200 nationwide applicants. The participants will engage in leadership-focused educational activities at the 2023 ASHA Convention, which will take place November 13–18 in Boston, Massachusetts. The program helps students build and enhance their leadership skills and allows them to network with leaders in the professions of audiology, speech-language pathology, and speech, language and hearing sciences.

The National Student Speech Language Hearing Association chapter at Wichita State University has been awarded Gold Chapter Honors for attaining a distinguished level of achievement in the areas of member recruitment and engagement, community outreach, and service, legislative advocacy, and fundraising during the 2022-23 academic year.

Graduate students in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD) speech-language pathology (SLP) program will host their fourth annual Aphasia Awareness Night from 3-5 p.m., Tuesday, July 19 at the Eugene M. Hughes Metropolitan Complex (5015 E. 29th St. North).

The event is geared toward health professions students, but anyone (especially within psychology, counseling and social work) is welcome to attend.

Come learn about working with patients who have aphasia. The event will feature a question and answer session with clients who have acquired aphasia and their caregivers. They will offer insight on the most beneficial techniques and support when working with various healthcare providers. The goal of the event is to foster a multidisciplinary approach to benefit these patients.

All attendants should enter through Entrance N located on the south side of the building (look for the awning). All attendants will then move through various stations throughout the event.

For more information, contact ashley.purdum@wichita.edu.

Please join the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD) for hors d’oeuvres, presentations and speakers to celebrate in celebration of Dr. Julie Scherz and her amazing achievements at Wichita State from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Friday, April 8 at the Eugene M. Hughes Metropolitan Complex (Zoom option also available).

During the event, administrators, students, colleagues and Zoom participants will share stories of her time at WSU.

Scherz, a Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Certification and American Speech-Language-Hearing Association fellow, earned all three of her academic degrees from WSU (Bachelor of Arts in education, 1969; Master of Arts, 1971; Doctor of Philosophy, 1989). She served nine years on the faculty at Indiana University-Purdue University in Fort Wayne, Indianapolis, and 22 years at Wichita State. She retired from her professional career in 2020, serving the last five years as Chair of CSD.

Visit event link to RSVP by April 1. Please include total number of attendees on the registration form, so we have an accurate count for catering purposes. For more information (or if you encounter online form issues), contact csd@wichita.edu.

Please join the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD) for a come-and-go event featuring hors d’oeuvres and speakers celebrating Dr. Raymond (Ray) Hull at 4:30 p.m. March 22 at the Rhatigan Student Center (Room 233). During the event, Students and colleagues will be present to share stories of his time at WSU.

Hull served as a professor in the CSD department at Wichita State for 27 years before retiring in 2020. Before coming to WSU, Hull was a professor and chair of the Communication Disorders Department at Northern Colorado University. Since retiring, he continues to write books and contribute to newspaper columns.

All participants must RSVP by March 15 to attend. Click the registration link to RSVP by March 15. Please include total number of attendees, so we have an accurate count for catering purposes.

For more information (or if you encounter online form issues), contact csd@wichita.edu.

A student in the department of communication sciences and disorders is looking for participants in a comparison study of skilled strategies used with bilingual adolescents between school-based and non-school-based speech-language pathologists (SLPs). The study is under the direction of Dr. Karissa Marble-Flint and Dr. Douglas Parham.

If interested, contact Laura Santos or Dr. Marble-Flint or call 316-978-6356.