
COMMUNICATION SCIENCES AND DISORDERS BLOG

Assistant Professor Ai Leen Choo and her graduate students are working to better understand stuttering in the Stuttering and Bilingualism Lab.

Jacqueline Laures-Gore, Ph.D. is the guest for Aphasia Access’ Distinguished Speaker Series.

Debra Schober-Peterson, clinical professor and director of the College of Education & Human Development’s Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic, has been named a Fellow for the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA).

Professor Debra Schober-Peterson and five communication sciences and disorders students volunteered at Camp SPEAK, an overnight camp for individuals ages 5-20 who use alternative/augmentative communication.

CSD celebrates 28 graduates this summer. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, “about 14,000 openings for speech-language pathologists are projected each year.”

Faculty and students in the College of Education & Human Development’s Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders are working to increase aphasia awareness in Atlanta during Aphasia Awareness Month.

Tara Hartman, CSD ’22, is a speech-language pathologist (SLP) at two elementary schools in Fulton County.

Alumni Amila Shake works at Piedmont Eastside Medical Center, Piedmont Rockdale Hospital and Life Care Centers of America.

View photos of our CSD students recognized at the CEHD Honors Day Awards Ceremony this year.

Communication sciences and disorders master’s students Aasha Brooks, Malini Laxman and Kelley Ngo are 2023 recipients of the Georgia Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation Scholarship.

CSD faculty and students volunteered over Labor Day weekend at a unique camp for children who use augmentative or alternative communication (AAC).

Communication Sciences and Disorders master’s student Tristan Shilo has been re-elected as the National Student Speech Language Hearing Association’s student state officer for Georgia.

Say hello to our two new staff members – Alex and Babatunde.

Associate Professor Jacqueline Laures-Gore has been elected a Fellow of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.

Meet Gennie Hendrick (B.S.Ed. ’12, M.S. ’22), recipient of this year’s Outstanding Clinician in Communication Sciences and Disorders Award.

On May 6, the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders had its first in-person Good Morning Aphasia event in two years, giving attendees the opportunity to learn more about aphasia and meet others with the language disorder.

Georgia State researchers dispel some common myths about aphasia after a high-profile diagnosis for actor Bruce Willis put the language disorder in the spotlight.

The Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD) faculty announce five CSD students were recognized for outstanding accomplishments at 2022 Honors Day.

Brianna Childs, a student in our Communication Sciences and Disorders M.S. program, is a 2022 recipient of the Georgia Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation Scholarship for $1500.

Dr. Jacqueline Laures-Gore is the 2022 recipient of the Georgia Speech-Language-Hearing Association’s (GSHA) Honors of the Association.

The Communication Sciences and Disorders Department is excited to celebrate its eight Fall 2021 graduates.

Find out what the 16 characteristics of an effective speech-language pathologist are.

Tristan Shilo, a student in our CSD Master’s Program, has been selected as the National NSSLHA’s Student State Officer (SSO) for Georgia.

Aimee Dietz, Ph.D. is the new chair for the Department of Communication Sciences & Disorders. She is a speech-language pathologist (SLP)

Join our information session on Sept. 30 from 4 to 5 p.m. to learn about our M.S. in Communication Sciences and Disorders program. Find out more…

The Communication Sciences and Disorders Department is pleased to celebrate a graduating class of 30 this Summer.

The Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders welcomes its first doctoral student, Hannah Griffey.

Maria Frabotta is the 2021 recipient of the Outstanding Academic Achievement Award, given by the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders for exceptional performance in academic coursework.

Annually, the College of Education & Human Development honors its students for their outstanding achievements and contributions to their fields […]

Faculty from the College of Education & Human Development, the Lewis College of Nursing, and the School of Public Health […]

The College of Education & Human Development celebrated Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders faculty members Debra Schober-Peterson and Stacey Wallen during its Faculty Awards Recognition on March 30.

Associate Professor Eva van Leer published an article in the American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology entitled, “Effect of an iOS […]

Georgia State University’s M.S. program in Communication Sciences and Disorders was recently ranked number 13 in Best Value Schools’ Best 15 […]
Jacqueline Laures-Gore, associate professor and interim chair of our Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, has been appointed […]

Hanna Whitehead (M.S. ’20) was named Employee of the Month at the North Decatur Health and Rehabilitation Center a few months after starting her job there.

LENA Start is a FREE evidence-based community program that provides families “talking tips” that help facilitate their child’s language skills during the first few years of life.

Meet Jeremy Radkins, a graduate student in the College of Education & Human Development’s Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders.

story by Claire Miller Eunji Kim initially planned to become an elementary school teacher. But after taking a few early […]

story by Claire Miller After her freshman year of college, Anjanette Swift took an opportunity to shadow speech-language pathologists at […]

Meet Elizabeth Haan, a graduate student in the College of Education & Human Development’s Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders.

Meet Sarah Lemaux, a graduate student in the College of Education & Human Development’s Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders.

Meet Brianna Childs, a graduate student in the College of Education & Human Development’s Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders.

Meet Amila Shake, a graduate student in the College of Education & Human Development’s Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders.

Georgia State University professor Cynthia Puranik and colleagues at Seton Hall University are developing a writing-focused intervention program

The Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders would like to congratulate Erica Johns Freestone ‘20 for successfully defending her master’s thesis.

The Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders celebrates its Honors Day award recipients for the 2019-2020 academic year.

Interview by Jennifer Rainey Marquez “As you can see, individual differences in writing can be seen as early as […]

Students in the College of Education & Human Development’s Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders received several accolades at the Georgia Speech-Language-Hearing Association annual convention Feb. 13-15.

Celebrate the Opening of the Clarkston Communication Collective (CCC) at its location on the Clarkston campus.

You’re invited to attend our open house. Help us celebrate the department’s inaugural year and the 45th anniversary of the Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic.

The Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders was well represented at the recent ASHA Convention in Orlando.

Dr. Julie Washington, our chair, received a 2019 Editor’s Award for a co-authored article. The award is from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA).

Darby Kunnemann created a project as an undergraduate she never thought would go beyond the classroom. But when professor and mentor Eva van Leer, Ph.D. saw the project she advised Kunnemann to create a poster.

Alyssa Marsellos, graduate student in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, was selected for the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association’s (ASHA) Minority Student Leadership Program.

Join us for an information session to learn about our M.S. program in communication sciences and disorders.

CommunicAid+Nation held it’s kick-off meeting on September 4, 2019.

Associate Professor Eva van Leer is working on a Georgia Clinical and Translational Science Alliance-funded project to study a voice quality identification system.

Associate Professor Cynthia Puranik has received a five-year, $3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences to study a writing intervention program.


Joy Malutinok is the 2019 recipient of the College of Education & Human Development Scholarship. Joy is a second-year master’s student in the CSD program.

The Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD) faculty is proud to announce that five CSD students were recognized for their outstanding performance at the 2019 CEHD Honors Day on April 17, 2019.

The Georgia State University CSD team took second place in the 2019 Georgia Speech-Language-Hearing Association (GSHA) Convention Praxis Bowl.

“Returning to graduate school after working in education has been an invigorating experience for me. Initially, I was fascinated by the development of language in young children and their eventual acquisition of literacy skills,” said Adrienne Murray, Communication Sciences and Disorders student.

CommunicAID+Nation had a successful fundraiser with the students and faculty of the Communication Sciences and Disorders program at Georgia State.

Research is an important component of our program. Students seeking a master’s degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders have the opportunity to complete a master’s thesis in addition to their required coursework.

Communication Sciences and Disorders students get a fresh view of homelessness and its impact on a child’s development.

I have always been interested in anatomy and how the body works. I have a music and vocalist background and use my voice throughout the day. When I began experiencing voice issues, I investigated the cause and found out more about the field.

Rebecca Lynn Bailey is a CSD graduate and worked as the chief officer of fundraising for CommunicAID+Nation.

Marissa Greene graduated with an M.S. in Communication Sciences and Disorders. She found a way to marry her love of language with helping others.

Erin Cummins is a graduate of our Communication Sciences and Disorders program. Learn more about her.

Bomi Kim is studying Communication Sciences and Disorders and has a B.A. in linguistics and a minor in Japanese. Learn more about her.

Our Voices talks to Dr. Eva van Leer, director of the Voice Treatment Lab and assistant professor in the CSD department.

Daniel DeWitt is a CSD graduate. DeWitt is originally from Lawrenceville, GA and received a bachelor’s degree in music from the University of Georgia.

Melinda K. Rodriguez is a Communications Sciences and Disorders graduate. She is originally from Atlanta and earned a bachelors in elementary education. Learn more about her.

Taylor Tweedle received an M.S. in the Communication Sciences and Disorders program. She was also the president of CommunicAid+Nation.

Jacquelynne (Jackie) Christina Rodriguez received her M.S. in 2016. She did her undergraduate work at the University of Georgia and is originally from Augusta.

Kim Gold is an alumna of the College of Education & Human Development and graduated with an M.S. in Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD).
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