The School of Communication Science and Disorders (SCSD) is collaborating with the Florida State University (FSU) Interdisciplinary Medical Sciences (IMS) program to create the Veterans Peer Assistance & Collaboration Team (V-PACT). V-PACT is a team of students and professionals that will engage with and provide support for veterans diagnosed with communication disorders who are also facing psychosocial challenges related to their impairments. Through small-group settings, peer groups will offer communicative and psychosocial support for veterans, serving as both support networks and opportunities for interactive learning.
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SCSD Teams Up with FSU’s IMS To Create New V-PACT Program
iSchool Professor Joins Editorial Board of the Journal of Biomedical Informatics
iSchool professor Dr. Zhe He was invited to join the Editorial Board of the Journal of Biomedical Informatics (JBI) as a Social Media Editor. JBI is the premier methodology journal in the field of biomedical informatics. Dr. He began his term in January 2025 and will serve for four years.
CONTINUE READINGCollege of Communication and Information Hosts Leadership 2025 Conference
The College of Communication and Information (CCI) hosted its 12th annual Leadership Conference on March 4, 2025, at the Florida State University Alumni Center, bringing together speakers, volunteers, and attendees of all backgrounds to inspire, learn, and engage. The event hosted multiple sessions featuring 26 student, faculty, and alumnae speakers. Panel topics were selected from a survey of last year’s attendees.
CONTINUE READINGSCSD Student Awarded 2025 CAPCSD Ph.D. Scholarship
School of Communication Science and Disorders (SCSD) PhD student Mary Allison Moody was awarded the 2025 Council for Academic Programs in Communication Science and Disorders (CAPCSD) PhD Scholarship.
CONTINUE READINGSCSD Embarks on 9th Annual Help Guatemala Hear Trip
From February 3-7, School of Communication Science and Disorders (SCSD) students, faculty, and alumni traveled to Guatemala for the annual Help Guatemala Hear service trip. Led by Dr. Selena Snowden, their initiative targets outreach and training for future professionals by providing hearing services to the community abroad. During the trip, the audiology team contributed over 140 hours of training and service, providing hearing healthcare to 214 patients, including 62 returning individuals. They fit 174 hearing aids, performed ear cleanings, and fit a bone-anchored hearing aid.
CONTINUE READINGiSchool Alumnus Published in PLOS ONE Journal
The PLOS ONE peer-reviewed journal added a study by School of Information (iSchool) alumnus Muhamad Prabu Wibowo and iSchool associate professor Lorri Mon to their publication. The study, “Investigating the Practices and Preferences of Health Scholars in Sharing Open Research Data,” explores how health researchers engage with sharing open research data, their motivations, and the challenges they face.
CONTINUE READINGSCSD’s MAP-R Pilot Study Marks a Strong Start for Five-Year Research Project
School of Communication Science Disorders (SCSD) Professors authored The Morphological Analysis Pathway to Reading (MAP-R) project. One year into the pilot-study, the project has already found great success in Florida schools and been accepted for publication in the American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology.
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