Communication Sciences & Disorders

221 Bohannon Hall, 1207 Ordean Court, Duluth, MN 55812

Phone: (218) 726–7974; Fax: (218) 726–8693

Email: cd@d.umn.edu

University of
Minnesota
Duluth

College of Education &
Human Service Professions

2008 CEHSP's Faculty of the Year Award Goes to CSD's Lynette Carlson

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This year's CEHSP Faculy of the Year Award goes to Lynette Carlson for her teaching and service contributions to the Communication Sciences & Diisorders deparmtent. Lynette is an instructor and the director of the R.F.Pierce Clinic.

CSD Students Honored at the 2008 CEHSP's Honors Convocation

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UMD's Techfest 2008

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CSD students and faculty present the latest Augmentative Communication and Assistive Technology devices. The featured device was MyTobii, which allows the user to interact directly with applications on the computer screen via eye gaze.

The Third Annual CSD Research Celebration

Celebration of ResearchNine graduate students from the CSD Graduate Program presented their graduate research projects at the Third Annual CSD Research Celebration. Research topics incluided assistive technology, dementia, dysphagia, fluency, sensory integration, and telecommunication practices.

UMD Faculty and Students Return Home from The First China International Conference on Speech Therapy

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The First China International Conference on Speech Therapy, co-hosted by the University of Minnesota Duluth, the Chinese Medical Doctor Association and the Beijing Rehabilitation Medical Association brought together speech-language pathologists, and related clinical rehabilitation professionals in Beijing, April 7-9. A theme of “clinical applications” permeated the 24 presentations from 22 institutions, representing China, Hong Kong, Korea, Japan, Taiwan and the United States to provide attendees with current information about the diagnosis and the treatment of speech, hearing, language, and swallowing disorders. The co-sponsors of the conferences have agreed to have the next conference in 2009. (UMD News)

 

Eddy Lecture Series

2008 Summer Eddy Lecture

Emergent Literacy for the Child With Autism: The Building Block Model

Presented by Susan Norwell

May 31, 2008

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The Second China International Conference on Speech Therapy has been scheduled for June 27-29, 2009 in Beijing, P.R. China. (call for papers announcement)

Recent Publications

An Existential Framework for Understanding the Counseling Needs of Clients (Spillers)

Combined, existential and grieving models can offer clinicians new insight into clients' loss resolution work. This inner work constitutes a spiritual journey that may parallel the journey through therapy and rehabilitation. The case is made that attending to these issues can enhance long-term outcomes of treatment. (complete article)

A comparative study between mean length of utterance in morphemes (MLUm) and mean length of utterance in words (MLUw) - (Parker & Brorson)

Prior to Brown’s (1973) introduction of mean length of utterance in morphemes (MLUm), child language researchers and speech-language pathologists used mean length of utterance in words (MLUw) as a measurement of a child’s gross language development. Results indicated that MLUm and MLUw are almost perfectly correlated. (complete article)

The Culture of a Home Visit in Early Intervention (Brorson)

This article uses data from an ethnographic study that examined the delivery of home-based services in early intervention. (complete article)

Different Forms of ePortfolio (Brorson, Hyppa Martin & Mizuko)

ePortfolio is a web-based interactive information management tool used at the University of Minnesota that is designed to give individuals the opportunity to create and distribute a reflective collection of works. (complete paper)

Recent Presentations

ASHA Special Interest Division 5