Category: Communication Sciences and Disorders

The College of Health Science and Public Health is proud to present the Fall 2022 newsletter. The newsletter was designed and created by a team of CHSPH students in collaboration with faculty and staff. We are excited to share stories from the College and hope that you enjoy this issue.  We welcome your feedback and…

The College of Health Science and Public Health is proud to recognize the recipients of the 2021-2022 Frances B. Huston Medallion Award. This award recognizes graduating seniors for excellence in academics, leadership, and service. Recipients of the Frances B. Huston Medallion Award will have established themselves as exceptionally capable individuals in both academic and extracurricular…

EWU/WSU NSSLHA at Steps for Autism Walk

Free hearing screenings were offered at the Spokane campus on May 22, 2019. Three graduate students Alisa Cryer, Elli Armantrout, and Allison Kromer, supervised by Barbara Peregoy, AuD screened approximately 35 individuals that walked through the Student Academic Center between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. The students are from the UPCD (University Programs in Communication…

On November 30, 2018, second year graduate students in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders hosted an “Silent Breakfast.”  This event was attended by EWU and WSU students and community members and highlighted ways to communicate when you are unable to speak.  Participants were required to make breakfast choices, play UNO and have a social…

The EWU Department of Dental Hygiene in partnership EWU Communication Sciences and Disorders is one of four awardees of the 2019 Alliance for a Cavity-Free Future (ACFF) Interprofessional grant. The (ACFF) has awarded four interprofessional grants totaling over $50,000.00 (USD) to fund projects that will have a positive impact on reducing the instance of dental…

For nearly four years, Eastern Washington University graduate students have been working side-by-side with faculty at the University Hearing and Speech Clinic, learning how to help restore the voices of those with Parkinson’s disease. Students in the communication sciences and disorders (CMSD) program and faculty work with patients in the LOUD Crowd group, a maintenance therapy…

Eastern Washington University is hosting an intensive summer workshop for people working to manage a stuttering disorder, July 9-23, at the University Hearing and Speech Clinic on the EWU Spokane Campus. The Successful Stuttering Management Program (SSMP) program was developed 52 years ago by Emeritus Professor Dorvan Breitenfeldt, and has been utilized at Eastern since…

Rebecca Troutt is studying communication disorders and is member of the ROTC program at EWU. Her favorite part of ROTC is the family and support system she’s created with the people that are in it with her.