“Once you find your passion and the piece of you that clicks, everything else falls into place.” That’s the advice of 2018 graduate Lily Obeda, whose double major in GSD with a Scandinavian & Finnish emphasis and speech-language-hearing sciences has prepared her for an exciting career in academia.
Spring is late arriving this year, but that hasn’t kept us from being enthusiastic and productive. This newsletter highlights some of our work, but before you begin reading the feature articles, I’d like to share with you some updates.
“You never know when the phone rings what you might be up to do,” says Director of the Center For Applied and Translational Sensory Sciences Peggy Nelson. What began as wind turbine research for humans took a turn when Nelson was asked to test some other subjects--ones with feathers.
"My whole college experience changed because of one email." Sarah Rosen, a recent graduate of the speech-language hearing sciences department, fell in love with the world of speech-language-hearing sciences by taking a risk. That one email gave her the experience she needed to begin a career with passion.
Rebecca Lulai’s role in community outreach began when she arrived at the U of M in 2006. Most notably, Lulai oversees the ALS Speech Bank, a unique program receiving national attention for its work with patients who will eventually lose their voice to the disease. Learn how Lulai helps ALS patients preserve part of their identity.
As Professor Joe Reichle approaches retirement, the department reflects upon his tremendous impact not only here at the University of Minnesota but upon the field as a whole.
Dr. Edward Carney will retire this year after working 23 years at the University of Minnesota. He has particularly enjoyed his role as a consultant and educator who has worked with students in many areas of the discipline.
After Lorrie Burton of Woodbury, MN was diagnosed with ALS in November, she decided not to allow the disease to define her. Often, a devastating effects of the disease is the loss of the ability to speak. Burton is using new technology called voice banking. It will allow her to preserve her voice in a way never before possible.
Sheri Stronach is working to optimize identification of autism spectrum disorder as well as expand the reach of implementation of intervention tactics learned through research to all communities.
Visit us if you’re heading to the Great Minnesota Get-together. College of Liberal Arts departments and researchers will be in the U of M Central Crossroads building and the Driven to...
