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Research and Awards


Faculty Research

Our PhD faculty in the Communication Sciences and Disorders Department are actively involved in research and offer research experiences to undergraduate and/or graduate students. Undergraduate students may participate in research as volunteers and through the 天美影院McNair program or the 天美影院Honors program; and graduate students may pursue graduate theses and/or pursue research as a graduate assistant. 

  • Child Language Lab: Eva Nwokah, PhD,CCC-SLP (Language development, play, humor)
    • Recent research projects by graduate and undergraduate students include peer interaction in children with autism, language and play between peers, literacy and narratives in typical children
  • Voice and Swallowing Lab: Christine Carmichael, PhD.,CCC-SLP (LSVT, Parkinson鈥檚, cleft palate)
    • Recent research projects by graduate students include Parkinson鈥檚 treatments (LSVT, EMST, DAF), neuromuscular electrical stimulation, myofascial release, and cleft palate intervention outcomes.

Scholarships and Awards

2022-2023 Recipients

Acevedo Scholarship (new for 2022-2023)
Ysabel Madrid
Andrea Trevino

Bud Mullen Scholarship
Mikayla Smith

Jane Davidson Award
Regina Velasquez

Baptist Health Foundation Scholarships
Kamdyn Danenberg
Breanna Lopez
Melissa Vasquez

Marie Emge Scholarship
Amanda Salazar

Woolfolk Graduate Endowed Scholarship
Mindy Le

SASHLA Scholarship
Alyssa Ramirez

Elizabeth Carrow Woolfolk Scholarship
Catherine Predki

2021-2022 Recipients

Bud Mullen Scholarship
Miriam Gonzalez Garcia

Jane Davidson Award
Miranda Guevara

Baptist Health Foundation Scholarships
Lauryn Castro
Xavierana Parisi
Victoria McGinnis

Marie Emge Scholarship
Geslyn Rios

Woolfolk Graduate Endowed Scholarship
Xavierana Parisi

SASHLA Scholarship
Karen Cruz Pacheco

Elizabeth Carrow Woolfolk Scholarship
Miriam Gonzalez Garcia

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