Taeok Park, assistant professor in the Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD) Department, has developed a swallowing exercise program for healthy older people.
Professor develops swallowing exercise program for seniors
Unit: Eckelmann-Taylor Speech and Hearing Clinic
Lessons in resonance: Clinic helps transgender clients match voice to identity
Illinois State University’s Eckelmann-Taylor Speech and Hearing Clinic is working to help those in the process of adopting a different outward gender to develop voice patterns that match.
Communication Sciences and Disorders students recognized for excelling academically, athletically
Rachel Root ’17, a graduate student who is studying to be a speech language pathologist (SLP), received the Linda Herman Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year award on October 15.
Family and friends experience the CSD department during Family Day 2017
CSD professors and clinical educators offer their knowledge for guests attending Family Day on campus.
Getting involved in the profession
Illinois has at least 15 regional groups that meet regularly and provide continuing education opportunities.
CSD students partake in homecoming festivities
CSD students and department members successfully celebrated Homecoming 2017 in a number of ways.
Graduate students support domestic violence awareness month
Fellow speech pathology graduate students donned purple to support Elizabeth Rice, who lost her mother to domestic violence.
CSD students educate their peers about the voice and its disorders during inside your voice event
Undergraduate tudents prepared and disseminated a vocal health education program, Inside Your Voice (IYV) at Bone Student Center.
CSD study abroad program
Grades for the independent study are based on more than just travel. Students are expected to attend regularly scheduled meetings to plan for travel, conduct research on an aspect of the travel experience to share with fellow travelers, set personal goals for travel, and write a reflection after travel to discuss what they learned.
CSD clinic offers transgender voice services
Beginning in the fall of 2017, the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders was pleased to welcome individuals seeking transgender voice therapy services to be clients at the Eckelmann-Taylor Speech and Hearing Clinic. Community outreach and promoting awareness on the topic were the first and largest aspects of preparation.
