Department News
Scholarship Recipients Announced:
L. H. Sternheimer Family Scholarship in C.D.
2023 Kelcie Wehrum
2022 Taylor Kifer
2021 Olivia Metzgar
George Herndon Graduate Scholarship in C.D.
2023 Zoe McCurley
2022 Jill Hodge
2021 Addison Emberson
Jane H. LeBlanc Graduate Clinical Scholarship in C.D.
2023 Mollie Breckenridge
2022 Kearsten Freeman
2021 Alex Grissom
Neeley Family Graduate Scholarship in C.D.
2023 Mollie Grace Williams
2022 Katie Beth Pankey
Student Research Presentations:
Graduate Student Research
2022 Graduate Theses:
Rock Steady Boxing: Addressing voice disorder in individuals with Parkinson’s disease
Student: Andria Mullins
Thesis Advisor: Dr. Shanon Brantley
Racial and ethnic disparities in speech-language pathology services
Student: Hope Lemmons
Thesis Advisor: Dr. Amy Shollenbarger
Assessing generalization within the Barton Reading and Spelling System
Student: Abby Antici
Thesis Advisor: Dr. Christina Akbari
2021 Graduate Theses:
Do speech-language pathology graduate students practice daily vocal hygiene regiments?
Student: Jennifer Giddings
Thesis Advisor: Dr. Amy Shollenbarger
Pragmatic abilities in adolescents and young adults with hearing loss
Student: Addison Emberson
Thesis Advisor: Dr. Lindsay White
Acute neurogenic stuttering as a symptom of concussion in collegiate athletes
Student: Kayleigh Henneman
Thesis Advisor: Dr. Amy Shollenbarger
The effect of voice demand on the perception of voice in collegiate athletic coaches
Student: Olivia Metzgar
Thesis Advisor: Dr. Christina Akbari
Teachers’ knowledge/use of morphological awareness instruction in the classroom
Student: Alexa Grissom
Thesis Advisor: Dr. Joy Good
SLP students and counseling in communication disorders
Student: Ashley Camp
Thesis Advisor: Dr. Christina Akbari
2020 Graduate Theses:
Speech-language pathologist confidence in dysphagia management
Student: Fiona Fuller
Thesis Advisor: Dr. Shanon Brantley
The speech-language pathologists’ understanding of and interaction with the functional health literacy of parents with infants in the NICU
Student: Emily Gardner
Thesis Advisor: Dr. Joy Good
Salivary cortisol levels of children with reading difficulties
Student: Alexandria Jarrett
Thesis Advisor: Dr. Amy Shollenbarger
Speech-language pathologists’ knowledge and implementation of thyroid hormone diseases and allergies on voice
Student: Kirsten Combs
Thesis Advisor: Dr. Amy Shollenbarger
Survey of current therapy methods for treatment of reading fluency and comprehension
Student: Brooke Darnell
Thesis Advisor: Dr. Christina Akbari
The acoustical characteristics of an individual with adductor spasmodic dysphonia receive Botox injections
Student: Hope Higginbothom
Thesis Advisor: Dr. Christina Akbari
Therapy approaches for Broca’s aphasia: Consultative vs. clinician directed
Student: Stacey Mott
Thesis Advisor: Dr. Shanon Brantley
Facilitators and barriers to the use of AAC by practicing SLPs
Student: John Chunn
Thesis Advisor: Dr. Christina Akbari
Undergraduate Research:
2023:
Communication disorders graduate students’ skills in thickening liquids
Student: Keelin Fullen
Honors Thesis Advisor: Dr. Shanon Brantley
A phonological and acoustical analysis of English and Mandarin Chinese through art song
Student: Taylor Watkins
Honors Thesis Advisor: Dr. Amy Shollenbarger
Apple iWatch noise meter accuracy: Can we make "Sound" judgements on the noise alerts?
Students: Christina Burnette, Grace Carter, Blair Casey
Faculty advisor: Dr. Lindsay White
Convocation of Scholars 2023
The annual Convocation of Scholars 2023 Honorees for the department include:
CD Undergraduate Program Scholars
Audra Grace Carter, Emily Cooper, Cameron Hafner, Mary Mac Harkins, Savannah Hicks, Maggie Beth Horn, Braidyn Milner, Anna Reed, Katherine Reinholtz, Madison Taylor, Makenzie Thomas, Halle Willard
4.0 Scholars: Keelin Fullen, Carly Strong, Hannah Taylor, Madison Triplett
Outstanding CD Undergraduate
Halle Willard
Outstanding CD Graduate Student
Zoe McCurley
2022 Academic Scholars
CD Undergraduate Program Scholars (3.8 GPA or higher):
Baleigh Boling, McKinley Carr, Alexa Chiolino, Ashtyn Clifton, Bailey Gladish, Katherine Kuykendall, Hope Lange, Chelsea Tipton, Bo Triplett, Tamra Washington, Makayla Whiting, Molly Grace Williams
4.0 Scholars: Sydney McCord, Hannah Stone, Grace Mitchell Wood
Outstanding Undergraduate Student – Hope Lange
Outstanding Graduate Student – Abby Antici
2021 Academic Scholars
CD Undergraduate Program Scholars (3.8 GPA or higher):
Kallie Alexander, Abby Antici, Savannah Cooper, Bailey Gellis, Jenna Hodges, Paige McCord, Katie Beth Pankey, Lacy Schultz, Avery Uthoff
4.0 Scholars: Calista Farinelli, Alexis May, Kayla Turner
Outstanding Undergraduate Student: Abby Antici
Outstanding Graduate Student: Addison Emberson
2019 Academic Scholars
CD Undergraduate Program Scholars (3.8 GPA or higher):
Abby Clay, Kendra Pendergrass, Brittany Gosha, Kennady Kremers, Stacey Mott, Hannah Rae Vaden, Rachel Hinson, Emily Foster, Alexis Knapp, Brooke Darnell, Molly Ginn, John Chunn
4.0 Scholars: Kailey Whitson Thompson
Outstanding Undergraduate Student: John Chunn
Outstanding Graduate Student: Tassie Murphree
