The mission of the Department is to provide state-of-the-art teaching, research, and clinical services in the areas of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology.

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• HESP Commencement
  
  
  
• Congratulations to Jean Montgomery (MA-SLP), who was awarded a John W. Brockman fellowship from the Maryland Scottish Rite Charitable Foundation.
  
  
• Kelly King and Kara Schvartz (Au.D./Ph.D.) were elected to be Associate Members of Sigma Xi, the National Scientific Honor Society. They will be inducted at the Spring Meeting of the Maryland Chapter on May 12.
  
  
• Dr. Monita Chatterjee is now on the Editorial Board of Trends in Amplification, and also Editor-at-Large of the International Journal of Audiology.
  
  
• Congratulations to HESP undergraduates Erica Levinson and Alyssa Maultasch on their election to Phi Beta Kappa academic honor society.
  
  
• Dr. Monita Chatterjee was promoted to Associate Professor with tenure. Congratulations Dr. Chatterjee!

• Sarah Friedman (Au.D.) was awarded first prize in the "Human Behavior & the Mind" division at the University's Graduate Research Interaction Day (GRID) for her research entitled "Recognition of Rapid Speech in Blind & Sighted Older Adults".
  
  
• Allison Hearn (Au.D.) was elected to be the 3rd year member at large for the Student Academy of Audiology.
  
  
• Dr. Sandra Gordon-Salant was invited to write the article "ANSI Standards: Alive and Well in the Graduate Audiology Classroom" for an upcoming issue of Acoustics Today. The article also features photographs of several of our first year Au.D. students and a recent graduate of the Au.D. program.
  
  
• Congratulations to HESP Professor Dr. Sandra Gordon-Salant, the 2009 recipient of the Jerger Career Award for Research in Audiology from the American Academy of Audiology. This award is given to a senior level audiologist with a distinguished career in audiology. Candidates must be members of the Academy, have at least 25 years of research productivity in audiology, and have made significant contributions to the practice and/or teaching of audiology.
  
  
• Dr. Wei Tian was recently awarded a grant by the Clinical and Translational Science Awards Consortium (CTSA) at NIH for a project entitled, “MRI of velopharyngeal structures in children with cleft palate.” The award will fund MRI scans and training for children (equivalent of $30,000). The goal of the project is to investigate the structural and functional factors related to velopharyngeal inadequacy in children with repaired cleft palate, which will shed light on the causes of failed velopharyngeal mechanism post cleft repair and help to tailor treatment for these difficulty cases. This project is in collaboration with Dr. Redett at the Johns Hopkins Hospital and Dr. Slifer at the Kennedy Krieger Institute.
  
  
• The University of Maryland has received National Science Foundation (NSF) training grant for its first ever Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship program (IGERT). The new IGERT grant will provide funding for initiatives that foster additional cooperation between the university departments involved in language research, including the Department of Hearing & Speech Sciences. Click here to learn more.
  

• HESP senior Jodi Rokuson was chosen as a 2008-2009 Philip Merrill Presidential Scholar. The Phillip Merrill Presidential Scholars Program recognizes academic excellence and the important role that teachers/faculty have as mentors. Jodi named Dr. Sandra Gordon-Salant as the faculty mentor who has made the most impact on her academic achievement. Both attended a special workshop and luncheon on November 14, hosted by Dr. C.D. Mote, President of UMCP, and the Merrill Family, to honor the Presidential Scholars and their mentors. Congratulations to Jodi and to Dr. Gordon-Salant.
  

• The NACS Program has introduced a Certificate in Neuroscience & Cognitive Science. This certificate program is designed for students pursuing doctoral degrees in NACS-related disciplines. The certificate program allows these students to obtain significant interdisciplinary training that complements their graduate degree. For information, visit the NACS website.

• HESP Students who are completing independent research can apply for the MCM Fund for Student Research Excellence. Applications for Fall 2009 are due to the HESP Department Chair (Lefrak 0100) by October 1 , 2009 .

POSITION OPENINGS

Clinical Supervisor in Audiology