Speech Language And Hearing Sciences

Dr. Nittrouer, a leading authority on language acquisition, has been appointed chair of the PHHP department of speech, language, and hearing sciences.

Melissa Hall and Dyanne Herrera were recognized at UF’s Outstanding Young Alumni Awards ceremony.

For five months, Remiah Turner’s life was silent. The ordeal ended in January, when she finished up her latest procedure: restoring her hearing through cochlear implants.

Angela Fulbright balances a full plate as a mom, doctoral student, tinnitus researcher and U.S. Army captain.

Razan Alfakir, a Ph.D. student in the department of speech, language, and hearing sciences and a native of Syria, received the Alec Courtelis Award recognizing academic achievement and contributions department, college and community.

Researchers in the department of speech, language, and hearing sciences found that older adults who described what they had read remembered more details than those who simply re-read the passage multiple times.

UF faculty and students received one-third of the total number of awards presented at the meeting.

In Mexico, audiology services are largely unavailable or too expensive for most who need them. That’s why each spring break, University of Florida Doctor of Audiology students and faculty travel to the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico to provide free hearing health care to people with low income.  “This is…

Dr. Colleen Le Prell and colleagues report that a dietary supplement shows promise for protecting against hearing loss caused by the drug gentamicin.

“Living with Hearing Loss” is a series of four free classes for people with hearing impairment.