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to expand. | Bless honored with James E. Newcomb Award |
Dr. Diane BlessAt the annual meeting of the American Laryngological Association, Diane M. Bless, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, was given the James E. Newcomb Award.
The award is given annually to a Fellow of the Association as a mark of recognition and esteem for outstanding contributions and accomplishments to the Art and Science of Laryngology.
Bless is Professor Emeritus in Communicative Disorders and Surgery-Otolaryngology.
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| Connor awarded fellowship from national association |
Dr. Nadine ConnorDr. Nadine Connor was recently granted a Fellowship of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
This award recognizes professional or scientific achievement and is given to members who have made outstanding contributions to the professions.
The award is one of the highest honors that ASHA can bestow and is retained for life.
Connor is an Associate Professor in Communicative Disorders and Surgery-Otolaryngology.
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| Ciucci receives early career award from national association |
Professor Michelle Ciucci.Assistant Professor Michelle Ciucci (Communicative Disorders) was awarded the "Award for Early Career Contributions to Research" by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
Professor Emerita Diane Bless nominated Ciucci for this award, which is given to only one or two individuals per year.
The Award for Early Career Contributions in Research is designed to acknowledge significant scientific accomplishments by individuals within five years of receiving their doctoral degree.
The
award will be presented to Ciucci in November at the annual
meeting of the association in Philadelphia.
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| Litovsky elected a Fellow of the Acoustical Society of America |
Professor Ruth Litovsky
Professor Ruth Litovsky (Communicative Disorders) has been elected a Fellow of the Acoustical Society of America.
The Fellowship distinguishes a select group of scientists who have made significant contributions to the fields of acoustics, hearing science, physiology, music and related fields.
Litovsky’s research focuses on binaural hearing and on restoration of hearing through cochlear implantation to individuals who are deaf.
Her contributions have identified mechanisms used by the auditory system for localizing sounds, understanding speech in noisy environments and emergence of these skills in young children.
Litovsky was recently awarded a grant from the NIH-NIDCD in the amount of $2.9 million to support this research program.
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| Diane Bless Chair in Otolaryngology |
The Department of Communicative Disorders enthusiastically announces the successful establishment of the Diane M. Bless Chair in Otolaryngology.
This endowed chair is established by the UW Division of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery with funds from the UW Voice and Swallow Program as well as generous donations from colleagues, friends and family members to honor Diane M. Bless, PhD, for her leadership and distinguished career in teaching, research and clinical practice.
During her 30-year career at the UW-Madison, Bless produced seminal work in the field of voice disorders.
Her translational research advanced the clinical practice of voice measurement and her dedication to mentoring and teaching contributed significantly to the success of the next generation of scientists in the field of voice and swallow.
Bless has profoundly influenced the disciplines of Communication Sciences and Disorders and Otolaryngology through her pioneering advances in laryngeal imaging, aerodynamic and acoustic measurement and interdisciplinary treatment of voice disorders.
In 2009, Bless was awarded the Frank Kleffner Lifetime Clinical Achievement Award by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
This chair will ensure that Blesss
legacy of innovation and excellence in research, teaching and clinical care, for
which she is internationally renowned, continues in perpetuity.
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| Stimulus funding spurs collaboration, new research methods |
Professor Nadine Connor in Communicative Disorders.
Nadine Connor, Associate Professor in Communicative Disorders, and L&S Honors student Jaime Shier were recently highlighted on the National Institute of Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD, NIH) website.
Shier performed
her Honors Thesis with Dr. Michelle Ciucci in Connor's laboratory using American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Summer Student funding from the NIDCD.
Connor said the lab benefited from the experience by allowing a talented student researcher to work with them full time.
Undergraduate honors student Jaime Shier.
Shier was also able to pioneer new methods for the lab that will be used in other research.
http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/funding/ARRA/ResearchInternships.htm
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| Comm Dis welcomes aboard Professor Ciucci |
The Department of Communicative Disorders welcomes aboard Dr. Michelle Ciucci, an assistant professor.
Ciucci started her appointment on November 1, 2009 with substantial funding from the National Institutes of Health ARRA P30 program to support the hire of outstanding young faculty members.
Her area of expertise is voice and swallowing neuroscience and Parkinson Disease.
Cuicci's appointment is joint with the Department of Surgery in the School of Medicine and Public Health.
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