Speech Language and Hearing Sciences

June 7, 2021

Faculty receive Campus Writing Program award

June 7, 2021 By Kelsey Pritchett The Department of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences is pleased to share that Elizabeth Kelley, assistant professor, has been chosen for a 2021 Writing Intensive Teaching Excellence Award from the MU Campus Writing Program. This award’s purpose is to recognize outstanding writing-intensive teaching that helps achieve the goal of “writing to learn and learning to write” across disciplines. Dr. Kelley was nominated by Stacy Wagovich, department chair, for SLHS 3020: Normal Language Development. This carefully constructed course has a range of assignments that allow students to develop their writing skills, using formal to…

May 20, 2021

Judith Goodman to retire at end of year

May 20, 2021 Judith Goodman, associate dean for research at the MU School of Health Professions, will retire at the end of the Fall 2021 semester. She joined the University of Missouri in 1995 as an assistant professor. “All of us in the School of Health Professions are grateful for Dr. Goodman’s leadership and service,” Dean Kristofer Hagglund said. “Throughout her tenure as a faculty member, chairperson and associate dean, Dr. Goodman has made many meaningful contributions to advance our school and facilitate the achievements of faculty members and students.” As associate dean for research, Dr. Goodman facilitated robust increases…

May 18, 2021

2021 Health Professions Graduates

May 18, 2021 Commencement may be over with, but we’re still celebrating our graduates! The Class of 2021 worked so hard, and we know they’re ready for their next steps. We asked six Health Professions graduates to reflect on what their time at Mizzou has meant to them.  Jōvan Amos Master of Occupational Therapy Hometown: Chicago What was your favorite aspect of the Mizzou occupational therapy program? My favorite thing about the MU OT program was the community presence and relationships they’ve established over many years, which afforded us students the opportunity to do coursework and training within…

May 4, 2021

Students present at Undergraduate Research Forum

May 3, 2021 Congratulations to all of the Health Professions students that were able to present their research as part of the Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement Forum! This event was hosted by the Office of Undergraduate Research as part of Undergraduate Research Week.  This forum offered undergraduates the opportunity to present their research and scholarly achievements to the Mizzou community! Names and presentation titles of all participating Health Professions students: Lauren Day and Lauren Tigner, SLHS (Mentor: Stacy Wagovich) The Use of Mental State Verbs by Preschool-Age Children Who Stutter and Their Mothers Madison Green, Public Health…