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Allison Aaron Awarded Distinguished Early Career Professional Certificate!
Doctoral candidate Allison Aaron has been awarded the Distinguished Early Career Professional Certificate by ASHA! This certificate was made to “recognize and identify early career professionals in audiology and speech-language pathology who are making an impact in the areas of leadership, volunteering, or advocacy at the local, state, and/or national level.” Congratulations, Allison!
Sophie Li and Ana Haubrich Awarded UROP Funding!
Undergraduate research assistants Sophie Li and Ana Haubrich were awarded funding from BU's Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program! Sophie and Ana will complete their semester-long research projects this semester. Sophie's project is titled "Examining Effects of Vocal Effort on Vowel Formant Dispersion in Typical Speakers,” and Ana's is titled "Respiratory Kinematics and Acoustic Estimates of Voice Quality across Speech Conditions in Young Adults." Congratulations, Sophie and Ana, and thank you for your contributions to the Stepp Lab!
Anna Fritz Presents Summer Work
Anna Fritz, a visiting student part of BU's SPIN program, presented her summer project this week! Anna's project investigated the effect of typical and clear speech instruction on the movement of the vocal folds in speakers with Parkinson's disease. Congratulations, Anna, and thanks for joining us this summer!
Andrew Wrede Presents Summer Research @ UROP Symposium
Tomorrow, October 18th, undergraduate student Andrew Wrede will be presenting the research he completed with the Stepp Lab this past summer during UROP's Undergraduate Research Symposium from 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM! Andrew's poster is titled "Investigating Laryngeal and Acoustic Behaviors in AdLD." The Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) provides funding for undergraduate students conducting research projects on campus. Congratulations on all of your hard work, Andrew, and thank you for your meaningful contributions to the work conducted at the Stepp Lab!
Allison Aaron Receives an F31 Grant!
Allison Aaron, MS, CCC-SLP, has received an F31 grant from the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders. This project, titled “The Lombard effect in muscle tension dysphonia: Mechanistic and clinical characterization,” seeks to investigate voice changes associated with speaking in challenging acoustic environments to better inform clinical care for individuals with voice disorders. This project will fill a crucial theoretical knowledge gap of the underlying mechanisms of the Lombard effect and inform development of individualized clinical assessment and treatment for individuals with sensorimotor deficits underlying their voice disorders. Congratulations, Allison!
The Stepp Lab Moved!
Big news! The Stepp Lab has officially moved locations! Our new address is:
111 Cummington Mall, Boston, MA, 02215
We're so happy to be in our new space and can't wait for everyone to see it!
VHCRC Meetings Open to Public!
Nicole Tomassi Receives Raymond H. Stetson Scholarship!
Nicole Tomassi, one of the Stepp Lab's doctoral candidates, received the Raymond H. Stetson Scholarship in Phonetics and Speech Science from the Acoustical Society of America. The grant honors Professor Raymond H. Stetson, a pioneer investigator in phonetics and speech science. The $30,000 scholarship is awarded to 1-2 promising graduate students each year in order to facilitate their research efforts. Congratulations, Nicole!
Courtney Dunsmuir and Kalei Volk receive Summer UROP Awards!
Congratulations Courtney Dunsmuir and Kalei Volk on receiving Summer UROP Awards! The Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) provides funding for undergraduate students conducting research projects on campus. We would like to congratulate Courtney and Kalei and thank them for their continued contribution to research conducted under the Stepp Lab!
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