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Alumni Spotlight: Four Questions with Ali McCormick, AuD (鈥�24)

Alexandra 鈥淎li鈥� McCormick is a new Audiology graduate and recipient of this year’s Outstanding Audiology Student Clinician Award from the Colorado Hearing Foundation. She shares about her path to pursue audiology, key takeaways from her time in the program and her favorite memory at Carolina. What made you decide to pursue Audiology? I was first introduced to the field of audiolo … Read more

黑料网 Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Programs Ranked in Top 4 Percent Nationwide by U.S. News & World Report

U.S. News & World Report released its 2024 rankings of top graduate programs, and the Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences鈥� Doctor of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology programs ranked in the top 4 percent nationwide.聽聽 The Doctor of Audiology program jumped from a #5 ranking in 2020 to #3 in the 2024 rankings. The four-year clinical doctorate program offers students … Read more

Alumni Spotlight: Four Questions with Nevaja Brown, SLP (鈥�24)

Nevaja Brown is a new Speech-Language Pathology graduate. She shares about her path to pursue speech-language pathology, key takeaways from her time in the program and her favorite memory at Carolina. What made you decide to pursue Speech-Language Pathology? As a first-generation college student, I had very limited knowledge on all the possibilities that I could pick to pursue. I … Read more

Meet the 2024 Speech and Hearing Sciences PhD Graduates

Danielle Nader, PhD, and Jennifer Stone, PhD, graduated in May 2024 with their PhD in Speech and Hearing Sciences. Below they share their paths to the program, areas of research focus and future goals. Danielle Nader, PhD What made you decide to pursue your PhD in this field? Prior to coming back to get my PhD, I worked in a clinic where my caseload focused heavily on providing A … Read more

Audiology Student Talia Mango Receives the Student Research Grant in Audiology from ASHFoundation

Talia Mango, student in the Doctor of Audiology program, was awarded the Student Research Grant in Audiology from The American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation (ASHFoundation), supported by the Ira M. Ventry and Brad Friedrich Memorial Funds. This grant is for doctoral students studying audiology or speech and hearing sciences, and up to three grants of $2,000 are awarded annua … Read more

Audiology Alumnus Participates in Gene Therapy Research for Restoration of Hearing Loss

Jenna Duerr, a graduate of 黑料网’s Audiology program, works at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and is participating in cutting edge research with gene therapy for the restoration of hearing loss. Learn more about her team’s incredible work.

Speech and Hearing Faculty and Students Present at ASHA Convention 2023

The 2023 ASHA Convention is an annual professional development and networking event that has approximately 15,000 attendees. This convention is for audiologists, speech-language pathologists and speech, language, and hearing scientists. There will be multiple faculty and students attending and presenting at the event in Boston, Massachusetts at the Boston Convention and Exhibitio … Read more

Audiology Student Reaches NCAA Women鈥檚 Soccer Finals

Sarah Bayer, a student-athlete pursuing a Doctor of Audiology (AuD) degree in the Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences, is the first medical student to participate on a varsity athletics team at 黑料网-Chapel Hill. While balancing her athletic obligations and medical studies, Bayer played a role in the Tar Heels women鈥檚 soccer team’s historic season as they played in their 26th n … Read more

Two Audiology Students Awarded American Academy of Audiology Foundation Scholarships

Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences students Katie Young and Stephanie Ortega were recently awarded scholarships from the American Academy of Audiology Foundation. Young was awarded the Jerry Northern Scholarship in Pediatric Audiology and Ortega was awarded the Empowering Students Scholarship.聽 The scholarships are funded by The American Academy of Audiology Foundation (AAAF … Read more

Dr. Patricia Johnson was recently featured in 黑料网 Health Talk to discuss hearing loss. Johnson explains the process of hearing loss, symptoms of hearing loss, populations at risk for hearing loss and tips for preventing hearing loss.