Intercampus Program in Communicative Disorders, University of Kansas

Ali Jamos, PhD student, has been selected to receive an Audiology/Hearing Science Research Travel Award (ARTA) to attend this year's ASHA convention! Great job, Ali!! 😁

Please join me in congratulating Claire Coulter, AuD student, and Maria Sosa, SLP student, have been named to the 3rd Cohort of U-CHaMP Scholars!

U-CHaMP is designed to inspire and prepare future healthcare professionals to practice in rural Kansas. Throughout the year, Scholars participate in educational programming focused on the healthcare needs of rural and underserved communities, along with student success activities. Nine of this year's Scholars are from rural communities. In addition to the Scholars, more than 100 U-CHaMP Ambassadors are exploring health professions while learning about rural healthcare needs and opportunities in Kansas.

Way to go! :)

Dr. Susan Koerner, Ph.D. was interviewed for about AAC and Early Intervention. She was joined by Hannah O’Rear who works for Johnson County Infant Toddler Services and is a KU IPCD graduate!

Check it out!

The Early Intervention Podcast | Podcast on RSS.com

The 2nd annual Pickleball Tournament fundraiser to benefit JaySTART on Saturday, August 29th at SERV in Overland Park. Students are heavily encouraged to attend as it's a great social opportunity. It costs $40 per person, and includes a complimentary breakfast/brunch prior to play. They also will have numerous raffle prizes available from local business - tickets for the raffle can be purchased separately at the event.

Purchase tickets in advance by August 8th at: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1BkoY_dRkylTwzKuFgoQo3MQ3SMj6xmF01aPp7dMLDyY/viewform?edit_requested=true

Congratulations to Lindsey Heidrick, SLPD and Panying Rong, Ph.D., whose grant proposal focused on integrating AI in the personalized care for individuals with progressive communication disorders and neurodegenerative diseases, was one of six projects selected for funding through the recently established One KU Collaborative Research Awards mechanism!

One KU awards fund 16 research projects across campuses, disciplines One KU awards fund 16 research projects across campuses, disciplines Thu, 07/09/2026 author Mindie Paget Share Share by Email Share on LinkedIn Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Sixteen projects have been selected for funding through two One KU programs designed to support faculty members who are p...

Dear CSD Community,

Lauren Mann Ph.D. in the University of Kansas Medical Center Department of Hearing & Speech is conducting a research study evaluating what Communication Sciences & Disorders (CSD) graduate students value in a clinical education experience and where those values align or misalign with preceptor values.

We are recruiting research participants to help us learn communication styles, feedback preference, and values in a clinical learning experience. Participation involves completing a short survey that will take about 2 minutes.

No identifiable information will be collected about you, and the survey is anonymous. In addition to the survey questions, we will request general information about your time in a CSD program as a student or preceptor, and for preceptors, your work area. The survey link is below and data will be stored in a REDCAP server. When you complete the survey, you will have the option of downloading a pdf to keep. The survey results will be written for publication and posted on www.kumc.edu/auralab following project completion.

There are no personal benefits or risks to participating in this study. Participation is voluntary, and you can stop taking the survey at any time. As a student, participating or declining will have no impact on your academic evaluations.

If you have any questions, please contact Lauren Mann at [email protected] or 913-588-1626. For questions about the rights of research participants, you may contact the KUMC Institutional Review Board (IRB) at (913) 588-1240 or [email protected]

If you'd like to help and you are a CSD graduate student OR provider who supervises clinical CSD students, please take survey here:
https://redcap.kumc.edu/surveys/?s=A8XRT39TTYNNYCDK

Student Preceptor Value Alignment

KU @ 2026 SRCLD!

Raúl Rojas, Professor, Meghan Davidson, Associate Professor, Mohammad Karbakhsh, PhD student, and Herman Cheah, MA-SLP student recently presented their research at the 2026 Symposium on Research in Child Language Disorders (SRCLD), held in Madison, WI earlier this month. Genesis Arizmendi, Assistant Professor, University of Arizona, is also present in photos.

Way to go!🥳

Good morning,

This is an announcement of capstone defense “Co Designed Partner Training Materials for SLPs to Use with Families for Carryover of Principles of ECoLoGiC Treatment at Home”
presented by Saja AlSulaimani, M.S., CCC-SLP

Faculty, students, and public are welcome to join via zoom on Friday, July 31st, 2026, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM (Central).

Zoom Link: https://kumc-ois.zoom.us/j/92797987328?pwd=2b0fR72jeraAxO58coHrONnySlpbWw.1
Meeting ID: 927 9798 7328
Passcode: 773701

This week we welcomed the newest class of our Doctor of Audiology students! Good luck to you all on this new journey and start of classes! ☺️

On Saturday, May 16, 2026 we hosted the SPLH/IPCD Ceremony!

Department of Speech-Language-Hearing: Sciences and Disorders (SPLH) on the Lawrence campus, in collaboration with the Department of Hearing and Speech at KUMC, forms the Intercampus Program in Communicative Disorders (IPCD) at the University of Kansas.

Congratulations to all of our graduates! 😀