Category: Communication Sciences & Disorders

New day camp works to bring awareness to the needs of dyslexic children in Flagstaff | Arizona Daily Sun

mtf228 | July 31, 2025

Speech pathologist Heather Beall-Caska decided to take a leap of faith and launch her vision of a dyslexia reading camp in Flagstaff… Read more

Evie Lewis, 10, looks to match words with pictures as part of a weather relay race during the Reading Between the Pines summer camp on Tuesday, July 1, at Northern Arizona University. The camp serves children with dyslexia and other reading challenges through fun activities and literacy therapy overseen by licensed speech-language pathologists.

NAU Yuma’s Speech Pathology Program trains locals | KYMA

mtf228 | July 16, 2025

Northern Arizona University launched a master’s in Speech-Language Pathology at its Yuma campus in 2022 to address a growing need for communication specialists in local schools and clinics… Read more

Northern Arizona University College of Health and Human Services.

This northern Arizona choir helps people with Parkinson’s strengthen their voices | KJZZ Phoenix

mtf228 | June 25, 2025

A choir in Northern Arizona aims to help people suffering from Parkinson’s Disease and other neurological impairments — both physically and mentally. … Read more

NAU Yuma Speech-Language Pathology grads set to make big impact in K-12 schools | KYMA

mtf228 | May 13, 2025

Northern Arizona University’s Yuma campus has launched a speech-language pathology (SLP) master’s program to address the shortage of SLPs in local schools. Initiated two years ago at the request of Yuma’s special education community, the program’s first cohort is set to graduate with over half planning to remain in the area. This will double the number of SLPs in Yuma’s school districts… Read more

First cohort of the Yuma-based speech-language pathology master's degree program.

CHHS programs ranked among the nation’s best by U.S. News and World Report

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U.S. News and World Report recently released the annual rankings of the best graduate schools, and once again, programs from NAU’s College of Health and Human Services are recognized among the nation’s best. … Read more

What’s your why | Dr. Elizabeth Morrison, Communication Sciences and Disorders

mtf228 | February 20, 2025

Dr. Elizabeth Morrison describes her experiences as a speech-language pathologist and how Northern Arizona University supported her higher education journey… Read more

More than words: How communication signals affect what you hear | The NAU Review

mtf228 | February 11, 2025

“Dunno.” … Read more

¿Está bien? Multilingual speech-language pathology team offers critical service to rural Arizona | The NAU Review

mtf228 | October 14, 2024

The classroom for a group of Communication Sciences and Disorders students doesn’t have four walls. Class doesn’t start at 8 a.m., and the assignments aren’t questions to be answered. … Read more

N A U Communication Sciences and Disorders students and professor Fe Murray holding coffee and smiling inside a vehicle.

The answer to preventing hearing loss may lie in mouse DNA | The NAU Review

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We all know repeated exposure to loud noises can damage or kill auditory cells, causing permanent hearing loss. … Read more

Two scientists in lab coats examining a vile.

Empowering young voices through confident communication at the 2024 Camp Chit-Chat

mtf228 | September 12, 2024

The Communication Sciences and Disorders Department recently concluded 2024’s Camp Chit Chat, a program aimed to give children a summer camp experience… Read more