Michelle Hoefnagel, MS, CCC-SLP, BC-ANCDS
UF Health Jacksonville
Name: Dr. Hyejin Park
Roles: Assistant Professor and Director of the CLEAR Lab
Affiliation: University of Mississippi
Name: Emily Ward, B.A.
University: University of Mississippi’
Committee: Communications Committee
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Dear ANCDS Members,
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Dear ANCDS Voting Members,
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Name: Sarah K. Schellinger, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Title: Assistant Professor
Committee: Development Committee
The Reach for the Stars awards highlight their academic contributions and underscore UCF’s commitment to fostering groundbreaking research. Awardees receive a $10,000 annual research grant for three years. We are proud to announce that Lauren Bislick, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, CBIS, was a recipient of the award. Lauren spoke on this achievement, "I was honored with this award because of my research efforts aimed at diagnosing, treating, and improving the quality of life of those living with communication disorders, such as aphasia and apraxia of speech. The big projects that helped make me competitive for this award included:
Dear ANCDS Members,
Nominees should be ANCDS members who have shown outstanding contributions to research, teaching, clinical innovations, and/or service in neurologic communication disorders.
1. What sparked your interest in joining ANCDS?
Dear ANCDS Voting Members,
Get Involved: Embark on a journey of leadership and influence with two exciting roles available for the coming year!
I am the Social Media Lead for the Communication Committee. I was excited to learn about this role because I am interested in, and research, implementation science. The dissemination of research and making communication and community resources effective and efficient is a passion of mine. ANCDS is a small, special community, and to be part of creating the online version of that was exciting. I hope to meet member and committee needs by using social media to support, celebrate, and educate!
Name: Melissa Ugianskis, MPH
Program of Study/Year in Program: second-year graduate student at Portland State University working on a master's degree in the Speech and Hearing Sciences
University: Portland State University
ANCDS Fellow Mentor: Jose Centeno, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Area(s) of research, teaching, and/or clinical interest: neuroplasticity and language recovery in aphasia