ISU Communication Sciences and Disorders

05/12/2022

Hey, fellow SLPs! We have a 9 month, full-time clinical faculty position open. If you love working with students in clinic and collaborating with an awesome team of amazing people, then please apply. Priority consideration if submitted by May 11. Position starts August 15. Please feel free to share!
https://isu.csod.com/.../caree.../5/home/requisition/1604...
Clinical Assistant Professor, Speech-Language Pathology (3776)

03/08/2022

06/04/2021

Seeking Students, Faculty, and Clinicians for Focus Group

Interprofessional Education Learner Needs Study

Are you an undergraduate or graduate in a health professions program? Or. a health professional? Or, a fellow faculty member?
Do you have opinions about the training needs of students?
If you answered yes to these questions, you may be eligible to participate in an IRB-approved research project. The project is compiling the interprofessional education needs of nutrition and dietetic students.

Did I hear you say, “Please, tell you more”?

Each focus group will last 1 ½ hours
During the focus groups, questions about the roles of health professionals on interprofessional patient care teams
Participants will be asked to review the notes from the focus group to confirm the accuracy of the information documented
After completing those two steps, you will receive a $40 Amazon gift certificate for your participation

Yes, it is really easy to sign up:

Complete this online consent form to confirm you qualify for the study and consent to participate
There are also questions about your available times to participate in a focus group
Sure, I can answer questions about interprofessional education (IPE) and interprofessional practice (IPP):

IPE exposures of students from diverse health profession programs to the types of cross-discipline collaborations, communication, and teamwork required in the practice setting
IPP is health care providers from different professions as well as the patient/family/caregiver to collaborating on the delivery of clinical care
Other questions?

Please contact Barbara Gordon at 208-373-1904 or [email protected]

Barbara Gordon, MBA, RDN, LD, FAND
Assistant Professor | Nutrition and Dietetics

Sam and Aline Skaggs Health Science Center | Room 665
1311 E Central Drive | Meridian, ID 83642
(208) 373-1904 | [email protected]

Idaho State University
Idaho State University

03/02/2021

NSSLHA's annual conference is happening on March 26, register here: https://secure.touchnet.net/C20864_ustores/web/store_main.jsp?STOREID=140&SINGLESTORE=true

09/18/2020

We are studying the effects of animated pictures on children's ability to learn and use language. We are looking for children, between the ages of 4 and 8 years old, to participate in one or more of our three studies through Zoom. The results will impact how speech therapists provide therapy to children with developmental disabilities and no functional speech such as autism spectrum disorder. Please call Professor Kris Brock if you are interested at 208-373-1918 or at [email protected]

Thanks everyone!

VOLUNTEERS WANTED
FOR A RESEARCH STUDY

The Effects of Environmental Sound and Animation on the Naming Accuracy of Graphic Symbols for Children with and without Developmental Disabilities

Researchers at Idaho State University want to find ways to help kids with disabilities name action words. Research is always voluntary!

Would the study be a good fit for me?
This study is for
• Typically developing children 4 years of age OR
• Children with a disability between 5 and 16 years
o Children with a disability must include autism, Down syndrome, intellectual impairment
• Children who speak English
• No uncorrected hearing or vision difficulties

What would happen if my child took part in the study?
If you decide to have your child take part in the study:
• You would complete a standardized rating scale regarding your child’s communication, daily living skills, socialization, motor skills, and behavior
• Your child would take a test to see if they understand 18 verbs used in the study
• Your child would play a game involving naming to pictures on a computer
• You and your child would be involved in the study for 3 days (Day 1 = 90 minutes; Day 2 = 25 minutes; Day 3 = 25 minutes)

There are benefits to you by taking part in the research
• Receive a copy of your child’s test results and a free copy of the animated graphic symbols for use at home or school

CONTACT: Kris Brock at [email protected] OR 208-373-1918

05/14/2020

Congrats to alumna Dr. Stacey Shumway Manwaring who received her masters degree in 2000 and is the 2020 Professional Achievement Award recipient for the College of Rehabilitation and Communication Sciences.

Dr. Stacy Shumway Manwaring has been named the recipient of the 2020 Idaho State University Professional Achievement Award in the College of Rehabilitation and Communication Sciences. She received her Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology from ISU in 2000.

Manwaring is currently an associate professor and Director of the Early Childhood Communication Lab in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of Utah. In addition to teaching, she conducts research aimed at increasing understanding of the developmental course of social communication and language delays in young children with or at-risk for autism spectrum disorder. Dr. Manwaring aims to produce research that is relevant and readily translatable to clinical practice. She presents her work regularly at national and international conferences, and she has several peer-reviewed publications as well as book chapters on this topic.

Prior to her arrival at ISU Manwaring received her B.S. in Speech-Language Pathology from Brigham Young. After receiving her degree from Idaho State University, she practiced as a speech-language pathologist for 2 years before attending Florida State University, where she completed her Ph.D. in Communication Sciences and Disorders in 2006. Dr. Manwaring joined the faculty at the University of Utah in 2011, after completing a postdoctoral fellowship in the Pediatrics and Developmental Neuroscience Branch of the National Institute of Mental Health in Bethesda, Maryland.

04/04/2020

https://www.isu.edu/news/2020-spring/five-idaho-state-university-faculty-receive-2020-outstanding-service-awards.html?fbclid=IwAR3bUE3B1CZbDgeiEuwZJ7I3xRh0IxECyToFcoPEdQHBr06G_sYge-9Aa1k

POCATELLO – Five Idaho State University faculty members have been selected to receive the 2020 Outstanding Service Awards.

04/01/2020

Simply the Best.

You may be seeing Steven Stubbs more than you’re used to as he interprets for Gov. Brad Little and other officials.

01/28/2020

How's your New Year going? The ISU College of Rehabilitation and Communication Sciences is ready for the best year ever!

11/21/2019

For all of you amazing SLP academics (or related fields) out there, if you are interested in serving as academic faculty in the Speech-Language Pathology Program at Idaho State University (location: Pocatello, ID; application reviews beginning 1/31/19; full-time: 9 month contract; anticipated start date: August, 2020). Preference will be given to candidates with expertise in adult speech, adult language, dysphagia, voice disorders, and autism/social communication disorders. Other specialty areas will be considered (e.g., perception, psychoacoustics, counseling, etc.). Please find more information and apply using the link below and feel free to share this announcement!

https://isu.csod.com/ats/careersite/JobDetails.aspx?id=911&site=1

11/19/2019

Researchers in the Idaho State University Audiology department are seeking participants for a study involving an iPad-based auditory processing treatment program. Participants must be between the ages of 7 and 14. Interested individuals will be invited to complete an auditory processing evaluation to determine eligibility for the study. Eligible participants will then be offered a 12 week iPad-based therapy program at the Idaho State University campus. The program is being offered free-of-charge in Pocatello and Meridian to those who qualify.