Oct. 16, 2025 | Tia King On July 17, 2025, the University of Illinois Board of Trustees approved the decision to phase down the Doctor of Audiology (AuD) Program. Please read further to understand our decision and our continued commitment to hearing education and clinical services. Our History in Audiology Training The Doctor of Audiology […]
Tag: Speech and Hearing Science
Health study involves adults with Down syndrome ‘every step of the way’
Oct. 15, 2025 | Ethan Simmons NIH-funded study will develop community resources to support well-being of adults with Down syndrome The transition to adulthood can be a challenging phase for people with Down syndrome, as resources built to support them in their youth and in school begin to dry up. Marie Moore Channell, associate professor […]
AHS Faculty Q&A: Mariana Mendes Bahia on swallowing disorders and her research agenda
Oct. 14, 2025 | Ethan Simmons Speech and Hearing Science Assistant Professor Mariana Mendes Bahia, Ph.D. and CCC-SLP, is an expert on swallowing physiology, respiratory-swallowing coordination, and therapeutic strategies to alleviate swallowing disorders, called dysphagia. She joined the College of Applied Health Sciences at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in fall of 2024, and leads […]
Georgia Malandraki named new head of the Department of Speech and Hearing Science
May 13, 2025 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo Malandraki succeeds Pamela Hadley The College of Applied Health Sciences at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Georgia A. Malandraki as the new head of the Department of Speech and Hearing Science, effective January 2026. Dr. Malandraki brings with her an exceptional […]
SHS student Carbajal speaks her goals into existence
June 03, 2024 | Darina Lubenov Alexandra Carbajal discovered her passion for her major, Speech and Hearing Science, during her freshman year at the University of Illinois. After that, everything else she found was through drive and dedication. “I had a speech therapist when I was a kindergartener,” Carbajal said. “So, I know what a […]
Improving clinical practice and quality of life
May 03, 2024 | Anna Flanagan Speech and Hearing Science Associate Professors Marie Moore Channell and Laura Mattie have long been interested in the development of communication and life skills in individuals with neurodevelopmental and intellectual disabilities. Channell directs the Intellectual DisAbilities Communication Lab, where her research team works toward a comprehensive understanding of skills that […]
Homecoming hangout sparked clinical research partnership
May 03, 2024 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo Amy Brummel planned to catch the Illini’s Homecoming football game against Wisconsin last October and maybe grab some food at the College of Applied Health Sciences’ pregame tailgate. She had no idea it would lead to a research collaboration. Brummel, a two-time alumna (B.S. in 1994, M.A. in 1997) […]
Welcome to AHS: Meet the Class of 2027
Aug. 23, 2023 | Ethan Simmons Welcome Week at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign capped off with individual college celebrations scattered across campus. The College of Applied Health Sciences brought first-year students to Huff Hall for a spirited welcome and resource-sharing session. A few members of the newest freshman class offered their thoughts on why […]
Freshman Brooklyn Clough talks about campus life during COVID-19
Sept. 10, 2020 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo Freshmen are entering college in a unique environment, and that includes students in the College of Applied Health Sciences at the University of Illinois. The AHS communications staff spoke with new AHS students about campus life, why they decided to come to campus—or stay home—and how COVID-19 is changing […]
Grant to help researcher study difference in hearing for preterm babies
June 08, 2020 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo Project aims to compare fetal auditory exposures in the womb and in the neonatal intensive care unit A researcher in the Department of Speech and Hearing Science in the College of Applied Health Sciences has received funding to determine the difference in language exposures for preterm infants relative to […]