Communication Sciences and Disorders
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Identifying the barriers to helping children with autism communicate
January 12, 2024
![Courtney Gallagher](https://sc-api-stage.psu.edu/s3/files/styles/4_3_1000w/public/2023/12/fa23-student-marshal-psn.png?h=1beed81e&itok=VJFPWReg)
College of Health and Human Development names fall 2023 student marshal
December 12, 2023
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American Sign Language courses to fulfill World Language requirement
October 12, 2023
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Supporting speech and swallowing in individuals with Down syndrome
September 20, 2023
![John Hendrickson](https://sc-api-stage.psu.edu/s3/files/styles/4_3_1000w/public/2023/04/john-hendrickson-cms.jpg?h=deffe677&itok=vUNINXtv)
John Hendrickson to visit Penn State on April 10
April 04, 2023
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Listeners may adapt to speaker-specific acoustics, study shows
October 03, 2022
![Man speaking into a cellphone in his hand as he walks](https://sc-api-stage.psu.edu/s3/files/styles/4_3_1000w/public/GettyImages-PeopleImages.jpg?h=3d46ec8b&itok=CWTQKvGs)
How do humans understand speech?
October 06, 2021
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Twenty-six undergraduates to present research at ICUR
September 26, 2021
![Voice assistant in smart home](https://sc-api-stage.psu.edu/s3/files/styles/4_3_1000w/public/jonas-leupe-mIFEgEJBE6U-unsplash.jpg?h=4362216e&itok=h87UXgPy)
Increasing linguistic diversity to advance human-technology interaction
September 22, 2021
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College of Health and Human Development names fall student marshal
December 07, 2020
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New $4.6 million award to make sure that every voice is heard
September 24, 2020
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A communication sciences and disorders alumna comes full circle
December 20, 2019
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Sensing food textures is a matter of pressure
June 13, 2019
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Speech therapy program offered for those with communication disorders
September 14, 2018
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Simucase allows graduate students to practice with virtual patients
September 05, 2018
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Department head authors chapter on Autism Spectrum Disorder
August 09, 2018
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Penn State center hosting national AAC conference
July 06, 2018
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New study may lead to changes in treatment of ALS patients
December 18, 2017
![Tutor teaching a child with educational games on a tablet.](https://sc-api-stage.psu.edu/s3/files/styles/4_3_1000w/public/2024/01/autism-aac-psn.png?h=67eabc4d&itok=twq9A7g7)
Identifying the barriers to helping children with autism communicate
January 12, 2024
![Courtney Gallagher](https://sc-api-stage.psu.edu/s3/files/styles/4_3_1000w/public/2023/12/fa23-student-marshal-psn.png?h=1beed81e&itok=VJFPWReg)
College of Health and Human Development names fall 2023 student marshal
December 12, 2023
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![Students practicing sign language in a classroom.](https://sc-api-stage.psu.edu/s3/files/styles/4_3_1000w/public/2023/10/asl-world-language-psn.png?h=763a193d&itok=Msk5WnYx)
American Sign Language courses to fulfill World Language requirement
October 12, 2023
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Supporting speech and swallowing in individuals with Down syndrome
September 20, 2023
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![John Hendrickson](https://sc-api-stage.psu.edu/s3/files/styles/4_3_1000w/public/2023/04/john-hendrickson-cms.jpg?h=deffe677&itok=vUNINXtv)
John Hendrickson to visit Penn State on April 10
April 04, 2023
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![sound wave of someone speaking](https://sc-api-stage.psu.edu/s3/files/styles/4_3_1000w/public/2022/09/Sound-Waves.jpg?h=3387d114&itok=RjA2by01)
Listeners may adapt to speaker-specific acoustics, study shows
October 03, 2022
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How do humans understand speech?
October 06, 2021
![placeholder image](/news/static/fallback-8980cf856bdab01efc8dcf95c2158b37.jpg)
Twenty-six undergraduates to present research at ICUR
September 26, 2021
![Voice assistant in smart home](https://sc-api-stage.psu.edu/s3/files/styles/4_3_1000w/public/jonas-leupe-mIFEgEJBE6U-unsplash.jpg?h=4362216e&itok=h87UXgPy)
Increasing linguistic diversity to advance human-technology interaction
September 22, 2021
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College of Health and Human Development names fall student marshal
December 07, 2020
![Multimodal AAC for Individuals with Down Syndrome, edited by Krista M. Wilkinson and Lizbeth H. Finestack](https://sc-api-stage.psu.edu/s3/files/styles/4_3_1000w/public/Multimodal%20AAC%20cover.png?h=536b57e4&itok=E7MVVJFb)
![Janice Light](https://sc-api-stage.psu.edu/s3/files/styles/4_3_1000w/public/JaniceLight-notitle_0.jpg?h=048a85ea&itok=QJwBAJTp)
New $4.6 million award to make sure that every voice is heard
September 24, 2020
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A communication sciences and disorders alumna comes full circle
December 20, 2019
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Sensing food textures is a matter of pressure
June 13, 2019
![Janice Light](https://sc-api-stage.psu.edu/s3/files/styles/4_3_1000w/public/JaniceLight-notitle_0.jpg?h=048a85ea&itok=QJwBAJTp)
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Speech therapy program offered for those with communication disorders
September 14, 2018
![Simucase-CSD](https://sc-api-stage.psu.edu/s3/files/styles/4_3_1000w/public/Software%20use_0.png?h=77a6cc9b&itok=m_xZ01vx)
Simucase allows graduate students to practice with virtual patients
September 05, 2018
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Department head authors chapter on Autism Spectrum Disorder
August 09, 2018
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Penn State center hosting national AAC conference
July 06, 2018
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New study may lead to changes in treatment of ALS patients
December 18, 2017
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