Hearing and Speech Sciences

HESP Seminar: Brittany Jaekel (Starkey Hearing)

Investigating the benefits of “on-demand processing” for hearing-aid users in difficult listening environments: Data from the lab and the field

Brittany Jaekel completed her PhD in Hearing & Speech Sciences at UMD in 2020, and is now a Research Scientist at Starkey Hearing.

Yi Ting Huang Announced New Language Science Center Director

Language Science Center Director Yi Ting Huang

LSLT: Yi Ting Huang (HESP/MLSC)

Note date change!

LSLT: Upon Reflection. This semester, we've asked presenters to give reflective talks about their most prominent work from the past. How did they understand the question then, and how do they see it now? See the full lineup here! Lunch will be served starting at 12:15. Vegetarian options available. Let us know if you have other dietary restrictions!

Valerie Hsieh: Language Science Undergrad Research Fellow

The Language Science Center awarded Valerie Hsieh an undergraduate research fellowships for fall 2022.

HESP job talk (speech-language)

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HESP job talk (audiology)

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Note: the talk originally scheduled for Friday, 2/3 has been rescheduled to Tuesday, 2/28.

Specific aims defense: Yi Ting Huang (HESP)

HESP has a tradition of gathering smart people in a room to kick around ideas for a grant submission. Better to hear it from your colleagues than Reviewer 3.

HESP Seminar: José Ortiz (HESP)

The Disproportionate Identification of Language-Related Disorders in Bilingual Children

HESP Seminar: Kathleen Oppenheimer & Arynn Byrd

TBA

HESP Seminar: Arynn Byrd, Rhosean Asmah, Sophie Damanski, Yi Ting Huang (HESP)

Evaluating “meaningful differences” in language learning and communication across SES backgrounds