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Speech-language pathology
Eau Claire, WI
Joined September 2016
Lighting up the bridge for Developmental Language Disorder awareness tonight. #EauClaire #RADLD #radldcam
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Tenure-track position open for PhD/ABD candidates. Join a wonderful, supportive, innovative department at @UWEauClaire's Dept. of Communication Sciences and Disorders. Strong community presence and tremendous opportunities. #SLPeeps #medslpeeps #wespeechies
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Anyone with questions about DLD and services can contact the UW-Eau Claire Center for Communication Disorders at 715-836-4186. 8/
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A major challenge, Orr says, is that the underlying language problems that many of the children have go unidentified, making DLD a “hidden disorder.” Orr says DLD has “significant repercussions for a person’s academic outcomes, mental health and employment.” 7/
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DLD affects a person’s ability to talk or understand language and makes it difficult for children to express their ideas and feelings. Orr said research on DLD shows the disorder affects two children in every classroom of 30 students, or about 7% of children. 6/
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“This is the first year our department has taken a formal role in DLD Awareness Day,” Orr says. “However, the CSD faculty, staff and students work to help individuals with language impairments and their families on a daily basis.” 5/
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Dr. Brian Orr, assistant professor in UW-Eau Claire’s department of communications sciences and disorders, says his department wanted to participate in the light-up project because members believe in the importance of raising awareness of DLD. 4/
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Similar lighted events will mark International Developmental Language Disorder Day in 30 countries, including Australia, Canada, Ireland and England. 3/
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The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire department of communication sciences and disorders is sponsoring the light display downtown as part of a community outreach project to bring attention to Developmental Language Disorder. 2/
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Lights on the Phoenix Park bridge, Pablo Center at the Confluence and Haymarket Plaza will be aglow in purple and yellow Friday night, Oct. 16, to bring awareness to a “hidden” language disorder. 1/
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Online student, television star visits UW-EC @CassieRandolph discusses her #Blugold experience in the CSD graduate program @UWEauClaire. https://t.co/D8lbmc5X17 via @leadertelegram
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Reality-television royalty visited the Chippewa Valley last week as Cassie Randolph continues her pursuit of a master’s degree from UW-Eau Claire.
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Congratulations to our communication sciences and disorders department on receiving a Board of Regents Teaching Excellence Award this afternoon. We are always proud of our faculty and staff who continue to go above and beyond. #uwec More >> https://t.co/80bizhm8XT
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Honored to be recognized today in Madison!
The @UWEauClaire CSD Department, chaired by Dr. Vicki Samelson, delivers an innovative undergrad program and prepares graduate students for licensure in speech language pathology. It also engages in regular discussions of teaching through a reciprocal mentoring program.
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Look at all of that Blugold spirit! We’d love to see you, @ChancellorJim, some Friday morning in our CSD SoTL research lab (HSS 202 from 9-11).
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Operation Smile's first meeting will be in HSS 123 at 7pm on Wednesday, 9/14. Hope to see your "smiling faces!"
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Yet another successful Aphasia Camp is in the books! We served 25 campers and 20 partners. #AphasiaCamp2016
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