CSD at WCU

Professor Sarah Moreau recently presented at Red Clay School District in Delaware on pediatric feeding disorder in schools. The visit also included a special reunion with WCU alumnae Carly Aaron and Natalie McGonigle!

Congratulations to our own Dr. Timothy Huang on receiving a WCU Provost Research Grant! 🎉 His project will examine the effectiveness of incorporating AI tools into classroom activities to help advance AI pedagogy and support innovative teaching practices.

Congratulations to second-year MA student Kesaiya Evans on passing the Estill Figure Proficiency oral exam! 🎉 We are so proud of your hard work and this amazing accomplishment. 💜💛

Join the Philly NeuroArts Network for NeuroArts Day on Saturday, May 2nd from 10 AM–2 PM at the Jordan Center for Medical Education in Philadelphia 🎨🎶 Register at phillyneuroartsnetwork.com 💙💛

Spring cleaning but make it cute 💛 come thrift with us at NSSLA’s pop up shop in Sykes Ballroom A April 22 and 23 from 11–2, with clothing, shoes, and accessories at fair prices, all supporting WCU NSSLHA and CSD 💜✨

Huge congratulations to Kara Goodrich, Sydney Krough, and Mia Schultz & Emily Roser on behalf of the NSSLHA board for representing CSD with three posters at WCU Research and Creativity Day ✨

Huge thank you to everyone who attended the 2026 NSSLHA Conference yesterday! We were so excited to welcome Dr. Rhea Paul as our speaker for Child Language Assessment and Intervention. Such a great day of learning and networking 💜

Congrats to Dr. Heather Forbes on her NEABA presentation, “Science, Pseudoscience, and Evidence-Based Practice for Children with Autism”! Proud to see such important work being shared.

Huge congratulations to Dr. Reva Zimmerman and Professor Sarah Moreau on their full-house presentation at CAPCSD last week!! 🎉 So proud of their impactful work in SLP graduate education! 💜💛

Sign up for the 2026 WCU NSSLHA Conference with guest speaker Rhea Paul, Ph.D., CCC-SLP 🎤 presenting on child language assessment and intervention 📚 April 17, 2026 | 8:30 AM–3:00 PM Graduate Center Register using the QR code on the flyer!

World Voice Day 💜🎶Yesterday, undergraduate and graduate students came together to celebrate voice! Thank you to Dr. Grillo for organizing such a wonderful event. Featured here is second-year graduate student Kara Goodrich performing a beautiful opera selection! #WorldVoiceDay

PSHA wrap-up 🎉 So fun highlighting our WCU community at Pennsylvania Speech-Language-Hearing Association Convention! So proud of our students, faculty, and alumni for all their hard work

PSHA highlight 💜 WCU alum Lindsay Arbutina presented Supervising Student Interns: The Good, Bad and Ugly, sharing real-world insights on clinical supervision and how to support student clinicians through both challenges and successes.

PSHA highlight 💜 Madelyn Salvante presented Incorporating Peer-Assisted Learning (PAL) for culturally responsive interpreting alongside Dr. Patricia Swasey Washington, highlighting strategies to support inclusive clinical communication.

CSD workshop at WCU! Promoting Culturally Responsive Clinical Engagement with Multilingual/Multicultural Clients April 6 | 9–11 AM Learn practical strategies for working with multilingual learners and strengthening culturally responsive care. Scan the QR code to register!

PSHA highlight 💜 Professor Staci Sorrell presented a panel on current hot topics in medical speech pathology with PSHA’s Healthcare and Telepractice Committee and presented with Dr. Patricia Swasey Washington on Interpreting and Translating in Hearing and Speech-Language Clinics

PSHA highlight 💜 Vanessa Hernandez presented her poster on feeding risks in premature infants with Dr. Elizabeth Grillo as advisor. GA stood out as a key factor, but may reflect medical complexity rather than causation—highlighting a gap in PFSD research 🧠

PSHA highlight 💜 Dr. Elizabeth Grillo presented Integrating Synchronous Simulations into Graduate Curricula. Her 30-minute session focused on helping faculty facilitate simulations in graduate courses.

PSHA highlight 💜 Madeline Spaulding presented her poster on CAS treatment in children with autism, with mentorship from Dr. Heather Forbes. Out of 3,000+ sources, only 3 met criteria highlighting a major gap in research!

PSHA kicked off yesterday 💜 Starting our highlights with Professor Sarah Moreau. Her poster focuses on AI use and clear supervision to support student success in clinic and class.