Archive

  • Research Colloquim Calendar 2013 – 2014

    Posted on April 2, 2014 in Archive

    No further presentations scheduled until the winter. What’s new in communication disorders research? Join us on Wednesday’s for these 1 hour lunchtime presentations and find out! Next Presentation Date:  Title: Presenter: Location: 452 Time: 12:00 to 1:00 p.m As a courtesy to the speaker please be on time.   Future 2014  dates …mark your calendars! […]

  • Helping Parents Help Their Children

    Posted on February 28, 2014 in Archive

    Some strategies that parents use while interacting with their children are particularly helpful for children presenting with a language disorder. Dr. Stefano Rezzonico is helping to develop a tool that speech-language pathologists will use to evaluate what strategies parents actually use. This tool will permit to speech-language pathologists to target the strategies parents need the […]

  • Alumni Association Convocation Reception and Awards Ceremony 2013

    Posted on February 14, 2014 in Archive

    The University of Toronto S-LP Alumni Association hosted the annual Convocation Reception and Awards Ceremony on November 13, 2013 at the Faculty Club. Prior to their convocation, the graduating class of ’13 and their families enjoyed refreshments, a performance by Mr. George Shields and his barbershop quartet, and the graduating class’ own singing group – […]

  • Rehabilitation Sciences Sector Clinical Education Workshop

    Posted on February 5, 2014 in Archive

    Thursday February 20, 2014 500 University Avenue Toronto, Ontario Registration Deadline: February 10, 2014 8:45 – 10:00 (Room 235) Management of Student Performance Issues in Clinical Education Donna Barker Director of Clinical Education, Lecturer Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto 8:45 – 10:00 (Room 132) Feedback in Clinical […]

  • SLPs Global Impact

    Posted on January 11, 2014 in Archive

    The Department of Speech-Language Pathology, in the Faculty of Medicine, at U of T is a leader in advancing education, research, and innovation in global health. SLP faculty, students and alumni are having an impact globally and locally in the areas of communication, swallowing  and hearing disorders. A friend recently reminded us of SLP’s global impact. Some highlights include: […]

  • March of Dimes, Aphasia Camp 2013

    Posted on January 6, 2014 in Archive

    In September 2013, we—ten lucky University of Toronto second year Speech-Language Pathology students—had the honour of volunteering at Aphasia Camp. We arrived at camp mid-afternoon on a Friday.  We quickly got settled in and then had the pleasure of greeting campers and helping them select the activities that they wanted to participate in throughout the […]

  • Speech Fluency Lab

    Posted on December 31, 2013 in Archive

    In our research we aim at exploring brain processes that lead to the development of stuttering in children and adults. By looking at functions and anatomy using state-of-the-art brain imaging, we can understand what factors cause stuttering and, importantly, what we can do better in treatment. In a recent study (Beal, et al. 2013 published […]

  • Research Colloquia – January 8, 2014

    Posted on December 17, 2013 in Archive

    Presenter: Stephanie Shaw Title of Talk: Analyzing the architecture and integrity of swallowing-related musculature in healthy normal vs. irradiated tissue Location: 500 University Avenue, Room 452 Time: 12:10 to 12:50 p.m As a courtesy to the speaker please be on time. Recording of these lectures is strictly prohibited. Who is the speaker? Stephanie is a PhD […]

  • Research Colloquia December 11

    Posted on November 22, 2013 in Archive

    Presenter: Tali Bitan, PhD   Title of Talk: Domain General Mechanisms in Learning Linguistic Skills Location: 500 University Avenue, Room 452 Time: 12:10 to 12:50 p.m As a courtesy to the speaker please be on time. Recording of these lectures is strictly prohibited. Who is the speaker? Dr. Bitan is a Senior Lecturer, Department of Communications Sciences and […]

  • Research Colloquium October 30

    Posted on October 24, 2013 in Archive

    Presenter: Elaine Kearney, MSc Student Title of Talk: Augmented Visual Feedback in Speech Rehabilitation Location: 500 University Avenue, Room 452 Time: 12:10 to 12:50 p.m As a courtesy to the speaker please be on time. Recording of these lectures is strictly prohibited.