In conversation with recent graduate Haruka Saito
Although the pandemic made in-person Convocation ceremonies impossible once again this year, the event represents an important milestone in a graduate’s journey as the recognition of years of hard work. It also provides an opportune time to reflect on that journey, as Dr. Haruka Saito, the lone 2021 graduate from the School of Communication Sciences and Disorders (SCSD), did in taking some time to answer a few of our questions.
Celebrating this year’s Faculty award winners and women in science
Rosemary Wedderburn Brown Prize
Established in 2010, this award is aimed at full-time faculty members in the health professional Schools of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (Communication Sciences and Disorders, Nursing, Physical and Occupational Therapy), in order to recognize individuals with outstanding scholarly potential and demonstrated research excellence in the early stages of their career.
Former McGill SCSD PhD student is now a Faculty Member at Dalhousie SCSD!
Congratulations to our former PhD student, Dr. Ana Maria Gonzalez Barrero, who will be joining the faculty at Dalhousie’s School of Communication Sciences and Disorders in September!
Virtual Prospective Students Event 2021 (27 March 13:00-14:00)
Due to ongoing pandemic restrictions, we will host a virtual event via zoom on Saturday March 27, 2021, 1-2pm eastern standard time for prospective students in our MScA program in Speech Language Pathology.
Please register for the event here: https://forms.gle/jfGRqRocW6pMNcsu5
The zoom link will be shared following registration.
Schedule
Donald G. Doehring Memorial Lecture (22 March 17:00)
McGill School of Communication Sciences and Disorders invites you to join the following event with us:
The multiplicity of cognitive paths and learning outcomes in development
Linda Polka named Fellow of the Acoustical Society of America
Congratulations to Dr. Polka!
https://publications.mcgill.ca/medenews/2020/01/21/linda-polka-named-fel...
Volunteer Recruitment
Want to gain experience in research?
The PoP Lab (Prof. Nadig) is recruiting volunteers to work on 3 projects.
1. Video coding of music and play-based therapy sessions with children with autism,
2. a study examining what aspects of social interaction help typically-developing toddlers learn words, using skype interactions as well as being an observer of interactions between adults,
Reflux and voice: That cough, sore throat and hoarseness may not be a mere cold
Article from Med E-News
This year’s World Voice Day presents an opportunity to reflect on an often overlooked topic
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With our new outpatient teaching clinic, McGill’s School of Communication Sciences and Disorders is making a difference in the Montreal community and beyond.
Everyone has a voice…
By Shalor Toncray on January 2, 2018The human voice is an amazing thing. It’s capable of making us laugh, cry, and feel a broad range of emotions. While it’s far from the only way to impart messages or portray emotions, our lives would be lacking if every person were to fall eternally silent.
2nd place in the Speech Communication Poster Competition
Two SCSD Ph.D students tied for 2nd place in the Speech Communication Poster Competition at the 174th meeting of the Acoustical Society of America, held in New Orleans December 4-8, 2017.
Sarah Colby - for her poster: Inhibitory and lexical frequency effects in younger and older adults’ spoken word recognition
AJ Orena - for his poster: Segmenting words from bilingual speech: evidence from 8- and 10-month-olds
Global ‘goo-goo’: What baby talk sounds like around the world
Some scientists argue that baby talk not only helps infants acquire language, it helps parents form a positive emotional bond with their babies, said Linda Polka, a professor in the School of Communication Sciences and Disorders at McGill University in Canada.
To read the article: http://fox6now.com/2017/12/10/global-goo-goo-what-baby-talk-sounds-like-around-the-world/
McGill delivers voice training workshops for transgender students
Article from Med e-News
Celebrating Faculty of Medicine award winners
Article from http://publications.mcgill.ca/medenews/2017/11/29/celebrating-faculty-of-medicine-award-winners-2/
