FAU Department of Communication Sciences & Disorders

14/01/2026

Applicants: Remember, tomorrow is the deadline to apply to the CSD graduate program at Florida Atlantic.

A We**am watching Boca Raton South Beach, FL

13/01/2026

Faculty member Dr. Anne van Zelst earned an ACUE Advanced Teaching Certificate. This certification recognizes faculty who demonstrate dual expertise in Effective Teaching Practices and Effective Online Teaching Practices. courses.

12/01/2026

As spring semester begins, a special welcome back to faculty member Dr. Christy Timm Fulkerson, seen here with new daughter and Owls fan Eliana. (Now you know where Dr. TF was all fall.)

09/01/2026

07/01/2026

Vanessa Abraham, one of the speakers for the fall 2024 CSD colloquium, wrote an article featured in the Nov/Dec ASHA Leader.

Experiencing post-intensive care syndrome gives a speech-language pathologist new insight into how trauma can affect recovery.

05/01/2026

The January/February 2026 issue of Education Connection, the College of Education newsletter for faculty, staff and students, is available at: https://www.fau.edu/education/aboutcoe/publications/newsletter/documents/education-connection-jan-feb-2026.pdf
CSD mentions include students Allison Dobuler and Francesca Cocilovo; faculty members Anne van Zelst, Dale Williams, and Kelly Steele; and student organizations NSSLHA and Pre-SHA.

02/01/2026

On December 2, Dr. Anne van Zelst delivered a lecture as part of the Florida Atlantic Neuroscience Seminar Series. The event was hosted by Dr. Ali Danesh.

01/01/2026

Happy New Year!

29/12/2025

Professor Ali Danesh and his team have received a competitive research grant award from Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute and the institute for Human Health and Disease Intervention. Their research title is The Interplay of Sensory and Cognitive Systems: Understanding Memory Decline Associated with Normal Aging & Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) Using Vestibular & Auditory Measures. For more information on Dr. Danesh’s work you may visit his lab website from here: https://www.fau.edu/education/academicdepartments/csd/htbrl/

23/12/2025

FAU will reopen on January 4, 2026.

22/12/2025

Coming soon, to an externship site near you!

19/12/2025

Faculty member Dr. Dale Williams, graduate student Francesca Cocilovo, and FAU College of Education professor Dr. Susannah Brown were featured on the FAU Research Daily site. Dr. Williams uses big words and everything!

Perceptions of Stuttering