CMD welcomes new administrator - We are happy to announce that Caroline Nikitas has joined the CMD department as our new Higher Education Administrator, after working for 7 years in the University College for Academic Success at URI. Caroline brings with her a wealth of experience in administration and student support (for which we thank UCAS!) and is looking forward […]
CMD welcomes another new faculty member - The Department of Communicative Disorders is pleased to announce that Dr. Meg Simione will be joining the faculty as an Assistant Professor in the Fall of 2025. Dr. Simione comes to us from Boston, where she held Assistant Professor positions at Mass General and Harvard Medical School. Her research focuses on pediatric feeding disorders, with […]
Walter J. Beaupre Awards for 2025 - The CMD faculty congratulates our 2025 winners of the Walter J. Beaupre Award, which recognizes outstanding academic and clinical performance in our MS-SLP program. Unable to narrow it down to one student, this year we recognize two outstanding students: Julia Cerveira-Bianchi and Lane Perkins. The award comes with a monetary prize as well as honoring […]- Outstanding CMD Undergraduate for 2025 - The CMD Faculty would like to congratulate Katelyn Royael, who was honored in May at the Academic Excellence Award ceremony as the 2025 Outstanding Undergraduate in CMD for 2025. In addition to being an excellent student, Katelyn Royael has been involved in nearly every aspect of life at URI: Vice President of her sorority, URI […]
Dr. Baron receives ASHA ACE award. - Dr. Alisa Baron received an ACE award in recognition of her commitment to lifelong learning over the past 3 years. The award provides 7 continuing education units (CEUs), representing 70 hours of continuing education. Dr. Baron’s achievement sets a great example for our students!- RI Legislature approves changes to requirements for SLP assistants - The Rhode Island Legislature has passed changes to SLPA licensure that will, once ratified, make the requirements more consistent with ASHA guidelines and other states’ requirements (see full press release). These changes will make it easier for SLPAs to become licensed, which may ease the burden on over-worked SLPs in the state. Many thanks to Allan […]
Students and local SLPs representing at the State House. - On May 22, 2025, students from URISSLHA (URI’s Department of Communicative Disorders chapter of the National Student Speech Language Hearing Association) gathered with RISHA board members as well as other local Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists at the RI State House. In addition to hosting an informational table, the students were invited to attend the opening of […]- Still accepting applications for Fall 2025 - The Department of Communicative Disorders is participating in CSDCAS’ Open Seat Initiative. This means we are extending our application period for the Fall 2025 program to accommodate applicants who have not yet found a program. Our application portal on CSDCAS is open until June 16, 2025. If you have questions, please contact Dr. Gordon, the […]
IT’S THE DAY OF GIVING! - Wednesday, April 23rd, 2025 is the University of Rhode Island’s Day of Giving! If you would like to make a donation to the Communicative Disorders Department, please do so here, or use the QR code to access the page. Thank you so much for your support and contribution. Let’s make this the biggest Day of Giving yet!- Barry Prizant weighs in on autism controversy. - Dr. Barry Prizant, Adjunct Faculty of the CMD Department at URI and an expert on autism, was interviewed by ABC News regarding HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy’s recent statements about autism and its impact. Full articles are available here: https://abcnews.go.com/Health/rfk-jr-lays-new-studies-autism-shuts-diagnoses/story?id=120882735 and here: https://abcnews.go.com/US/rfk-jr-goal-study-autism-september-realistic/story?id=120862155. Dr. Prizant’s letter to the New York Times was also published recently.
