Marc Maffei awarded ASHF Research Grant - Dr. Marc Maffei has been awarded a highly competitive New Investigators Research Grant from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Foundation. His project, entitled “Speech Kinematics and Language Skills in Late Talkers” will explore relationships between motor speech skills and persistent language delays using optical motion capture technology to track speech movements. The project aims to identify […]
Kathryn Beaupre Awards for 2025 - The CMD Department would like to congratulate the 2025 awardees of the Kathryn Beaupre scholarship: Logan Humphries, Adara Leach, Mia Conti, Juliana Livorsi, and Hailey Borges. These students were selected by the CMD faculty for their academic excellence. Well done, students!
Upcoming webinar for MS-SLP program - Prospective speech-language pathology students are invited to join us at 7 PM on Wednesday, October 22, 2025 for an informational webinar about our MS-SLP program. Please see the attached for the Zoom link. Who? All students interested in the MS-SLP program When? Wednesday, Oct. 22nd, 2025 @ 7:00 PM Where? Zoom Why? Come meet our […]
Meg Simione to present Centennial Session at ASHA. - Dr. Meg Simione’s work, entitled “A Conceptual Framework for Integrating Contextual Factors into the Management of Pediatric Feeding Disorder” has been accepted for presentation at the annual American Speech-Language Hearing Association convention. In keeping with this year’s theme (Envisioning Possibilities for the Future), the presentation has been designated as a Centennial Session because, in the words […]
Ella Wenzel awarded Miya D. Brophy-Baermann Memorial Scholarship. - Ella Wenzel, a double major in Communicative Disorders and Psychology, has been awarded a 2025 Brophy-Baermann scholarship, which honors the memory of Miya Brophy-Baermann, an exemplary Communicative Disorders major herself, who was killed in 2021. The award recognizes students who epitomize an inclusive and compassionate approach to the field. Ella’s accomplishment has been recognized by […]
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!
