{"id":36,"date":"2016-12-16T15:23:04","date_gmt":"2016-12-16T15:23:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cmd-draft\/?page_id=36"},"modified":"2024-06-21T10:28:42","modified_gmt":"2024-06-21T14:28:42","slug":"news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cmd\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"News"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"display-posts-listing\"><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cmd\/2026\/03\/12\/cmd-student-awarded-eursco-research-funding\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cmd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1253\/Frances-Vice-web-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cmd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1253\/Frances-Vice-web-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cmd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1253\/Frances-Vice-web.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cmd\/2026\/03\/12\/cmd-student-awarded-eursco-research-funding\/\">CMD Student Awarded EURSCO Research Funding<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The CMD Department is pleased to share that undergraduate student Frances Vice has received funding through the Early Undergraduate Research, Scholarly, and Creative Opportunities (EURSCO) Program at URI. The EURSCO program supports first- and second-year students as they begin engaging in research and scholarly work with faculty mentors. Under the mentorship of Dr. Alisa Baron [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/chs\/2026\/03\/04\/paid-summer-internships-for-chs-students\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cmd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1253\/CHS-Summer-Internships-2026-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cmd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1253\/CHS-Summer-Internships-2026-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cmd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1253\/CHS-Summer-Internships-2026-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/chs\/2026\/03\/04\/paid-summer-internships-for-chs-students\/\">Summer Internships for CHS Students!<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The College of Health Sciences is now offering\u00a0summer internships\u00a0for undergraduate and master\u2019s students.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cmd\/2026\/02\/10\/congratulations-to-gia-galati\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cmd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1253\/Gia-Galati-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cmd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1253\/Gia-Galati-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cmd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1253\/Gia-Galati.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cmd\/2026\/02\/10\/congratulations-to-gia-galati\/\">CONGRATULATIONS to Gia Galati<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">CONGRATULATIONS to Gia Galati, the 2025 recipient of the\u00a0Patricia M. Stephens Memorial Scholarship. Each year, the Rhode Island Speech-Language-Hearing Association (https:\/\/rishaconnect.org\/) awards this honor to a student demonstrating academic excellence and commitment to the field. Gia was selected, from amongst a stellar pool of applicants, for her\u00a0academic achievement, passion for speech-language pathology, and active participation [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/01\/using-advanced-motion-capture-uri-study-examines-impact-of-motor-skills-on-language-development\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cmd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1253\/2026-01-16_08-39-58-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/01\/using-advanced-motion-capture-uri-study-examines-impact-of-motor-skills-on-language-development\/\">Using advanced motion capture, URI study examines impact of motor skills on language development<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Assistant Professor Marc Maffei\u2019s study seeks early indicators of language disorders in children.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cmd\/2025\/11\/03\/dr-baron-featured-in-open-science-blogpost\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cmd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1253\/2025-11-03_09-58-41-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cmd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1253\/2025-11-03_09-58-41-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cmd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1253\/2025-11-03_09-58-41-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cmd\/2025\/11\/03\/dr-baron-featured-in-open-science-blogpost\/\">Dr. Baron featured in Open Science blogpost!\u00a0<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Dr. Alisa Baron is active in CSDisseminate, a working group of researchers and clinicians dedicated to disseminating knowledge about open science (OS) practices to clinicians and researchers in the field of Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD). Their work was highlighted in a recent Center for Open Science\u00a0blog post.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cmd\/2025\/10\/09\/marc-maffei-awarded-ashf-research-grant\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cmd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1253\/Maffei_web-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cmd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1253\/Maffei_web-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cmd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1253\/Maffei_web.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cmd\/2025\/10\/09\/marc-maffei-awarded-ashf-research-grant\/\">Marc Maffei awarded ASHF Research Grant<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">\u00a0Dr. Marc Maffei has been awarded a highly competitive New Investigators Research Grant from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Foundation. His project, entitled &#8220;Speech Kinematics and Language Skills in Late Talkers&#8221; 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 [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cmd\/2025\/10\/07\/kathryn-beaupre-awards-for-2025\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cmd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1253\/Kathryn-Beaupre-Awards-for-2025-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cmd\/2025\/10\/07\/kathryn-beaupre-awards-for-2025\/\">Kathryn Beaupre Awards for 2025<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">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!<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cmd\/2025\/09\/24\/upcoming-webinar-for-ms-slp-program\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cmd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1253\/URI-CMD-Flyer-Fall-2025-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cmd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1253\/URI-CMD-Flyer-Fall-2025-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cmd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1253\/URI-CMD-Flyer-Fall-2025-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cmd\/2025\/09\/24\/upcoming-webinar-for-ms-slp-program\/\">Upcoming webinar for MS-SLP program<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">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 [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cmd\/2025\/08\/15\/meg-simione-to-present-centennial-session-at-asha\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cmd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1253\/Meg-Simione-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cmd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1253\/Meg-Simione-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cmd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1253\/Meg-Simione.jpg 239w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cmd\/2025\/08\/15\/meg-simione-to-present-centennial-session-at-asha\/\">Meg Simione to present Centennial Session at ASHA.<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Dr. Meg Simione&#8217;s work, entitled &#8220;A Conceptual Framework for Integrating Contextual Factors into the Management of Pediatric Feeding Disorder&#8221;\u00a0has been accepted for presentation at the annual American Speech-Language Hearing Association convention. In keeping with this year&#8217;s theme (Envisioning Possibilities for the Future), the presentation has been designated as a Centennial Session because, in the words [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cmd\/2025\/08\/15\/ella-wenzel-awarded-miya-d-brophy-baermann-memorial-scholarship\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cmd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1253\/Ella-Wenzel-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cmd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1253\/Ella-Wenzel-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cmd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1253\/Ella-Wenzel-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cmd\/2025\/08\/15\/ella-wenzel-awarded-miya-d-brophy-baermann-memorial-scholarship\/\">Ella Wenzel awarded Miya D. Brophy-Baermann Memorial Scholarship.\u00a0<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">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&#8217;s accomplishment has been recognized by [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a class=\"cl-button prominent\" href=\"\/cmd\/news\/archives\/\">View Archive<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>View Archive<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":581,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-36","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cmd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/36","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cmd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cmd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cmd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/581"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cmd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cmd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/36\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10186,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cmd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/36\/revisions\/10186"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cmd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}