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CSD Students in the News

May 7, 2022 – 2022 Graduates

The commencement for 2022 CSD graduates took place on May 7, 2022 at 3pm at the J. Lawrence Walkup Skydome. The faculty speakers this year were Dr. Judy King and Dr. Sarah Dachtyl and student speakers were Maggie Kienetz and Caylee Palmisano (FT/FTL program, left) and Ja-Laina Brown-Gardner and Anna Figgins (ST program, right).

April 30, 2021 – Hooding Ceremony for 2021 Graduates

The hooding ceremony for 2021 CSD graduates took place on April 30, 2021 at 9 am and 11 am at the Orpheum Theater in Flagstaff. The faculty speakers this year were Dr. Mary Harmon and Dr. Sarah Dachtyl and student speakers were Lauren Cantrell and Natalie Gomez (FT/FTL program, left) and Stephanie Mattingley and Jeremy Carr (ST program, right).

2021 Department of Communication Sciences & Disorders Awards

Full-time/Full-time Leveler Awards *CSD Outstanding Graduate Student – Alicia Carpenter *CSD Outstanding Graduate Clinician – Monica Scofield *Clifford White Outstanding Graduate Student – Nikki Cannon *ArSHA James Case Outstanding Student Clinician – Lauren Cantrell *CSD Nominee for the CHHS Distinguished Graduate Student – BreAnn Cobble

Summers Track Awards *CSD Outstanding Graduate Student – Jeremy Carr *CSD Outstanding Graduate Clinician – Leticia Rivera *Clifford White Outstanding Graduate Student – Stephanie Mattingley

July 23, 2019 – Summer in Flagstaff

Third year Summers Track students shine on!

July 13, 2019 2nd Annual CSD Picnic – Foxglenn Park

June 20, 2019

Steven Pratt and Hannah Leib are our rodeo stars!

May 11, 2019 – Hooding Ceremony and NAU Commencement

Summers Track graduates The hooding ceremony for 2019 CSD graduates took place on May 11, 2019 at 10 am at the Twin Arrows Casino. The faculty speakers this year were Dr. Mary Harmon and Dr. Sarah Dachtyl and student speakers were Emma Drehobl and Anne Smolenski (FT track) and Natali Rossi and Gene Kim (ST track).

2019 Department of Communication Sciences & Disorders Awards

Full-time/Full-time Leveler Awards CSD Outstanding Graduate Student – Nora Webster CSD Outstanding Graduate Clinician – Amanda Meleen Clifford White Outstanding Graduate Student – Paige Owens

Summers Track Awards CSD Outstanding Graduate Student – Holly Edwards CSD Outstanding Graduate Clinician – Angelina Serrano Clifford White Outstanding Graduate Student – Noelle Iorio

Congratulations to Sabrina Bankemper, the 2019 CSD Outstanding Undergraduate Student.

April 26, 2019 – NAU Undergraduate Symposium

Brain Computer Interface Sabrina Bankemper, Lauren Burke, Lupita Gutierrez, & Denise Terrazas presented “Brain Computer Interface: Let Their Voices Be Heard”. Faculty Advisor: Dr. Mary Harmon

Non-Native English Speaking Accents Leslie Lira & Edgar Serrano presented “Non-Native English Speaking Accents: Societal and Individual Implications”. Faculty Advisor: Professor Michelle Thomas

Pediatric TBI Natalie Gomez, Audrey Diaz, & Kenna Xitco presented “Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury”.  Faculty Advisor: Dr. Emi Isaki

Reminiscence Therapy and Memory Book Use Kelsey Fisher, Rey Alfafara, Abygail Hylde, & Beckilynn Nutter presented “Reminiscence Therapy and Memory Book Use with Dementia”. Faculty Advisor: Dr. Emi Isaki

Supporting the Emergent Literacy Skills of ELLs Samantha Grono, Hannah Potts, & Abigail Spiess presented “Bridging the Gap: Supporting the Emergent Literacy Skills of English Language Learners”.   Faculty Advisor: Dr. Mary Harmon

Psychological Burdens of Dysphagia Courtney Abernathy, Kylie Huppert, & Kali Sabin presented “Hard to Swallow; The Psychological Burdens of Dysphagia”.  Faculty Advisor: Dr. Rebecca Bartlett

Childhood Apraxia of Speech Lauren Hampson, Sierra Wiese, & Teoni Kosters  presented “Childhood Apraxia of Speech: Current Theories and Future Directions”. Faculty Advisor: Dr. Kim Farinella

I Think My Child is Stuttering Ambrielle Begay, Tatum Bixler, Maren MacDonald, & Mariah Rodriguez presented “I Think My Child is Stuttering” – Do Pediatricians Agree? Faculty Advisor: Dr. Judith King

Tinnitus in a College-Aged Population Rachel Johnson & Ashley Kobold  presented “Tinnitus and Related Hearing Health Concerns in a College-Aged Population”. Faculty Advisor: Dr. Ishan Bhatt

April, 2019 — CHHS Distinguished Graduate Student

Congratulations to graduate student, Emma Drehobl, for being named the 2019 Distinguished Graduate Student for the College of Health and Human Services (CHHS) at NAU!

March 26, 2019 — Graduate Student Government Poster Symposium

Implementation of Vocabulary & Literacy Intervention CSD Graduate students Emma Drehobl and Paige DeHaan presented their research poster titled: “Implementation of Vocabulary and Literacy Intervention to At-Risk Preschoolers”. Faculty Advisor: Dr. Mary Harmon

Multiple Concussions in General Population Tatum Reedy stands next to her research poster, which received an Honorable Mention: “Surprising Number of Multiple Concussions Among the General Population”. Faculty Advisor: Dr. Emi Isaki

Safe Feeding & Swallowing in Schools CSD Graduate students, from left to right: Sara Oppliger, Ashley Effler, Morgan Aldridge, Kendall Davis, and Meagan Rushforth (not pictured), presented their research poster: “Safe Feeding and Swallowing Protocols in Schools: Practical Implications” Faculty Advisor: Cynthia Fangman Farrel

Long-Term Effects of IPE CSD Graduate Student Megan Trout stands next to her research poster titled, “Long-Term Effects of Interprofessional Education”. This poster received an Honorable Mention. Faculty Advisor: Dr. Mary Harmon

November 15-17, 2018 — Student Presentations at ASHA in Boston, MA

Screening & Early Therapy Following TBI Full-time CSD grad students stand next to their research poster: “Screening of Cognitive Communication & Early Therapy Following Concussion and Traumatic Brain Injury”. Their research advisor was Dr. Emi Isaki. L-R: Faith Park, Tatum Reedy, Dr. Isaki, Emily Sakievich, and Kayla Wood – with Naomi Rhodes.

Pediatric TBI & the SLP Dr. Mary Harmon stands beside her research poster: “Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury and the Speech-Language Pathologist”, completed in conjunction with Full-time CSD students Lauren Pickering and Merceades Green.

Caregivers of Military Personnel & TBI Full-time CSD grad student Kayla Wood stands with her research advisor Dr. Emi Isaki next to their research poster: “Experiences of Caregivers of Military Personnel with Mild Traumatic Brain Injury/Concussion”.

Foreign Phoneme Production Full-time CSD grad student Ashley Effler stands with her research poster “Can Foreign Phonemes Production Skills Be Predicted by Supra-Threshold Speech Perception Abilities?” The research was completed in conjunction with advisors Drs. Ishan Bhatt and Fe Murray and fellow graduate students Faith Park and Ye Sung Le.

AAC in Intensive Care Summers Track graduate students Faith Taylor, April Finley (not pictured), and research advisor Dr. Mary Harmon presented their research poster “AAC in Intensive Care: Nursing Students’ Use with Temporarily Non-verbal Patients”.

Lumbee Dialect: Local Norms Summers Track graduate student Tamra Lowry stands with research advisor Dr. Mary Harmon next to their poster “Lumbee Dialect: Local Norms”.


Summers Track graduate students April Finley (phone) and Faith Taylor presented their poster “AAC in Intensive Care: Nursing Students’ Use with Temporarily Non-verbal Patients” to the College of Nursing at NAU.

October, 2018

Congratulations to Summers Track graduate student Hannah Leib,  Miss Rodeo Washington for 2019!

Hannah Leib is pictured here with Summers Track classmate Faith Taylor (left).

Quayle Scholarship Recipients Full-time graduate student Steven Pratt and Summers Track graduate student Brittany Harrison were awarded the prestigious Louis H. and Betty J. Quayle Scholarship this year, and spoke at a NAU luncheon honoring their achievement. They are pictured here at the CCC Lone Tree campus, during an information fair this September.

May 11, 2018 – Hooding Ceremony and NAU Commencement

FT and FT Levelers The hooding ceremony for 2018 CSD graduates took place on May 11, 2018 at 10 am at the Twin Arrows Casino

Summers Track In addition to faculty and student speakers, special awards were presented to the 2018 Outstanding Supervisor (Julie Cohen, nominated by Summers Track student Staci McCauley) and a Lifetime Achievement Award to esteemed Summer Instructor Michael Towey.

2018 Department of Communication Sciences & Disorders Awards

Full-time and Full-time Leveler Awards CSD Outstanding Graduate Student – Merceades Green CSD Outstanding Graduate Clinician – Nicole Taras Clifford White Outstanding Graduate Student – Naomi Rhodes

Summers Track Awards CSD Outstanding Graduate Student – Abigail Rawson CSD Outstanding Graduate Clinician – Anna Munsey Clifford White Outstanding Graduate Student – Staci McCauley James Case Outstanding Student Clinician – Micaelyn Montogmery

April 27-28, 2018 – Annual ArSHA Convention in Tuscon, AZ

The CSD Praxis Bowl Team wins again! They can’t be stopped!

2018 Praxis Bowl at ArSHA

Feeding and Swallowing in the Schools Second year grad students pose before their presentation at the ArSHA 2018 Convention, titled “A Comparison of Feeding and Swallowing the Schools: A Pilot Study”. Their faculty mentor was Cynthia Farrell. Pictured are Bryce Yount, Emily Sakievich, Molly Gordon, Carly Dixon, and Nikki Taras.

Maze Behaviors in Monolingual Children Second year grad students pose before their presentation at the ArSHA 2018 Convention, titled “Maze Behaviors in Typical Spanish-English Monolingual Children”. Their faculty mentor was Dr. Anna Sosa. L-R: Erin Unruhe, Sindri Azpeitia, and Evelyn Gonzalez.

2017 Graduate Miranda Clements made the NAU news! Click here for the full story.

2017 Department of Communication Sciences & Disorders Awards

Full-time and Full-time Leveler Awards CSD Outstanding Graduate Clinician – Ariana Randall CSD Outstanding Graduate Student – Miranda Clements Clifford White Outstanding Graduate Student – Chloe Acquavella James Case Outstanding Student Clinician – Jack Anger

Summers Tracks Awards CSD Outstanding Graduate Clinician – Cara Dwyer CSD Outstanding Graduate Student – Heidi McKnight Clifford White Outstanding Graduate Student – Danielle Wray CHHS Distinguished Graduate student nominee- Hallie Clason Clinical Educator Recognition – Sandy Hill

4/28/17 – Jack Anger receives the ArSHA James Case award

Jack Anger receives the NAU James Case Clinical Award, from ArSHA’s Honors Committee Chair, Dr. Katherine Mahosky. Jack received a cash award, a year membership to ArSHA, and free convention registration to the next year’s convention. Congratulations, Jack!

4/28/17 – The CSD Praxis Bowl Team wins!

The winning Praxis Bowl Team took home a trophy and a few plaques. They all received gifts, including gift cards by Lightstreet, and their Praxis exams paid by EBS.

April 28, 2017 — Student Presentations at the ArSHA in Tuscon, AZ

Perspectives on Stuttering Self-Disclosure by PWS Students pose before their presentation at the 2017 ArSHA convention. Their presentation was titled: “Perspectives on Stuttering Self-Disclosure by Adult Persons Who Stutter”. Their faculty research advisor was Dr. Judith King.

Ease of Access to speech-Language Therapy Services: Insights from University Transgender Student Second year grad students pose before their presentation at the ArSHA 2017 Convention, titled “Ease of Access to Speech-Language Therapy Services: Insights from University Transgender Student”. Their faculty mentor was Dr. Judith King.

Effective Supervision: Perspectives or Supervisees in the Trenches Summers Track student Danielle Wray presents at the 2017 ArSHA convention on “Effective Supervision: Perspectives of Supervisees in the Trenches”. Her research faculty members were Drs. Judith King, Elise Lindstedt, and Sandra Stewart.

Analysis of Tinnitus in a College-Aged Population First year students Naomi Rhodes and Kayla Wood present with Dr. Ishan Bhatt at the 2017 ArSHA Convention. This presentation was titled “Analysis of Tinnitus in a College Aged Population”.

3/28/17 – CSD students at the NAU Graduate Symposium

Congratulations to these CSD graduate students who earned 3rd place in the NAU Graduate Symposium for the following research project: “Perspectives on Stuttering Self-Disclosure by Adult Persons Who Stutter”. They received a certificate and a cash award! You’ve made us all proud. Their research faculty mentor is Dr. Judith King. Congratulations to all! From Left to Right: Dana Niiro, Chloe Acquavella, Molly Shearer, and Nikki White.

12/06/2016 – Staci McCauley receives $5000 grant

Congratulations to Summer track graduate student Staci McCauley for being the recipient of a $5000 grant from the Fiesta Bowl Wishes for Teachers drawing. She will receive free tickets to the upcoming Fiesta Bowl (that’s the part her husband is excited about!) and, along with other winners, will be recognized on the football field before the game. Staci will be using the money she won for her Title 1 school district to purchase much needed therapy materials. In addition, every SLP and SLPA in her district will receive free CEUs for one year from speechpathology.com! Congratulations to you and the Roosevelt School District speech-language pathology therapy team!

November 17-19, 2016 — Student Presentations at ASHA in Philadelphia, PA

Ease of Access to SLP Services

Full-time CSD grad students stand next to their research poster: “Ease of Access to Speech-Language Therapy Services: Insights from University Transgender Students”. Their research advisor was Dr. Judith King. L-R: Miranda Clements, Rachael Carlisle, Hannah Galloway, Jessica Feczko, and Ariana Randall – with Miranda Clements, Jessica Feczko and Ariana Randall.

Effective Supervision

Summer track CSD graduate students, Hallie Clason and Danielle Wray stand in front of their research poster: “Effective Supervision: Perspectives of Supervisees in the Trenches”. They collaborated with Dr. Judith King, Dr. Elise Lindstedt, and Dr. Sandy Stewart.

Transient EOEs in Noise-Exposed Human Ears

Full-Time grad students Hannah Tubbs and Tracy Mbuoben pose in front of their research poster titled: “Transient-Evoked Otoacoustic Emissions in Normal-Hearing Noise Exposed Human Ears”. Dr. Ishan Bhatt was their research advisor. Also collaborating on this poster, but not pictured were: Ariana Randall, Cassie Hiebert, and Nikki White.

Perspectives of Stuttering Self-Disclosure

Full-time graduate students Molly Shearer, Chole Acquavella, Dana Niiro, and Nikki White stand next to their research poster: “Perspectives of Stuttering Self-Disclosure by Adult Persons Who Stutter”. Dr. Judith King was their research advisor. – with Molly Shearer, Nikki White, Dana Niiro, and Chole Acquavella.

Use of Graduate Clinician Reflection-On-Action Tool to Increase ‘Real Time’ Modifications

Cassie Hieber and Brandon McColley with their research poster: “Use of Graduate Clinician Reflection-On-Action Tool to Increase ‘Real Time’ Modifications”. Professor Cindy Farrell was their research advisor.

11/01/2016 – Matt Richardson receives $5000 award

Congratulations to second year NAU CSD graduate student. Matthew Richardson, on receiving a $5,000 ASHFoundation Graduate Student Scholarship. The American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation general scholarships are awarded annually to 15 qualifying graduate students based on academic and personal merit. The 2016 recipients of this prestigious award were announced at the ASHA Convention in Philadelphia, earlier this month. Congratulations, Matt — We are all very proud of your accomplishments!

8/29/2016 – Bilingual Evaluation Team

NAU CSD has a new clinic rotation: A bilingual evaluation assessment experience. Pictured here is our clinic’s first bilingual assessment team, after completing their final evaluation of the semester. The team traveled this past semester to local schools to collaborate with school SLPs and provide a much needed service to the community. Evaluations at the on-campus clinic were also completed. The supervisor for this clinic is Dr. Fe Murray. Pictured from L-R are graduate students Ariana Randall, Tracy Mbuoben, and Matt Richardson.

4/29/2016 – Gretchen Bergstrand receives ArSHA James Case Award

Congratulations to graduate student Gretchen Bergstrand, the recipient of the ArSHA 2016 James Case student Clinician Award for NAU. She is pictured here with Karen LaBrozzi, member of ArSHA’s Honors and Awards Committee.

Annual Communication & Sciences Awards

Outstanding Graduate Student

YearGraduate Student
2019Nora Webster
2018Merceades Green
2017Miranda Clements
2016Hailey Corthell
2015Katie Egea
2014Jessica King
2013Erin Burdett
2012Haley Landau
2011Christy White
2010Shaylee Davis
2009Lourdes Chambers
2008Sandra Stewart
2007Rachel Peterson
2006Jeffery Meeds
2005Michelle Schroeder
2004Patricia Klespis

Outstanding Summers Track Graduate Clinician

YearGraduate Student
2019Angelina Serrano
2018Anna Munsey
2017Cara Dwyer
2016Megan Mesman
2015Brittany Binnall

Clifford White Award for Outstanding Graduate Student

YearGraduate Student
2019Paige Owens
2018Naomi Rhodes
2017Chloe Acquavella
2016Kelsey Raab
2015Brooke Santos
2014Mary Brown
2013Emily White
2012Rhea Lewis-Tribe
2011Stephanie Hearn
2010Cadie Archer
2009Angela Martin
2008Megan McCormick
2007Cintamani Ellsworth
2006Melissa Manegold
2005Alicia Kozushko
2004Cynthia McCarthy
2003Anna Escarcega-Ortiz
2000Mary Ellen Glennon
1999Jill Padgett
1998Dina Lee Brodfuehrer
1997Michelle Lynn Eber
1996Mailynn Santos Burgess
1995Heidi May Stein
1994Tonia Michelle Henry
1993Kristan Elizabeth Devore
1992Sarah June Underwood
1991Anita Bakula
1990Cheryl Brown
1989Karen Scott
1988Cynthia Drye
1987Don Seaman

Outstanding Graduate Clinician

YearGraduate Student
2019Amanda Meleen
2018Nicole Taras
2017Ariana Randall
2016Danika Knight
2015Lauren Crane
2014Gina Grosso
2013Chelsea Hafley
2012Margo Zelenski
2011Kelly Payla
2010Junli Gallagher
2009Holly Schaefer
2008Holly Jacobs
2007Kristin Faucher
2006Adrienne Antoni
2005Jill Valeski
2004Lisa Treviso
2003Jilian Boggan

Outstanding Summers Track Graduate Students

YearGraduate Student
2019Holly Edwards
2018Abigail Rawson
2017Heidi McKnight
2016Lindsay Puccetti
2016Amber Crouch
2015Cara High
2014Kelley Barker
2013Vanessa Abraham
2012Lynn Kincaid
2011Victoria Sucato
2010Marco Albanez
2009Lo Ling Lozoya
2008Misty Mason

Clifford White Award for Outstanding Summers Track Graduate Student

YearGraduate Student
2019Noelle Iorio
2018Staci McCauley
2017Danielle Wray
2016Gerrick DeLeon
2015Jessica Avenetti

ArSHA Praxis Bowl Championship Team

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