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

*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

*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

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

CSD Outstanding Graduate Student – Nora Webster CSD Outstanding Graduate Clinician – Amanda Meleen Clifford White Outstanding Graduate Student – Paige Owens

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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”.

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.

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”.

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).

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

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

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

CSD Outstanding Graduate Student – Merceades Green CSD Outstanding Graduate Clinician – Nicole Taras Clifford White Outstanding Graduate Student – Naomi Rhodes

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

They can’t be stopped!

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

Outstanding Summers Track Graduate Clinician

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

Clifford White Award for Outstanding Graduate Student

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

Outstanding Graduate Clinician

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

Outstanding Summers Track Graduate Students

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

Clifford White Award for Outstanding Summers Track Graduate Student

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

ArSHA Praxis Bowl Championship Team

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2017
2015
2014
2012
2010