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Jeff Higginbotham, professor in the Department of Communicative Disorders and Sciences and director of the Communication and Assistive Device Laboratory in the College of Arts and Sciences, has received a grant from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living and Rehabilitation Research. http://www.buffalo.edu/ubnow/stories/2020/12/higginbotham-communication-grant.html

Amanda Allen, Lab Coordinator for Dr. Kris Tjaden’s Motor Speech Disorders Lab and summer clinical supervisor in the Speech and Hearing Clinic has been awarded the Distinguished Early Career Professional (ECP) Certificate of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA).

The conference, held at Temple University on June 21st, brings together speech-language pathologists from across the discipline. Dr. Higginbotham's talk focused on using evidence collected during therapy to inform clinical decision making.

The grant included attendance at the Lead with Intent Symposium, held in Richardson, Texas, June 20-23, 2018.  The grant provides clinical funding as well as training for a two-part protocol, SPEAK OUT!® AND LOUD Crowd®, to help those with Parkinson’s regain and maintain their speaking abilities.