Student, Faculty in Communicative Disorders engage in outreach activities

Krista Lett standing next to her award-winning poster.

Recently, students and faculty in the Department of Communicative Disorders have been engaging in a variety of outreach activities.

Krista Lett, fourth year student earning her doctorate in Audiology (AuD), won the student poster presentation at the Wisconsin Speech Language Pathology and Audiology state convention held February 24-25, 2012 in Milwaukee, WI. Krista’s advisor was Dr. Kim Schairer.

Jon C. Douglas, AuD, CCC-A and four UW-Madison AuD students, Susan Von Dollen, Tori Ashton, Chelsea Conrad, and Krista Sershen volunteered at the Waunakee-Westport Lions Club Community Health, Activity & Energy Fair on Saturday, March 10, 2012. They performed hearing screenings on children and adults and provided information about noise induced hearing loss with portable music players (e.g. iPod).

They also measured the output of the participants headphones. Jon Douglas is a Clinical Associate Professor in the UW-Madison Department of Communicative Disorders.

Communicative Disorders students handed out earplugs on St. Patrick's Day.

Amy Hartman, Melanie Buhr-Lawler, and Chelsea Conrad, 1st year AuD student, gave a presentation on Musicians and Hearing Loss for the UW-Madison School of Music Wellness Day on Friday, March 16, 2012. Amy Hartman and Melanie Buhr-Lawler are Clinical Associate Professors in the UW-Madison Department of Communicative Disorders.

Students enrolled in the UW-Madison AuD program marched in the Madison 2012 St. Patrick’s Day Parade. They gave away free ear plugs and candy to the crowds.

Pictured in the photo are Jamie Burt, Emily Janz, Jennifer Groneveld, Amy Jacobson, Tricia Cayemberg, Lindsey Kunsch, and Jenna Woestman. Jamie, Amy, and Tricia are students on the UW-Stevens Point campus who access academic course work on the UW-Madison campus via distance education.