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It Takes a Village—and a Giant—to Help Children Who Stutter.

May 1, 2025 | 4 min read

Former NBA basketball star Michael Kidd-Gilchrist stands tall as an advocate for children who stutter.

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FACETSResearch Feature

Creating Best Practices in Artificial Intelligence 

April 21, 2025 | 10 min read

SHRS faculty and researchers are stepping forward to ensure that AI is used in the most responsible way to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of health care delivery, and most importantly, to improve patient outcomes. 

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Personal Challenges Lead to Professional Successes for Audiology Alumna 

August 2, 2024 | 5 min read

Suzanne Yoder (MA ’02, AuD ’04) has lived with severe hearing loss since childhood. Her personal journey—from using different hearing aids, learning to lip-read, asking people to repeat themselves, searching for coping skills and finally receiving cochlear implants in both ears—has made her a more compassionate audiologist.

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Everyone Has a Story to Tell: the Pitt Communication Science and Disorders Podcast

January 18, 2024 | 4 min read

Recent Speech-Language Pathology master’s program graduates Ellen Swain (MA ’23) and Juliann Bardin (MA ’23) co-created the “Lived Communication Experiences” podcasts.

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Finding Language and Friendship through the Aphasia Support Group

August 1, 2023 | 5 min read

The Aphasia Support Group was founded by SHRS faculty as a space to build community and provide social interaction for this population. 

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Health Sciences Collaboration is Leading the Nation in Interprofessional OTC Hearing Aid Education

December 23, 2022 | 6 min read

Professor Elaine Mormer, Department of Communication Science and Disorders (CSD), and Associate Professor Lucas A. Berenbrok, Pitt School of Pharmacy formed a collaborative project creating a world-class interprofessional education model intended for individuals requiring over-the-counter hearing aids.