SASS Colloquium Series Presenter
We are pleased to welcome Dr. Geoffrey Stewart Morrison as a SASS Colloquium Series Presenter. Title of Talk: “Forensic Speech Science: A preliminary acoustic and statistical forensic analysis of the disputed utterance in Bain v R [2009] NZSC 16” Please join us on Wednesday November 20th from 12:30-1:20pm in Room 355 of Friedman Building at […] Read More >
2013 Clinical Faculty Awards
The 2013 Clinical Faculty Awards were presented at UBC SASS on October 29. We are pleased to announce the recipients. The Elizabeth MacLeod Award for Excellence in Clinical Education (Speech-Language Pathology) was presented to Kelly Kovach. Kelly is a Clinical Instructor in our School and works as an SLP for Vancouver Coastal Health. The Noelle […] Read More >
SLP-PPIG Donation Ceremony
The BCASLPA SLP Private Practice Group has donated $20,000 to provide continuing support of the School’s Margaret Elaine Clemons Award. This award was established by the BCASLPA SLP Private Practice Group in honour of Margaret Elaine Clemons. Mrs. Clemons was one of the first speech-language pathologists in Vancouver. She set an outstanding example for all […] Read More >
SASS Colloquium Oct 2, 2013 at 12:30pm-1:20pm
Please welcome Dr. Pierre Divenyi as our first speaker in the 2013-2014 SASS Colloquium Series. Title: “The Cocktail-Party Effect and Auditory Scene Analysis in Aging” Time: October 2nd from 12:30-1:20pm in Room 355, Friedman Building Read More >
SASS Faculty research article featured by Dr. Francois Grosjean
Research article by SASS faculty Stefka Marinova-Todd featured on blog by prominent bilingualism researcher, Dr. Francois Grosjean. The post (found at: http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/life-bilingual/201309/how-early-second-language) has been read by 2500+ people since it was posted few days ago. Congratulations, Stefka! Read More >
BC Special Olympics Games July 2013
UBC students, Faculty and Clinical Faculty, once more attended a BC Special Olympics Healthy Athlete program, where we ran the Healthy Hearing service. This included hearing screening, cerumen management, and hearing aid checks. Independent Industrial Audiometric companies assisted with donations of their vans and personnel. Research has shown that individuals with intellectual disabilities are both […] Read More >
UBC SASS Graduate Kevin Frew featured on CTV
UBC SASS graduate Kevin Frew featured on CTV demonstrating the use of iPads for the treatment of language disorders following a stroke. One of the apps was developed by Megan Sutton, a regular contributor to the School’s Aphasia Mentoring Program. http://bc.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=899089&binId=1.1184694&playlistPageNum=1 Read More >
MSc. thesis oral presentation and defence – Heather Holliday
All are welcome to attend the following MSc thesis oral presentation and defence. The presentation, by Heather Holliday, will be held in the Friedman Bldg, Room 354, at noon tomorrow. Wednesday March 27th 2013, 12:00pm – 2:00pm (We will have a brief break before 1 pm so that people can leave if they need to) UBC […] Read More >
Special Olympics BC – Healthy Hearing program
Special Olympics BC held their annual Healthy Athlete event last Saturday, for which the School of Audiology & Speech Sciences ran the. This is only the second year Healthy Hearing has been included in the many health promotion stations at the event. Over 150 athletes attended, along with their coaches and families. Running our program […] Read More >
SASS team participates in the AMSSA 2013 Diversity Health Fair
SASS team participates in the AMSSA 2013 Diversity Health Fair (http://www.amssa.org/). Our team – first year students Yiwan, Chelsea, Gill (Audiology), and Helen (Speech); Surrey Hearing Care staff Maria and Normand; and Darlene and Sharon – saw over 80 individuals from various ethnic and linguistic backgrounds for hearing screening and discussion. Thank you to all SASS […] Read More >