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06/23/2026
Please welcome Aileesh Mathew from Philadelphia, PA to the SLP program! Aileesh is excited to make new connections within her cohort and looking forward to delving deeper into all things dysphagia! A fun fact is Aileesh is on a mission to find the best strawberry matcha in Pittsburgh!
Welcome to Pitt CSD Aileesh!🎉
06/23/2026
Please welcome Abigale Morgan from Pittsburgh, PA to the SLP program! Abigale is excited for continuing working in the Bilingual Phonology Lab and gaining clinical experiences!
Welcome to Pitt CSD Abigale!🎉
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06/22/2026
Please welcome Maddie Hurlbert from St. Johnsbury, Vermont to the SLP program at ! She is excited to meet everyone in her cohort and gain a variety of clinical experiences! A fun fact about Maddie is she is a cycle instructor!
Welcome to Pitt CSD Maddie!🎉
06/22/2026
Congratulations Dr. Lizzie Hary, who successfully defended her PhD thesis titled, "Mechanisms and Modulation of Vocal Fold Wound Healing" last week!
06/22/2026
Please welcome Clare Kunschke from Mequon, Wisconsin to the Audiology program at ! Clare is most excited for the diverse clinical opportunities, especially LEND! A fun fact about Clare is that she played collegiate pickleball in seven different states!
Welcome to Pitt CSD Clare!🎉
06/18/2026
Traditional hearing aids focus on making sounds louder, yet millions of users still struggle to understand a simple conversation in a crowded room. 👂
Researchers led by Hari Bharadwaj have developed an innovative acoustic signal processing strategy that directly addresses sensorineural hearing loss by correcting distorted tonotopic coding. By dynamically adapting to broadband sounds and tailoring compensation to each individual, this technology significantly improves speech clarity where conventional devices fall short.
Partner with Pitt to continue the development and rollout of this game-changing audiology technology! Learn more: https://inventions.pitt.edu/technologies/individualized-and-dynamic--07090
06/18/2026
On June 14-15, Dr. Garand participated as a mentor for the ASHA Pathways Program held at ASHA in Rockville, MD.
https://www.asha.org/research/pathways-program/?srsltid=AfmBOoodbY0O_vOLczy6iJ_NYfAchwf06sL8rcQtpgxV8SDrcqcmWMl1
06/08/2026
06/08/2026
We are delighted to announce the inaugural recipients of the Seed-the-Throughline Award, which seeks to kickstart or sustain programmatic lines of research. The award prioritizes work that advances one or more of the following: building readiness for extramural funding, bringing together investigators, seeding new collaborations, supporting early-career investigators as leads, bridging gaps between funding cycles, and integrating training opportunities for students.
Megan Arnold (MD/PhD Student) & Aravind Parthasarathy, Ph.D. (PI) and Xingyu "Mark" Zhang, Ph.D. (PI) & Interdisciplinary Team
05/28/2026
The Communication Van Summer Team is out testing hearing and providing free hearing aids to the community! Drs. Ashley Parker, Taylor Murray, and Melissa Ruscetta are leading our AuD students (Izzy T., Sabrina C., Laura C., and Jessica W.) in their clinical placements this summer in our mobile unit all over Pittsburgh and the surrounding areas.