Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences

May 12, 2017

Children 8–11 with normal hearing needed for study

The Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences is looking for research subjects to better understand how children listen in background noise.

By VUMC News and Communications
December 1, 2016

Children who do and do not stutter needed for a research study

Boys and girls age 4 to 6—those who stutter and those who do not—are needed for a research study, “Emotional Processing in Children Who Do and Do Not Stutter.”

By VUMC News and Communications
October 27, 2016

Camarata named to NIDCD review committee

Stephen Camarata, Ph.D., professor of Hearing and Speech Sciences and Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, has been invited to serve a four-year term on the Communication Disorders Review Committee (CDRC) of the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD).

By VUMC News and Communications
September 29, 2016

Chalk Fest

Professional artists, hobbyists and art enthusiasts from around the country created sidewalk chalk art in Hillsboro Village Sept. 24-25 during the second annual Nashville Chalk Fest, which benefits the Vanderbilt Bill Wilkerson Center Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences, specifically the Preschool for Children with Autism and the Mama Lere Hearing School.

By VUMC News and Communications
March 10, 2016

American Academy of Audiology honors Tharpe, Grantham

Two faculty members of the Vanderbilt Bill Wilkerson Center are receiving awards from the American Academy of Audiology (AAA) this year, representing two of eight total recipients nationwide.

By Matt Batcheldor
January 28, 2016

Cochlear implant’s success is music to patient’s ears

Sidney Kleinman is living proof that you’re never too old to have your hearing restored.

By Matt Batcheldor
December 10, 2015

Gifford lands clinical achievement award from ASHA

René Gifford, Ph.D., associate professor of Hearing and Speech Sciences, received the 2015 Louis M. DiCarlo Award for Recent Clinical Achievement from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) at the group’s national convention, which was held last month in Denver.
By Matt Batcheldor
December 3, 2015

Save 20 percent on hearing aids with employee discount Dec. 1-Jan. 31

The Vanderbilt Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences is proud to offer a 20 percent discount on hearing aids to Vanderbilt employees from Dec. 1 through Jan. 31, 2016.
By VUMC News and Communications
April 9, 2015

Chalk Fest to draw up support for Bill Wilkerson Center

Professional artists, hobbyists and art enthusiasts from around the country will create sidewalk chalk art in Hillsboro Village this weekend during the premiere of Nashville Chalk Fest — the first celebration of what is hoped to become an annual tradition that benefits the Vanderbilt Bill Wilkerson Center Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences.
By Matt Batcheldor
March 18, 2015

Nashville Chalk Fest, benefiting Vanderbilt Bill Wilkerson Center, is April 11-12

Nashville Chalk Fest, a free two-day street festival benefiting the Vanderbilt Bill Wilkerson Center's Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences, is scheduled for April 11-12.
By VUMC News and Communications
December 18, 2014

Autism Speaks lauds Camarata’s contributions, years of support

Stephen Camarata, Ph.D., professor of Hearing and Speech Sciences, has been honored by Autism Speaks, a national autism advocacy and research organization, for dedicated service.
By Matt Batcheldor
September 19, 2013

Speech-language association to honor VUMC’s Golper

Lee Ann Golper, Ph.D., professor of Hearing and Speech Sciences, is receiving Honors of the Association at the annual convention of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) in Chicago in November.
By Craig Boerner
August 22, 2013

Initiative allows remote hearing tests for newborns

A telemedicine initiative in Vanderbilt’s Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences is working to make follow-up hearing tests for newborns more accessible in rural areas of Tennessee, while teaching young pediatric audiology and pediatric speech language pathology students to treat patients remotely.
By Craig Boerner
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