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After loss, graduation has special meaning for mom, daughter
5/8/23
Katelynn Sparkman’s life instantly changed when her husband was killed in a car accident. She was now a widowed mother with the challenge of working a full-time job on top of going to school full-time. Despite the loss, Sparkman is walking at the May commencement ceremony with her cohort and will graduate in August.
Mehta recognized by national group
3/21/23
Jyutika Mehta, PhD, professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Oral Health and director of the Stroke Center - Dallas, received the Kenneth Viste, Jr., MD Memorial Lectureship Award at the 2023 American Society of Neurorehabilitation (ASNR) Annual Meeting on March 15 in Charleston, S.C.
Signing skills give boost to nursing student
11/18/22
While nursing and becoming a midwife is her career goal, American Sign Language is preparing TWU junior Alana Douglas for her future. Her doctor has told her that by the time she is 40, she will be completely deaf in her right ear and have just 25 percent hearing in her left.
TWU professor recognized for innovative teaching methods in STEM
11/14/22
Chad Smith, PhD, a professor in the College of Health Sciences at Texas Woman’s University, received the Texas Girls Collaborative Project 2022 Educator Stand Up for STEM Award.
Clinic elevates language skills for those with speech disorder
11/4/22
The Texas Woman’s Speech, Language and Hearing Clinic has a long history in working with speech disorders and pivoted to teletherapy in 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic brought in-person sessions to a screeching halt. The clinic continues to offer in-person and teletherapy sessions.