Lamar University - Department of Speech & Hearing Sciences

06/03/2026

June is National Dysphagia Awareness Month. Spread awareness & have a little fun by playing & sharing this "GERD-LE" brought to you by the National Foundation of Swallowing Disorders. https://swallowingdisorderfoundation.com/gerdle/

Learn more about dysphagia at the Dysphagia Research Society or the NFSD (linked above).

05/30/2026

Join us in congratulating graduate student, Rylee Stephens, on her presentation at today’s Louisiana Speech-Language-Hearing Association Annual Conference.

She shared her guided research project on student perceptions of an aging simulation activity. ʀʏʟᴇᴇ ᴅɪᴅ ᴀɴ ᴀᴍᴀᴢɪɴɢ ᴊᴏʙ ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴇᴄᴇɪᴠᴇᴅ ᴇxᴄᴇʟʟᴇɴᴛ ꜰᴇᴇᴅʙᴀᴄᴋ.

This is part of a larger study conducted with Dr. Anna Jilla from UL Lafayette Communicative Disorders Department & Dr. Karen Whisenhunt Saar from Lamar University - Department of Speech & Hearing Sciences

05/15/2026

Congratulations to our 2026 graduates!

05/08/2026

Our department was well-represented at today's 2026 Research Expo Awards Ceremony! Congratulations to Rebecca Jones, Mary Wernig, Harvest Fairchild, & Sarah Short (not pictured, winner of best paper award). You have each done great work and we look forward to seeing what is next for your research endeavors!

05/05/2026

A few of our speech-language pathology students wrapped up clinic for the semester in creative style with residents at Avir at Beaumont! They explored beautiful questions and told stories with TimeSlips Creative Storytelling. This was followed by a final debrief session at the lovely Come Alive coffee shop downtown! Thank you staff and residents at Avir for being such gracious hosts this year! We loved every minute!

05/05/2026

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05/05/2026

05/01/2026

Congratulations, Harvest Fairchild! Today, Harvest delivered oral presenations on both the outcomes of her Beck Fellowship research project and her OUR grant-funded research conducted under the mentorship of Dr. Raul Prezas. She has done great work and represented herself and SPHS so well! Well done, Harvest!

05/01/2026

Happy National Speech-Language-Hearing Month. We are proud of the great work our alumi do to support communication in our community!

05/01/2026

Many congratulations to Ms. Sarah Short & her research mentor, Dr. Raul Prezas. Last night Sarah won the paper competetition for her research in the HSABSEB category at the 2026 Research Expo sponsored by the Office of Undergraduate Research. 𝙒𝙖𝙮 𝙩𝙤 𝙜𝙤, 𝙎𝙖𝙧𝙖𝙝!