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21 Jun 2018    By Kelcey Buck

Alaina Bassett set to end decade-long journey at Barkley Memorial Center with dissertation defense

Alaina Bassett jokes that she wanted to be a veterinarian but she didn’t want to go to school for eight years. That was 10 years ago, before she began her journey at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln where she will soon complete her third degree.

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15 Jun 2018    By Kelcey Buck

Barkley Clinic partners with Tabitha to provide memory workshop

A few years ago, Judy Harvey attended the annual American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) convention and returned to Lincoln inspired to help adults develop strategies to maintain sharp memories as they age. 



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05 Jun 2018    By Kelcey Buck

Barkley Clinic offers variety of services for individuals with aphasia

Aphasia is a communication disorder affecting more than 2 million people in the United States, yet a majority of Americans have never heard of the term “aphasia.” Learn more about this disorder and the ways speech-language pathologists and students at the Barkley Clinic are helping people with aphasia.

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15 May 2018    By Kelcey Buck

Fourth annual Aphasia Awareness Walk set for June 9 on East Campus

The speech-language pathology students in the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Department of Special Education and Communication Disorders will host the fourth annual Aphasia Awareness Walk Saturday, June 9, on East Campus. 



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11 May 2018    By Kelcey Buck

Two SECD groups depart for study abroad experiences in Costa Rica May 12

A total of 17 students and four faculty members from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Department of Special Education and Communication Disorders are set to begin their two-week study abroad experiences in Costa Rica May 12-26. 



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John Maag

10 May 2018    By Kelcey Buck

John Maag journeys from aspiring musician to commencement speaker

To say John Maag never expected to be speaking at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s graduate commencement ceremony last Friday would be a vast understatement. After all, Maag hadn’t even planned to go to college himself, let alone go on to earn three college degrees and spend his career mentoring future educators.

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03 May 2018    

May 2018 graduate Q&As: Master's degrees

Q-and-As with Alyaa Aljeeb, Andrea Kremeier, Jett Mickelsen and Dana Todoruk, who will graduate with their master's degrees this weekend. Aljeeb is a Fulbright Scholar from Bahrain who will earn her master's in special education, while Kremeier, Mickelsen and Todoruk will each earn master's degrees in speech-language pathology.

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Macy Palmer

02 May 2018    By Kelcey Buck

May 2018 commencement spotlight: Macy Palmer

Macy Palmer will tell you that attending the University of Nebraska-Lincoln was not so much a decision she made as it was the plan she had for life after high school all along. She was going to be a Husker, no questions asked. 

Palmer, a Lincoln native, also seemed destined to work with individuals with special needs, which is exactly what she will do after earning her bachelor’s degree in special education (7-12) Saturday during the university’s undergraduate commencement ceremony at Pinnacle Bank Arena. 



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02 May 2018    

May 2018 graduate Q&As: Bachelor's degrees

Q-and-As with Karlee Haecker, Elizabeth Hoffman, Letishia Lindhorst, Megan Poppert, Meghann Torchia and Ellie Watkins, who will graduate this weekend. Haecker and Torchia will receive bachelor's degrees in special education, while Hoffman, Lindhorst, Poppert and Watkins will earn their bachelor's degrees in communication sciences & disorders/speech-language pathology.

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Elizabeth Hoffman

26 Apr 2018    By Kelcey Buck

Elizabeth Hoffman to present honors thesis research at SECD Brown Bag session April 27

For much of the past year, Elizabeth Hoffman has been working in Steven Barlow’s Communication Neuroscience Laboratories, conducting research about the development of active muscle force dynamics in the lower lip and thumb-index finger pinch in neurotypical children ages 7-12. She will present her findings from that research Friday, April 27, for the last Brown Bag session of the year at the Barkley Memorial Center.

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