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US Navy service allowed Regina Forbes to see the world, attend college

November 11, 2020 by Tyler Ellyson

By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – Regina Forbes can swap sea stories with the best of them. She’ll tell you about the two years she lived in Spain and the value of Google Translate. She knows businesses in Bahrain – an island chain between Qatar and Saudi Arabia in the Persian Gulf – will deliver a bag of ice if you ask them to. And she’s traveled through both the Suez and Panama canals, a distinction few people can claim. “I could sit here for … [Read more...] about US Navy service allowed Regina Forbes to see the world, attend college

Filed Under: College of Education, News, Student Life Tagged With: Business Administration, College of Education, Communication Disorders, Kearney, Regina Forbes, Speech-language pathology, Steris, University of Nebraska, UNK, US Navy

‘Best of both worlds’: Kirsch sisters find second home at UNK

October 23, 2020 by Tyler Ellyson

By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – Kassidy and Klaire Kirsch have always had a close connection. The sisters are more like best friends than siblings. They were both standout athletes at St. Thomas More High School in Rapid City, South Dakota. Klaire excelled on the basketball court, winning four consecutive Class A state titles, and Kassidy was a star on the soccer field, where she was MVP of the 2015 state championship match and the South Dakota … [Read more...] about ‘Best of both worlds’: Kirsch sisters find second home at UNK

Filed Under: Athletics, College of Education, News, Student Life Tagged With: Basketball, Communication Disorders, Kassidy Kirsch, Kearney, Klaire Kirsch, Lopers, MIAA, Soccer, University of Nebraska, UNK, UNK Athletics

Pandemic highlights importance of UNK’s teletherapy training

June 1, 2020 by Tyler Ellyson

By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications When Kari Slattery interviewed for a position with Columbus Public Schools, the hiring team wanted to know how she would improve the district’s speech-language pathology services. One specific area immediately came to mind. The North Platte native knew all about teletherapy. Slattery earned a master’s degree in speech-language pathology from the University of Nebraska at Kearney, where telepractice services are part of … [Read more...] about Pandemic highlights importance of UNK’s teletherapy training

Filed Under: Career, College of Education, News Tagged With: College of Education, Columbus Public Schools, Communication Disorders, Denise Wolfe, Kari Slattery, Kearney, Laini Eddy, Morgan Prochnow, RiteCare Clinic, Speech-language pathology, Teletherapy, UNK, Westside Community Schools

Cause and Effect: Philip Lai studies brain’s connection to communication, behavior

April 28, 2020 by gottulatm

View New Frontiers Research Magazine By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications As a young boy, Philip Lai didn’t know much about his older sister’s brain injury. It’s not something the family discussed. Sally attended a different elementary school for a couple years and took medication for severe headaches, but Lai wasn’t sure why. “I really didn’t understand what was going on until around high school,” said Lai, an assistant professor in the University of Nebraska … [Read more...] about Cause and Effect: Philip Lai studies brain’s connection to communication, behavior

Filed Under: 2020, College of Education, News Tagged With: autism, brain injury, Communication Disorders, NASA, New Frontiers, nonverbal, perinatal stroke, Philip Lai, Plambeck Center, University of Nebraska at Kearney, UNK, verbal, Williams syndrome

UNK’s Kate Roberts selected for highly-competitive internship at Boston College

June 4, 2018 by admin Leave a Comment

UNK senior Kate Roberts of Hay Springs is one of just four students from outside Boston College selected as a research assistant at that university’s Language Learning Lab. Her paid internship begins June 11 and lasts 10 weeks. (Photo by Corbey R. Dorsey, UNK Communications)

By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – University of Nebraska at Kearney senior Kate Roberts has an internship worth talking about. She’ll spend 10 weeks this summer as an undergraduate research assistant at Boston College’s Language Learning Lab, which is run by top researcher Joshua Hartshorne. Roberts, a communication disorders major and psychology minor at UNK, is one of just four students from outside Boston College selected for the paid internship that … [Read more...] about UNK’s Kate Roberts selected for highly-competitive internship at Boston College

Filed Under: College of Education, News Tagged With: Boston College, Communication Disorders, Hay Springs, internship, Kate Roberts, Language Learning Lab, University of Nebraska at Kearney, UNK

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