{"id":252,"date":"2014-04-21T21:01:28","date_gmt":"2014-04-22T02:01:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/communication-disorders\/?p=252"},"modified":"2014-04-21T21:01:28","modified_gmt":"2014-04-22T02:01:28","slug":"csd-students-present-research-at-undergraduate-research-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/communication-disorders\/2014\/04\/21\/csd-students-present-research-at-undergraduate-research-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"CSD Students Present Research at Undergraduate Research Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The annual Undergraduate Research Festival took place on Tuesday, April 1, 2014 at the Hunter Welcome Center. The Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders was well represented as five of our students presented the results of their research.<\/p>\n

Kara Nestle, senior from Springtown, Texas, made an oral presentation on the Effects of the iPad on Teaching and Improving Social Skills of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder<\/em>. \u00a0Kara completed this research while participating in the McNair Scholars Program. After graduating in May 2014, Kara will return to ACU in the fall to begin graduate studies in Communication Sciences and Disorders.<\/p>\n

Adelaide Rich conducted research under the mentorship of Dr. Mel Hailey in Political Science. She presented her findings during a poster session entitled Lack of Services for Those Affected by Autism in the UK<\/em>. Addie is a sophomore from Boerne, Texas.<\/p>\n

Tessa Wolford, a sophomore CSD major from North Richland Hills, Texas, completed research while participating in the Justice and Urban Studies Team (JUST) program. \u00a0Her oral presentation was on the topic, The Effects of Mentors in an Adolescent’s Life:\u00a0An Evaluation of the Availability of Mentorship in Dallas ISD\u00a0<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Jeanette Avila is a sophomore CSD major from Waxahachie, Texas. Also a participant in the JUST program, Jeanette presented findings from a study entitled\u00a0Nutrition from a Child’s Perspective.<\/em><\/p>\n

Josi Flores, senior International Studies major from Abilene, Texas, presented on the topic,The Effects of Military Modernization on Global Powers<\/em>. Josi will begin leveling coursework this fall in the ACU CSD program in preparation for graduate studies in Communication Sciences and Disorders.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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