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Dr. Marissa Barrera, director of the Katz School’s M.S. in Speech-Language Pathology, provided over 400 registered dietitians and nutritionists (RDN) expert training in how to screen for swallowing disorders—a condition known as dysphagia—during the Food and Nutrition Conference & Expo (FNCE) in October.
The screening process for swallowing difficulties has only recently become a […]
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By Dave DeFusco
Fatigue plays a significant role in how people with Multiple Sclerosis and their clinicians perceive and identify cognitive difficulties, according to a recently published paper co-authored by Dr. Marissa Barrera, assistant dean of health sciences and director of the Katz School’s M.S. in Speech-Language Pathology.
Fatigue dictates a patient’s perception of […]
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By Dave DeFusco
Anne, a 50-something churchgoer, lost her speech after a stroke. She had trouble coming up with the right words and stringing them into sentences—a condition called aphasia—until Dani Weingarten, a graduate of the Katz School’s M.S. in Speech-Language Pathology (SLP), took on her case.
Anne was a client at New York […]
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By Dave DeFusco
STEM and health programs are fueling a surge in Yeshiva University’s national reputation and rankings, and the Katz School of Science and Health has the evidence to back it up: 95 percent of Katz School graduates land high-wage jobs within six months after graduation, and half are offered […]
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By Jessie McCartney
“This all started on Sunday, February 27, at 11 p.m. It was the first email I sent out on this topic. It was literally the start of the war.”
To say that Dr. Marissa Barrera was quick to respond to the call to help those in need would be an […]
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By David DeFusco
For Julia Agosto, a speech-language pathologist and Katz School clinical assistant professor, life on the front lines of COVID-19 has been an unrelenting series of challenges that have tested the limits of her strength, patience and resilience.
The stress of being thrust into a chaotic and sometimes maddening environment can be all […]
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The Katz School’s M.S. in Speech-Language Pathology has received approval for a distance education program from the New York State Education Department. It will begin accepting students in the fall of 2022.
The curriculum of the 55-credit program is identical to the residential program, being one of just a few programs in the country specializing […]
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The Katz School’s M.S. in Speech-Language Pathology recently teamed up with Hong Kong Polytechnic University to explore how both schools can improve patient care with the use of technology.
In a Zoom course with faculty, students and clinicians, Dr. Marissa Barrera, director of the M.S. in Speech-Language Pathology, demonstrated how to implement biofeedback, such as […]
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The Katz School of Science and Health’s virtual speech clinic is offering free speech, language and cognitive therapy to Yeshiva University faculty, staff, students, alumni and their families residing in New York State.
Through the virtual clinic, licensed clinical faculty and graduate clinicians from the MS in Speech Language Pathology program […]
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Dr. Elisabeth Mlawski, a clinical assistant professor in the Katz School’s Speech-Language Pathology program whose focus is on pediatric language development, has been appointed to a cross-cultural collaboration that will introduce Chiang Mai University to the fundamentals of speech-language pathology.
“Dr. Mlawski’s appointment to this collaborative research group is not only a validation of her […]
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