Laura Friedman received the Junior Investigator Award from the National Fragile X Foundation. The award recognizes early-career scientists helping shape the future of fragile X research. The Foundation confirms Friedman as a 2026 Junior Investigator. (NFXF)
Perceptual and Acoustical Features of Dysarthria in Essential Tremor: An Observational Study that Expands the Cerebellar Features of Essential Tremor
Rosemary A. Lester-Smith and co-authors published a study in Tremor and Other Hyperkinetic Movements examining perceptual and acoustical features of dysarthria in essential tremor. (PubMed)
Candace Hayden received a $377,347 grant from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board under the Autism Grant Program. AAC CO-PILOT will provide free parent coaching through the UT Austin Speech and Hearing Center to care partners of autistic children who use AAC tools.
The Role of Extended High Frequencies on Speech Perception Challenges in Aging
Jacie McHaney received a $567,619 Early Career Research Award from the NIH National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders for a three-year project examining how extended high-frequency hearing contributes to speech perception and listening effort across adulthood.
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Voices of Care in Progressive Aphasia
Stephanie Grasso received a $15,000 grant from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association for a project examining culture, language, identity and caregiver support among Latino/Hispanic families affected by progressive aphasia and related disorders.
