Nina Santus

The “Unlocking Communication Potential After Graduation: Speech Pathology for Young Adults with Disabilities” initiative aims to increase visibility and awareness of specialized services provided by the UGA Speech and Hearing Clinic to adults with disabilities as they navigate transitions beyond secondary schooling.

The SPEAK OUT!® Therapy Program, developed by Parkinson Voice Project®, helps people with Parkinson’s regain and retain their speech and swallowing. The evidence-based program combines education for the patient and family, individual speech therapy, daily home practice using workbooks, flashcards, and online practice sessions, along with weekly speech groups, and regular re-evaluations. This grant allows for all CMSD graduate students to be trained in this therapy program as well as their supervisors. For more information about Parkinson Voice Project, visit www.ParkinsonVoiceProject.org.

Parkinson Voice Project, SPEAK OUT!; The LOUD Crowd. This grant aims to make quality speech treatment accessible to people with Parkinson’s across the globe. Grant sites receive free SPEAK OUT!, LOUD Crowd, and Teletherapy training for SLPs, graduate students, as well as speech therapy supplies and funding for support group DAWGS with Intent.

Parkinson Voice Project, SPEAK OUT!; The LOUD Crowd. This grant aims to make quality speech treatment accessible to people with Parkinson’s across the globe. Grant sites receive free SPEAK OUT!, LOUD Crowd, and Teletherapy training for SLPs, graduate students, as well as speech therapy supplies and funding for LOUD Crowd groups.

Parkinson Voice Project, SPEAK OUT!; The LOUD Crowd. This grant aims to make quality speech treatment accessible to people with Parkinson’s across the globe. Grant sites receive free SPEAK OUT!, LOUD Crowd, and Teletherapy training for SLPs, graduate students, as well as speech therapy supplies and funding for LOUD Crowd groups.

Gender Affirming voice training is a type of voice therapy that is used to modify aspects of a person’s voice to align more closely to one’s authentic self. Services are provided safely by skilled speech-language pathologists and are part of student practicum experiential learning. Health insurance often does not cover voice training and this can lead to lower retention and completion rates among transgender clients who seek services. The GSHFoundation Community Impact Grant was utilized to fund the provision of voice screenings, evaluations and sessions as well as two community workshops designed to increase awareness of the availability of Gender Affirming Voice Services from the University of Georgia (UGA) Speech and Hearing Clinic.

Developed and awarded a grant through external proposal with University of Georgia Speech and Hearing Clinic’s clinical director for the 2015-2016 National Sertoma Community Grant. This grant supports Sertoma’s hearing health mission. This grant included a proposal to support our ongoing speech and hearing screenings in our local community by funding supplies needed such as testing forms, audiometers, pocket talkers, and hearing protection. To continue to perform these screenings in various settings in our local community as well as expand to new locations such as nursing homes would impact the community exponentially. Principal Investigator. Developed and distributed survey. Outcomes included feedback from current community partners as well as finding four more sites that were interested in a partnership.