We had a great time at the 2025 Michigan Parkinson Foundation Parkinson Hero Walk in Lansing, MI! We were grateful to once again have an informational table, lead the group in vocal exercises, and teach about the importance of speech therapy in #parkinsonsdisease!
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We are just under two weeks away from the 2025 Michigan Parkinson Foundation Hero Walk at Hawk Island Park in Lansing on Saturday, September 27th! Join our team or donate at the link below!
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The SONiC Lab has had a busy year so far and is gearing up for exciting research and community events this fall! Check out our fall newsletter to see lab member updates, recent grants and funding, events the lab attended and more! #parkinsonsdisease #slpeeps
Register to join the MSU SONiC Lab Team at the 2025 Michigan Parkinson Foundation Hero Walk in Lansing!
📆 Date: Saturday, September 27th, 2025
🕐Time: 9am – 12pm
📍Location: Hawk Island Park in Lansing, MI
Register to donate and/or join our team here: secure.qgiv.com/event/2025la...
Sara Cook, Chloe Glabach, Dr. Thea Knowles, Baby Enzo, Maura Philippone
participants at the "see your speech" station
participants at the "see your speech " station
It was great to connect with our community @msuscifest.bsky.social ! At the “see your speech” station participants saw their speech and learned how speech acoustics help diagnose neurological conditions that affect speech! Baby Enzo joined in, enjoying his first of many Science Fests to come!
It's almost time for MSU's annual Science Festival! The SONiC Lab will be located in Room 2201 of the STEM Teaching and Learning Facility on April 5th and 6th from 11:00 AM-4:00 PM. Come "see your speech" and learn how acoustics can be used in healthcare applications! We hope to see you there!
Three women standing in front of a table containing information and resources on dysphonia
Maura Philippone volunteered with Dysphonia International! Here is a photo of her and two of their reps😊 #Asha2024 #parkinsonsdisease
Last week, one of our lab members, Maura Philippine, presented at the 2024 ASHA Convention in Seattle, Washington! Other MSU PhD student presenters, Molly Landers, Busra Ensar, and Soud Ebdah, are also pictured!
Friday, Nov. 8th, from 1-5 pm is the annual Stockman Symposium titled "Bilingual Assessment: Where We've Been and Where We're Going". Scan the QR code on the flyer above or use the link below to register! bit.ly/Stockman2024
We are currently looking for participants with and without #parkinsonsdisease for our studies! Check out these flyers to see if you may be eligible! #slpeeps #womeninstem
We had a great time at the 2024 Parkinson's Hero Walk in East Lansing, MI. The SONiC Lab had a table with local Parkinson's resources and information about how to get involved in ongoing studies in our lab! We also lead the group in vocal exercises! #michiganparkinsonsfoundation #parkinsonsdisease
Maura Philippone, Madeline Allen, Jesse Sanderson, and Adam Elfawal won bronze at the 2024 Serious Play conference for their game "CLEARLY!", where people with Parkinson's can hone their clear/loud speech skills. #parkinsonsdisease
On September 21st the SONIC Lab will be attending the 2024 Michigan Parkinson’s Foundation Hero Walk! It will be from 9 am-12 pm. The walk will start at People's Park (Behind Wells Hall) on MSU’s campus. We hope to see you there!
#parkinsonsdisease #SLPeeps
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We are currently looking for participants with and without #parkinsonsdisease for our studies! Check out these flyers to see if you may be eligible! #slpeeps #womeninstem
Additional information about the study and how to get involved!
Speech styles and speech amplification devices: If you have been diagnosed with Parkinson’s or parkinsonism and have noticed voice changes, participate in our study to explore different speech styles and devices! Participation involves 1 – 2 visits at our lab in East Lansing, MI.
Additional information about the study and how to get involved!
Parkinson’s “Communication Conversations” Series: Share your experience with communication challenges since developing PD. Our current topics are: perceptions of speaking effort, experiences with speech therapy, and experiences with speech amplification devices. Participate in-person or via Zoom!
📣 Know someone with #Parkinsonsdisease or parkinsonism who would be interested in participating in speech #research? Check out our current active studies! We have in-person and remote options. See the below for more information!
Dr.Knowles and helping a student at the SEE YOUR SPEECH station
Students learned all about neurological changes and communication through hands-on activities including:
🧠 Discovering important brain regions for communication on paper brain hats
🗣️ Practicing voice therapy techniques
🎤 And seeing their own speech!
Maura and Dr.Knowles presenting at Grandparents University
The SONIC Lab had the wonderful opportunity to teach a course at Michigan State University’s 2024 Grandparents University. It was so great to connect with the community! #parkinsonsdisease #slpeeps #grandparentsuniversitymsu #scicomm
Attendees of grandparents university
The MSU SONiC lab is looking forward to tomorrow’s Grandparent’s University class on June 26: “Neurological Changes and Communication!” Grandkids and grandparents will learn about important brain areas for communication, how neurological changes impact communication, and more. #parkinsonsdisease
Poster presentation
Dr. Knowles and incoming MA student Sara Cook attended and presented at the 2024 Voice Foundation Conference! We had a wonderful time sharing our work and It was a great learning experience. #parkinsonsdisease #womeninstem #slpeeps
An image of a bouquet of flowers and butterflies.
The Spring 2024 SONIC newsletter is here! Click this link soniclab.msu.edu/news/spring-... or visit our website to read all about what our lab has been up to this past semester! #parkinsonsdisease #womeninstem
Excited to see this tutorial out by Liz Heller Murray (Vocal Development Lab at #TempleUniversity)!
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See resources (including our script for the See Your Speech! activity here! github.com/thealk/msu_s...
Two academic posters on easels with MSU colors (green & white).
View of Muskegon, MI (blue costal shore) from https://www.cruisethegreatlakes.com/ports/muskegon-michigan/
Happy to have strong student representation at MSHA (Michigan Speech Language Hearing Association conference) here in beautiful Muskegon!
Dr.Knowles helping a little boy at the “SEE YOUR SPEECH” station.
Maura at a table with lots of local Parkinson’s Disease resources.
Aishwarya giving a presentation about the effects of Parkinson’s Disease on speech.
Brooke at the craft table ready to help the littles make a brain hat or paper larynx.
It was wonderful to connect with our community in a fun and engaging way at MSU’s annual Science Fest this past weekend! We had crafts, resources, and lots of education related to speech and #parkinsonsdisease. #womeninstem #scicomm
Join us this Sunday at #MSUSciFest! In addition to learning about how we produce speech and how conditions like
#Parkinsonsdisease can affect communication, you can opt to SEE YOUR OWN SPEECH and get a print out of your voice!
Here's Thea saying "I owe you a yo-yo" 🪀
Sara had some very intrigued audience members at her poster at UURAF (University Undergraduate Research and Arts Forum)!