College of Education doctoral student receives national research fellowship

Seles Gadson, a third-year doctoral student in the Department of Communication Sciences and Special Education, received a national fellowship that may benefit future researchers and patients with neurological injuries and disorders.

Awarded by the National Institute of Deafness and Communication Disorders (NIDCD), Gadson’s nine-week summer fellowship will allow her to study and conduct research on a paid stipend at NIDCD’s laboratory located on the campus of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, Maryland.

I am hopeful that this experience will foster more opportunities at UGA for interdisciplinary research across departments and colleges to enhance innovative practices in the area of communication sciences and disorders," said Gadson. “I’m so proud to be a bulldog, and I look forward to representing UGA this summer at NIH.

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