COSI MA Archives - Department of Psychological Sciences

Can Doing Crosswords, Puzzles, and Other Games Really Help You Stay Sharp?

August 28, 2025

Health: Angela Hein Ciccia, associate professor in the Department of Psychological Sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences, said brain games only benefit cognition if they’re truly challenging. Once a task becomes easy, the effect fades. She recommended learning new games and playing consistently—ideally several times a week...

Connecting—With and Without Words Fostering communication and community for people with neurogenic disorders

June 24, 2025

Every Monday, nearly 35 people come together for a program on the edge of campus, drawn by camaraderie, a compassionate environment and a desire to communicate better as they live with a nervous-system disorder that makes speaking difficult. For years, many members of this Case Western Reserve University program, known...

Lauren Calandruccio receives 2025 CAPCSD Excellence in Diversity Award

April 22, 2025

Professor of Communication Sciences Lauren Calandruccio and her collaborator Jessica Sullivan, assistant professor at Hampton University, have been named recipients of the 2025 Council of Academic Programs in Communication Sciences and Disorders (CAPCSD) Excellence in Diversity Award. This award recognizes outstanding contributions to the field of communication sciences and disorders,...

Congratulations Guanyu Wei and Cassandra Lopez for receiving a CWRU CAS GSSCE Award!

February 4, 2025

Both Wei and Cassandra, first year PhD students in COSI, were notified on Friday that they received a CAS GSSCE Award from the Office of the Dean in the amount of $1000 each to support their research. The COSI faculty are extremely proud of these students for not only submitting their...

Helen Long brings a lifetime desire to help children to CWRU

January 14, 2025

Helen Long grew up wanting to help children hear and to be heard … and she’s doing just that. Long, an assistant professor in the communication sciences program of the Department of Psychological Sciences, has known since the age of five that she wanted to be a speech-language pathologist (SLP)....

Meet new faculty member in the College of Arts and Sciences

October 10, 2024

Helen L. Long Assistant Professor Psychological Sciences Helen L. Long Though Helen Long knew she wanted to be a speech-language-pathologist as a child, it wasn’t until she began working in the field that she realized her true passion was for research. With a PhD from the University of Memphis, a master’s from Florida...

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