{"id":143218,"date":"2024-09-27T09:00:31","date_gmt":"2024-09-27T13:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/143218///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/143218//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/143218//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/143218//?p=143218"},"modified":"2024-09-27T11:57:16","modified_gmt":"2024-09-27T15:57:16","slug":"the-sweet-sound-of-progress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/143218///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/143218//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/143218//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/143218//the-sweet-sound-of-progress/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/143218//","title":{"rendered":"The Sweet Sound of Progress"},"content":{"rendered":"

Shaheen Awan answers his phone with an immediate apology. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/143218/u201cI/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/143218/u2019m a little hoarse,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/143218/u201d he says. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/143218/u201cI overused my voice during a two-hour meeting earlier today./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/143218/u201d/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/143218/n

The irony is obvious. Awan is a speech scientist. Through research, he helps speech pathologists improve clinical services for people with speech disorders. His momentary vocal discomfort creates an opening to discuss /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/143218/u2014 and simplify /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/143218/u2014 his most recent groundbreaking work./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/143218/n

/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/143218/u201cBeing hoarse isn/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/143218/u2019t necessarily a problem unless it persists for more than two weeks,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/143218/u201d Awan says. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/143218/u201cWhen it disrupts daily life beyond an irritation, medical referral and potential speech pathology services come into play. The goal of my research is to help speech pathologists more easily determine the /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/143218/u2018why/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/143218/u2019 regarding voice disorders./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/143218/u201d/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/143218/n