Verüshka - Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Verüshka Vázquez discusses her experiences at IUP 1:47, 9.93 MB

The transition to graduate student from undergraduate student was a natural fit for Verüshka Vázquez.

The aspiring speech-language pathologist found her niche in the McNair Scholars Program as an undergraduate, completing original research along side her advisor and mentor Shari Robertson in the Special Education and Clinical Services Department. In the project, she surveyed native Spanish-speaking school-age children and their parents who were learning English as a second language after their move to the U.S. She presented that research at IUP’s Undergraduate Scholars Forum and at the National McNair Research Conference.

“Dr. Robertson greatly expanded my knowledge of the field and contributed to my success first as an undergraduate student…and she has kept doing so during my graduate student experience,” Verüshka said. “I have interacted with other professors in my department as a student clinician in the Speech and Hearing Clinic. They have closely supervised my practical experiences when I was an undergraduate and since I’ve been a graduate student.”

Since entering graduate school, Verüshka says she has remained involved in research through her assistantship at the Mid-Atlantic Addiction Research and Training Institute at IUP. “I have been able to greatly contribute with my language skills and as a graduate student with a Latino/Hispanic cultural background,” she said, describing duties that include managing data and proofreading manuscripts. She also assisted with the implementation of a grant-funded program called College Prep 101 for Latinos.

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