Honor Society® member
Leighanna Morris
Intern at Speech Pathology Private Practice in Richmond, VA
- University of Virginia
- Audiology
- Class of 2015
- Warsaw, Virginia
Member since December 2014
About
My name is LeighAnna Morris and I just graduated from the University of Virginia with a Bachelor of Science in Education in Communication Disorders. I will be pursuing my Clinical Audiology degree at the University of Tennessee Health Science System starting this fall. I am incredibly passionate about this field and cannot wait to begin my journey to becoming a Doctor!
Education
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University of Virginia
Communication Disorders
2011 – 2015
Honors and awards
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Spring 2011: Second Place at the Virginia Junior Academy of Science (VJAS)
Senior thesis on the Microbial Loop; abstract published in the Virginia Institute for Marine Science annual report of 2011 by the College of William and Mary
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Spring 2011: Jefferson Scholarship (UVA) nominee and semifinalist
Full scholarship given to 25 students each year by the University of Virginia
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Fall 2012: Dean's List
GPA of 3.5 or higher
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Spring 2014: Dean's List
GPA of 3.5 or higher
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Fall 2014: Dean's List
GPA of 3.5 or higher
Goals and interests
- Career goal
I will be pursuing my clinical audiology degree with intentions of working with the geriatric population once I graduate. I would like to do my externship in this area, possibly at a VA hospital.
- Graduate school interests
I will be pursuing my clinical audiology degree at the University of Tennessee Health Science System.
- Outside the classroom
Singing, swimming, volunteering, watching movies, doing things with classmates! I love being involved at UVA, and am looking for ways to get involved at UT as well as in the Knoxville area!
Experience
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Intern
Speech Pathology Private Practice in Richmond, VA
Jun 2014 – Aug 2014
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Intern
University Health System Audiology Department
Jun 2014 – Aug 2014
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Clerk
Someday Homes, Inc.
Jun 2008 – May 2015
Volunteering
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Volunteer/Member
National Student Speech Hearing Language Association (NSSLHA) at the University of Virginia
Aug 2013 – May 2015
Languages
- Italian Advanced
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