RISE-CSD
The purpose of the Research Initiative for Science Education in CSD (RISE-CSD) training program is to provide talented undergraduate Speech and Hearing Science majors with direct laboratory research experience through immersive, faculty-mentored activities.
CSD Features

CSD faculty and students conduct screenings for young children
Faculty and graduate students conducted speech, language, and hearing screenings for children in local preschools and daycares last month.

ASHA marks 100-year anniversary with visit to its hometown of Iowa City
Current and past members of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) board of directors took part in a two-day visit. The visit featured a roundtable discussion and a professional development seminar.

U.S. News & World Report ranks Iowa audiology, speech-language pathology among the top in the nation
The Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders in the University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is home to two top 5 graduate programs in the nation: #2 audiology and #5 speech-language pathology.

CSD students and faculty provide hearing screenings at Special Olympics event
Volunteers from the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of Iowa provided hearing screenings to athletes as part of the Special Olympics Healthy Hearing initiative.

Meet the 2024-25 CSD distinguished alumna
Ida J. Stockman graduated from the University of Iowa in 1965 and is professor emerita in communication sciences and disorders at Michigan State University.
Meet CSD undergraduate featured in Dare to Discover campaign
Brandon Alpers, a fourth-year studying speech and hearing science, was recognized for his study of hearing loss in children and work with the Pediatric Audiology and Language Lab.
Why Iowa?
Hear from three students why they chose Communication Sciences and Disorders at Iowa.
News and Announcements
CSD faculty and students conduct screenings for young children
Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Faculty and graduate students conducted speech, language, and hearing screenings for children in local preschools and daycares last month.
ASHA marks 100-year anniversary with visit to its hometown of Iowa City
Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Current and past members of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) board of directors took part in a two-day visit. The visit featured a roundtable discussion and a professional development seminar.
U.S. News & World Report ranks Iowa audiology, speech-language pathology among the top in the nation
Tuesday, April 8, 2025
The Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders in the University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is home to two top 5 graduate programs in the nation: #2 audiology and #5 speech-language pathology.
2 nd
Ranked Audiology Program in the U.S.
(U.S. News and World Report, 2024)
5 th
Ranked Speech-Language Pathology Program in the U.S.
(U.S. News and World Report, 2024)