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.

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CSD Features

Stuart and Courtney Craig

Speaking the Language of Love

Unbeknownst to this Iowa couple until recently, their connection’s deep roots include some big contributions to University of Iowa research.

Charlotte Hilker in Kosovo

Recent MA-SLP graduate makes advocacy global

When Charlotte Hilker received a Fulbright Grant to Kosovo after earning a master’s degree at Iowa, she knew she could be a skilled speech-language pathologist; now she’s flourishing as a changemaker.

Julie Jeon and Priyanka Gupte

Future audiologist to come full circle on Cochlear Implant journey

AuD student Priyanka Gupte is set to hone her audiology skills at an externship in the clinic where she received her own CIs.

 

Brandon Alpers with Wenjo sign

He’s the new leader of the band…and so much more

Brandon Alpers, a Speech and Hearing Science major set on becoming a pediatric audiologist, is the new Hawkeye Marching Band Drum Major.

Why Iowa?

Hear from three students why they chose Communication Sciences and Disorders at Iowa.

News and Announcements

CSD course to provide children’s hearing services in Kosovo, strengthen ties with sister state

Monday, January 27, 2025
A dozen graduate students will be joined by CSD faculty on the trip to the nation’s capital city.

Remembering Iowa CSD graduate Bob Quesal

Wednesday, January 22, 2025
Bob was widely admired for his wit, humility, kindness, and unapologetic stance against fluency-normative, dehumanizing rhetoric and clinical practices for people who stutter. 

CSD faculty and students attend 2024 ASHA convention, recognized with grants and awards

Monday, January 13, 2025
The 2024 American Speech-Language-Hearing Association convention was held in late 2024 in Washington state.

Upcoming Events

Update on Mild Hearing Loss

Thursday, January 30, 2025 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Virtual
Please join the Iowa Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Program (EDHI) in welcoming Dr. Elizabeth Walker from Wendell Johnson Speech and Hearing Center at the University of Iowa to discuss the impact of mild hearing on the birth-three population, along with a parent story about how their child's mild hearing loss was identified and impact of intervention on their family.
Seminar Series Commemorating the Lasting Impact of the Wendell Johnson Speech and Hearing Center promotional image

Seminar Series Commemorating the Lasting Impact of the Wendell Johnson Speech and Hearing Center

Friday, January 31, 2025 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Wendell Johnson Speech and Hearing Center
Join us for our weekly professional seminar, commemorating the lasting impact of the Wendell Johnson Speech and Hearing Center. Topics range all dimensions of communicative studies and disorders (Audiology, Hearing Science, Speech Science, Speech Pathology, Language Acquisition, etc.). Noon to 1 p.m., Fridays at the Wendell Johnson Speech and Hearing Center, 250 Hawkins Drive, Iowa City, IA Presentations are in-person with some also simultaneously streamed on Zoom. (https://uiowa.zoom.us/j...
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Seminar Series Commemorating the Lasting Impact of the Wendell Johnson Speech and Hearing Center

Friday, February 7, 2025 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Wendell Johnson Speech and Hearing Center
Join us for our weekly professional seminar, commemorating the lasting impact of the Wendell Johnson Speech and Hearing Center. Topics range all dimensions of communicative studies and disorders (Audiology, Hearing Science, Speech Science, Speech Pathology, Language Acquisition, etc.). Noon to 1 p.m., Fridays at the Wendell Johnson Speech and Hearing Center, 250 Hawkins Drive, Iowa City, IA Presentations are in-person with some also simultaneously streamed on Zoom. (https://uiowa.zoom.us/j...
Seminar Series Commemorating the Lasting Impact of the Wendell Johnson Speech and Hearing Center promotional image

Seminar Series Commemorating the Lasting Impact of the Wendell Johnson Speech and Hearing Center

Friday, February 14, 2025 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Wendell Johnson Speech and Hearing Center
Join us for our weekly professional seminar, commemorating the lasting impact of the Wendell Johnson Speech and Hearing Center. Topics range all dimensions of communicative studies and disorders (Audiology, Hearing Science, Speech Science, Speech Pathology, Language Acquisition, etc.). Noon to 1 p.m., Fridays at the Wendell Johnson Speech and Hearing Center, 250 Hawkins Drive, Iowa City, IA Presentations are in-person with some also simultaneously streamed on Zoom. (https://uiowa.zoom.us/j...
Seminar Series Commemorating the Lasting Impact of the Wendell Johnson Speech and Hearing Center promotional image

Seminar Series Commemorating the Lasting Impact of the Wendell Johnson Speech and Hearing Center

Friday, February 21, 2025 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Wendell Johnson Speech and Hearing Center
Join us for our weekly professional seminar, commemorating the lasting impact of the Wendell Johnson Speech and Hearing Center. Topics range all dimensions of communicative studies and disorders (Audiology, Hearing Science, Speech Science, Speech Pathology, Language Acquisition, etc.). Noon to 1 p.m., Fridays at the Wendell Johnson Speech and Hearing Center, 250 Hawkins Drive, Iowa City, IA Presentations are in-person with some also simultaneously streamed on Zoom. (https://uiowa.zoom.us/j...
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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)