WenJo Commemorative Event

Join us in Iowa City on Saturday, Aug. 2, 2025, as we celebrate and honor the lasting impact of the Wendell Johnson Speech & Hearing Center.

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Meet CSD fourth-year undergraduate Maddie Sniadecki

Sniadecki, a fourth-year speech and hearing sciences student, leads a project in the Clinical Linguistics and Disparities lab and will return to the University of Iowa for the speech-language pathology (SLP) program next year.
A group of graduate students standing in front of a local preschool

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.
Students and ASHA leadership interact

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.
An infant receives care with clinicians through Iowa's #2 ranked audiology program

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.
Volunteers and athletes participate in hearing screenings

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.
A headshot of Ida Stockman

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.

Why Iowa?

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

News and Announcements

CLAS announces 2025 faculty promotion and tenure awards

Monday, May 19, 2025
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences has announced the recipients of its prestigious awards for faculty who received a promotion to tenured associate professor and full professor, and to associate professor and full professor of instruction.

Meet CSD fourth-year undergraduate Maddie Sniadecki

Friday, May 16, 2025
Sniadecki, a fourth-year speech and hearing sciences student, leads a project in the Clinical Linguistics and Disparities lab and will return to the University of Iowa for the speech-language pathology (SLP) program next year.

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.
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Upcoming Events

University of Iowa Summer Program for Youth Who Stutter Or Are Deaf/Hard of Hearing in an Inclusive, Nurturing Environment (UI-SHINE)

Monday, July 28, 2025 9:00am to 4:00pm
Wendell Johnson Speech and Hearing Center
WHO: Youth ages 7-17 who stutter or are Deaf/hard of hearing. Enrollment may be limited to ensure active group participation and enriching experiences. Campers will be led by graduate student clinicians who will be supervised by licensed speech-language pathologists who specialize in stuttering and aural (re)habilitation. WHEN: Monday 7/28/25 - Thursday 7/31/25, 9 am - 4 pm each day WHERE: Wendell Johnson Speech and Hearing Center WHAT: Daily individual and group therapy experiences are...

University of Iowa Summer Program for Youth Who Stutter Or Are Deaf/Hard of Hearing in an Inclusive, Nurturing Environment (UI-SHINE)

Tuesday, July 29, 2025 9:00am to 4:00pm
Wendell Johnson Speech and Hearing Center
WHO: Youth ages 7-17 who stutter or are Deaf/hard of hearing. Enrollment may be limited to ensure active group participation and enriching experiences. Campers will be led by graduate student clinicians who will be supervised by licensed speech-language pathologists who specialize in stuttering and aural (re)habilitation. WHEN: Monday 7/28/25 - Thursday 7/31/25, 9 am - 4 pm each day WHERE: Wendell Johnson Speech and Hearing Center WHAT: Daily individual and group therapy experiences are...

University of Iowa Summer Program for Youth Who Stutter Or Are Deaf/Hard of Hearing in an Inclusive, Nurturing Environment (UI-SHINE)

Wednesday, July 30, 2025 9:00am to 4:00pm
Wendell Johnson Speech and Hearing Center
WHO: Youth ages 7-17 who stutter or are Deaf/hard of hearing. Enrollment may be limited to ensure active group participation and enriching experiences. Campers will be led by graduate student clinicians who will be supervised by licensed speech-language pathologists who specialize in stuttering and aural (re)habilitation. WHEN: Monday 7/28/25 - Thursday 7/31/25, 9 am - 4 pm each day WHERE: Wendell Johnson Speech and Hearing Center WHAT: Daily individual and group therapy experiences are...

University of Iowa Summer Program for Youth Who Stutter Or Are Deaf/Hard of Hearing in an Inclusive, Nurturing Environment (UI-SHINE)

Thursday, July 31, 2025 9:00am to 4:00pm
Wendell Johnson Speech and Hearing Center
WHO: Youth ages 7-17 who stutter or are Deaf/hard of hearing. Enrollment may be limited to ensure active group participation and enriching experiences. Campers will be led by graduate student clinicians who will be supervised by licensed speech-language pathologists who specialize in stuttering and aural (re)habilitation. WHEN: Monday 7/28/25 - Thursday 7/31/25, 9 am - 4 pm each day WHERE: Wendell Johnson Speech and Hearing Center WHAT: Daily individual and group therapy experiences are...

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

Saturday, August 2, 2025 9:00am to 9:00pm
Wendell Johnson Speech and Hearing Center
Since 1967, the Wendell Johnson Speech & Hearing Center has housed the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders—one of the first programs of speech pathology and audiology in the nation.In 1956, Speech Pathology and Audiology became an independent department in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. The department expanded greatly over the next two decades, much of its growth facilitated by the opening of the Wendell Johnson Speech & Hearing Center building. Many areas were...
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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)