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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.

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As one of the oldest speech pathology and audiology programs in the country, our students perform cutting-edge research and provide state-of-the-art care to help individuals with communication and related disorders.

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Shape the future of Communication Sciences and Disorders

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

News and announcements

CSD alumni to perform at WenJo Commemorative Event

Thursday, July 31, 2025
Paul Kileny, a distinguished alumnus, and his band will provide live music at the Aug. 2 event honoring the Wendell Johnson Speech and Hearing Center.

CSD professor emeritus presents at international forum on patient communication

Wednesday, July 30, 2025
Richard Hurtig, professor emeritus in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, shares global insights on empowering ICU patients through assistive technology.

CSD speech-language pathology students train Johnson County Ambulance Service on alternative communication methods

Wednesday, July 16, 2025
Clinical professor Krista Davidson and her graduate students in the Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) community outreach group provide crucial information and training to first responders.

How CSD has shaped speech pathology and audiology

Monday, July 14, 2025
From a $50 lab investment to a century of global impact, the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of Iowa helped launch a profession.

CSD alumna is a leader in pediatric audiology

Thursday, July 10, 2025
Mary Mills (60 BA, 69MA) developed the award-winning Knowledge Is Power program and has mentored future generations of audiologists.
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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