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.

Belonging and Inclusion

We work to reduce health disparities, support all marginalized communities, and foster an environment that is welcoming, elevating, and respectful for all.

Research

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Clinical Services

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 faculty member places second in 2024 Fall Innovation Challenge, wins $10,000

Wednesday, December 4, 2024
Krista Davidson, a clinical professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, won the award for an app she developed to help first responders communicate with non-speaking individuals.

Meet new CSD clinical faculty member Jacqueline Carder

Monday, November 18, 2024
Carder, who holds undergraduate and graduate degrees from the University of Iowa, recently joined the clinical faculty at CSD after 12 years in the field.

CSD researcher featured in national article about over-the-counter hearing aids

Wednesday, November 13, 2024
Elizabeth Stangl, a researcher in the Hearing Aid and Aging Research (HAAR) laboratory, was interviewed by an Associated Press (AP) health writer about over-the-counter hearing aids.

Upcoming Events

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

Friday, December 13, 2024 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Wendell Johnson Speech and Hearing Center
Weekly Professional Seminar related to Hearing, Speech, and Language Sciences and Clinical Practice.
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Seminar: Cochlear Implants - The Early Years!

Friday, December 13, 2024 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Virtual
I grew up in Iowa, graduated from  the University of Iowa in 1980 with a degree in Speech Pathology and Audiology. Then, in 1983, after spending a bit of time on the West Coast, I moved back to Iowa City to begin working toward my PhD under the direction of a relatively young, assistant professor named Paul Abbas. I did not know, at the time, that Paul had recently been invited to participate in a large, multifaceted grant funded by NIH that focused on cochlear implants. The overarching goal of...

Live Fieldwork in Astromusicology

Friday, April 4, 2025 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building
Ritwik Banerji is an experimental ethnographer, interactive media artist, and improviser. He is currently an assistant professor of anthropology at Iowa State University. His scholarship appears in Jazz and Culture, Anthropology in Action, Jazz Perspectives, The Oxford Handbook of the Phenomenology of Music Cultures, and Proceedings of the International Computer Music Conference, among other venues.
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Wide Lens: LISTENING

Thursday, May 8, 2025 5:30pm
Voxman Music Building
In a world full of noise, we often try listening to something: conversations with colleagues and family, music in our headphones, videos blasting from our smartphones. We hear all these things daily, but what does it mean to truly listen? In what sense do devices also listen to us? What is the role of silence in listening? How has listening changed over time? Can political tensions be solved through “listening”? How is listening both an art and a science? This Wide Lens event brings together...
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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)