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

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.

CSD speech-language pathology students present to paratransit drivers
The students, all members of clinical professor Krista Davidson’s augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) community outreach group, presented to local paratransit drivers.

42nd Presidential Lecture explores the importance of voice
The 42nd annual Presidential Lecture, titled “Understanding Our Multiple Voices in 21st Century Communication,” will explore how an individual’s voice can be used as a powerful communication tool. CSD department executive office Eric Hunter will co-lead the University's 42nd Presidential Lecture.
Why Iowa?
Hear from three students why they chose Communication Sciences and Disorders at Iowa.
News and Announcements
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.
CSD students and faculty provide hearing screenings at Special Olympics event
Friday, April 4, 2025
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
Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Ida J. Stockman graduated from the University of Iowa in 1965 and is professor emerita in communication sciences and disorders at Michigan State University.
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)