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CSD features
Where education meets patient care: Kellsie Busho on the opportunities of clinical education
Busho currently serves as the director of clinical programs – audiology.
CSD researcher selected to lead course in new UI AI certificate program
Mark Berardi will lead a course titled, “Human Voice and AI Technologies: Accessibility, Security, and Health Care,” which will showcase CSD’s commitment to innovation in the field of communication sciences and disorders.
New walls, same heart: CSD’s clinic moves to HSAB
The Speech, Language, and Hearing Clinic recently moved to a new space, but its mission remains the same.
Introducing graduate student clinician Maddie Williams-Kane
Williams-Kane, a second-year Au.D. student, is a graduate student clinician at the University of Iowa Speech, Language, and Hearing Clinic where she provides compassionate care to patients.
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.
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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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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News and announcements
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Two faculty openings in Speech-Language Pathology and Hearing Science
Wednesday, October 8, 2025
The Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders is growing. Two tenure-track faculty positions, one in Speech-Language Pathology and one in Hearing Science, are now open as part of our ongoing investment in research, education, and innovation.
Two CSD faculty members recognized for contributions to multicultural affairs, clinical, and advocacy work at 2025 ASHA Convention
Friday, December 5, 2025
The annual American Speech-Language-Hearing Association convention, held in Washington, D.C., included talks, presentations, and education development by students and faculty in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders.
Where education meets patient care: Kellsie Busho on the opportunities of clinical education
Tuesday, November 25, 2025
Busho currently serves as the director of clinical programs – audiology.
CSD support group empowers users of augmentative and alternative communication
Monday, November 17, 2025
In conjunction with “Join in Aphasia” hosted by Lingraphica, AAC Allies facilitates discussions with people with aphasia through weekly calls.
CSD researcher selected to lead course in new UI AI certificate program
Friday, November 14, 2025
Mark Berardi will lead a course titled, “Human Voice and AI Technologies: Accessibility, Security, and Health Care,” which will showcase CSD’s commitment to innovation in the field of communication sciences and disorders.
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