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 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.

Ida J. Stockman graduated from the University of Iowa in 1965 and is professor emerita in communication sciences and disorders at Michigan State University.

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.

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

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.

The program will provide direct laboratory experience throughout 2025 for six undergraduate students studying speech and hearing science.

CSD department executive office Eric Hunter will co-lead the University's 42nd Presidential Lecture.

The Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders anticipates moving into the Health Sciences Academic Building in summer 2025.

Yu-Hsiang Wu is a professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders.