Research and clinical training in speech-language pathology encompass speech sound disorders, language development and impairment, fluency, voice and resonance, augmentative and alternative communication (AAC), swallowing and feeding disorders, and neurogenic communication challenges—alongside the sociocultural dimensions of communicative health, including disparities in service access, multilingualism, and the intersectional impact of age, race, disability, and socioeconomic status on speech and language outcomes.

Learn more about the Speech-Language Pathology labs and faculty in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of Iowa.

Speech-Language pathology labs

Clinical Linguistics and Disparities Lab

Philip Combiths, Lab Director

Language, Learning, and Memory Lab

Stewart McCauley, Lab Director

Psycholinguistics Lab

Kristi Hendrickson, Lab Director

Speech Perception and Kinematics Lab

Mili Kuruvilla-Dugdale, Lab Director

Speech Sensorimotor Development Lab

Hayo Terband, Lab Director

Speech, Sign, and Systems Lab

Ethan Kutlu, Lab Director

Stuttering Lab

Naomi Rodgers, Lab Director

Voice Biomechanics & Acoustics Lab

Eric Hunter, Lab Director

Speech-Language pathology faculty

Eric Hunter
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Eric Hunter, PhD, MS, BS

Title/Position
Department Executive Officer
Harriet B. and Harold S. Brady Chair in Liberal Arts and Sciences
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Nancy Almasi, SLPD, CCC-SLP

Title/Position
Assistant Clinical Professor
Clinical Supervisor, Speech-Language Pathology
Mark Berardi

Mark Berardi

Title/Position
Assistant Research Scientist
Jennifer Brodell

Jennifer Brodell, MA, CCC-SLP

Title/Position
Clinical Associate Professor
Courtney Butler

Courtney Butler, M.A., CCC-SLP

Title/Position
Visiting Assistant Professor
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Sharice Clough, PhD, CCC-SLP

Title/Position
Adjunct Assistant Professor
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Philip Combiths, PhD, CCC-SLP

Title/Position
Assistant Professor
Krista Davidson

Krista Davidson, MS, CCC-SLP

Title/Position
Clinical Professor
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Meaghan Foody, MS, CCC-SLP

Title/Position
Clinical Assistant Professor
Kristi Hendrickson

Kristi Hendrickson, PhD, CCC-SLP

Title/Position
Associate Professor
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Mili Kuruvilla-Dugdale, PhD

Title/Position
Associate Professor
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Ethan Kutlu, PhD

Title/Position
Assistant Professor
Alison Lemke

Alison Lemke, MA, MPA, CCC-SLP

Title/Position
Visiting Assistant Professor
Clinical Associate Professor
Stewart McCauley

Stewart McCauley, PhD

Title/Position
Assistant Professor
Bob McMurray

Bob McMurray, PhD

Title/Position
Professor, Communication Sciences and Disorders
Professor, Psychological and Brain Sciences
jacob michaelson

Jacob Michaelson, PhD

Title/Position
Associate Professor, Communication Sciences and Disorders
Associate Professor, Psychiatry
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Brian Peterson, SLPD, CCC-SLP

Title/Position
Assistant Professor of Instruction
louise pinkerton

Louise Pinkerton, MM, MA, CCC-SLP

Title/Position
Clinical Assistant Professor
naomi rodgers

Naomi Rodgers, PhD, CCC-SLP

Title/Position
Assistant Professor
Laura Schmitt

Laura Schmitt, MS, CCC-SLP

Title/Position
Clinical Assistant Professor
Anu Subramanian

Anu Subramanian, PhD, CCC-SLP

Title/Position
Clinical Professor
Director of Clinical Programs, Speech-Language Pathology
Hayo Terband

Hayo Terband, PhD

Title/Position
Assistant Professor