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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 challengesāalongside 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

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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

Nancy Almasi, SLPD, CCC-SLP
Title/Position
Assistant Clinical Professor
Clinical Supervisor, Speech-Language Pathology

Mark Berardi
Title/Position
Assistant Research Scientist

Jennifer Brodell, MA, CCC-SLP
Title/Position
Clinical Associate Professor

Courtney Butler, M.A., CCC-SLP
Title/Position
Visiting Assistant Professor

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

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

Krista Davidson, MS, CCC-SLP
Title/Position
Clinical Professor

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

Kristi Hendrickson, PhD, CCC-SLP
Title/Position
Associate Professor

Mili Kuruvilla-Dugdale, PhD
Title/Position
Associate Professor

Ethan Kutlu, PhD
Title/Position
Assistant Professor

Alison Lemke, MA, MPA, CCC-SLP
Title/Position
Visiting Assistant Professor
Clinical Associate Professor

Stewart McCauley, PhD
Title/Position
Assistant Professor

Bob McMurray, PhD
Title/Position
Professor, Communication Sciences and Disorders
Professor, Psychological and Brain Sciences

Jacob Michaelson, PhD
Title/Position
Associate Professor, Communication Sciences and Disorders
Associate Professor, Psychiatry

Brian Peterson, SLPD, CCC-SLP
Title/Position
Assistant Professor of Instruction

Louise Pinkerton, MM, MA, CCC-SLP
Title/Position
Clinical Assistant Professor

Naomi Rodgers, PhD, CCC-SLP
Title/Position
Assistant Professor

Laura Schmitt, MS, CCC-SLP
Title/Position
Clinical Assistant Professor

Anu Subramanian, PhD, CCC-SLP
Title/Position
Clinical Professor
Director of Clinical Programs, Speech-Language Pathology

Hayo Terband, PhD
Title/Position
Assistant Professor