Allied Health and Communicative Disorders

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Chair: Sherrill R. Morris

Graduate Faculty

Hamid Bateni, assistant profoessor, Ph.D., McGill University
Mary Jo Blaschak, associate professor, Ph.D., Northwestern University
Daniel Boutin, assistant professor, Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University
Nancy M. Castle, professor, Ph.D., Northern Illinois University 
King Chung, assistant professor, Ph.D., Northwestern University
Danai Fannin, assistant professor, Ph.D., University of North Carolina
Deborah L. Gough, associate professor, Ed.D., Northern Illinois University
Gregory A. Long, Presidential Teaching Professor, Ph.D., University of Kansas
Jamie F. Mayer, assistant professor, Ph.D., Indiana University
Sherrill R. Morris, associate professor, Ph.D., University of Kansas
Masih Shokrani, assistant professor, Ph.D., Meharry Medical College
Miriam Van Mersbergen, assistant professor, Ph.D., University of Minnesota

The School of Allied Health and Communicative Disorders offers graduate programs leading to the Master of Arts (M.A.), Doctor of Audiology (Au.D.), and the Doctor of Physical Therapy (D.P.T.) degrees. The M.A. curriculum prepares students for careers as entry-level speech-language pathologists and rehabilitation counselors. The Au.D. is an entry-level degree that prepares individuals for professional practice in the area of audiology. The D.P.T. program prepares individuals to function as entry-level practitioners in physical therapy.

The M.A. specialization in speech-language pathology is accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. The program of study is designed to meet the minimum academic and clinical requirements for the Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology awarded by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, state licensure, and school certification (Type 73, SLP-Non Teaching). The M.A. specialization in rehabilitation counseling is accredited by the Council on Rehabilitation Education and is designed to meet the academic and experiential requirements of the Certified Rehabilitation Counselor credential awarded by the Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification. The D.P.T. program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Physical Therapy Education.

The Au.D. is accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. The program of study is designed to meet the minimum academic and clinical requirements for the Certificate of Clinical Competence in Audiology awarded by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and state licensure, expose students to basic and applied research, provide practical and research experience, and develop skills in the use of evidence-based practice.

Master of Arts (M.A.)
Communicative Disorders

Specialization in Audiology
Specialization in Rehabilitation Counseling
Specialization in Speech-Language Pathology

Doctor of Audiology (Au.D.)

Doctor of Physical Therapy (D.P.T.)

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