Allied Health and Communicative Disorders (AHCD, AHLS, AHPT, AHRS, COMD)

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Admission to the majors in clinical laboratory sciences and in health sciences/physical therapy in the School of Allied Health and Communicative Disorders is limited. See “Limited Admissions and Limited Retention Requirements” in the front part of this catalog.

The School of Allied Health and Communicative Disorders offers majors in clinical laboratory sciences (B.S.), communicative disorders (B.S.), health sciences, the undergraduate component of the physical therapy program (B.S.), a minor in communicative disorders, and a baccalaureate degree completion program. Students interested in one of the school’s majors or minors should contact the college advising office as early as possible. Failure to do so could result in delayed graduation.

Majors in the School of Allied Health and Communicative Disorders who are preparing for professional practice may be dismissed from a program on the basis of either academic deficiencies or nonprofessional performance. Specific criteria relating to these areas are made known to each student at the time the professional phase of a program is initiated.

Allied Health and Communicative Disorders Faculty

Sue E. Ouellette, Ph.D., Kent State University, professor, chair 
Hamid Bateni, Ph.D., McGill University, assistant professor
Mary Jo Blaschak, Ph.D., Northwestern University, associate professor
Nancy M. Castle, Ph.D., Northern Illinois University, professor 
Meri Goehring, Ph.D., Nova Southeastern University, assistant professor
Deborah L. Gough, Ed.D., Northern Illinois University, professor
Gregory A. Long, Ph.D., University of Kansas, professor 
Jamie F. Mayer, Ph.D., Indiana University, assistant professor
Sherrill R. Morris, Ph.D., University of Kansas, assistant professor
Nancy A. Nuzzo, Ph.D., University of Illinois, professor 
Kristine M. Riley, M.A., CCC-A., University of Illinois, visiting assistant professor
Howard D. Schwartz, Ph.D., Syracuse University, associate professor
Earl J. Seaver III, Ph.D., University of Iowa, professor 
Masih Shokrani, Ph.D., Meharry Medical College, assistant professor

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