Mar 29, 2024  
2014-2015 Graduate Catalog 
    
2014-2015 Graduate Catalog [NOTE!!!! THIS IS AN ARCHIVED CATALOG. FOR THE CURRENT CATALOG, GO TO CATALOG.NIU.EDU]

Allied Health and Communicative Disorders


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Chair: Sherrill R. Morris

Graduate Faculty

Hamid Bateni, associate profoessor, Ph.D., McGill University
Mary Jo Blaschak, associate professor, Ph.D., Northwestern University
Daniel Boutin, associate professor, Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University
Nancy M. Castle, professor, Ph.D., Northern Illinois University 
King Chung, assistant professor, Ph.D., Northwestern University
Prisca Collins, assistant professor, Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh
Bryan K. Dallas, assistant professor, Ph.D., Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Danai Fannin, assistant professor, Ph.D., University of North Carolina
Deborah L. Gough, associate professor, Ed.D., Northern Illinois University
Jeanne M. Isabel, associate professor, M.S.Ed., Northern Illinois University
Gregory A. Long, Presidential Teaching Professor, Ph.D., University of Kansas
Jamie F. Mayer, assistant professor, Ph.D., Indiana University
Amanda K. McCarthy, visiting professor, Ed.D., Northern Illinois University
Sherrill R. Morris, associate professor, Ph.D., University of Kansas
Raymundo Munguia Vazquez, assistant professor, Ph.D., McGill University
Janet L. Olson, assistant professor, Ph.D., Northern Illinois University
Masih Shokrani, associate professor, Ph.D., Meharry Medical College
Patricia Tattersall, assistant professor, Ph.D., Western Michigan University
Miriam Van Mersbergen, assistant professor, Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Matthew J. Wilson, assistant professor, Ph.D., University of Tennessee Health Science Center

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 licensure (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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