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
Russ Carter, clinical professor, Ed.D., M.P.H., Northern Illinois University
Mariah Cheyney, clinical assistant professor, Au.D., University of Pittsburgh
King Chung, associate professor, Ph.D., Northwestern University
Danai Fannin, assistant professor, Ph.D., University of North Carolina
Allison Gladfelter, assistant professor, Ph.D., Purdue University
In-Sop Kim, assistant professor, Ph.D., Florida State University
Blythe Kitner, clinical assistant professor, Au.D., Rush University
Jamie F. Mayer, associate professor, Ph.D., Indiana University
Sherrill R. Morris, associate professor, Ph.D., University of Kansas
Christina Odeh, assistant professor, D.H.Sc., University of Indianapolis
Janet L. Olson, associate professor, Ph.D., Northern Illinois University
Charles Pudrith, assistant professor, Ph.D., Au.D., University of  North Carolina at Greensboro
Patricia Tattersall, professor emeritus, Ph.D., Western Michigan University
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. 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. 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 Speech-Language Pathology

Doctor of Audiology (Au.D.)

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

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