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Department of Communication Disorders

What is a Communication Disorder?

A communication disorder affects an individual's ability to hear, speak, understand, read, and/or write. The various types of communication disorders an individual can exhibit include: fluency, articulation, voice, swallowing, and language disorders.

Which Professionals Assess and Treat Individuals Exhibiting Communication Disorders?

Speech-language pathologists diagnose and treat communication disorders. Speech pathologists are employed in a variety of settings including: public schools, hospitals, rehabilitation centers, nursing care facilities, community clinics, colleges and universities, private practice, health departments, home care, adult day care centers, and research laboratories. Speech-language pathologists also assess and treat swallowing disorders, cognitive-communication disorders, and auditory processing disorders.

Department News and Events

TOMMAS Scholarship for Bilingual Graduate Students

CDIS Welcomes Dr. Adam Jacks to Department

Graduate Program Awarded CAA Re-accreditation for Maximum Term

New Tradition of CDIS Hooding Ceremony a Success

MANY Thanks to the NSSHLA and SERTOMA Chapters Who Donated $2400 to Texas State Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic!! We appreciate you and all you do!

SERTOMA CHAPTER RECOGNIZED

Graduate Student, Lauren Maxwell, and Celeste Domsch, Ph.D., presented at the Symposium of Research in Child Language Disorders in June 2008.

Dr. Valarie Fleming earns Advancing Academic Research Careers Award.

Awards Day:
Awards Day 2008 PHOTO GALLERY

Student News and Events

Student Organizations:

SERviceTOMAnkind (SERTOMA)

A community service organization based in the department of communication disorders which promotes service projects for individuals who need assistance from the healthcare community.

Events:

October 11th: Bobcat Days in LBJ Ballroom

October 22nd: Dr. Swathi Kiran from UT will be presenting at the CDIS Research Colloquium on Bilingual Aphasia and Rehabilitation

October 29th: Toby Stephan, a U.S. Hanen representative will be presenting an introductory lecture on the Hanen Approach from 2:00-4:30

National Student Speech-Language-Hearing Association (NSSLHA)

An organization that brings awareness to preCDIS and CDIS majors about the field of speech-language pathology and audiology.

CDIS Students Continue to Shine
Congratulations to Michelle Saldana, Tara Simpson, and Derek Perkins! All were awarded SERTOMA Graduate Scholarships in the amount of $300 from the local SERTOMA organization! Congratulations to Jasmine Esmaeili, a CDIS student who was awarded a Paul and Lois Blaney Scholarship! The award includes $1,150 each semester.

CDIS Foundation

The CDIS foundation is a resource for the Department of Communication Disorders to receive donations to further enhance the academic and clinical experiences of students and faculty.

Contributions may be specified to the following CDIS institutions: