Communication Sciences & Disorders
Overview
Established in 1952 by Dr. Stanley Ainsworth, the University of Georgia Speech Pathology program was as one of the first programs in the UGA Division for Exceptional Children. The Audiology degree was initiated in 1968, and the Education of the Deaf/Hard of Hearing Program became available in 1985; however, both of these master's level programs were suspended in 2002.
There are currently six academic/research faculty in speech-language pathology and one in audiology, all of whom hold doctoral degrees. Of the seven clinical supervisory faculty, six have master's degrees and one has a doctoral degree. All supervisory faculty hold the appropriate Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) and are licensed by the Georgia State Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology.
An active National Student Speech-Language-Hearing Association (NSSHLA) Chapter arranges special guest programs, provides services to the Speech and Hearing Clinic, and conducts fund raising to benefit community and university projects.
Clinical Sites
An on-campus practicum in speech-language pathology is available at the graduate level and is followed by two full-time off-campus internships, one in the schools and the other in a medical setting. Students select medical practicum internship experiences from a number of excellent external sites throughout the northeast Georgia region and nearby states. School internships must be completed within the Georgia public school system.
The Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders maintains the on-campus University of Georgia Speech and Hearing Clinic as its primary teaching and research clinical facility. In addition to its general diagnostic and therapeutic services, the Clinic houses a number of specialty programs designed to meet the needs of certain populations with disabilities. Other local practicum sites include the University's McPhaul Child and Family Development Center, Oglethorpe County Schools Preschool Program, the Athens Community Council on Aging, Athens Regional Medical Center, Hope Haven of Northeast Georgia, St. Mary's Health Care System, and local area public schools.
Research and Clinical Laboratories
The Departmental faculty operates several laboratories and has collaborative access to several others for the scientific investigation of normal and disordered speech, language and auditory development and function. These include the
•The Infant Vocalization Laboratory
• Stuttering Research Laboratory
• Child Language Laboratory
• Speech Physiology: Speech Physiology Clinical Assessment Laboratory
• Evoked Response Laboratory
• Hearing Aid Laboratory
• Otoacoustic Emissions Laboratory
• Pediatric Audiometric Laboratory
• Aphasia and Aging Research Laboratory
Other on-campus research sites with which the Department is affiliated include the Center for Clinical and Developmental Neuropsychology, the Adult Learning Disabilities Center, and the UGA's Clinic for Autism Spectrum Evaluation and Research (CASPER Clinic).
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