Department of Communication Sciences & Disorders

The ability to communicate is crucial to the capacity to have a full life. Helping others manage their speaking, language and hearing challenges will offer them pathways to a richer, more rewarding life.

A degree from the department of Communication Sciences and Disorders will start you on this path, leading to a career as an audiologist or speech-language pathologist, or to potential leadership roles in research or in teaching in these fields. These are among professions listed in the top 25 hot jobs.

 

The Department of Communication Sciences & Disorders houses the following academic programs and certificates:

Program

Degree

Animal Audiology
Post-Baccalaureate certificate
Audiology
Doctor of Audiology
Speech Language Hearing Sciences  Bachelor of Science
Speech Language Hearing Sciences  Academic minor
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Doctor of Philosophy
Speech-Language Pathology Master of Arts (MA)
Speech-Language Pathology Master of Arts (MA) - online
Speech-Language Pathology Clinical Doctorate - online

The University of Cincinnati Speech & Hearing Clinic has offered speech, hearing, and language services for nearly 50 years. 

We will positively impact the lives of individuals with communication disorders through excellence in student preparation, scholarly activities, interdisciplinary practices, and inclusive community engagement.

  • To engage in scholarly activities that advance science, health care, and education
  • To prepare students to become excellent speech language pathologists, audiologists, educators, and researchers who will provide the highest quality services by integrating research, education, and community.

Our goals and objectives will help us achieve our department mission & vision.

Distinguished Alumni honored since 1989
Year Recipient   Year Recipient Year Recipient

1989

Derek Dunn

 

2000

Eleanor Stromberg

2013

Aukse Bankaitis

1989

Mary Joe Osberger

 

2001

Colleen O'Rourke

2014

Terri Hollenkamp

1989

Wayne Secord

 

2002

Fofi Constantinidou

2015

Julie Honaker

1990

Ian MacKay

 

2003

Harrison Blackmond

2016

Claire Kane Miller

1991

Zenobia Bagli

 

2004

Lisa Hunter

2017

Sandra Grether

1992

Carole Leslie

 

2005

Judith Marlowe

2018  Tammy Brown

1993

Thais Morata

 

2006

Jennifer Brown

2019 Jo-Anne Prendeville

1994

John Clark

 

2007

Lisa Kelchner

2020 Thomas Goldman

1995

Joseph Stemple

 

2008

Lauren Bland

2021  --------------------

1995

Susan Binzer

 

2009

Don Hayes

2022 Stacey Williams 

1997

Sandra Tattershall

 

2010

Bharti Katbamna

   

1998

Gene Balzer

 

2011

Donna Murray

   

1999

Ann Kummer

 

2012

Ronald Jones

   

For more information about college alumni relations, visit  Alumni and Friends

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Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders

College of Allied Health Sciences

3225 Eden Avenue P.O. Box 670379 | Cincinnati, OH 45267

Phone: 513-558-8501