We have 9 research labs investigating human communication and 5 NIH-funded principal investigators.
In 2023, 100% of our MA students passed the praxis exam on the first attempt. Historically, more than 90% of MA graduates are employed in speech-language pathology positions within 9 months of graduation.
Brianna Sanborn was awarded the Sara Haynes Scholarship from the TSH Foundation. This award is given to only one graduate student from Texas who demonstrates specific interest in working with adults with neurogenic disorders. Congratulation Brianna!
Graduate student, Christina Quinn, and her research mentor, Dr. Heather Dial, recently published an article in NeuroImage: Reports. This work is based on Christina's undergraduate thesis. Congratulations Christina and Heather!
Student Receives Provost's Undergraduate Research Scholarship
Madison Freeman, mentored by Dr. Amber Thiessen, received a PURS award to study supports for people with aphasia. The purpose of this study is to examine the way that people with aphasia visually attend to text-based cues that support language comprehension. The overall goal is to improve the communication of people with aphasia.
The Master of Arts education program in Speech-Language Pathology at the University of Houston is accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
The undergraduate curriculum provides a pre-professional foundation for graduate study in Communication Sciences and Disorders and related fields. Courses are offered in typical and disordered speech, language and hearing across the lifespan.