The University of Alabama’s Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences undergraduate program provides general training in the areas of speech, language, pathology, and audiology. Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences students are introduced to all aspects of the development of speech and language, hearing, and associated disorders to prepare them for further educational training at the graduate level. Completion of the speech, language, and hearing sciences major courses is one component of the undergraduate program leading to a bachelor of science (BS) in speech, language, and hearing sciences. Our faculty consists of both academic and clinical professionals with expertise in areas such as developmental speech and language disorders, autism spectrum disorders, adult neurogenic communication disorders, fluency disorders, swallowing disorders, voice disorders, auditory prostheses, and balance issues.
Programs
The Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences offers a bachelor of science (BS) degree and a minor in Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences (speech-language pathology). Students majoring in Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences are expected to matriculate to graduate study in speech-language pathology or audiology.
Faculty
Chair
- Dr. Memorie Gosa
Clinical Director
- Dr. JoAnne Payne
Audiology Coordinator, Clinical Audiologist
- Dr. Christy Albea
Professor
- Dr. Marcia Hay-McCutcheon
Associate professors
- Dr. Memorie Gosa
- Dr. Evie Malaia
- Dr. Paul Reed
- Dr. HyunJoo Yoo
Assistant professors
- Dr. Carolyn Barnes
- Dr. Danielle Fahey
- Dr. Rebecca Summy
Instructors
- Mrs. Jennifer Baggett
- Dr. Laura Moss
Clinical professors
- Mrs. Mary Bryan
- Mrs. Candace Cook
- Mrs. Kayce Hinton
- Mrs. Claire January
- Mrs. Amanda Mennen
- Mrs. Sara Shirley
Audiologist
- Dr. Emma Brothers
- Dr. Abigail Hubbard
Professor emeritus
- Dr. Craig Formby
Courses
At the completion of this course, students will have a general understanding of speech-language pathology and audiology as it relates to the culture of disability. Specifically, they will read, think, synthesize, and reflect on information related to social and educational practices, laws, and accessibility to services.
This course covers the study of the principles of phonetics and their application to speech production, with a focus on English.