NSSLHA Events
National Student Speech Language Hearing Association Chapter (NSSLHA) promotes many events throughout the year.
Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology
Mission and Goals
The Miami University Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology (SPA) is committed to helping students develop superior critical thinking and clinical skills through an integration of academic information with research and clinical experience. These clinical skills will also serve the speech, language, and swallowing, and hearing needs of the individuals in our community.
The specific goals of the Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology are to:
- Offer undergraduate courses in speech pathology and audiology to prepare students to engage successfully in graduate or professional study in speech and hearing or other fields, including courses in American Sign Language.
- Offer graduate courses to produce speech-language pathologists who have the academic foundation and advanced clinical skills needed for the delivery of services in the field.
- Enhance opportunities for research and scholarship for faculty members and students.
- Effectively serve members of the community and surrounding areas through a culture of collaboration and respect for others.
- Produce graduates who will be culturally informed clinicians when encountering clients of various backgrounds, abilities, and identities.
Academics
The Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology offers a wide range of academic opportunities for students interested in the field of communication disorders. Communication disorders include many areas such as hearing loss, delayed speech and language development, stuttering, hoarseness, and problems with articulation. The comprehensive clinical service program in speech-language and audiology clients within the university and the southwest Ohio community provides excellent experience in direct patient contact.
Speech and Hearing Clinic
The Miami University Speech and Hearing Clinic is housed within our department offering full speech and audiological services to the community.
Our students benefit from their direct involvement with patients in our clinic.
Opportunities and Resources
Need information on advising, scholarships, or want to join a club? We have many opportunities and resources available.
Research Opportunities
The field of Communication Sciences and Disorders is a rapidly growing area of basic and applied research combined with clinical development. The interdisciplinary nature of the field draws from such diverse disciplines as physics, biology, engineering, psychology, linguistics, medicine, and philosophy. Students can focus in one specific area or create an education plan and training that encompasses a range of communicative disorders.
Alumni and Student Features and Highlights
Cleveland Clinic Health Sciences and Wellness Facility
Since 2023, the Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology has been located in the 165,000 square foot Cleveland Clinic Health Sciences and Wellness Facility. This facility also houses the Nursing and Physician Associate programs.
In the News
NIH Grant Awarded to SPA Researcher
Speech Pathology and Audiology researcher, Trace Poll, receives NIH grant to develop social communication assessment for adolescents.
Hannah Seinfeld Receives the Provost's Student Academic Achievement Award
Hannah Seinfeld, Miami University Speech Pathology and Audiology major, selected as winner of the 2022 Provost Student Academic Achievement Award.
Speech Pathology and Audiology Students Recognized
Speech Pathology and Audiology students, Victoria Lopez Rangel and Marianna Gay, are recognized.
Give to the Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology
Please consider providing support to our department. We are always looking for more clinical practicum supervisors for our graduate students and many of our students are interested in completing their summer 10-week externship outside of the region. Our undergraduate students are always eager to hear about opportunities for internships and volunteering in their hometowns.
Financial support directed to our department provides research and conference travel opportunities for our students. We have also been able to purchase new and updated instrumentation from the support of our donors.
Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology
Clinical Health Sciences Building
421 S. Campus Avenue
Oxford, OH 45056
