

Communication Sciences & Disorders
The Communication Sciences & Disorders Department strives to educate the next generation of clinicians and researchers engaged in the management of individuals with communication disorders, to advance our understanding of the nature and management of communication disorders, and to provide high-quality services to individuals with communication disorders. We are a premier innovative center that addresses communication sciences and disorders through multidisciplinary approaches to education, research, and service.
Improv workshop encourages communication for youth with autism: youtube.com/watch?v=_NlZKaBwWmA
OUR PROGRAMS
The Communication Sciences and Disorders Department fosters a unique and unified approach to clinical education and innovative research opportunities, and cultivates collaborative relationships with community, regional, national, and global partners.
SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING CLINIC
The UD SLH Clinic exists to train students on how to translate cutting-edge research, into practice – and practice into the next great research findings. Our Clinic is one of a few University Speech-Language-Hearing Clinics nationally to participate in data tracking for the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association National Outcomes Measurement System. Located in the UD STAR Health Sciences Complex, the Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic has 6 treatment rooms and one large group treatment area. Additionally, a wide range of hearing diagnostic services are available in our audiology suite as well. We are open to the public!

CSCD News
Latest News
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Looking into the Body's Essential Couriers
September 10, 2025 | Written by Beth MillerUD undergraduate student, Gabriella Maletta, who is majoring in human physiology and liberal studies, with a concentration in the Medical Scholars Program, spent the summer studying three proteins and how they influence the structure of red blood cells. -
August College of Health Sciences For the Record
September 05, 2025 | Written by CHS StaffCollege of Health Science community reports appointments, exhibitions, publications, and honors for August. -
One community. One UD.
August 28, 2025 | Written by Amy WolfUD welcomed new students at its annual symbolic Twilight Induction Ceremony. The campus tradition kicks off Blue Hens' first semester at UD and serves as the culmination of Welcome Days, a series of activities and opportunities designed to help new students learn about campus and meet their classmates.