May 13, 2026  
2025-2026 Graduate Catalog 
    
2025-2026 Graduate Catalog

Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders


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Michelle Andrade. Clinic Director. Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology.  B.A., M.A., University of Houston.

Chereece Andrews. Clinical Associate Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders. Certificate of Clinical Competences in Audiology. B.A., University of Florida; Au.D., University of South Florida.

Margaret Lehman Blake.  Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders.  Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology.  B.S., Colorado State University; M.S., Arizona State University; Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh.

Ferenc Bunta.  Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders.  B.Ed., Lajos Kossuth University (currently University of Debrecen); M.A., Arizona State University; Ph.D., Arizona State University.

Laura Cizek.  Clinical Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders.  Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology.  B.A., University of Texas at Austin; M.A., University of Houston, Ed.D. University of Houston.

Stephanie K. Daniels.  Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders.  Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology, Board Recognized Specialist in Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders.  B.S., East Texas State University; M.S., University of Texas at Dallas-Callier Center; Ph.D., Louisiana State University.

Heather Dial. Assistant Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders. B.S., University of Houston; M.A., Rice University; Ph.D., Rice University.

Katherine Ermgodts. Clinical Assistant Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders.  Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology. B.A., Michigan State University; M.A., University of Houston; SLP.D., University of Kansas-Medical Center.

Michelle Ivey.  Instructional Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders.  Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology.  B.S., M.A., University of Cincinnati; Ph.D., Georgia State University.

Ashwini Joshi.  Associate Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders.  Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology.  B.S., Maharashtra University of Health Sciences; M.S., Bloomsburg University; Ph.D., University of Kentucky.

Lynn M. Maher.  Professor Emeritus of Communication Sciences and Disorders.  Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology. B.A., Catholic University; M.A., George Washington University; Ph.D., University of Florida.

Monique Mills. Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders.  Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology. B.S., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; M.A., Ohio State University; Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Byron Ross.  Instructional Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders.  Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology.  B.S. and M.S., University of Central Arkansas; Ph.D., University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Allyson Schaff. Instructional Assistant Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders. Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology. B.A., Baylor University; M.A., University of Houston; SLP.D., Northwestern University.

Amber Theissen.  Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders.  Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology.  B.A., University of North Dakota; M.S. and Ph.D., University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Austin Thompson. Assistant Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders. Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology. B.A., Louisiana State University; M.A., Louisiana State University; Ph.D., Florida State University.

Brett Welch. Assistant Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders and Psychological, Health, and Learning Sciences. B.A./B.S. University of Texas-Austin; M.S. University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Ph.D. University of Pittsburgh.