Purpose: The purpose of this investigation was to evaluate language development and disorders course titles across communication sciences and disorders (CSD) graduate programs in an effort to determine whether adolescents were specifically being recognized via inclusive language or dedicated courses. The findings can be used to propel important…

Purpose: Adapted ride-on cars offer an affordable mobility intervention that provides broader access to a child's environment. Such newfound independence is a unique opportunity to examine changes in environmental language and communicative participation as children acquire mobility. New technologies such as the Language Environmental Analysis…

Purpose: The purpose of this pilot study is to begin exploring the diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives being implemented by communication sciences and disorders (CSD) programs at various universities across the United States with the intent to guide and support future research studies. Method: Publicly available data of DEI…

Purpose: Developmental language disorder (DLD) is a lifelong condition associated with poorer outcomes than neurotypical peers, yet relatively little is known about long-term quality of life in DLD. This preliminary study adopts a neurodiversity-informed approach by exploring "self-reported" quality of life in an adolescent and young…

Purpose: The study aimed to determine whether an online asynchronous program can positively influence undergraduate communication sciences and disorders students' attitudes, beliefs, and actions toward advancing social justice. Method: The study employed a mixed-method design. Participants included 18 undergraduate students from two state…

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of the first semester of a speech-language pathology (SLP) graduate program on the level of student self-efficacy for a set of clinical tasks across a variety of communication disorders. Method: In this study, 60 SLP graduate students participated. They were in two sections of a…

Purpose: While the significance of emotional intelligence (EI) for health care providers has been recognized in various health care fields, its importance is not fully understood in the discipline of communication sciences and disorders (CSD). The purpose of this study was to investigate the perspectives on EI among students, practitioners, and…

Purpose: Serious games and gamification are evidence-based forms of game-based learning that facilitate student/client instruction. Serious games are activities that directly incorporate educational content into games; gamification integrates characteristics of games into nongame activities. They both promote learning by increasing students'…

Purpose: Trauma is pervasive in our society, and a history of traumatic stress can have significant detrimental effects on physiological and mental health. The purpose of this tutorial is twofold: to describe trauma, as well as its sources and effects, and to provide practical strategies for communication sciences and disorders educators who are…

Purpose: Achieving self-directed health care with good health outcomes begins with clients having adequate health literacy (HL) skills. Higher education programs, like communication sciences and disorders (CSD), have a role in cultivating HL. This study examines the speech-language pathology leaders' (administrators and faculty) sense-making of HL…

Purpose: Representation of faculty of color (FoC) in the discipline of communication sciences and disorders is limited. FoC face unique challenges within academic institutions. As FoC, we present an overview of three critical areas that directly affect our academic careers: cultural competency, imposter syndrome, and racial microaggression.…

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to survey communication sciences and disorders (CSD) faculty in the United States to determine their perspectives and knowledge about freedom of speech on college campuses. Method: An online, anonymous survey was presented to interested CSD faculty, recruited from the American Speech-Language-Hearing…

Purpose: The field of communication sciences and disorders (CSD) is among the least diverse health and education professions in the United States (Luther, 2017). Recruitment efforts have increased the presence of racial and/or ethnic minority students in CSD over the past decade, yet there has been no comparable increase in the membership of…

Purpose: The purpose of this mixed method study is to investigate graduate and undergraduate student perceptions of the benefit, content knowledge, and confidence yielded from a learning-by-teaching experience in two Communication Sciences and Disorders courses. Method: A total of 137 students, 71 graduate and 66 undergraduate students, enrolled…

Purpose: To further inform faculty and clinical educators interested in facilitating the overall well-being of their students, areas causing stress for undergraduate (UGs) and graduate (Gs) students in communication sciences and disorders (CSD) and in social work (SWK) were explored. The perceived stress levels as well as levels and types of…