Department of Communicative Disorders and Sciences

Office: Sweeney Hall 115

Telephone: 408-924-3688 (Voice); 408-924-3641 (Fax)

Email: communicative-disorders-sciences@sjsu.edu

Website: www.sjsu.edu/cds

Professors

Paul Cascella
June McCullough
Jean Novak
Wendy Quach

Associate Professors

Nidhi Mahendra, Chair
Pei-Tzu Tsai

Assistant Professors

Megan Cuellar
Lyle Lustigman

Overview

The mission of the Department of Communicative Disorders and Sciences is to provide rigorous academic and clinical preparation for students seeking careers working with persons with communication and swallowing disorders, and their families. One of the first Communicative Disorders and Sciences programs in California, the department has prepared students for careers as speech-language pathologists and audiologists for more than 40 years. Speech-language pathologists identify, evaluate and provide interventions for children and adults with speech, language, cognitive-communicative, and swallowing disorders. Audiologists diagnose and treat individuals with hearing and balance disorders. Our academic and pre-clinical undergraduate curriculum provides the basis for further graduate study, required for a career in either field. Our Master’s Degree program in Speech Language Pathology is accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation of the American Speech-Language and Hearing Association and by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing. Members of the SJSU community and the larger community receive speech, language and hearing services at the Kay Armstead Center for Communication Disorders (Sweeney Hall 118B).

Programs

Courses

Audiology

Speech Pathology