New England’s premier program for impactful research and education in speech, language, and hearing sciences as well as clinical practice in audiology and speech-language pathology.

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Undergraduate Program

Our undergraduate major readies students for a wide range of careers and graduate study.
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Research

Housed within a nationally-ranked R1 university, our department is the home for cutting-edge research in our fields.
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Graduate Programs

Our graduate programs emphasize hands-on learning in clinical and research settings.

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Pre-Masters in Speech Language Pathology

Our online, asynchronous pre-masters program offers required coursework typically needed for admission to graduate school for Speech Language Pathology.  

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Speech and Hearing Clinic

The UConn Speech and Hearing Clinic delivers compassionate, state-of-the-art, evidence-based clinical care in speech-language pathology and audiology. Based at the Storrs campus, we serve clients from UConn and surrounding communities.

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News

  • Speech, Perception, and Language Development Lab at Research Connections 2025
    We had a fantastic time presenting our research at Research Connections, part of Month of Discovery at UConn. Our lab (Speech, Perception, and Language Development Lab ) participated in this event with an outstanding group of students: Sarah Gallagher, Molly Rourke, Michelle Zhu, Isabella Piskator, Vladimir Klyukin, Sophia Pirrotta, and Julia Majenski. Research Connections is […]
    Posted on October 25, 2025
  • MA-SLP Alumni’s Research Published in the Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences
    Two of our SLHS graduates, Arden Ricciardone, B.A., SLHS ‘23; M.A. SLP ‘25, and Matthew Phillips, B.A., SLHS ‘22; M.A. SLP ‘24, recently had their work published in the Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences.    Arden’s undergraduate thesis investigated the bigger picture that everyday skills, such as understanding a nonnative accent, can be […]
    Posted on October 23, 2025
  • Faculty Spotlight: Kacie Wittke
    Meet Kacie Wittke, M.A., CCC-SLP, an Associate Clinical Professor in the Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences (SLHS) Department! Originally earning a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Brandeis University, Kacie always knew that she wanted to work with children in her future career. Following her graduation from Brandeis, Kacie planned to go into a PhD program […]
    Posted on October 13, 2025