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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Summer Pre-Masters Courses for SLP

Our summer, online, asynchronous pre-masters coursework offers the opportunity to complete courses 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

  • 2026-2027 Colloquium Series
    October 5, 2026 Presented by: Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, founder of Change & Impact November 10, 2026 “I remember what you meant: how mentalizing shapes word learning, and why communication is a two-way street” Presented by:  Zhenghan Qi, PhD, Northeaster University February 9, 2027 Presented by: Dr. Aaron Seitz, Northeastern University April 13, 2027 Presented by: Dr. […]
    Posted on November 12, 2026
  • Frontiers Undergraduate Research Showcase
    The Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences (SLHS) was recently represented by Cooper Armogida, Alexa Calegari, Mia Pedigo, and Grishma Sudharshanan at the Fall Frontiers Undergraduate Research Showcase.   These students shared their research representing the Auditory Brain Research Lab (PI: Dr. Erika Skoe), Aural Rehab Lab (PI: Dr. Kathleen Cienkowski), and HELLO Lab […]
    Posted on November 7, 2026
  • Alumni Spotlight: Erica V. DeCasanova, Au.D., CCC-A, CH-AP
    Meet Erica V. DeCasanova, Au.D, CCC-A, CH-AP, an alum of UConn’s Doctorate of Audiology program! Dr. DeCasanova is a proud Double Husky, having earned her undergraduate degree in Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences and Psychology from UConn in 2017, followed by her Doctorate of Audiology degree (Au.D.) in 2021. Dr. DeCasanova discovered audiology and quickly […]
    Posted on October 12, 2026