From the Chair
Stephen Cavallo
The Department offers both baccalaureate and masters degree programs. The B.A. program in Speech Pathology and Audiology provides students with fundamental knowledge related to normal and abnormal speech and language and basic communication processes within the context of a liberal arts and sciences education.
The M.A. program in Speech-Language Pathology prepares students for professional careers as speech-language pathologists. Graduates of the M.A. program meet the academic and clinical education standards established by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) for the Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology (CCC-SLP) and the New York State Education Department (NYSED) for the License in Speech-Language Pathology. The graduate program in the Department of Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences at Lehman College is directed by Dr. Liat Seiger-Gardner and is accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation (CAA) of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA).
Faculty Spotlight
Cheryl Smith Gabig
Cheryl Smith Gabig is an assistant professor in the SLHS department who specializes in language learning disabilities in school-age children and adolescents. She developed and teaches the graduate course in Language Disorders in School Age Children and Adolescents,and provides clinical direction and supervision for graduate student clinicians in an after-school language-learning clinic Read More
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News and Events
Professor Almodovar -Salinas: Recipient of 2011 Excellence in Teaching Award
Congratulations to Diana Almodovar-Salinas for her well-deserved recognition as a gifted teacher. The Department is pleased that Diana has been recognized for -- among her many contributions --her excellence in teaching.
About our Students
Graduate Students in the M.S. Program in Speech-Language Pathology discuss their clinical education, the discipline of speech-language pathology, and their future professional plans...
Last modified: Jan 18, 2012
