Fontbonne University - Communication Disorders & Deaf Education

02/13/2026

Congrats to Dr. Jenna Voss on her $1.25M grant for the new MA in Deaf Education at Butler University!

02/13/2026

Our thanks go out to Dr. Jenna Voss, Dr. Adam Weyhaupt, and the rest of the team for the work and dedication that resulted in the MA in Deaf Education finding a home at Butler University.

When Fontbonne University closed, we worked together to preserve—and ultimately innovate—its most distinctive academic program.

04/02/2025

Calling all Fontbonne University SLP Alum, Faculty, and Friends!!! Join us on May 9th at 12pm for a celebration of 60 years of the speech-language pathology program. This will be a CEU granting event featuring over 40 student poster presentations and speakers (including current and past department faculty and alumni) Sign up here: https://forms.office.com/r/DhVBWHdMYi

02/17/2025

Register today https://bit.ly/FBUSP25 for Virtual Spring Forum 2025. Andrea Marwah, Executive Director of IL Hands & Voices will speak about "IDEA and Advocacy: Protecting the Parent School Partnership".

This presentation will offer both parents and professionals the knowledge to successfully work with schools for their child’s/student’s educational future. Protection of the parent/school relationship is the most important aspect of successfully advocating for a child with disabilities. Professionals can easily educate parents in this model of parent/school relationship building without jeopardizing their position. IDEA protects parents; it’s up to the parents to protect their relationship with school personnel. Firsthand examples will be provided throughout the session from an advocate who has been teaching this session and advocating for students for over 15 years, beginning with her now 22-year-old deaf daughter.

Families, practitioners, faculty, and students - all are welcome!

03/22/2024

Last chance to sign up for the Spring Forum featuring Dr. Amy Szarkowski!!

Dr. Amy Szarkowski, a psychologist who specializes in working with children who are deaf or hard of hearing and their families, will highlight the role of emotion socialization among deaf children. Informed by the literature in education, psychology, child and language development, and DHH outcomes, this presentation will provide participants background and current research on the topic and offer ideas for implementable strategies for a variety of professionals in school and community settings who support children who are DHH.

Register today at https://bit.ly/FBU-Forum24







Register today at https://bit.ly/FBU-Forum24

03/19/2024

Dr. Amy Szarkowski, a psychologist who specializes in working with children who are deaf or hard of hearing and their families, will highlight the role of emotion socialization among deaf children. Informed by the literature in education, psychology, child and language development, and DHH outcomes, this presentation will provide participants background and current research on the topic and offer ideas for implementable strategies for a variety of professionals in school and community settings who support children who are DHH.

Register today at https://bit.ly/FBU-Forum24

03/14/2024

Greetings alumni, community partners, clients, friends and colleagues. By now you may have heard that Fontbonne University, founded in 1923 by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, has announced plans to cease operations after the summer 2025 term. The staff and faculty of the Department of Communication Disorders and Deaf Education (CDDE) woefully regret this news and are grieving the opportunity to continue our good work preparing future educators of the Deaf/Hard of Hearing and Speech-Language Pathologists to serve a world in need. You can be assured that in the time that remains, between now and August 2025, the CDDE team commits to maintaining high academic expectations for our current students and integrity in our intervention, grounded in our founder’s charism. Stay tuned to our social media for any further updates and opportunities to share your memories and reflections. In the meantime, we appreciate all the care, concern, and well wishes for our students, staff, faculty and alumni in this time of transition and new beginnings.

03/12/2024

Our presenter, Dr. Amy Szarkowski is a psychologist who specializes in working with children who are deaf or hard of hearing and their families. She will highlight the role of emotion socialization among deaf children. Informed by the literature in education, psychology, child and language development, and DHH outcomes, this presentation will provide participants background and current research on the topic and offer ideas for implementable strategies for a variety of professionals in school and community settings who support children who are DHH.
Professionals in the field, undergraduate and graduate students, and parents - ALL are welcome!

03/03/2024

ARC Aphasia Cruise Happenings!!

02/27/2024

15 graduate students from our St. Louis and St. Paul campus along with 4 faculty join Aphasia Recovery Connection (ARC) for Aphasia Mania Conference at Sea! Our first 3 days at sea…