Worcester State University Department of Communication Sciences & Disorders

Worcester State University Department of Communication Sciences & Disorders The goal of the WSU Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders is to facilitate an understanding of the human communication processes.

Worcester State University offers both an undergraduate and graduate program of study. The undergraduate program is designed to prepare students for jobs in a caring profession and for graduate school. The graduate program is designed to provide a high caliber academic and clinical program for the preparation of speech-language pathologists. The program prepares students for positions in public schools, skilled nursing facilities, rehabilitation centers, hospitals, speech and hearing clinics, special-care facilities, and private practice. The graduate program is accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation (CAA) of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and approved by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

🌟Feature Friday🌟This week, we are featuring second year MS-SLP Graduate Student, Taryn Langlois! After graduation, Taryn...
02/27/2026

🌟Feature Friday🌟This week, we are featuring second year MS-SLP Graduate Student, Taryn Langlois! After graduation, Taryn is interested in working with both the adult & pediatric populations, as she has great interest in speech sound disorders and adult language disorders. A fun fact about Taryn is that she and a current graduate peer, Julia, used to dance & do gymnastics with one another when they were 6 years old. They have since reconnected after starting the grad program here at WSU with one another! We hope you are having a great spring semester, Taryn!

🚨 HANDS ON LEARNING 🚨 Last week, MS-SLP students in Dr. Kym Meyer’s Aural Rehabilitation class collaborated in groups to...
02/25/2026

🚨 HANDS ON LEARNING 🚨 Last week, MS-SLP students in Dr. Kym Meyer’s Aural Rehabilitation class collaborated in groups to create a four week aural rehabilitation course for hard of hearing adults, that aim to improve clients’ understanding!🦻🫂

Play- based therapy is a treatment approach that encourages speech, language, social, and cognitive development through ...
02/20/2026

Play- based therapy is a treatment approach that encourages speech, language, social, and cognitive development through fun, motivating activities for the child. The best kind of learning happens when it feels like fun! 🚂🧸🪁🪀 Our MS-SLP student clinicians sure know how to bring the fun! Check out what they have set up for their pediatric clients🗣️🧠

🌟Feature Friday🌟This week, we are featuring Dr. Merrisa Murtha Au.D., CCC-A, our Clinical Audiologist here at the Speech...
02/20/2026

🌟Feature Friday🌟This week, we are featuring Dr. Merrisa Murtha Au.D., CCC-A, our Clinical Audiologist here at the Speech- Language- Hearing Center. Dr. Murtha specializes in Cochlear Implants, Vestibular Disorders, Intraoperative neuromonitoring, and Clinical Audiology, pediatric and adult diagnostics. When Dr. Murtha is not treating patients in our SLHC, she is supervising our graduate student clinicians providing hearing screenings to schools in the community! A fun fact about Dr. Murtha is that she earned her undergraduate degree here at WSU! During that time she was a proud member of the WSU CHORALE and traveled all over Europe representing WSU! We are so lucky to have Dr. Murtha!

✨Clinic Spotlight✨ Some of our MS-SLP students, accompanied by Steve Gagliastro from , hosted a Sing Along session for ...
02/18/2026

✨Clinic Spotlight✨ Some of our MS-SLP students, accompanied by Steve Gagliastro from , hosted a Sing Along session for clients who have Parkinson’s Disease this past week. This opportunity helps individuals with Parkinson’s Disease strengthen and maintain their voices! What a great opportunity for our graduate student clinicians and the clients they treat!

Love is multi-modal 💕
02/14/2026

Love is multi-modal 💕

✨Clinic Spotlight✨ One of our MS-SLP students has an incredible opportunity this semester to participate and facilitate ...
02/13/2026

✨Clinic Spotlight✨ One of our MS-SLP students has an incredible opportunity this semester to participate and facilitate aquatics therapy! She shares that “being a part of aquatics therapy is such an amazing opportunity! I love how therapy in the pool offers many sensory benefits while increasing patients’ motivation to participate. The water can help support patients who are less engaged on land and provide a calming, regulating effect for those who need extra support. Incorporating AAC in the pool has also been a great way to encourage communication and interaction in a different, engaging setting!” We are so excited for you! 👏🏻🗣️

🌟Feature Friday🌟This week, we are featuring Dr. Keith N. Darrow, Ph.D. CCC-A, who is a professor here in the Speech- Lan...
02/13/2026

🌟Feature Friday🌟This week, we are featuring Dr. Keith N. Darrow, Ph.D. CCC-A, who is a professor here in the Speech- Language- Hearing Sciences department at WSU! Dr. Darrow’s area of expertise is Hearing Loss and Cognitive Decline. Dr. Darrow’s current fun fact is that he is currently in the middle of presenting his research in 4 continents in 4 months, including Asia, Europe, Africa, and North America! Thank you, Dr. Darrow for all that you do to support the SLHS students!

📢CALLING ALL WSU MS-SLP ALUMNI, MS- SLP RECENT GRADS, CURRENT MS-SLP STUDENTS & SUPERVISORS📢 Save the date for our 2nd a...
02/11/2026

📢CALLING ALL WSU MS-SLP ALUMNI, MS- SLP RECENT GRADS, CURRENT MS-SLP STUDENTS & SUPERVISORS📢 Save the date for our 2nd annual RECONNECT & RISE: Alumni/Networking event! Will we be seeing you on May 1, 2026 👀?? Location details to come! Stay tuned for an RSVP form!! 🥳🗣️🧠

✨Clinic Spotlight✨ Spring hearing screenings are offfially underway! Today, our MS-SLP students were welcomed with donut...
02/06/2026

✨Clinic Spotlight✨ Spring hearing screenings are offfially underway! Today, our MS-SLP students were welcomed with donuts 🍩! We absolutely love working with schools in our community, and we are looking forward to what this spring semester has in store! 👂🦻🔊

🌟Feature Friday🌟This week, we are featuring Dr. Ken Melnick, Ph.D. CCC-SLP, who is one of our associate professors withi...
02/06/2026

🌟Feature Friday🌟This week, we are featuring Dr. Ken Melnick, Ph.D. CCC-SLP, who is one of our associate professors within the Speech- Language- Hearing Sciences Department and MS- SLP Graduate Program. Dr. Melnick specializes in fluency disorders! A fun fact about Dr. Melnick is that he is very knowledgeable about Star Trek. He has watched all the movies (multiple times), seen all of the TV episodes (also multiple times - there are 725 episodes in all!), and many of the streamed series. He dares anyone to ask him a Star Trek question that he doesn’t know the answer to! Thank you, Dr. Melnick for all that you do for our SLHS undergraduate and graduate students!

Tinnitus Awareness Week Tinnitus is the perception of sound when no external sound is present — often described as ringi...
02/05/2026

Tinnitus Awareness Week 

Tinnitus is the perception of sound when no external sound is present — often described as ringing, buzzing, or humming in the ears.

While common, tinnitus affects everyone differently and can have a real impact on daily life.

Awareness, education, and support matter!

Source: American Tinnitus Association

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Worcester State University offers a graduate program leading to a Master’s Degree in Speech-Language Pathology. This program is designed to provide a high caliber academic and clinical program for the preparation of speech-language pathologists. The program prepares students for positions in public schools, skilled nursing facilities, rehabilitation centers, hospitals, speech and hearing clinics, special-care facilities, and private practice. The graduate program is accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation (CAA) of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and approved by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.