Audiology and Speech Pathology - Theory & Practice in Teacher Education

AUDIOLOGY AND

SPEECH PATHOLOGY

The Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) area of study is designed to introduce undergraduates to the fields of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology and to prepare them for applying to graduate school. This program is a joint undergraduate degree program offered between the Department of Theory and Practice in Teacher Education at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UTK) and the Department of Audiology and Speech Pathology at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC).

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Research

Faculty in Audiology and Speech Pathology engage in research to support studies in speech-language pathologists’ preparation and practice, children’s language abilities, skills associated with perspective-taking, cognitive and language assessment tools, interventions to assist users of Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC), and cultural and linguistic diversity associated with Deaf/Hard of Hearing (DHH) individuals. Professors and students engage in hands-on research in focused labs, such as the Adult Language and Brain Lab, the Augmentative and Alternative Communication and Literacy (UT-AACL) Laboratory, the Autism Social Development Lab, and the Speech-Language Pathologists, Language, and Perspective-Taking (SLP) Research Lab.

Programs

The Audiology and Speech Pathology program offers an undergraduate level program of study.

Undergraduate

We offer a Bachelor of Science (B. S.) degree that provides undergraduate students opportunities for focused study in the field of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology. The program is designed to prepare students to apply to graduate programs to become practicing Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs) with a Masters Degree, a clinical Doctoral Degree (e.g., SLPD; approx. 2-3 years), or a Research Doctoral Degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders (e.g., Ph. D.).

Audiology and Speech Pathology Faculty

Kristen Secora

Assistant Professor

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American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology
Secora, K., Lee, B., Smith, D., & Coppola, M. (2025). Expert consensus on the role of speech-language pathologists in working with deaf children who use American Sign Language in the United States: A Classicale-Delphi Study. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 34(3), 1219–1255. https://doi.org/10.1044/2025_AJSLP-24-00298

Journal of Communication Disorders
Secora, K. (2024). The role of speech-language pathologists in supporting theory of mind through literacy-based activities. Journal of Communication Disorders, 111. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcomdis.2024.106449

Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Group
Secora, K. & Moore, T. (2023). Speech-Language Pathologists’ Implementation of Theory of Mind Concepts within Therapy: An Exploratory Survey. Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups, 8(6), 1287–1303. https://doi.org/10.1044/2023_PERSP-23-00057