Funding Available
Earn your Ph.D.
in Communication Sciences & Disorders
at the University of South Alabama
POSITION AVAILABLE: The Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology at the
University of South Alabama (USA) in Mobile has openings for qualified, motivated
individuals to pursue a Ph.D. in Communication Sciences and Disorders. If you are
interested in teaching or research, then you may wish to pursue a Ph.D. degree.
Applications (www.usouthal.edu/alliedhealth/speechandhearing/, see the department
web site) will be accepted until available positions are filled. Qualified individuals have
strong academic credentials including a combined verbal and quantitative score of 1000
on the Graduate Record Examination (GRE). The value of this position is $14,000.00
(annual stipend) plus a tuition waiver of 10 credits per semester (approximate
value of $1,940.00 in-state and $3,880.00 out-of-state) for 3 years.
Since 1992, 20 students have earned Ph.D.s from USA. The Department of Speech
Pathology & Audiology at USA has opportunities to work with over 15 academic and
clinical faculty members in a range of professional areas including language, voice,
neurogenic disorders, autism and developmental disabilities, aging, psychoacoustics,
cochlear implants, hearing aids, multicultural issues, auditory processing disorder, and
fluency. Current research studies include adult and pediatric populations, as well as
interdisciplinary projects. Our program has 8 research laboratories housed in a new
building. Our department shares the building with the USA Speech and Hearing Center
as well as other Allied Health departments and the College of Nursing, and the College
of Medicine is in close proximity. This facilitates cross-disciplinary projects and clinical
research. Recent advances in research at USA are evidenced by the new Cancer
Research Institute, the Center for Healthy Communities, and the Health Disparities
Research Group, to name a few innovative projects.
Interested applicants are directed to our web site or encouraged to contact Dr. Robert
Moore, Department Chair, rmoore@usouthal.edu or spa-admt@jaguar1.usouthal.edu.