Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences at the University of Arizona

02/26/2026

The L4 Lab is conducting a remote research study to learn about vocabulary in typically developing 2-year-olds! You can complete the intake form here: https://redcap.link/mx7hdyec or email l4lab@arizona.edu. Please help us spread the word!

02/25/2026

Attn SLHS Majors!

02/11/2026

Dr. Story and Dr. Bunton provided data from their Arizona Child Acoustic Database (ACAD) for a competition called "On Top of Pasketti: Children’s Speech Recognition Challenge.” This competition is intended to motivate development of cutting-edge automatic speech recognition algorithms specifically for children's speech to advance early education assessments and teaching tools. The spectogram is of a child saying "Hawaii."

02/11/2026

Giving Day 2026 starts at Noon today! Show your love for the University of Arizona during Giving Day, our 24-hour celebration of Wildcat pride and generosity!

To support SLHS, go to:
https://givingday.arizona.edu/giving-day/111602/department/111619

Department or Program- College of Science

Fund Designation - Speech, Language, & Hearing Sciences.

Thank you so much!

01/23/2026

Research Opportunity for Native Spanish Speakers - Help an SLHS Student!

El Laboratorio de Communication P.A.L.S. de la Universidad de Arizona está buscando hablantes nativos de español para ayudar en el desarrollo de una herramienta de evaluación para el diagnóstico de los trastornos del habla en personas que hablan español. El estudio toma de 15 a 30 minutos y, para su conveniencia, se puede completar totalmente en línea. Se le pedirá que lea un texto corto en español y que responda preguntas al respecto.

Los participantes deben ser hablantes nativos de español. Haga clic en el siguiente enlace para empezar el estudio: https://uarizona.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eRuYpBVttl7sm6a

Una Junta de Revisión Institucional encargada de los sujetos de investigación humanos de la Universidad de Arizona evaluó este proyecto de investigación y lo consideró aceptable, de acuerdo con las regulaciones estatales y federales aplicables y las normas de la Universidad que están diseñadas para proteger los derechos y el bienestar de los participantes en una investigación.

01/15/2026

What a great start to the spring semester! Our FUERZA Advisory Board, featuring Drs. Dhar, Peña, and Chandrasekaran, met with our faculty on campus and prepared us to take on 2026! Here’s to a good one from our Arizona SLHS community 🪅

01/08/2026

If you are interested, join us at the National Stuttering Association's Family Chapter Meetup! The next meeting is this Saturday.

12/17/2025

We’re hiring! 🗣️🗣️🗣️
The University of Arizona Department of Speech, Language, & Hearing Sciences is excited to announce two open faculty positions:
• Open-rank tenure-track faculty (SLP or AuD)
• Clinical Professor of Audiology

🗓 Application deadline: January 30, 2026
🔗 Scan the QR codes or visit our links in bio to apply!
🧠 Learn more about us at slhs.arizona.edu

12/01/2025

Read what 4th year AuD student Monica Zmudzinski has been up to!

The purpose of this study was to explore the communication choices of caregivers of deaf or hard of hearing (DHH) children. Specifically, we explored what communication options caregivers were presented with, identify what factors impacted a caregiver’s decision to pursue spoken language, and iden...

11/24/2025

So proud of the work Dr. Maltman is doing in our community!

A relaunched tennis clinic at the Tucson Jewish Community Center is serving up social connection, confidence, and motor skills for children with autism.

11/21/2025

So great seeing Arizona Wildcat alums at A big shout-out to all of the presenters! Share more photos in the comments!

11/20/2025

Olympian Dominique Dawes at ASHA Convention!