
We are SLHS
Working to improve the lives of people affected by communication and related disorders through excellence and innovation in clinical training, service, and research.
Department News
Degree Programs
Undergraduate degree
Bachelor of Health Science in Communication Sciences and Disorders
online UNDERGRADUATE degree
Bachelor of Health Science in Communication Sciences and Disorders
online POST-BACCALAUREATE studies
Communication Sciences and Disorders
graduate degree
Master of Arts in Communication Sciences and Disorders
GraduatE degree
Doctor of Audiology
GRADUATE DEGREE
PhD in Communication and Swallowing Sciences and Disorders
Chair’s Message
WELCOME FROM OUR CHAIR
Dr. Charles Ellis
Welcome to the Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences (SLHS) at the University of Florida. Our department is fully committed to serving the local, university, state and global community as we strive to improve the lives of individuals with communication and related disorders.

OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION, ACCESS AND SOCIAL JUSTICE
The Department of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences is fully committed to the tenants of diversity, equity, inclusion, access and social justice for our students, the UF community and the greater global community. It is our aim to create a learning, living and working environment that affirms dignity, worth and value of all individuals who engage with our department. We further strive to cultivate an environment that subscribes to diversity, openness, and respect, as well as being a place of safety for all our constituents. In our attempts to create and cultivate this environment, we realize we must engage in ongoing learning to understand, value and support individual differences including, but are not limited to race, ethnicity, national origin, religious and spiritual beliefs, gender, sexuality, physical and mental abilities, size and appearance, and socio-economic status. Finally, we recognize that we operate within a global community that can be influenced by racism, sexism, classism, homophobia, heterosexism, xenophobia, ableism, and other forms of marginalization and oppression. We, however, will strive to overcome those influences while creating a learning and working environment that is respectful, equitable, inclusive and offers comprehensive access to all.
outreach & clinics
Community Outreach
UF Screen Team
The UF Screen Team is a faculty and student run program that provides free professional and compassionate speech, language and hearing screening services to children enrolled in early intervention programs, daycares, and public and private educational institutions throughout north central and northeast Florida.

community clinic
UF Reading Program
The UF Reading Disabilities Program was formed to meet the needs of individuals in the community who have reading and writing difficulties. This program provides services to evaluate and remediate children and adults, while training speech-language pathology graduate students in these areas.

PHHP Events
College Calendar
Upcoming Events
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Mar 21
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Epidemiology Final Dissertation Defense: Carmen Smotherman
CTRB 2161 north and south
2:00pm to 3:00pm
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Mar 23
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Mar 24
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Mar 27
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2023 Florida HIV CPR Conference
Gainesville, FL, USA
All Day
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Rehabilitation Science Dissertation Defense- Carlyn Ellison Keeler
HPNP 2166
9:00am to 10:00am
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Mar 28
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2023 Florida HIV CPR Conference
Gainesville, FL, USA
All Day
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Rehabilitation Science Dissertation Defense- Sharon Medina
HPNP 2166
8:30am to 9:30am
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Rehabilitation Science Dissertation Defense-Jaewon Kang
HPNP 1115
1:30pm to 2:30pm
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Mar 30
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Rehabilitation Science Dissertation Defense- Miles Cameron
C1-009 Communicore
11:00am to 12:00pm
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