Robbins College of Health & Human Sciences

Communication Sciences and Disorders

The Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders has a long and distinguished history of educational and rehabilitation service to Baylor University, the Waco community, and beyond. The Department includes both highly respected undergraduate and graduate academic programs as well as the Speech-Language and Hearing Clinic.

Speech-Language and Hearing Clinic

The Baylor Speech-Language and Hearing Clinic is a community-based clinic that has been in place for over 60 years with clinical faculty and staff who are dedicated to providing both the highest quality care for our clients and “hands-on” training for our graduate clinicians. The facility provides comprehensive evaluation and treatment for patients of all ages with difficulties such as disorders or delays in language or literacy (both verbal and written), speech sounds, voice, fluency, cognition swallowing or feeding, social, augmentative/alternative communication, and hearing.

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Dec. 19, 2024
Baylor Experts Offer Advice for Making and Keeping New Year’s Resolutions

In the coming weeks, we can expect around three in ten Americans to make a New Year’s resolution. It’s the time of year to make a commitment to making life improvements. But how many of these determined resolution-makers will actually keep the promises they’ve made? We’ve asked some of the experts in Baylor University’s Robbins College of Health and Human Sciences for their thoughts and advice around making and keeping a few popular New Year’s resolutions. 

Dec. 17, 2024
Robbins College 2024 Year in Review

With the New Year in sight, it is time to reflect back on the significant developments and exciting happenings from the past year for Baylor University’s Robbins College of Health and Human Sciences. In no particular order, check out these 10 highlights from Robbins College’s 2024 year in review.

Oct. 1, 2024
Paving the Way for Future Generations of Bilingual Speech-Language Pathologists

Guadalupe Aguilar has always had a close connection to Baylor University, but her journey to become a graduate student in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders had plenty of twists and turns. Learn more about how this first-generation Mexican-American student hopes to make an impact as a speech-language pathologist.

Aug. 21, 2024
Baylor University Researcher Completes Sabbatical at Largest Auditory Research Center in Europe

Hannover, Germany is home to one of the top research schools for implantable medical devices in the world—Hannover Medical School—and within the school resides Deutsches HörZentrum Hannover, the largest auditory research center in Europe. There, Baylor University’s Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders researcher Yang-Soo Yoon, PhD, Associate Professor, had an opportunity to spend a semester abroad to expand upon his research in improving speech perception in noise.