Samantha Dvorak, SLPD, CCC-SLP
Associate Chair for Residential Academic Programs Undergraduate Program Director Clinical Associate Professor
Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders
Samantha Dvorak serves a Associate Chair, Undergraduate Graduate Program Director, and Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders. Dr. Dvorak completed her clinical doctoral degree in Speech-Language Pathology at the University of Kansas in 2018. She is a licensed and certified Speech-Language Pathologist with the American Speech-Language Hearing Association. Dr. Dvorak is currently enrolled in an EdD program at Texas A&M Commerce focusing on Higher Education.
Dr. Dvorak practiced Speech-Language Pathology in numerous clinical, educational, and outpatient settings, including hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, public schools, and medical rehabilitation facilities. Dr. Dvorak joined Baylor full-time in the Fall of 2018. She serves on several CSD departmental committees and is a member of the Interprofessional Education Committee at Baylor.
Areas of Research Interest
- Graduate Student Education Modalities
- Clinical Education and Supervision
- Early Childhood Parent Implemented Interventions
Current Courses Taught
- CSD 5149 Practicum in SLP
- CSD 5V48 Seminar in Speech Pathology-EBP and Evaluation
- CSD5v35 Problems in EBP and Evaluation
- CSD 5319 EBP Evaluation and Interprofessional Practice in a Diverse Society
- CSD 5319-OL EBP Evaluation and Interprofessional Practice in a Diverse Society
- CSD 5354-OL Online Mentored Research in CSD
- CSD 5354 Residential Mentored Research in CSD