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Graduate Program
Our Mission
CSDS Faculty and SOWK & CSDS Department Chair celebrate the accreditation of the CSDS Graduate program.
The Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSDS) Program is dedicated to providing a comprehensive education in basic human communication processes and in the prevention, assessment, and treatment of Communication Sciences and Disorders across the lifespan.
The program is committed to providing students in the undergraduate program with comprehensive pre-professional academic and observation experiences and students in the master's program with the knowledge and skills necessary for entry level practice in speech-language pathology by integrating academic knowledge, ethical principles and clinical experiences.
The program is further committed to helping students develop an understanding of research methodology so they can conduct research and use research finds to plan appropriate interventions for their clients.
Distance Learning in Virginia Educating Speech-Language Pathologists
Longwood is pleased to be a participant in a collaborative on-line masters' program known as the Distance Learning for Virginia Educators - Speech-Language Pathology. Students interested in this on-line program must first meet the requirements of the distance education collaborative and then are eligible to apply to Longwood. Please see the DLVE-SLP web site for more information.
For course descriptions and requirements please refer to the current Graduate Catalog for the College of Education & Human Services.
CSDS Surveys
The CSDS Graduate Program will periodically request graduates and employers of graduates to complete the surveys at this link. Thank you.
- Employer Survey
- Graduate Survey
- Communication Sciences and Disorders Practicum-Supervisor Evaluation
News and Newsletter
Winter 2009 Newsletter
CSDS Graduate Students who presented at the Speech-Language-Hearing Association of Virginia spring 2010 conference, Portsmouth Virginia
Many thanks for the Communication Sciences and Disorders Advisory Committee and Longwood Chapter of the National Student Speech-Language Hearing Association for the raffles they conducted this fall. Through their efforts, $1300 was raised to support CSDS student scholarships. The Advisory Committee's goal is to raise enough funds to establish an endowed scholarship. Thanks!
What do our students say?
As a school-based speech-language pathologist, I have to say that the program at Longwood did a great job of preparing school SLPs. The program is well aligned with the direction the Virginia Department of Education is going.
Mary Jo Hughes, M.S., 2011
"Longwood University's CSDS Graduate Program has truly been a blessing in my life. There is no doubt in my mind that this opportunity will lay a firm foundation for my career path in Speech Language Pathology. With such a small size, the program has allowed for incredible support and individual attention to its student clinicians. The staff is one of a kind, and challenges me to achieve more than I ever thought I could. I am so thankful to be a graduate student here at Longwood University."
Renee Crutchfield, M.S. 2011
Longwood's Master program for Communication Sciences and Disorders challenged me to think critically and outside the box in order to provide the best possible evaluations and treatments of the various communication disorders that occur in people from birth to death. As I am now a Speech-Language Pathologist in an acute care hospital that also has an outpatient speech-language pathology department, I am faced with various swallowing and communication disorders in stroke patients, and developmental disorders in children. I feel very confident, competent and able to provide the absolute best possible service to my patients.
Matthew Eiban, M.S. 2008
Communication Sciences & Disorders Faculty
Lissa Power-deFur
Professor and CSDS Graduate Coordinator
Bachelor's, Masters' and Doctorate in Speech-Language Pathology (University of Virginia); Minors in Audiology and Deaf Education
Hull 257
434.395.2972/434.395.2369
powerdefurea@longwood.edu
Michele L. Norman
Assistant Professor
Bachelor's in Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences (Rutgers University); Masters' (University of the District of Columbia) and Doctorate (The University of Memphis) in Speech-Language Pathology
Hull 224
434.395.2341
normanml@longwood.edu
Peggy C. Agee
Assistant Professor and CSDS Undergraduate Coordinator
Master’s degree and Clinical Doctorate in Speech-Language Pathology
American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation DiCarlo Award recipient 2010
Hull 237
434.395.2722
ageepc@longwood.edu
Gayle H. Daly
Instructor & Clinical Director
Master's in Speech Pathology
Hull 222
434.395.2771
dalygh@longwood.edu
Wendy J. Pulliam
Clinical Educator/DLVE Coordinator
Bachelor of Health Sciences in Communication Disorders; Master of Science in Speech Language Pathology
434.395.2972
pulliamwj@longwood.edu
Carole Ramser
Clinical Educator
Master's degree in Speech-Language Pathology (University of Virginia)
ramserck@longwood.edu
Shannon Salley
Clinical Educator /Coordinator SLP Online
Doctorate Speech-Language Pathology (Nova Southeastern University)
Hull 220
434.395.2966
salleysw@longwood.edu
Adjunct Faculty
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Dr. Filip Loncke (Augmentative Alternative Communication), University of Virginia
- Dr. Emmett Jones (Sign Language), nationally certified interpreter
- Dr. Robert Mayo (Craniofacial Anomalies), University of North Carolina - Greensboro
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Dr. Tommie Robinson (Fluency Disorders), Children's Medical Center, Washington, D.C. (ASHA 2010 President)
