UTHSC Audiology and Speech Pathology

UTHSC Audiology and Speech Pathology Offers undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral education in audiology and speech-language pathology.

Includes four clinical programs, serving the needs of those with communication disorders in the East Tennessee region and beyond.

06/04/2026

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Congratulations to Dr. Brittany Grayless, clinical associate professor, on the successful defense of her PhD dissertatio...
05/29/2026

Congratulations to Dr. Brittany Grayless, clinical associate professor, on the successful defense of her PhD dissertation, “Personality-informed Communication Style and Psychological Outcomes Following Diagnostic Counseling for Tinnitus.” Dr. Grayless’ faculty mentor was Dr. Mark Hedrick, and her dissertation committee also included Drs. Steven Doettl, Ann Perreau, James Lewis, and Patrick Plyler. Dr. Perreau visited from Augustana College in Illinois, and Dr. Lewis joined virtually from Viterbo University in Wisconsin. This is an impressive accomplishment, Dr. Grayless!
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We are making a big switch to a digital newsletter, so we need emails - and lots of them! Please do not assume we have ...
05/28/2026

We are making a big switch to a digital newsletter, so we need emails - and lots of them! Please do not assume we have your personal email. We need input from new and seasoned alumni, parents of students, community partners, friends of the department, donors, as well as former faculty and staff. Please help us stay connected with you!

Call 865-974-1592, or email [email protected], or scan the QR code shown here. Thank you!

ASP recently participated in the BeaumontKnoxWell Health and Community Fair at Beaumont Magnet Academy, an event sponsor...
05/28/2026

ASP recently participated in the BeaumontKnoxWell Health and Community Fair at Beaumont Magnet Academy, an event sponsored by UT Medical and United Way of Greater Knoxville as part of their Community Schools Initiative. Allison Wegman and a group of MS-SLP students performed hearing screenings with individuals of all ages, often with the assistance of interpreters who were available that day. A special thanks to Liliana Burbano, Community Health Director at UT Medical, for coordinating our involvement. For anyone who is interested, the next event will be September 12 at Whittle Springs Elementary School. Call 865-305-5589 for more information.
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UTHSC College of Health Professions

AuD students, Yasmeen Khalighi, Kara Tully, and Sabrina Khan, recently presented at the American Academy of Audiology An...
05/21/2026

AuD students, Yasmeen Khalighi, Kara Tully, and Sabrina Khan, recently presented at the American Academy of Audiology Annual Convention in San Antonio. Sabrina presented, “Usability and Accuracy of Fitting in AirPods Pro Hearing Features for Older Adults,” which was the culmination of her third year AuD Capstone Project with Drs. Urbanski, Hausladen, and P. Plyler as faculty mentors. Second year AuD students Yasmeen and Kara are shown here with one of their faculty mentors, Dr. Hasan Saleh. They presented, “Hearing Aid Technology Level and Music Classification,” a project with Drs. Hausladen, P. Plyler, and Elangovan as additional faculty mentors.

We are grateful to the David Lipscomb Hearing Conservation Fund for its invaluable support of the students’ travel. This opportunity provided them with a national platform to disseminate the findings of these impressive projects.
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UTHSC College of Health Professions

We wholeheartedly agree! Thank you,President Boyd, for congratulating our graduates and sharing your words of wisdom du...
05/19/2026

We wholeheartedly agree! Thank you,
President Boyd, for congratulating our graduates and sharing your words of wisdom during our ceremony. It was a fantastic day!

Graduation 2026It was a perfect day to celebrate our graduates from the College of Health Professions Department of Audi...
05/19/2026

Graduation 2026
It was a perfect day to celebrate our graduates from the College of Health Professions Department of Audiology and Speech Pathology and the College of Graduate Health Sciences. We had 4 PhD, 14 AuD, and 58 MS-SLP graduates move their tassels to begin the next step in their career path. Congratulations to the scholars and their families. We are proud to welcome you to Vol alumni family!

To wrap up our Tom Davidson Research Day, we had a poster session showcasing the impressive work of our graduate student...
05/15/2026

To wrap up our Tom Davidson Research Day, we had a poster session showcasing the impressive work of our graduate students and their faculty mentors. Thank you to everyone who attended, asked thoughtful questions, and helped celebrate our students’ accomplishments!
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Tom Davidson Research Day This year, we adopted a new approach by incorporating a morning session featuring various scho...
05/14/2026

Tom Davidson Research Day

This year, we adopted a new approach by incorporating a morning session featuring various scholarly presentations and an afternoon dedicated to student research posters. Leigh Seaman, Tom Davidson’s daughter, extended a warm welcome to participants and kicked off the day of learning. We want to extend a special thanks to community partners who presented, including Dr. Jameson Mattingly from ENT Consultants of East Tennessee, Dr. Aimee Biddle from Knox County Schools, Dr. Cheyenne Boshears from Children’s ENT, and Dr. Lee Cottrell from Farragut ENT & Allergy. They joined ASP’s Dr. Steven Doettl, Dr. Hasan Saleh, and Jestina Bunch to provide lively and informative sessions. Kudos to the search committee for a successful event.
*Stay tuned for another post highlighting student presentations.
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UTHSC College of Health Professions

Hats off to Clinical Assistant Professor Jestina Bunch, who was recently selected as Employee of the Week by the UT Heal...
05/12/2026

Hats off to Clinical Assistant Professor Jestina Bunch, who was recently selected as Employee of the Week by the UT Health Sciences Human Resources Office. A speech-language pathologist who has been with our department since 2018, Jestina specializes in serving children who are deaf or hard of hearing, as well as those with complex communication needs. Her nominator fittingly said that Jestina is “an outstanding clinical educator who brings passion and purpose to everything she does. She is deeply committed to student learning while also prioritizing the well-being of the children and families served through the speech and language clinic.”
Way to go, Jestina!

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UT Conference Center, 600 Henley Street
Knoxville, TN
38103

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Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

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+18659745019

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