PERSPECTIVES 25th Anniversary - Fall-Winter 2018

Dr. Pallavi Patel College of Health Care Sciences 55 In 1996, the department implemented the use of compressed video. This innovative, expanded delivery system began years before online courses were available. Its use enabled collab- oration with the Mississippi Department of Education in offering the master’s degree program to students through- out that state. This delivery system later evolved into the hybrid system used today, whereby faculty members teach cohorts online, in addition to one face-to-face weekend for each course. Cohorts receiving this delivery system currently include students in California, Oregon, and Washington. In 1995, Victor and Packer-Muti, along with Barry Freeman, Ph.D., Au.D., CCC-SLP, program dean, collaborated in the development of the Doctor of Speech- Language Pathology (SLP.D.) and the Doctor of Audiology (Au.D.) programs. The first doctoral students were welcomed in 1996. The SLP.D. Program has the distinction of being the first professional degree program for SLPs in the country. The Au.D. Program is now within a separate Department of Audi- ology under the direction of Erica Friedland, Au.D., chair, who was one of the first graduates in the Au.D. Program. In 2001, the department offered the first online SLP program in the country. Friedel increased her network of supervisors throughout the country to provide online students with clinical supervision. Then, in 2013, the Bachelor of Science in Speech-Language and Communication Disorders became another degree offering. Victor; Mary Ann Lowe, SLP.D., CCC-SLP; and Fred DiCarlo, Ed.D., CCC-SLP, were instrumental in implementing this successful undergraduate degree that currently has about 125 students. The Department of Speech-Language Pathology administers three-degree offerings and comprises a number of other faculty members. They include Steven Vertz, M.SLP., CCC-SLP, associate director; Melissa Edrich, Ed.D., CCC-SLP, assistant professor and director of the B.S. in Speech-Language and Communication Disorders Program; and Rachel Williams, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, associate professor and director of the SLP.D. program. The Speech-Language Pathology Clinic, under the direction of Leslie Kyrimes, Ed.S., CCC-SLP, clinic director and instructor, provides individual and group therapy to children and adults with communication disorders. We also have several outreach programs within Broward County (e.g., Broward County Schools’ Voice Resonance Clinic, Charter Schools of Excellence, Cleft and Craniofacial Center at DiMaggio Children’s Hospital, Mailman Segal Center). In these capacities, we provide services to local and NSU communities. The Department of Speech-Language Pathology and our graduates have enjoyed innumerable collaborations, tri- umphs, and accolades. Those who came before us, and those who remain, are all contributors to our illustrious history of innovation and success. We are proud to be a part of this noteworthy department within the Dr. Pallavi Patel College of Health Care Sciences. ● Two former graduate students demonstrate nasometry, which is an acoustic tool in the clinic that provides quantitative data in the diagnosis of hypernasality versus denasality.