Maintaining good vocal health and hygiene is a goal we should all aspire to—even if we don’t sing or speak for a living. The vocal folds (“vocal cords”) are a muscular body with a mucosal cover. When we force air through these structures, they vibrate, producing sound. The vocal folds are located inside the larynx,
USAHS associate professor Meghan Savage, CCC-SLP, PhD, believes that communication is one of the most important skills we have, which makes her career as a speech-language pathologist (SLP) incredibly rewarding. “Communication and being able to carry on a conversation with somebody are what make us uniquely human and how we connect to other people,” Dr.
University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences (USAHS) has announced that Brian Goldstein, PhD, CCC-SLP, will join the university as the new Executive Dean of the College of Rehabilitative Sciences to provide leadership and oversight of all rehabilitative science programs including occupational therapy, physical therapy, and speech-language pathology. Currently Dr. Goldstein serves as Provost and
As the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences (USAHS) continues to advance as the national leader in graduate health sciences education, rehabilitative sciences have been and will continue to be the foundation of our history and success. To expand and strengthen academic leadership in this critical academic area, we have established a new position
The new Dallas-Fort Worth campus for the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences (USAHS) has opened its doors, located in the Riverside Commons complex in Irving. Riverside Commons is situated on a 13-acre campus at the southwest corner of Highway 114 and Riverside Drive, adjacent to the Lake Carolyn recreation area. Founded in 1979,
University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences (USAHS) has received notice that the new Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology program (MSSLP) has been granted Accreditation Candidacy status from the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (CAA) of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. This is a “pre-accreditation” status with the CAA. “This provisional
University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences (USAHS) will soon open a new campus in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex to help meet the growing demand for qualified rehabilitative science professionals and advanced-practice nurses in Texas. Located in the Riverside Commons complex in Irving-Las Colinas, USAHS Dallas will open to students with the first cohort starting