Doctoral program announcement and new training grant

[Beverly Wulfeck]

DOCTORAL PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENT

SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY AND UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO
JOINT DOCTORAL PROGRAM (JDP) LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATIVE DISORDERS
Program Directors: Jeff Elman & David Swinney (UCSD), Beverly Wulfeck (SDSU)

APPLICATION DEADLINE for FALL, 2006:  JANUARY 20, 2006
To obtain admission information and to download our application for Fall
2006 visit our website at:
http://chhs.sdsu.edu/SLHS/phdmain.php

The JDP in Language and Communicative Disorders is designed to educate a
new generation of scientists who are interested in applying research
skills to the disorders.  This interdisciplinary program provides training
in typical (spoken and signed) and atypical language, and in the neural
bases of language learning, use and loss.

GOALS:
1. To provide doctoral training in the study of language and communicative
behavior with an interdisciplinary focus that integrates state-of-the-art
knowledge from the fields of communicative disorders, cognitive sciences,
neurosciences, psychology and linguistics represented by the expertise of
core faculty from SDSU and UCSD.
2. To prepare professionals, educated in the interface between behavioral
and cognitive neuroscience methodologies, who will provide critical
leadership in research and health services.
3. To prepare Ph.D. level scientists in the field of language and
communicative disorders to serve as faculty in university programs and
scientists in a variety of settings to carry out much-needed research on
the processes of language development, disorders, assessment and
intervention.
4. To prepare researchers to carry out much-needed research in
communicative behavior and disorders in bilingualism and multiculturalism.

ASHA CLINICAL CERTIFICATION
Although this is a research Ph.D. program, doctoral students wishing to
obtain academic preparation for the Certificate of Clinical Competence in
Speech-Language Pathology from the American Speech-Language-Hearing
Association may do so concurrently with their doctoral studies.  We also
have a means for students wishing to complete their CFY while enrolled in
our program.

NEW TRAINING GRANT
“Neurocognitive Approaches to Communication Disorders”, a newly funded
training grant (NIDCD) will provide up to two years of funding for
students who have the appropriate interests and qualifications. Contact
Dr. Donna Thal (dthal at mail.sdsu.edu) for more information regarding the
training grant.

ASHA CONVENTION
Doctoral faculty will be attending ASHA in San Diego in November.
Interested students planning on attending are invited to contact us and
meet us at the Graduate Fair.

SDSU/UCSD Joint Doctoral Program in Language and Communicative Disorders
San Diego State University
5500 Campanile Drive
San Diego, California 92182-1518
Telephone: (619) 594-6775
phdlancd at mail.sdsu.edu