{"id":605,"date":"2016-12-16T14:46:35","date_gmt":"2016-12-16T14:46:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cmd-draft\/?page_id=8"},"modified":"2025-12-08T09:17:32","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T14:17:32","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cmd\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-hero-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-hero super   cl-has-accessibility-controls\"><div class=\"cl-hero-proper\"><div class=\"overlay\"><div class=\"block\"><h1>Help Others Find Their Voice<\/h1><\/div><\/div><div class=\"still\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cmd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1253\/cmd-banner.jpg);\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-controls-container\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-controls\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-icon\" title=\"Accessibility controls\">Accessibility controls<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control cl-accessibility-motion-control cl-accessibility-control-hidden\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-default\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Pause motion\">Pause motion<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Motion: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">On<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-alternate\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Play motion\">Play motion<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Motion: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">Off<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control cl-accessibility-contrast-control\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-default\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Increase text contrast\">Increase text contrast<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Contrast: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">Standard<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-alternate\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Reset text contrast\">Reset text contrast<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Contrast: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">High<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-system-setting\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-toggle\" title=\"Apply my preferences site-wide\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-toggle-label\">Apply site-wide<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n<p class=\"type-intro\">The ability to communicate is often taken for granted. But today, a growing number of our population live with&nbsp;a range of challenging communication problems, from&nbsp;autism&nbsp;and Parkinson&#8217;s disease to brain injuries and strokes. At URI, the study of communicative disorders prepares you for a career as a professional speech-language pathologist, helping clients of all ages live fuller lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><a class=\"cl-button  block-level\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cmd\/about\/\" title=\"\">About<\/a>\n\n<a class=\"cl-button  block-level\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/speech-hearing\/\" title=\"\">Clinics<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><a class=\"cl-button  block-level\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cmd\/academics\/\" title=\"\">academics<\/a>\n\n<a class=\"cl-button  block-level\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cmd\/news\/\" title=\"\">News<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><a class=\"cl-button  block-level\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cmd\/people\/\" title=\"\">People<\/a>\n\n<a class=\"cl-button  block-level\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cmd\/student-resources\/undergraduate-students\/\" title=\"\">Student Resources<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">News &amp; Events<\/h1>\n\n\n<ul class=\"display-posts-listing\"><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cmd\/2026\/03\/12\/cmd-student-awarded-eursco-research-funding\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cmd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1253\/Frances-Vice-web-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cmd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1253\/Frances-Vice-web-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cmd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1253\/Frances-Vice-web.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cmd\/2026\/03\/12\/cmd-student-awarded-eursco-research-funding\/\">CMD Student Awarded EURSCO Research Funding<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The CMD Department is pleased to share that undergraduate student Frances Vice has received funding through the Early Undergraduate Research, Scholarly, and Creative Opportunities (EURSCO) Program at URI. The EURSCO program supports first- and second-year students as they begin engaging in research and scholarly work with faculty mentors. Under the mentorship of Dr. Alisa Baron [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why Communicative Disorders at URI?<\/h1>\n\n\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-panel-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-panel  \"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cmd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1253\/Loud-Crowd.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"Dr. Leslie Mahler working with clients\"><\/figure><article>\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Learn by Doing<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Whether you\u2019re a graduate or undergraduate student in communicative disorders, you\u2019ll have plenty of opportunities for hands-on learning in a variety of locations. That includes two URI Speech and Hearing Centers, which serve the local community and provide clinical settings for students to both observe and work directly with clients.<\/p>\n\n\n<a class=\"cl-button  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cmd\/about\/\" title=\"\">Learn More<\/a>\n<\/article><\/div><\/section>\n\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-panel-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-panel  \"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cmd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1253\/17URIHS-106.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"><\/figure><article>\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Get Hired<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Speech-language pathology is a widely needed and growing profession, which consistently appears in the&nbsp;\u201cBest Jobs\u201d rankings by<a href=\"https:\/\/money.usnews.com\/careers\/best-jobs\/speech-language-pathologist\"> U.S. News and World Report<\/a>. Our graduate students consistently record at-or-near 100% employment rates, and whether you want to work in an educational, clinical, or private setting, you\u2019ll be in high demand when you graduate.<\/p>\n\n\n<a class=\"cl-button  \" href=\"https:\/\/careers.asha.org\/\" title=\"\">LEARN MORE<\/a>\n<\/article><\/div><\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The ability to communicate is often taken for granted. But today, a growing number of our population live with&nbsp;a range of challenging communication problems, from&nbsp;autism&nbsp;and Parkinson&#8217;s disease to brain injuries and strokes. 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