UT Dallas 2024 Graduate Catalog

School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences

The School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences offers graduate preparation at the master's and doctoral levels designed to meet the needs of students with both research and professional objectives. With instruction and mentoring from internationally recognized faculty, the school's programs emphasize multidisciplinary training coupled with opportunities for intensive research and clinical experiences. The school's degree programs draw upon three clusters of expertise: Communication Sciences and Disorders, Cognition and Neuroscience, and Psychology. The Callier Center for Communication Disorders-Dallas, Callier-Richardson, the Center for BrainHealth, the Center for Vital Longevity, and the Center for Children and Families, all large comprehensive clinical, research, and community service facilities, further enrich the training of graduate students.

Degrees Offered

Masters Programs

Master of Science in Applied Cognition and Neuroscience (36 semester credit hours minimum)

Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology (48 semester credit hours minimum)

Master of Science in Human Development and Early Childhood Disorders (42 semester credit hours minimum)

Master of Science in Psychology (36 semester credit hours minimum)

Doctoral Programs

Doctor of Audiology (100 semester credit hours)

Doctor of Philosophy in Cognition and Neuroscience (75 semester credit hours minimum beyond the baccalaureate degree)

Doctor of Philosophy in Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences (75 semester credit hours minimum beyond the baccalaureate degree)

Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology (75 semester credit hours minimum beyond the baccalaureate degree)

Certificates Offered

Certificate in Pediatric Auditory Technology and Habilitation (PATH) (15 semester credit hours)

Faculty

Professors: Hervé Abdi, Peter Assmann, Sandra B. Chapman, Gregory Dussor, Julia Evans, Francesca Filbey, Richard M. Golden, John Hart Jr., William F. Katz, Michael P. Kilgard, Daniel Krawczyk, Colleen G. Le Prell, Edward Lobarinas, Candice M. Mills, Alice J. O'Toole, Margaret Tresch Owen, Denise C. Park, Amy Pinkham, Theodore Price, Robert L. Rennaker II, Pamela R. Rollins, Michael D. Rugg, Bart Rypma, Noah J. Sasson, Angela Shoup, Steven Small, Ana Solodkin, Melanie J. Spence, Robert D. Stillman, Linda M. Thibodeau

Associate Professors: Robert Ackerman, Kristin Atchison, Chandramallika Basak, Roozbeh Behroozmand, Meridith Grant, Shayla C. Holub, Heidi Kane, Kristen Kennedy, Benedict Kolber, Sven Kroener, Mandy J. Maguire, Christa McIntyre Rodriguez, Jackie Nelson, Karen Rodrigue, Lisa Timmons, Andrea Warner-Czyz, Stacie Warren, Gagan Wig

Assistant Professors: Michael Burton, Anila D'Mello, Crystal Engineer, Kelly Jahn, Jerillyn Kent, Yune Lee, Bo Kyung Park, Jiyoung Park, Millie Rincon-Cortes, Kendra Seaman, Adrianna Shembel, Lei (Pumpki) Su, Alva Tang, Catherine Thorn

Professors of Practice: Lucinda Dean, Diane Garst Walsh, Helen Kenedi, Felicity Sale

Clinical Professors: Jackie Clark, Carol Cokely, Scott Griffiths

Clinical Associate Professor: Andrea Gohmert

Clinical Assistant Professors: Stephanie Fowler, Cornetta Mosley

Professors Emeriti: Thomas Campbell, Christine Dollaghan, Ross J. Roeser, Hanna K. Ulatowska, Anne van Kleeck

UT Dallas Affiliated Faculty: Robert Ackerman, Peter Assmann, Shayla C. Holub, Heidi Kane, Michael P. Kilgard, Mandy J. Maguire, Candice M. Mills, Jackie Nelson, Margaret Tresch Owen, Amy Pinkham, Karen J. Prager, Ross J. Roeser, Noah J. Sasson, Melanie J. Spence, Robert D. Stillman, Linda M. Thibodeau, Andrea Warner-Czyz

Professors of Instruction: Michelle Aldridge, Emily Touchstone

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