Meet the Graduate Program Director
Joanne Lasker, Communication Sciences & Disorders
Communication Sciences & Disorders Graduate Program Director and Associate Professor Joanne Lasker says that the faculty in the program are accessible and focus on creating problem solvers. (Filmed and edited by Emerson students.)
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"We focus on creating critically thinking clinicians and that's an important skill for speech-language pathologists—to be good problem solvers. That's one of the things I think Emerson excels at." |
Communication Disorders (MS) AT A GLANCE
54-credit program
Full-time enrollment
Fall admission
Students usually complete the degree in two years (including one or two summer sessions).
Meet the Graduate Program Director
Joanne Lasker's teaching and research focus on augmentative and alternative communication (AAC), specifically for adults living with acquired neurogenic disorders. Learn more »
The master's program in speech-language pathology at Emerson College is accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation in Speech-Language Pathology of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
Jena Casbon, MS '05, discusses how Emerson prepared her for a career as a speech-language pathologist. Watch »
Graduate Studies
FOR CURRENT STUDENTS
To read the Graduate Handbook and learn about research and fellowship opportunities, visit the Graduate Studies website.
