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On the left is a photo with a white frame around, depicting Dr. Jennifer Watson, emeritus professor in the Davies School of Communication Sciences & Disorders. Dr. Watson is wearing a black shirt and matching black blazer, smiling, against a black background. On the right, a photo with a white frame depicting Dr. Emily Lund, professor in the Davies School of Communication Sciences and Disorders. Dr. Lund is wearing a plum-colored dress, smiling. A photo with a blurred background of the Annie Richardson Bass is in the background.

Two COSD Professors Receive High Honors from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association

Jennifer Watson, emeritus professor in COSD, was recently announced as receiving Honors of the Association, and Emily Lund, professor in COSD, received fellowship of the association.

On the left is a photo with a white frame around, depicting Dr. Jennifer Watson, emeritus professor in the Davies School of Communication Sciences & Disorders. Dr. Watson is wearing a black shirt and matching black blazer, smiling, against a black background. On the right, a photo with a white frame depicting Dr. Emily Lund, professor in the Davies School of Communication Sciences and Disorders. Dr. Lund is wearing a plum-colored dress, smiling. A photo with a blurred background of the Annie Richardson Bass is in the background.
Communication Sciences & Disorders / Harris College

Two COSD Professors Receive High Honors from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association

Posted on Jul. 29, 2026, by Taylor Helmes

Jennifer Watson, emeritus professor in COSD, was recently announced as receiving Honors of the Association, and Emily Lund, professor in COSD, received fellowship of the association.

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Dr. Christopher Watts, former dean of Harris College, for
Research / Communication Sciences & Disorders / Harris College

Endowed Scholarship Honors Legacy of Former Harris College Dean

Posted on May. 28, 2026, by Taylor Helmes

To honor the legacy and contribution of former Harris College Dean Chris Watts, TCU Trustee Marilyn Davies established the Dr. Christopher R. Watts Endowed Scholarship to support COSD students.

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Dr. Jean Rivera Perez talks to Dr. Emily Lund while holding a tablet
Harris College / Communication Sciences & Disorders / Research

Two COSD Professors Receive NIH Grant to Continue Research in Bilingual Speech-Language Pathology

Posted on May. 22, 2026, by Taylor Helmes

What started as a doctoral dissertation nearly a decade ago has now evolved into a federally funded research project to bridge the gap in bilingual speech-language pathology and vocabulary development for young children.

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COSD Graduate student with a child at the Miller Speech & Hearing Clinic at TCU
Harris Stories / Harris College / Communication Sciences & Disorders

Caring for the Community: TCU Celebrates 50 Years of Miller Speech & Hearing Clinic

Posted on Apr. 23, 2026, by Taylor Helmes

This year marks 50 years of TCU’s Miller Speech & Hearing Clinic (MSHC), which teaches future clinicians how to diagnose and treat individuals with swallowing, speech, language and hearing disorders through a working clinic that serves Fort Worth and beyond.

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Harris College COSD Ph.D student Daniel Ibarra (left) and a gentleman take a selfie in front of a research poster.
Communication Sciences & Disorders / Nursing / Social Work / Kinesiology / Harris College / Research

Harris College 2026 Student Research Competition Winners

Posted on Apr. 15, 2026, by Taylor Helmes

From healthcare to human performance, Harris College students earned top recognition at the 2026 Student Research Competition for research tackling real-world challenges.

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Two COSD PhD students win Student Research Grant in Early Childhood Language Development from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation (ASHFoundation).
Communication Sciences & Disorders

COSD Students Receive Two of Only Five Prestigious National Research Grants

Posted on Apr. 08, 2026, by Taylor Helmes

Two second-year Ph.D. students from the Davies School of Communication Sciences & Disorders have received a highly competitive grant for research that holds personal meaning to each of them.

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Students in Harris College's Nurse Anesthesia program train in a simulation lab. Photo by James Anger, March 1, 2022
Nurse Anesthesia / Communication Sciences & Disorders / Harris College

Top 10, Top 100: TCU Harris College Programs Move Up in U.S. News' Best Grad School Rankings

Posted on Apr. 06, 2026, by Taylor Helmes

Texas Christian University’s graduate Nurse Anesthesia program is No. 9 in the country, according to 2026 peer assessments in U.S. News & World Report. It is joined by the graduate Speech-Language Pathology program, which also continues to move up in the Top 100.

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The winners from the Harris College 2026 Three-Minute Thesis Competition
Communication Sciences & Disorders / Harris College / Research / Kinesiology

Harris College Students Display Research at 2026 Three-Minute Thesis Competition

Posted on Mar. 10, 2026, by Taylor Helmes

The annual Three-Minute Thesis Competition in the Harris College of Nursing & Health Sciences allows graduate students to showcase their research on a variety of topics, from human movement to juvenile justice.

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Miller Clinic
Communication Sciences & Disorders

Speech-Language Pathology Undergrad Uses Research to Help Children with Learning Disabilities

Posted on Mar. 11, 2025

Andrea Salazar is working across Texas Christian University to make an impact across borders. An international student from Nicaragua and a scholar in Salazar is a senior majoring in speech-language pathology in the Harris College of Nursing & Health Sciences and minoring in child development, a cross-discipline minor housed in the College of Science & Engineering. She is exploring effective interventions for bilingual students with learning disabilities.

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