Special Topics in Communication Sciences and Disorders (369-0-1)
Topic
Incorporating a racial and ethnic equity perspecti
Instructors
Adriana Weisleder
Meeting Info
Frances Searle Building 3220: Wed 10:00AM - 12:30PM
Overview of class
Current scientific and professional problems in communication sciences and disorders. Topics vary by quarter.
Class Materials (Required)
Selected journal articles or chapters which are available via Canvas.
Class Notes
Research in Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD) lies at the intersection of the natural, health, and social sciences. While much of our research seeks to uncover the biological and cognitive processes that underlie the human ability to hear, speak, sign, and understand language, the study of communication cannot be separated from the sociocultural/sociopolitical context in which it takes place. This graduate-level seminar examines how (a lack of) diversity in science shapes research in general and CSD research in particular. It also examines how race and ethnicity are used - and misused - in the social and medical sciences, with implications for CSD. Students will learn to analyze and apply frameworks and approaches that consider racial and ethnic equity in the conduct of research.