SFA Speech Language Pathology Graduate Program

SFA's inaugural Allied Health Professionals Conference is coming up on February 6th, 2026! This is a multidisciplinary conference, and for speech language pathologists and speech language pathologist assistants, the conference is offering up to 4 hours of TSHA Continuing Education, approval pending. If TSHA approval is granted, it does not imply endorsement of course content, specific products or clinical procedures. Registration includes lunch and parking. There will be multiple breakout sessions relevant to SLPs including a multi-disciplinary panel on Selective Eating in Autism, Implementing Informed Consent for Texture Modified Diets, and sessions covering assessment and treatment of speech with patients who have a cleft palate. We are so excited for this conference and would love to see all of our East Texas SLPs and Alumni there!!! Register at the link below. 💜

https://www.sfasu.edu/alliedhealth/ahpc

Wishing all of our 2nd year graduate students good luck on their comprehensive exams today and tomorrow! You are prepared and we are so proud of you! 💜

Today we are celebrating Deena Petersen’s retirement at the end of this semester!! She has been a member of our CSD/SLP faculty for 15 years! 💜 Throughout her time at SFA, Mrs. Petersen has taught various undergraduate and graduate course including Language Disorders and Literacy and the SLP as well as supervising clinical experiences. She has been the Clinic Director of the Stanley Center for Speech and Language Disorders for the last 8 years and was integral in initiating and running the SPEAK OUT!® program at SFA.

If you are on campus today from 11-12:30 please join us for a come and go reception in the STEM building room 401! If not leave your memories and congratulations below!

Register now! 💜

Have questions about our residential graduate program or the upcoming application cycle?

Join us for the second virtual information meeting! Please sign up using the link below. A Zoom link will be provided after you register. This will cover the same information as the last virtual information meeting.

Registration Link October 24th @ 10:30 am
https://sfasu.zoom.us/meeting/register/S0Z6a5LaTAKI5fc0GjpaPQ

Morgan Wright was an 2015 alumni of our graduate program and a light in her community. She will be deeply missed by all who knew her personally and professionally. 💜

It is with heartfelt condolences that Lufkin ISD shares the tragic passing of our beloved Speech Pathologist, Morgan Wright. Mrs. Wright was a true treasure to our district, touching countless lives with care and dedication. Her absence will be deeply felt by all who had the privilege of knowing her, and she will be profoundly missed. We extend our sympathies to her husband Friday Wright, their daughters, Morgan & Friday’s families, the Wells ISD community, and Morgan’s colleagues during this difficult time.
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Con profundo pesar, Lufkin ISD comparte la trágica noticia del fallecimiento de nuestra querida patóloga del habla, Morgan Wright. La Sra. Wright fue un verdadero tesoro para nuestro distrito, tocando innumerables vidas con su dedicación y cariño. Su ausencia será profundamente sentida por todos aquellos que tuvieron el privilegio de conocerla, y será recordada con gran afecto. Extendemos nuestras más sinceras condolencias a su esposo, Friday Wright, a sus hijas, a las familias de Morgan y Friday, a la comunidad de Wells ISD y a sus colegas durante este difícil momento.

We are so thankful our graduate speech-language pathology students get hands-on experience in multiple settings, including Nacogdoches ISD's Fredonia Early Childhood Center! 💜

Our virtual informational meeting is tonight at 6:00 pm! If you plan on attending graduate school in the summer/fall of 2026 this meeting is for you!

Please preregister at the following link: https://sfasu.zoom.us/meeting/register/1nF2djztS02CnZLsd9g8IA

Have questions about our graduate program or the upcoming application cycle?

Join us for a virtual information meeting! Meetings will be held on September 23 at 6:00pm and October 24 at 10:30 am.

If you plan on attending the September meeting please sign up using the link below. A Zoom link will be provided after you register. Watch our page for the October registration link!

Registration Link September 23 @ 6:00
https://sfasu.zoom.us/meeting/register/1nF2djztS02CnZLsd9g8IA

Stephen F. Austin State University’s Speech-Language Pathology Program has a proud tradition of preparing outstanding clinicians, and this Giving Day is a chance for all of us—alumni, family, and friends—to give back and support the future of our profession. 💜

Your contribution, no matter the size, directly impacts our students and helps strengthen the program.

Donate here: https://givingday.sfasu.edu/campaigns/james-i-perkins-college-of-education

When you give, please be sure to designate your gift to "Speech-Language Pathology."

Thank you for supporting SFA Speech-Language Pathology and helping us continue to make a difference in the lives of our students and the clients they serve! 💜🦌

On Wednesday our Second Year Graduate students finished up their Capstone Projects by presenting to their peers and faculty across the SFASU campus. We are so proud of all of you're research! 💜

Congratulations Molly! We are so proud of you! 💜

Congratulations Abigail! We are so proud of you! 💜