The document outlines two essay prompts for applicants to a master's program in communicative sciences and disorders, inviting them to share their unique experiences and interests in the field. It emphasizes the importance of personal narrative and connection to faculty research, detailing various faculty members and their areas of study within speech pathology. The document highlights the applicant's transformative journey towards this career path and the diverse opportunities it offers.

1. Two Program Essays
: Each essay should be one page maximum, double-spaced.
Program Essay 1
: Describe a unique perspective or skill set you have or a life
experience. Articulate how it might benefit your potential
classmates, enhance discourse in the classroom, and/or
contribute to the NYU communicative sciences and disorders
community.
Program Essay 2
: Based on what you have learned about our MS program in
Communicative Sciences and Disorders while exploring this
degree, please name two faculty members whose
research or fieldwork
you are most interested in and why.
I had no idea what speech pathology was, I initially wanted to
be a nurse but after I had my daughter I couldn’t stomach being
a nurse anymore. So I searched and searched to try and find
something that intrigued me. One day I babysat my nephew and
women came over, I thought it was for tutoring but when they
went into the therapy session I found myself sitting by them
really into the session. Once there session ending the questions
just flew out of my mouth. Asking what was she working on,
what type of field she studied, how long did she study, etc. that
night I found myself doing research all night and I knew that’s
what I wanted to do. Being able to help people communicate is
an honor in my eyes. I like the variety of the field. Being able
to practice in a school, hospital, at home health, etc.
·
Dr. Adam Buchwald
(
lab webpage
)
Speech and language production in aphasia, apraxia, and

2. unimpaired speakers
Relationship between speech motor control and phonological
processing
Written language processing in aphasia
Speech perception and its relationship to production
Dr. Maria Grigos
(
lab webpage
)
Speech motor development
Childhood apraxia of speech (CAS)
Development and disorders of articulation and phonology
Craniofacial anomalies
Dr. Harriet Klein
Phonological acquisition and disorders
Language acquisition and disorders
Production of vocalic and consonantal 'r'
Perception of authentic and distorted 'r' production
Dr. Susannah Levi
(
lab webpage
,
main page
)
Perception of linguistic and talker information in speech
Relationship between talker processing, working memory, and
linguistic processing
Development of talker processing in children with both typical
and impaired language development
Dr. Tara McAllister Byun
Articulatory and perceptual influences on phonological
development
Residual/persistent speech sound errors
Biofeedback intervention for speech sound disorders
Dr. Sonja Molfenter

3. (
lab webpage
,
main page
)
Healthy swallowing
Dysphagia assessment
Dysphagia treatment
Presbyphagia
Videofluoroscopy
Dr. Christina Reuterskiold
The relationship between oral and written language
Working memory and language skills in children
Childrens' narrative skills
Dr. Diana Sidtis
(
lab webpage
)
Neurolinguistics
Right hemisphere functions
Aphasia
Acoustics of normal and disordered speech
Voice perception and prosody
Nonliteral language
Special cases in speech and language dysfunction
Dr. Celia Stewart
Voice and Voice Disorders
Neurogenic Communicative Disorders
Dysphagia