University of Montevallo Speech Pathology Program

05/01/2026

The Department of Social Work and Speech Pathology would like to congratulate the Nursing program's first graduate, Miranda Sennett. Join us in giving her our best wishes on her next journey!

Congratulations, Miranda!

04/16/2026

On Tuesday, the SLP program participated in the fourth annual ASL Expo at UM! We were excited to share information about the profession and the potential career paths with a degree in Speech-Language Pathology with all the students who attended.

04/03/2026

The Speech-Language Pathology program is looking for a clinical supervisor! If you or someone you know is passionate about clinical teaching and supervision of SLP graduate students, please use the link below to apply for this job!

https://jobs.montevallo.edu/postings/10218

03/11/2026

Everyone please give a big congratulations to three of our SLP students, Lily, Aspen, and Jill, on their presentations at Undergraduate Research Day!

Lily, a senior SLP student, presented a poster researching Preschool teachers' knowledge, understanding, and beliefs regarding children with speech sound disorders and inclusion in the general education setting in Shelby County, Alabama, with her faculty mentor, Dr. Henton.

Aspen, a junior SLP student, gave an oral presentation on Creating a Culturally Sensitive Language Screener, with her faculty mentor, Dr. Middleton.

Jill, a senior SLP student, gave an oral presentation on The Perspectives and Communication Decisions of Parents with Children Who Have Hearing Loss, with her faculty mentor, Dr. Henton.

We are so proud of everything these students accomplished and can't wait to see what they achieve next!

03/04/2026

Congratulations to Mrs. Carley Kirkland and Mrs. Beth Laywer (Department of Nursing) on their presentation at the Alabama League for Nursing's annual conference!
Mrs. Kirkland and Mrs. Lawyer examined how interprofessional education and practice improve patient outcomes due to a better understanding of the roles of other disciplines.

02/20/2026

Everyone give a big congratulations to our quiz bowl team for securing first place at the SHAA Quest for the Cup Quiz Bowl! 🎉

In addition to winning first place, we are also the first university to win the quiz bowl twice since its inception!

02/10/2026

This year, the University of Montevallo Speech and Language Center was chosen as a nominee for Best Speech Therapy Clinic in Shelby County. If you have a moment, please consider casting a vote for us! We are under the "Health and Fitness" category. Voting ends March 7.

Shelby Living's Best of the Best contest is back for another year. Nominate your favorites in the nomination round before voting for them in the voting round.

02/03/2026

Congratulations to Jill Brooks for winning the Undergraduate Research Scholarship! This scholarship is given to a student who participates in Undergraduate Research Day.
Jill and Dr. Henton have been researching parents' communication choices for children with hearing loss.

01/21/2026

The University of Montevallo Speech and Language Center would like to thank Metro Sertoma of Birmingham for their gracious donation to our clinic! With their support, our students will have access to more up-to-date technology and tools to better serve our patients.

12/02/2025

Today, the College of Health Professions hosted 73 students from the Lecroy Career Technical Center to learn more about the majors that the College has to offer!

Dr. Vansant, Dr. Henton, and Mrs. Kirkland were excited to share information on the Speech-Language Pathology and Social Work professions, as well as participate in some hands-on activities with our tracheostomy training dummy.