Dr. Vinney is extremely passionate about communication disorders! Lecture is required (random weekly attendance), but it's worth it to show up anyways. As long as you skim the textbook and show up to lectures, you'll be okay for exams (which are mostly memorization).Rate My Professors ↗
Current instructor
Lisa Vinney
What students say
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Dr. Vinney is very knowledgable and passionate about communication disorders and speech pathology! Her excitement is projected onto the class and promotes hard work throughout the semester. Attendance is taken randomly throughout the week but is not usually an issue since people really seem to enjoy coming to class.Rate My Professors ↗
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Classes with Lisa Vinney
Explores communication problems associated with voice disorders, orofacial anomalies, and fluency disorders to establish a foundation for understanding these conditions.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.65 GPA, 79.8% A/AB (n=84 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.79 GPA, 90.0% A/AB (n=100 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.79 GPA, 89.1% A/AB (n=92 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2023–Spring 2026Covers clinical practice procedures and skills for speech-language pathology, integrating evidence-based practice, ethics, and career guidance including job search preparation.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Independent Study
1–6 creditsIndependent study as arranged with a faculty member.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=7 letter grades); Spring 2026: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades).
historical GPA · grades
Fall 2022–Spring 2026 · limited sampleRecorded teaching history
Distinct courses recorded per term
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| Term | Course | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Spring 2027 | CS&D 318 | Voice, Craniofacial, and Fluency Disorders |
| Spring 2027 | CS&D 700 | Clinical Foundations for Speech-language Pathology Practice |
| Spring 2027 | CS&D 799 | Independent Study |
| Fall 2026 | CS&D 110 | Introduction to Communicative Disorders |
| Fall 2026 | CS&D 700 | Clinical Foundations for Speech-language Pathology Practice |
| Fall 2026 | CS&D 705 | Assessment and Treatment of Motor Speech Disorders Across the Lifespan |
| Fall 2026 | CS&D 799 | Independent Study |
| Fall 2026 | CS&D 999 | Independent Studies |
Teaching history may be incomplete. Course pages contain course-specific feedback and citations.
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