Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences

Training for Research and Academic Careers in Communication Sciences (TRACCS)

Are you interested in psychology, medicine, physics, linguistics, physiology, engineering, biology, sociology, anthropology, or other similar fields?

Communication sciences and disorders is a highly multidisciplinary field that touches upon all those areas.

Have you ever considered pursuing a career in research?

Communication sciences and disorders undergoing a shortage of Ph.D. students and career researchers studying normal and disordered speech, voice, language, swallowing, and hearing.

Are you a member of an underrepresented racial or ethnic group?

Greater diversity is needed in the field of CSD so that faculty and the clinicians they train can match the diversity of the U.S. public.

Students working in lab

TRACCS is a 6-week intensive research program for minorities that is run by faculty in the Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences at Indiana University for the purpose of increasing the number and diversity of students in pursuit of academic careers in the field of communication sciences and disorders. It will take place June 8 – July 17, 2009.

The most positive aspect was walking away from this program with a clearer vision for my life. I came here extremely confused and am walking away more wiser and disciplined in research. TRACCS is funded by the National Science Foundation for Graduate Education and Professorship (AGEP) and the Department of Speech & Hearing Sciences at Indiana University, Bloomington.

We have a program to fit your interests!