Dr. Barbara J. Moore is the Program Director for the Master of Sciences in Speech-Language Pathology and the Director of the Minor in Speech-Language and Hearing Professions in the USC Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery. She has been a speech-language pathologist for more than 30 years and has extensive administrative experience as a director of special education in various public school districts, designing and expanding services to children with disabilities.

An ASHA Board-Recognized Specialist in Child Language (BCS-CL) and ASHA Fellow, she has served in several leadership roles in professional associations, including serving on the ASHA Board of Directors as the Vice President of Planning (2010-2013). Dr. Moore was also the President of the California Speech-Language and Hearing Association (CSHA) and is an advocate for the professions as well as for individuals with communication and swallowing disorders. She is a frequently requested speaker on issues of service delivery in schools, legislative issues and designing compliant, defensible and evidence-based programs for children and adults.

In designing the Master of Science program in Speech-Language Pathology at USC, Dr. Moore sees and extra-ordinary opportunity to ensure that students are trained to be of service to those we serve in both health care and educational settings. She is passionate about ensuring that those who need services are able to access them in a variety of different settings and through a various methods. She teaches courses in School-Based Issues in Speech-Language Programs, Professional Issues in Speech-Language Pathology and Language and Literacy Disorders.

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#Courses

OHNS 200, Communication Development and Disorders Across The Lifespan: Interprofessional Implications for Collaborative Practice (Fall semester)
OHNS 301, The Practice of Educational Speech-Language Pathology (Spring Semester)
OHNS 515, School-Based Issues in Speech-Language Programs (Y2, Fall Semester)
OHNS 520, Professional Issues in Speech-Language Pathology (Y2, Spring Semester)