How many Ph.D. students are typically in the department/program at any given time, and in what ways do students network or collaborate on projects, classes, or other social activities?
We tend to have around 10-12 Ph.D. students in Communication Disorders and about as many in the Special Education division. Many of the Ph.D. students also interact with Educational Psychology or other Teacher’s college Ph.D. students (probably 30 or more) during the stats and design courses that we share. That tends to make a nice community of students to share ideas, study groups, and collaborate on projects, as well as social opportunities. Several students have collaborated on readings, class projects, writing review articles, developing teaching or clinical materials, and some joint research. Since each student’s research plan is customized, they tend to collaborate with other Ph.D. students on major research projects only when their research interests overlap. We do encourage direct collaboration with other working professionals whenever appropriate, particularly people who are working with clinical populations of interest ot the student, to build a habit of mutual respect and pr
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