Fang-Ling Lu, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Associate Professor
Chair of Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders
Director of Speech-Language Pathology Graduate Program and CSD Certificate Program
Not currently seeking mentors.
Dr. Fang-Ling Lu has nearly 30 years of academic careers in teaching, research, administrative service, clinical work. She is currently the Chair and Graduate Program Director in the Communication Sciences and Disorders Department at UT Health. Dr. Lu’s clinical expertise and research interests are motor speech disorders, dysphagia, voice disorders, and trach care in adult patients with neurological diseases, structural abnormality, and head and neck cancer.
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Professional Background
Education
- 1990 - PhD - Speech-Language Pathology - University of Arizona/Memphis State University
- 1987 - MS - Speech-Language Pathology - University of South Carolina
Training
- 1991 - Postdoctoral Fellowship - Medical Speech Pathology - Neurology Department, Mayo Clinic
Highlights
RESEARCH
1998 1st Award for Scientific Exhibit: Teaching Slides/Laser CDs for Anatomy of Speech and Hearing, ASHA Convention, St. Louis, OH.
TEACHING
2018-2020 Excellence in Teaching Award: School of Health Professions, UT Health San Antonio
2011 President Council’s Teaching Award ($3,000); University of North Texas
1999 Pioneers of Distribution Learning Award; Center for Distribution Learning, University of North Texas
Appointments
- 2017-present - Associate Professor (tenured), Chair, and Graduate Program Director - University of Texas Health- San Antonio, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders
- 1997-2017 - Assistant/Associate Professor (tenured), Graduate Program Director - University of North Texas, Department of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology
- 1993-1996 - Assistant Professor - University of Miami School of Medicine, Department of Otolaryngology
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- Instruction & Training
- Clinical
- Service
- Publications