Fang-Ling Lu, Ph.D., CCC-SLP

Co-Director Project ASPIRE, Professor & Chair Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders

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.

Education
1990 - PhD - Speech-Language Pathology - University of Arizona/Memphis State University
1987 - MS - Speech-Language Pathology - University of South Carolina
Awards
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