Communication Disorders	Richard Mallard, Ph.D.
Health Administration	Wayne Sorensen, Ph.D.
Health Services and Research	Charles Johnson, Ph.D.
Physical Therapy	Barbara Sanders, Ph.D.
Respiratory Care	Cade Harkins, M.S.H.P.
Social Work	Karen Brown, Ph.D.
Clinical Laboratory Science Program	David Falleur, M.Ed.
Health Information Management Program	Sue Biedermann, M.S.H.P
Radiation Therapy Program	Ronnie Lozano, B.S.H.P

The School of Health Professions prepares students for careers in the health care field and social work. Through its professional, technical, clinical and academic programs, the school serves as an advocate for change and technical improvement in the field. The school also serves as a catalyst to expand and improve public perceptions of health care in the community.

Undergraduate programs are available in clinical laboratory science, communication disorders, health care administration, health information management, long term health care administration, radiation therapy, respiratory care and social work. Graduate programs are offered in allied health research, communication disorders, health care administration, healthcare human resources, physical therapy and social work. The school also includes the Health Resource Center, a separate unit which offers continuing education programs, the Institute for Quality Improvement in Long Term Health Care and the Walter H. Richter Institute of Social Work Research. The school has a number of cooperating teaching sites and more than 600 affiliations with hospital and other healthcare facilities. For more information, call (512) 245-3300 or visit the office of the dean in the Health Science Center.

A number of programs offered in the School of Health Professions have specific admission requirements in addition to the university admission requirements. Most programs also have requirements for student liability insurance and immunizations. For specific information on these requirements, please see the individual department section of the catalog.