May Experts Available
Better Hearing and Speech Month
- Carolyn Perry, M.S., CCC-SLP, clinical instructor, Speech-Language Pathology, School of Allied Health Sciences
- Brittany Hall, M.S., CCC-SLP, clinical instructor, Speech-Language Pathology, School of Allied Health Sciences
- Steven Zupancic, Au.D., Ph.D., CCC-A, assistant professor, Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences, School of Allied Health Sciences
Skin Cancer
- Ashley Sturgeon, M.D., Texas Tech Physicians — Dermatology
Mental Health Month
- Tom McGovern, Ed.D., Texas Tech Physicians — Psychiatry
- Terry McMahon, M.D., Texas Tech Physicians — Psychiatry
Stuttering Awareness
- Jim Dembowski, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, associate professor, Speech-Language Pathology, School of Allied Health Sciences
May 31 - World No Tobacco Day
- Gilbert Berdine, M.D., Texas Tech Physicians —Internal Medicine
- Michael Arisa, M.D., Texas Tech Physicians — Psychiatry
Heat Safety
- Franklin Babb, M.D., Texas Tech Physicians — Family Medicine
Alcohol and Drug-related Birth Defects
- George Henderson, Ph.D., professor of pharmacology and neuroscience
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