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Portrait of Lori L Stiritz

Lori L Stiritz

  • Professor of Instruction at Communication Disorders, College of Health Professions

Service Activities

Ongoing

  • Member, College of Health Professions Curriculum Committee CDIS Representative. September 1, 2025 - Present.
  • Participant, Round Rock "Discovery Days". 2024 - Present.
  • Member, Instructional Ranks Task Force. September 2024 - Present.
  • Chair, Faculty Excellence Committee. January 2016 - Present.
  • Undergraduate Advisor, Undergraduate Program Coordinator. January 1, 2005 - Present.
  • Member, Round Rock Independent School District Business and Community Partner. September 2024 - Present.
  • Chair, Curriculum Committee. September 1, 2024 - Present.
  • Participant, Annual CDIS Hooding Ceremony. January 1, 2009 - Present.
  • Chair, Undergraduate Admissions Committee. January 1, 2008 - Present.
  • Diagnose and treat patients without students. January 1, 2008 - Present.
  • Chair, Undergraduate Advising Committee. January 1, 2007 - Present.

2025

  • Organizer, Project Summary: Streamlining Undergraduate Admissions with Microsoft Forms and Excel. May 2025 - June 2025.
  • Member, Round Rock "Discovery Days". March 29, 2025.

2024

  • Interim Chair, Department of Communication Disorders. May 17, 2021 - July 31, 2024.
  • Participant, WSRCA High School Student Healthcare Expo, College of Health Professions. October 22, 2024.
  • Participant, Welcome Freshmen. August 2024.
  • Chair, Department of Communication Disorders. May 17, 2021 - July 31, 2024.

2023

  • Member, CDIS Curriculum Committee. September 1, 2021 - September 1, 2023.
  • Chair, 75th Clinic Anniversary. August 2023 - October 2023.

2021

  • Acting Chair, Served as Acting Chair whenever Chair was out of the office. January 1, 2006 - May 2021.
  • Member, Search Committee for Administrative Assistant II Position. June 25, 2021 - August 2021.
  • Organizer, Infection Control Recommendations for Department of Communication Disorders and the Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic. March 2020 - May 2021.
  • Member, Search Committee. November 2020 - March 2021.

2020

  • Member, Program Assessment Task Force. 2018 - 2020.

2019

  • Participant, Open Houses and Dedication for Willow Hall. May 2018 - December 2019.
  • Coordinator / Organizer, Oticon CEU Event. July 16, 2019.
  • Attendee / Participant, First Annual University of Texas AuD White Coat Ceremony. May 11, 2019.

2018

  • Organizer, Audiology Clinic at Texas State. September 1, 2018 - December 5, 2018.
  • Member, CHP Study Abroad Program Task Force. August 1, 2015 - August 1, 2018.

2017

  • Member, Campus Carry Task Force. September 1, 2015 - December 31, 2017.
  • Organizer, Organized booths at Texas State/SWT Annual Health/Wellness Fair that dispersed information on hearing loss and its prevention; supervised free hearing screenings given by students enrolled in practicum. January 1, 1993 - December 1, 2017.
  • Member, CHP Graduate Scholarships Committee. August 31, 2017.
  • Undergraduate Marshal, Spring Commencement Ceremony. May 2017.
  • Representative, Represented department at Bobcat Days. January 1, 2000 - January 1, 2017.

2016

  • Presenter, PACE Advisors Group. 2016.
  • Member, State of Texas Medicaid Audiology/Hearing Aid Workgroup. July 1, 2015 - December 31, 2016.
  • Presenter, Health Professions Insight Day. October 2016.
  • Reviewer / Referee, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Webinar: Cochlear Implants. October 1, 2016 - October 31, 2016.

2015

  • Reviewer / Referee, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Webinar Genetics and Hearing Loss. October 1, 2015.
  • Reviewer / Referee, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Webinar The Role of Genetic Testing and Other Technologies in Understanding Hearing Loss. October 1, 2015.
  • Reviewer / Referee, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Webinar The Role of Genetics and the Etiologies of Hearing Loss. October 1, 2015.
  • Mentor for new Program Faculty, Department of Communication Disorders. January 1, 2015 - October 1, 2015.
  • Member, College of Health Professions Faculty Excellence Committee. August 1, 2015.
  • Participant, CDIS Clinic Orientation for New Graduate Students. August 1, 2015.
  • Co-Chair, Departmental Curriculum Committee. January 1, 2008 - August 1, 2015.
  • Lead, Counsel on Academic Accreditation (CAA) reaccreditation site visit. January 1, 2015 - March 1, 2015.

2014

  • Member, Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic Budget Committee charged with formulating ideas for increasing clinic revenue. January 1, 2014 - December 1, 2014.
  • Reviewer / Referee, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Webinar on Central Auditory Processing Disorders. September 1, 2014.

2013

  • Chair, Committee Charged with Establishing a Group of Support Courses for the Undergraduate Degree. January 1, 2012 - December 1, 2013.
  • Member, Dean Welborn's Summative Review Committee. January 1, 2012 - December 1, 2013.

2012

  • Chair, Committee charged with the Review of Procedure to Determine Graduate Assistants. January 1, 2012 - December 1, 2012.

2011

  • Member, Departmental Faculty Evaluation/Appraisal Policy & Procedures Committee. September 1, 2011 - December 1, 2011.
  • Member, College of Health Professions Grade Appeals Committee. January 1, 2009 - December 1, 2011.
  • Member, State Appeals Board for Texas Educational Agency: Deaf Education. January 1, 2009 - December 1, 2011.
  • Developed and maintained ACCESS database for recording all student clinical hours, professional requirements, academic requirements, student diversity data, admissions data, etc. January 1, 2003 - December 1, 2011.

2010

  • Member, Program Review Self-Evaluation Study Committee. January 1, 2010 - December 1, 2010.
  • Author, Wrote new Undergraduate Admissions Policy Guidelines and the Progression Through the Major Guidelines which are now in the current undergraduate catalog. Direct result of previous research project 2008-2009: Academic Predictors for Undergraduate Success. January 1, 2010 - December 1, 2010.
  • Participant, Walked as a member of the CDIS Team in the Alzheimer's Memory Walk. San Marcos, Texas. January 1, 2010 - December 1, 2010.
  • Member, Departmental Hooding/Student Awards Ceremony Committee. January 1, 2009 - December 1, 2010.
  • Chair, Awards Day Committee. January 1, 2006 - December 1, 2010.

2009

  • Participant, Aided at CDIS Spring Conference. 2009.
  • CDIS representative, Scholar's Day. 2008 - 2009.

2008

  • Member, Graduate Admissions Committee. 2008.
  • Member, CDIS Clinic Renovation Committee. 2007 - 2008.

2007

  • Member, CDIS Brown Bag Luncheon Committee. 2007.

2006

  • Chair, Departmental travel committee. 2006.
  • Liaison, Instructional Technologies: Sakai Project. 2005 - 2006.
  • Member, College's Facilities Planning Committee. 2004 - 2006.
  • Member, College's Strategic Planning Committee. 2004 - 2006.
  • Graduate Advisor, Graduate student academic advisor. 2003 - 2006.
  • Member, Undergraduate Admissions Committee. 2003 - 2006.
  • Member, Nondegree-seeking Student Admissions Committee. 1995 - 2006.

2005

  • Member, College of Health Professions Review Group for Tenure and Promotion. 2003 - 2005.
  • Co-Segment Leader, University Fund Drive. 2003 - 2005.
  • Vice-chair, Awards Day Committee. 2000 - 2005.

2004

  • Member, College's Budget Committee. 2003 - 2004.
  • Member, Blake Jaska Hearing-Impaired Student Scholarship Committee. 1999 - 2004.

2003

  • Departmental Liaison, Alumni Survey Committee. 2003.
  • Participant, SWT Conference to Enhance Faculty Diversity. 2003.

2000

  • Member, Awards Day Committee. 1997 - 2000.

1998

  • Chair, Search Committee for Faculty Speech-Language Pathology Position. 1997 - 1998.

1997

  • Reviewer, School of Health Professions Research Forum. 1996 - 1997.

1996

  • Chair, Search Committee for Faculty Speech-Language Pathology Position. 1995 - 1996.
  • Volunteer, Established first Universal Newborn Hearing Screening Program in central Texas at Central Texas Medical Center (CTMC). 1995 - 1996.

1995

  • representative, School of Allied Health Professions' representative to seminar entitled "OSHA Regulations and the Medical Industry". 1995.
  • Department's representative, State-wide Department Directors Meeting. 1995.
  • Member, Computer Advisory Committee. 1993 - 1995.

1993

  • Interviewer, KTSW radio on Hearing Impairment. October 1, 1993.

1992

  • Participant, Dean's Meeting on Special Items for Fiscal Years '94-95; Wrote Communication Disorders section of an application for a multidisciplinary state-funded grant that was funded. July 1, 1992.