NSSLHA Graduate Scholarship Recipients

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2021 ASHFoundation's NSSLHA Graduate Scholarship Awardees

Each year, the American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation (ASHFoundation) awards research grants, scholarships, and clinical achievement awards to support the communication sciences and disorders discipline. These awards include several graduate student scholarships, including the NSSLHA Graduate Scholarship, supported by the ASHFoundation’s NSSLHA Scholarship Fund. While the number of scholarships awarded each year may change based on funding, this year, the NSSLHA Scholarship Fund was able to support…

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Volunteering with the Stuttering Scholarship Alliance

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Student on SSA website while on laptop

As a child, I was fortunate enough to receive life-changing counseling services. Now, as an adult, I realize just how much getting involved in therapy strongly enhanced my future. It’s helped me evolve into a stronger version of myself and provided me with the tools I need to help handle life’s challenges. My professional goals have always been wanting to help children achieve their own…

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NSSLHA at the ASHA Convention

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NSSLHA Lounge at the 2019 ASHA Convention, Orlando, FL

*Photo taken at the NSSLHA Lounge during the 2019 ASHA Convention in Orlando, Florida. We’re thrilled that the ASHA Convention is back this year, and we can’t wait to see you there! We know your schedule is probably jam-packed, but be sure to join National NSSLHA at the (in person and/or virtual) events below . . . NSSLHA LOUNGE AT THE ASHA CONVENTION (IN PERSON)…

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Launching DEI Initiatives on Campus as a Black Man in CSD

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Kevin Simmons in a park with a skateboard

February 23, 2020: A trio of three White men in two vehicles pursued, shot, and killed Ahmaud Arbery—an unarmed Black man who was jogging near his home in Brunswick, Georgia. March 11, 2020: The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the COVID-19 outbreak a global health emergency. May 25, 2020: White police officers arrested and handcuffed George Floyd—a Black man. One officer proceeded to pin Floyd…

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