Sonja Pruitt-Lord, PhD, CCC-SLP, is NSSLHA’s National Advisor and MA Program Director at San Diego State University (SDSU). She’s served on admissions committees for 10 years, as well as has mentored more than 500 undergraduate students involved in SDSU’s NSSLHA Chapter and her Child Language Development, Disorders, and Disparities research lab through the graduate school admissions process.