The official blog of the National Student Speech Language Hearing Association
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…
ASHA’s Native American Caucus was formed in 1986, when speech-language pathologists and audiologists who had a common interest in the unique attributes of the Native American culture met at the ASHA Convention for the first time. To this day, members include Native American and Alaska-Native clinicians, researchers, and students; as well as non-Native clinicians, researchers, and students who serve Native American communities. The Caucus serves…
As a graduate SLP student at St. John’s University, Queens, Arpit Nagra challenges herself to think critically and intuitively when learning in diverse situations. She’s committed to then sharing those experiences with others to improve equity within CSD. Quick Facts 1st generation American Member of the Sigma Alpha Eta Speech Language Pathology Honors Society, Lambda Kappa Phi St. John’s College Honors Society, and Omicron Delta…
As a freshman in college, I began volunteering as a research assistant at a child language research lab with monolingual and bilingual children. I used the opportunity to learn about the speech-language pathology profession from a linguistic and research point of view—from both the SLP grad students who were volunteering and from my supervisor. I participated in research studies by collecting and analyzing data and soaked in as much information as I…