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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…
As you prepare to start your CSD career, it’s important to think about how ethical decision-making will be a part of your everyday experience. To create a greater awareness of situations that could pose ethical dilemmas throughout your career—and to get you thinking about how to handle these situations—ASHA established the Student Ethics Essay Award (SEEA) program. While the ASHA Code of Ethics doesn’t have jurisdiction…
Let’s start with some numbers! Did you know, according to the U.S. Census Bureau: 27.6% of Americans are members of a racial or ethnic minority group. 20% of Americans are bilingual (this number is growing drastically). In contrast, according to ASHA’s 2020 Member & Affiliate Profile: 8.5% of ASHA members and affiliates identify as members of a racial minority. 8% of ASHA members and affiliates…