The National Student Speech Language Hearing Association (NSSLHA) is a national organization for graduate and undergraduate students who are interested in the study of normal and disordered human communication.
We have our own NSSLHA Chapter at Duquesne University, which is open to all current Speech-Language Pathology students.
As part of our NSSLHA Chapter, we participate in:
It has become a tradition that the 4th and 5th year members of our chapter (graduate students) attend the annual American Speech and Hearing Association (ASHA) Convention. We need your support to send as many students as we can to this great event. The 2016 ASHA Convention will be held at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, November 17–19, 2016.
This convention is the premier annual event for speech-language pathologists, audiologists, and speech, language, and hearing scientists. Bringing together more than 14,000 attendees, the Annual Convention provides students with a once-a-year opportunity to learn about the latest research, polish clinical skills, improve techniques, and gain new tools and resources to advance professional development. (www.asha.org/Events/convention/About-the-ASHA-Convention)
At the convention, our members will:
In addition, the convention is a wonderful opportunity for students to make connections with other professionals, learn about cutting edge research and explore potential interests in the field of speech-language pathology. We hope that by going to the convention, we learn more about our field and the disorders that we will see throughout our forthcoming careers, making us better and more competent professionals and therapists.
The following are from students that attended the convention last year:
“Last year, I attended the ASHA convention for the first time. As a young clinician, researcher, and student in the first year of the professional phase of my speech-language pathology program, attending the convention was a wonderful experience. Before the professional phase of my program, I assisted in data collection for a study examining structured language treatment for a person with primary progressive aphasia. Although I had previously presented the preliminary findings of this study to students and professors at my university, by attending the 2015 ASHA convention I also had the opportunity to share these findings with students, researchers, and other professionals in the field of speech-language pathology for the first time. Discussing the outcomes of our study with interested and engaged professionals was extremely rewarding and encouraging. I began to further understand the importance, impact, and value of evidence based practice. Following this experience, I decided to seek out as many research opportunities as I could, assisting in multiple studies as well as developing my own master’s thesis.” – Joanne Kinney, 5th Year SLP Graduate Student
"This conference not only met, but exceeded my expectations! We learned so much information about a variety of different areas in Speech-Language Pathology. We also had the opportunity to meet with some of the leading researchers in the profession , as well as the authors to some of our text books! It was also nice to meet with Speech-Language Pathologists who are already working in the field to hear about their experiences and advice for students." – Gabrielle Walsh, 5th Year SLP Graduate Student
If you would like to help enhance the educational experience of Duquesne University Speech-Language Pathology students, then please give now. We also ask that you please help spread the word about this campaign by sharing this link (www.spirit.duq.edu/nsslha16) on social media and by sending it to those who might also be willing to help. Thank you!
Pay (1) NSSHLA National Fee for a Duquesne University student
Pay for (1) ASHA Convention Registration fee for a Duquesne University student