Frederick (Erick) J. Gallun, PhD, has been selected as the new chair of the ASHA Journals Board. Gallun, who previously served on the board from 2017 to 2020 as the editor-in-chief of the Hearing section of the Journal of Speech,
We’re just days away from the first ever hybrid ASHA Convention, featuring the in-person learning and networking you love along with expanded options that will allow you to participate from your home, office, or wherever you like. Poster presentations are
More than 20 million Americans work in a health profession, including most of ASHA’s membership! There’s no better time to pay tribute to ASHA’s health professionals than during Health Professions Week, November 4–11. Although Health Professions Week typically focuses on
With content from ASHA’s 19 Special Interest Groups, every issue of Perspectives has something for any ASHA member, no matter where your interests lie! Affiliates of any SIG can read content from all 19 SIGs, giving you access to hundreds
Two of the most prevalent preventable causes of hearing loss are exposure to high-intensity noise and ototoxins. Between 10 and 40 million Americans show noise-induced hearing damage, which, untreated, is associated with depression, dementia, and cognitive decline. Meanwhile, ototoxins are
Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) is probably more prevalent than you might think. Indeed, the International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (ISAAC) points out that everyone uses multiple forms of communication, such as speech, a shared glance, text, gestures,
Despite decades of outreach efforts from ASHA, “the demographic profile of the ASHA certified workforce is not reflective of the culturally and linguistically diverse (CLD) residents of the United States” (Fannin & Mandulak, p. 1913). As ASHA members show a
Earlier this week, we discussed the relevance of identity to the peer review process and encouraged reviewers to consider how their identities and lived experiences might enrich, limit, or skew their review of a manuscript. Reviewers who belong to the
The ASHA Journals are once again joining with organizations around the world in celebrating Peer Review Week (September 20–24, 2021). This year’s theme, selected through an open, global survey, is “Identity in Peer Review.” Like other organizations celebrating Peer Review
Since the development of ASHA’s Office of Multicultural Affairs (OMA) in 1969, the Association has worked to demonstrate its commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). The latest Special Collection from the ASHA Journals highlights some of the most recent
ASHA publishes four peer-reviewed scholarly journals and one peer-reviewed scholarly review journal pertaining to the general field of communication sciences and disorders (CSD) and to the professions of audiology and speech-language pathology. These journals are the American Journal of Audiology; American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology; Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research; Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools; and Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups. These journals have the collective mission of disseminating research findings, theoretical advances, and clinical knowledge in CSD.
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