Students in the News
Gelela Fikre and Yanitza Marmolejos (class of 2021) May 14, 2021
Michelle Burton (class of 2021) November 18, 2019
More Than Words, LLC. Scholarship:
Congratulations to Sarita Edwards for receiving a scholarship for Fall 2020 from More than Words, LLC, offered by Edna Elisabeth Nyang, MS. CCC-SLP. Congratulations on this achievement! If you would like more information about this company please see their website: www.mtwlv.com.
Speech Rehab Services, LLC. Scholarship:
Speech Rehab Services, LLC. Scholarship was offered to the inaugural and 2nd cohort to support the program. We are thankful for their support. Headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida, Speech Rehab Services, LLC is a highly specialized team of professionals. As clinicians they understand the challenges and rewards of a career in speech, occupational, or physical therapy. Speech Rehab Services seeks to assist students who have chosen to pursue a career in Speech-Language Pathology with scholarship, clinical placement, and professional support.
Congratulations to the Speech Rehab Services, LLC. Scholarship Recipients
2020 Recipients 2022 Recipients
Farah Aldridge Logan Schrumpf Sarita Edwards Lisa Croswell
Lori Brown Tenaya Watson Jocelyn Arias Noreen Castilo
Yanitza Marmolejos Karen Millar Alexis Hoagland
Christine Sidell Marissa Suan Susan Grafton
Lindy Romero
CAPCSD scholarships
Plural Publishing Scholarships
Supports graduate students pursing research in SLP or AuD. One scholarship is awarded for the Master’s/AuD level and one for the Doctoral-level.
Frances J. Laven Scholarship
Funds one student scholarship to recognize exemplary student service, intended for graduate students in a professional program, Master’s SLP, AuD or SLPD.
Please see their webpage for more details: https://www.capcsd.org/scholarships/
To Dr. Elizabeth Meyerowitz, who received the American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation's 2020 Clinical Achievement Award for the state of Nevada.
Dr. Christy Fleck and Melanie Bradle MA CCC (Speech-Language Pathology) were awarded a 2020 and 2021 SPEAK OUT!® & LOUD Crowd® Grant from the Parkinson Voice Project . The grant will support the graduate program's development and marketing of a speech pathology clinic to provide evaluation and treatment providing SPEAK OUT!® & LOUD Crowd® services, with consultations and support from experts in the field . The grant will also provide training for all of the SLP graduate students until June 2022.
The podcast on PHLV radio – Health Mondays with AAPINA of Nevada is now available online. Topic: “Speech language pathology’s role in managing aphasia in a culturally diverse community like Las Vegas" with Dr. Angel Ball. Original broadcast Nov. 12, 2018
Dr. Ball was in the news discussing aphasia related to the interview of a local man with Wernicke's Aphasia. Original publish date: July 17, 2021
ASHA 2020 certification guidelines: https://www.asha.org/Certification/2020-SLP-Certification-Standards/
ASHA Practice Portal: https://www.asha.org/practice-portal/
ASHA SLP-Medical Review Guidelines
https://www.asha.org/uploadedFiles/SLP-Medical-Review-Guidelines.pdf
ASHA resources for students: https://www.asha.org/students/
ASHA careers information: https://www.asha.org/Students/Learn-About-the-CSD-Professions/
Nevada Licensure website: https://www.nvspeechhearing.org/
S.T.E.P. Mentoring via ASHA - for students: https://www.asha.org/students/mentoring/step/
Hispanic Caucus of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association: http://ashahc.org/
National Black Association for Speech-Language and Hearing: https://www.nbaslh.org/
