Student Organizations

NSSHLA

The National Student Speech Language Hearing Association (NSSLHA) is the national organization for graduate and undergraduate students interested in the study of human communication and related disabilities.

NSSLHA is the only official national student association recognized by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA).

NSSLHA membership is available to full or part-time undergraduate and graduate students and full-time doctoral students. Involvement in NSSLHA leads to a fuller appreciation of the professions of speech-language pathology and audiology and a greater awareness of the issues affecting these fields.

For more information about NSSLHA, visit their web site.

URISSLHA

URISSLHA stands for University of Rhode Island Student Speech Language Hearing Association.

URISSLHA is a member of NSSLHA, the National Student Speech Language Hearing Association.

Becoming a member of URISSHLA will enable you to meet other students interested in the field of communicative disorders. It will also give you the opportunity to talk with the professors and get their advice. URISSHLA has organized study groups, monthly meetings that address areas of the field and allows students to learn about the process of applying to graduate school.

For more information about URISSLHA, visit their web site.