Nebraska Speech-Language-Hearing Association

01/19/2026

A community-hospital clinician develops dysphagia-diagnostics training for medical residents.

A community-hospital clinician develops dysphagia-diagnostics training for medical residents.

01/17/2026

Learn ways speech-language pathologists can equip students with the skills and knowledge they need to navigate a meaningful transition to whatever comes next - such as employment, trade school, or college.

Twyla Perryman-Brownlow shares ways SLPs can equip students with the skills and knowledge they need to navigate a meaningful transition from high school to the next phase of their lives.

01/17/2026

ASHA speech-language pathologists offer guidance on scope of practice, dietary recommendations, patients’ decision-making, and more.

ASHA speech-language pathologists offer guidance on scope of practice, dietary recommendations, patients’ decision-making, and more.

01/16/2026

Thank you to our outgoing student leaders for their dedication, advocacy, and service to the Nebraska Speech-Language-Hearing Association 👏 At the same time, we are excited to welcome our incoming student leaders. We look forward to the ideas, passion, and leadership you will bring as you continue to support and elevate student involvement across our state. This is the future of the professions!

2025 Liaisons:
UNK - Jenna Rauert
UNL - Katie Opperman
UNO - Reagan Spaid

Continuing 2025-26 Student Leaders:
UNL Student Academy of Audiology - Kara Hardin
National Student Speech Language Hearing Association (NSSLHA) Vice President for Finance - Bridget Slagle
National NSSLHA Student State Officer for Speech-Language Pathology - Emma Smith
National NSSLHA Student State Officer for Audiology - Avery Ryder

2026 Liaisons:
UNK - Ellie Geiger
UNL - Anna White
UNO - Sonny Sobczyk

University of Nebraska Kearney Department of Communication Disorders Nebraska Department of Special Education and Communication Disorders UNO Department of Special Education and Communication Disorders University of Nebraska at Kearney Nebraska College of Education and Human Sciences UNO College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences

01/15/2026

If you have a young child, you’ve probably heard that talking to your child is critical for their language development. This is true - children need to hear language to learn language. But did you know that not talking sometimes is just as important. https://hanen.org/information-tips/its-worth-the-wait?

01/14/2026

Do you ever wonder what your child enjoys most when you interact? https://hanen.org/information-tips/six-things-children-enjoy-most-in-interactions?

01/13/2026

By creating a free online resource about storing and using thickening agents, a speech-language pathologist provides evidence-based information in short modules presented in plain language.

By creating a free online resource about storing and using thickening agents, an SLP provides evidence-based information in short modules presented in plain language.

01/12/2026

Here are some highlights and how ASHA members can get involved.

As the 119th Congress reconvenes for the year, ASHA’s advocacy team has ramped up its work meeting with lawmakers on Capitol Hill and fighting for the professions. Here are some highlights of that work and how ASHA members can get involved.

01/11/2026

Three speech-language pathologists share a vision for where stuttering therapy may be headed.

Three SLPs—Farzan Irani, Hope Gerlach-Houck, and Nan Bernstein Ratner—share a vision for the future of stuttering therapy as part of a collection of content published for ASHA’s Centennial.

01/10/2026

As speech-language pathologists, we’re trained to listen to patients. Their stories guide us and shape our assessments. But sometimes what a patient feels and what we see doesn’t align.

As speech-language pathologists, we’re trained to listen to patients. Their stories guide us and shape our assessments. But sometimes what a patient feels and what we see doesn’t align. With Parkinson’s disease, that gap can be especially striking. Dy...

01/10/2026

Learn how you can influence movement toward health equity by using a Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) framework to consider where your clients live, work, play, and age. https://www.asha.org/practice/what-are-sdoh/?

Which factors influence client health? Learn about protective factors, social risk factors, and social needs.

01/09/2026

A speech-language pathologist’s educational strategy helps a middle school student with aphasia find her voice and purpose at the science fair.

A speech-language pathologist’s educational strategy helps a middle school student with aphasia find her voice and purpose at the science fair.