American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation
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Awardee Spotlight
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Beth Spencer
2007 Student Research
Grant in Early Childhood
Language Development
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Hooked on Research
After completing her master's degree in speech-language pathology at Vanderbilt University it was a foregone conclusion that Beth Spencer would enter the PhD program. Thanks to her classes with Melanie Schuele (herself a 1999 recipient of an ASHFoundation award), Spencer was already "hooked on research."
Beth's dissertation, partially funded by her ASHFoundation 2007 Student Research Grant, investigates word learning in young children. Her work, she hopes, will lead to support for increased services and preschool opportunities for low-income children at risk of school failure because of vocabulary limitations. Read more.
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ASHFoundation JazzFest Tickets Are Selling Fast—Don't Be Left Out!
Attending the New Orleans Convention? You won't want to miss The Event of the Convention where well-known audiologist Chuck Berlin, and the New Orleans All-Star musicians, will be playing at the ASHFoundation JazzFest on Thursday, November 19. Have a listen to Chuck playing "Georgia on My Mind" and get your tickets now.
2009 Program Competitions Are Now Closed
Competitions for all 2009 Research Grants, Student Scholarship and Clinical Recognition Awards are now closed. Award recipients will be announced in November.
ASHFoundation News and Events
Read the latest ASHFoundation updates.
ASHFoundation Awards Largest One-Year Disbursement of Funding
in 60-Year History
Through the generosity of our dedicated donors, the American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation placed more than $500,000 in funding in the hands of its 2008 award recipients. This is the largest one-time dispersement of charitable funding in the history of the ASHFoundation. Meet our 2008 awardees.
ASHFoundation Celebrates 60 Years of Giving
The ASHFoundation celebrates 60 years of supporting excellence and innovation in the field of communication sciences and disorders. Read more.
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Welcome! The ASHFoundation is a charitable organization working to promote a better quality of life for children and adults with communication disorders. Our mission is to advance knowledge about the causes and treatment of hearing, speech, and language problems.
We raise funds from individuals, corporations, and organizations to support research, graduate education, and special projects that foster discovery and innovation in the field of communication sciences.
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