Welcome to the Western Washington University chapter of the
National Student Speech Language Hearing Association


The WWU NSSLHA chapter is advised by Dr. Kimberly Peters, Ph.D. of the department of Communication Sciences and Disorders. Annually, undergraduate students elect new officers to administer the chapter program, create and administer fundraisers, contribute donations, initialize community events, and much more.

NSSLHA, National Student Speech Language Hearing Association was established in 1972 and is the national organization for undergraduate and graduate students pursuing the study of disordered and nondisordered human communication.

NSSLHA is the only official national student association recognized by the American Speech Language Hearing Association (ASHA). NSSLHA has over 13,000 members with chapters in more than 285 colleges & universities.

Some of the benefits of participating in NSSLHA are:
*Four ASHA publications
*The semiannual NSSLHA newsletter.
*The annual NSSLHA Journal and the biennial NSSLHA Clinical Series.
*Experience dealing with disordered and nondisorded individuals in the community.
*Discounts for the ASHA Convention registration ASHA's Employment Referral Service
*ASHA Student-To-Active-Member Conversion Program from NSSLHA to ASHA with a discounted enrollment fee.