ASHFoundation Blog Archive


AI and CSD: Innovation with a Human Touch

Explore how AI could improve communication care, expand access, and advance CSD research while keeping human connection at the center. Read Rita Patel's insights.


The Safety Net I Never Expected

A sudden funding loss almost halted Katherine Trice’s PhD. See how the ASHFoundation stepped in with a Need-Based Emergency Funding Grant to help her stay on course and learn why that support meant far more than just financial assistance.

Can $5 Change Someone's Entire Career Trajectory? Yes.

Small donations can create real impact. Learn how ASHFoundation’s Amplifying Voices campaign turns $5 contributions into funding for future researchers and students in communication sciences and disorders.

The Persistence Playbook: What Baseball and Research Have in Common

A reflective and encouraging look at perseverance in research, as ASHFoundation awardee Jennifer Zuk, PhD, CCC-SLP shares lessons on rejection, resilience, and why trying again matters.

When Research Is Silenced: Why Independent Funding Matters More Than Ever

Researcher and professor Cara Stepp, PhD, speaks about the volatility of research funding and the importance of the ASHFoundation as a reliable source of support, especially for those new to the field. 

What Research Grant Reviewers Really Look For

Grant reviewer and professor Jim Montgomery, PhD, shares six tips for writing a competitive grant proposal.

Amplify Your Voice

Grad student Aliyah Hodges shares why even small donations (like $25 or less) can make a big impact through the ASHFoundation’s Amplifying Voices campaign, especially when combined with friends in a Giving Crew.

Nine Tips for Crafting a Winning Research Grant Proposal

In this blog post, Dr. Monique T. Mills shares nine practical tips for crafting a winning research grant proposal, emphasizing organization, audience-focused writing, showcasing the significance of your work, and leveraging feedback to improve your chances of securing funding for impactful research in communication sciences and disorders.

Leaving More Than Memories: Why I Chose Legacy Giving

Silvia Quevedo, CCC-SLP reflects on becoming an ASHFoundation legacy donor to support the future of speech-language pathology and communication disorders.

What's New


2025 Donor Book
2025 ASHFoundation Donor Book released for publication.

2025 ASHFoundation Award Recipients

The ASHFoundation is awarding a record-breaking $1.3 million to 87 researchers, students, and clinicians in communication sciences and disorders. Meet the newest awardees.

ASHFoundation Need-Based Emergency Funding

The ASHFoundation Need-Based Emergency Funding will be provided, as scholarship disbursements, to doctoral students and early-career investigators whose work on federally funded research studies in communication sciences and disorders (CSD) were affected by research grant terminations.

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