ASHA National Office E-mail Directory

Accreditation of Academic Programs ( accreditation@asha.org )
Council on Academic Accreditation (CAA), accredited programs, CAA site visits, accreditation standards, annual reports of the CAA

Advertising in ASHA Publications ( advertising@asha.org )
Information about advertising in ASHA publications ( Asha, ASHA Leader, AJA, AJSLP, JSLHR, LSHSS ) and Web site, Media Kit requests, New product releases, Recruitment advertising, ASHA Buyers' Guide

ASHA Leader ( leader@asha.org )
Questions and comments about ASHA Leader, letters to the editor

ASHA Professional Development ( ashaprofdev@asha.org )
Information on continuing education opportunities developed by ASHA, including registration for conferences, workshops, teleseminars, video conferences. Visit us at our homepage .

Audiology ( audiology@asha.org )
ANSI standards for hearing tests/audiology equipment, assistive devices, practice issues in audiology, auditory brainstem response, aural rehabilitation, cerumen management, geriatric hearing loss, guidelines and reports (audiology), health care services, hearing conservation, infant hearing, infection control (audiology), intraoperative monitoring, international affairs (audiology), noise induced hearing loss, OSHA and OHC Programs, otitis media, otoacoustic emissions, ototoxicity, private practice in audiology, professional liability and risk management in audiology, scope of practice in audiology, standards of practice (preferred practice patterns) in audiology, substance abuse and its effect on hearing, support personnel in audiology, and tinnitis, audiology issues in the schools.

Career Information and Recruitment ( careers@asha.org NOTE: This e-mail address is NOT for resumes)
Career development/consultation, career resources, Project Enhance, international affiliate application, recruitment technical information, minority faculty recruitment information. To send a resume to ASHA, contact Nina Kranz, nkranz@asha.org .

Certification ( certification@asha.org )
Certification information, including applications for membership, reinstatement of membership and/or certification, life membership; application status; certification examination; certificate replacement; Clinical Fellowship (CF) information, requirements and agreements; certification of members with disabilities, clinical practicum; certificate holders.

Clinical Trials ( clinicaltrials@asha.org )
This is a multi year project being funded by NIH for ASHA to coordinate a series of multi center randomized clinical trials. Information on the status of ongoing trials and information on how to participate is available.

Continuing Education ( continuinged@asha.org )
Information about continuing education (CE) from ASHA approved providers (an Activity Database Search); the Award for Continuing Education, (ACE) including requirements and applications; annual fee, confirmations, credits, forms, provider applications; independent study, journal clubs, CEU products and kits; NESPA Review Courses (PRAXIS); cooperative agreements with an ASHA CE provider; CE registry transcripts; CE fee payment status

Convention Information ( convention@asha.org )
Information on the Call for Papers, registration/housing, meeting space, exhibits, short courses, etc.

Ethics ( ethics@asha.org )
Guidance, information, and resources on professional ethics, ASHA's Code of Ethics, and reporting possible violations of the code.

Demographic and Survey Information ( data@asha.org )
Demographic information regarding ASHA members, the professions, work force information (shortages), and results from the Omnibus Survey. Prevalence statistics for selected disorders. Results from ASHA sponsored surveys and questionnaires.

Foundation (American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation) ( foundation@asha.org )
Information on charitable donations and corporate sponsorship, information on Foundation programs: research grant scholarships, special projects and recognition awards (Kleffner, DiCarlo, Van Hattum).

Grants and Funding ( grants@asha.org )
Information on federal and private sources of funding for research; equipment/computer technology, program development, post-doctoral opportunities, and more.

Governance ( governance@asha.org )
Boards, Committees, Task Forces, Legislative Council

Governmental Affairs-Federal ( federal@asha.org )
Federal appropriations, budget, legislation; the ASHA PAC (Political Action Committee); grassroots network (HealthNet and EdNet); Members of and candidates for Congress; federal advocacy coalitions; federal legislation related to speech-language pathology, audiology, and speech and hearing science.

Governmental Affairs-Federal Education and Regulatory Policy ( regs@asha.org )
Federal education rules, regulations, policy, legislation; Improving American Schools Act; Higher Education Act; Deaf Education Act; federal officials; IDEA legislation; OSHA, FDA regulations/legislation; qualified provider/school settings; special education legislation, funding, infants and toddlers

Health Services in Speech-Language Pathology (healthservices@asha.org)
Information on competencies, cross-training, documentation, efficacy (speech-language pathology), end-of-life issues, evidence-based practice, health care settings (ambulatory care, home health, hospitals, long-term care, outpatient, rehabilitation) and policies, International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF), JCAHO, multiskilling, outcome measures, Preferred Practice Patterns, productivity, quality improvement, swallowing, telepractice.

International Affairs ( international@asha.org )
Information about international affairs in speech-language pathology

Marketing ( marketing@asha.org )
Marketing Assistance, Marketing Assistance Pilot Project, Marketing Workshop Speakers

Multicultural Affairs ( multicultural@asha.org )
Information about diversity issues (race, ethnicity, age, gender, sexual orientation), Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), accent/dialect modification, bilingualism, dialects, assessment, minority/bilingual emphasis professional programs, demographics

Product Sales ( productsales@asha.org )
Information about ASHA products, request a catalog, questions about pending orders. First check out ASHA's products catalog , your answer might be there.

Professional Services Board (PSB) ( psb@asha.org )
Information about PSB accreditation, including applications and annual reports of PSB accredited programs.

Publications (Scholarly Journals) ( journals@asha.org )
Editorial Questions about AJA, AJSLP, JSLHR, LSHSS; copyright questions; permission to reprint.

Reimbursement ( reimbursement@asha.org )
Managed Care (HMOs, PPOs, MPs, IPAs) insurance appeals, insurance codes, CHAMPUS (health insurance for military personnel), qualified provider (health settings), private health insurance, salary equivalency for health care insurance reimbursement, Medicare, Medicaid

Schools ( schools@asha.org )
Information on entrance and dismissal criteria, assistive devices, augmentative and alternative communication in school settings, aural rehabilitation in the schools, caseload issues, central auditory processing (school-age children), collaborative consultation services, Education issues (public laws, school reform), guidelines and reports, hearing screening in schools, language eligibility criteria, school support personnel, professional performance appraisal/supervision in the schools, third party reimbursement in the schools, technology issues, the role of the speech-language pathologist in the schools, personnel shortages, preschool services

Specialty Recognition ( specialtyrecognition@asha.org )
Information about the Clinical Specialty Board, specialty recognition. Also see the list of Frequently Asked Questions .

Speech-Language Pathology ( slpinfo@asha.org )
Professional assistance for ASHA speech-language pathologists including guidelines and reports affecting speech-language pathology practice, assessment tools, augmentative and alternative communication, brain injury, central auditory processing, clinical documentation (SLP), computer software for slps, dysphagia, facilitated communication, elective mutism, learning disabilities, private practice, prevention of communication disorders and Healthy People 2000, scope of practice for slp, support personnel, technology (slp).

Subscription Information for ASHA Publications ( subscribe@asha.org )
Questions about subscribing to ASHA journals. If you are an ASHA member and would like to change your journal choices, please see Member Services .