Mark Your Calendar for the 2026 Convention
Thursday-Friday, October 8-9, 2026
NIC Conference Center
2021 Transformation Dr
Lincoln, NE 68508
Join Us Live — In Person or Online
Downloadable Forms
Registration Form
Agenda
Full Brochure
Exhibitor Contract
Sponsorship Form
Sponsor/Exhibitor Details
Hotel Accommodations
THE SCARLET HOTEL Group Rate $155.00
2101 Transformation Dr
Lincoln, NE 68508
Phone: (531) 300-6312
Deadline to Book: Wed., Sept. 16, 2026
LINCOLN MARRIOTT CORNHUSKER HOTEL Group Rate $109.00
333 S 13th St
Lincoln, NE 68508
Phone: (402) 951-4300
Deadline to Book: Wed., Sept. 16, 2026
FAIRFIELD BY MARRIOTT – LINCOLN AIRPORT Group Rate $105.00
333 S 13th St
Lincoln, NE 68508
Phone: (402) 951-4300
Deadline to Book: Tues., Sept. 15, 2026
Agenda, Wednesday, October 7, 2026
TIME
PRESENTATION / SPEAKER
MEETING LOCATION
6:30-9:00 PM
Student Share Fair
TBA
6:30 PM
NSLHA Board Meeting
TBA
Audiology Agenda, Thursday, October 8, 2026
TIME
PRESENTATION
Speaker
7:00-8:00 AM
Registration (Breakfast On Your Own)
8:00-9:00 AM
General Session – From Clinician to Champion: Leadership and Advocacy in Communication Disorders
Derek Stiles, PhD
9:00-10:00 AM
NSLHA Member Meeting
10:00-10:30 AM
Break and Visit Exhibits
10:30-11:30 AM
Audiology 2050: The need for state scope of practice modernization
Nikki Kopetzky, AuD
11:30-1:00 PM
Lunch Provided for Attendees / Visit Exhibits
11:30-1:00 PM
Poster Sessions
1:00-2:00 PM
Code Changes: Today and Tomorrow
Leisha Eiten, AuD, CCC-A, CH-TM
2:00-3:00 PM
How Children Perceive Space: Establishing Norms and Advancing Vestibular Testing in Children
Melissa Hazen, PhD, MSc, CCC-A
3:00-3:30 PM
Break and Visit Exhibits
3:30-4:30 PM
Navigating Hearing Loss and Multilingualism: Emotional and Lived Experiences of Spanish-Speaking Mothers (CLD =.1 CE)
Samantha Stier, MS, CCC-SLP; Natalie Mason, MS, CCC-SLP
4:30-500 PM
TBA
SLP School Agenda, Thursday, October 9, 2025
TIME
PRESENTATION
Speaker
7:00-8:00 AM
Registration (Breakfast On Your Own)
8:00-9:00 AM
General Session –From Clinician to Champion: Leadership and Advocacy in Communication Disorders
Derek Stiles, PhD
9:00-10:00 AM
NSLHA Member Meeting
10:00-10:30 AM
Break and Visit Exhibits
10:30-11:30 AM
We've Been Doing it Backwards - It Starts With Us -- Why the Most Powerful Tool in any Therapy Room is a Confident, Regulated Adult
Treva Graves, MA, CCC-SLP
11:30-1:00 PM
Lunch Provided for Attendees / Visit Exhibits
11:30-1:00 PM
Poster Sessions
1:00-2:00 PM
It's Not Just Apples to Apples: Understanding the Job Hunt
Daniel Bombeck, MS, CCC-SLP; Joe Haney, MS, CCC-SLP
2:00-3:00 PM
Verb learning in developmental language disorder
Justin Kueser, PhD, CCC-SLP
3:00-3:30 PM
Break and Visit Exhibits
3:30-5:00 PM
Panel Session: Building AAC Systems of Support: Implementation Models Across Different Educational Settings
A Aksamit, MS, CCC-SLP/ P Daberkow, MS, CCC-SLP/AAC / M Green, MS, CCC-SLP / H Hamze, MA, CCC-SLP / R Topp, MA, ATP / Brian Wojcik, EdD, ATP
SLP Medical Agenda, Thursday, October 8, 2026
TIME
PRESENTATION
Speaker
7:00-8:00 AM
Registration (Breakfast On Your Own)
8:00-9:00 AM
General Session – From Clinician to Champion: Leadership and Advocacy in Communication Disorders
Derek Stiles, PhD
9:00-10:00 AM
NSLHA Member Meeting
10:00-10:30 AM
Break and Visit Exhibits
10:30-11:30 AM
Compliance or Choice? Rethinking Diet Modification and Informed Consent (Ethics =.1 CE)
Kellie Brink, MS, CCC-SLP
11:30-1:00 PM
Lunch Provided for Attendees / Visit Exhibits
11:30-1:00 PM
Poster Sessions
1:00-2:00 PM
Reclaiming Identity and Intimacy: The Role of the Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) in Sexual Health After Neurologic Injury (CLD =.1 CE)
Zoey Bertsch, MA-CCC-SLP; Kelsey WSagner, MS, CCC-SLP
2:00-3:00 PM
Cognitive Therapy for Aging Adults
Kayla Korth, MA, CCC-SLP
3:00-3:30 PM
Break and Visit Exhibits
3:30-4:30 PM
Beyond Picky Eating: Identifying and Treating Pediatric Feeding Disorders in Everyday Practice
Riley Love, CCC-SLP
4:30-5:00 PM
TBA
TBA
Audiology Agenda, Friday, October 9, 2026
TIME
PRESENTATION
Speaker
7:00-8:00 AM
Registration (Breakfast On Your Own)
8:00-9:30 AM
General Session – Licensure, Certification, and Professional Identity: Understanding the Systems That Shape SLP Practice (Ethics =.15 CE)
Megan Berg, SLP
9:30-9:45 AM
Break
9:45-11:45 AM
General Session – Clinical Supervision in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology
Lisa Lenz, MA, CCC-SLP; Laura Moody, MS, CCC-SLP
11:45-12:00 PM
Break
12:00-1:00 PM
Reducing Barriers to Hearing Healthcare: The Role of Hearing Aid Banks and the Nebraska Model
Stacie Ray, AuD, Mariela Grijalva, MS
1:00 PM
Adjourn
SLP School Agenda, Friday, October 9, 2026
TIME
PRESENTATION
Speaker
7:00-8:00 AM
Registration (Breakfast On Your Own)
8:00-9:30 AM
General Session – Licensure, Certification, and Professional Identity: Understanding the Systems That Shape SLP Practice
Megan Berg, SLP
9:30-9:45 AM
Break
9:45-11:45 AM
General Session – Clinical Supervision in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology
Lisa Lens, MA, CCC-SLP; Laura Moody, MS, CCC-SLP
11:45-12:00 PM
Break
12:00-1:00 PM
From Appointment to Everyday: Closing the Loop Between Clinical Care and Daily Life for Neurodivergent Children
Jenilee Woltman, MS Ed, CCC-SLP
1:00 PM
Adjourn
SLP Medical Agenda, Friday, October 9, 2026
TIME
PRESENTATION
Speaker
7:00-8:00 AM
Registration (Breakfast On Your Own)
8:00-9:30 AM
General Session – Licensure, Certification, and Professional Identity: Understanding the Systems That Shape SLP Practice
Megan Berg, SLP
9:30-9:45 AM
Break
9:45-11:45 AM
General Session – Clinical Supervision in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology
Lisa Lenz, MA, CCC-SLP; Laura Moody, MS, CCC-SLP
11:45-12:00 PM
Break
12:00-1:00 PM
Pitch Perfect: The SLP’s Guide to Getting Corporate Greenlights for Clinical Programming
Lindsay Larkin, MS, CCC-SLP; Natalie Douglas, PhD
1:00 PM
Adjourn
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