Be Part of the Learning Experience You Want to See

Submissions for the Call for Proposals will close on June 24, 2026.

Contribute to the TSHA 2027 learning experience! During the Call for Proposals, we welcome submissions for podium and poster presentations that demonstrate research, best practices, and brilliant ideas to be considered for inclusion in the TSHA 71st Annual Convention & Exhibition program. This is your opportunity to share your expertise with speech-language pathology and audiology professionals from across Texas.

Once you successfully submit your proposal, a confirmation email will be sent from programming@txsha.org.

There are some new and exciting changes to the program of the Annual Convention for 2027, so please be sure to review the information below and reach out to programming@txsha.org with any questions!

Submit Your Proposal

What We're Looking For

In 2027, the committee is especially interested in receiving proposals in the following areas:

Advanced content in all learning pathways
Practical, therapy-focused sessions
Multicultural and billingual representation
Topics supporting real-world challenges in schools and healthcare
Ethics with a clinical focus
Multidisciplinary presentations and panel discussions

New for 2027

Networking Session Type

Networking sessions are intended to provide attendees with an opportunity to make professional connections within the context of continuing education and may be best for submitters with experience in speaking or moderating discussions. Content for these sessions should be divided into direct educational content and audience participation, with the audience participation portions comprising at least half of the session time in total. When submitting a networking session, speakers should fully describe the format and intent of the session as well as the content that will be covered. These might be formatted as a forum or panel session, or it might be a round table or moderated break-out discussions on clinical or professional hot topics.

Information Required for Submission

Presenting Authors

Let us know who will be presenting the session onsite at the 2027 TSHA Annual Convention. Each session can have up to 4 speakers, with one identified as the Primary Presenter and the rest being Co-Presenters. The TSHA State Office will send all communications about submission statuses and planning details to the Primary Presenter only. For 2027, please note that only 2 sessions per presenting author will be accepted. This ensures that TSHA has a diverse group of speakers and wide range of topics covered!

Non-presenting Authors

List any other individuals associated with your submission. These could be contributors, non-presenting authors, or any mentors who helped to develop the submission. There are no limitations on how many times an individual can be listed as a non-presenting author.

Session Description and Details

Let us know what you’re planning to present! This is your opportunity to select the most appropriate Learning Pathways, learning level, and topic areas for your presentation. You will be required to include an abstract, session description, and supporting research references.

Learning Objectives

Each session is required to submit at least 3 learning objectives. Check out ASHA's learning objective guidelines for more information on how to write strong objectives!

Financial Disclosure

All sessions at the TSHA Annual Convention will have CE applied, and require a financial disclosure form to appropriately apply for CE under ASHA guidelines.

Learning Pathways

Adult Communication

Sessions in this pathway should discuss clinical topics of interest to those working in any setting with adults in the area of acquired communication disorders in adults.
Examples include cognitive and communication deficits related to stroke, neurogenerative disease, traumatic brain injury, tumor/resection, or the normal aging process.

Adult - Swallowing and Upper Airway

Sessions in this pathway should discuss clinical topics of interest to those working in any setting with adults in the area of swallowing/dysphagia and/or upper airway disorders.
Examples include dysphagia of varying etiologies, head and neck cancers, voice disorders, upper airway and respiratory issues, etc.

Audiology

Sessions in this pathway should discuss clinical topics of interest to those working with adults or pediatrics in any setting in the field of audiology.
Examples include hearing disorders/differences, balance, tinnitus, fitting and dispensing of hearing aids, implantable hearing devices, central auditory processing, etc.

Pediatric – Medical and Early Intervention

Sessions in this pathway should discuss clinical topics of interest to those working in medical settings, early intervention, home health, or those working in other settings with young children (0-5) and/or children of any age with an underlying medical etiology.
Examples include pediatric feeding and swallowing, emergent speech and language disorders, introduction of AAC in young children, acquired communication disorders in children, severe speech-sound disorders including motor speech disorders, gestalt language processing and echolalia, cleft lip and palate, pediatric voice, listening and spoken language for new identification of hearing loss, etc.

Pediatric – School Communication

Sessions in this pathway should discuss clinical topics of interest to those working in the schools, or working in other settings with school-age children (5-21) who have speech-language disorders and/or learning disabilities. Children with medically-based communication or feeding disorders can be included in this pathway if focusing on application to school setting.
Examples include language and literacy disorders, vocabulary instruction, phonological and articulation disorders, fluency, AAC in school-age children, aural rehabilitation, autism and neurodivergence in school-age children, etc.

Professional Issues