ATSU-ASHS SLP professor honored with ArSHA award
Posted: August 4, 2025
A.T. Still University-Arizona School of Health Sciences (ATSU-ASHS) Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology program assistant professor Malathy Venkatesh, PhD, CCC-SLP, was awarded the 2025 Marilyn Quintana Moline Mentorship Award by the Arizona Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ArSHA).
This award recognizes a current, active member of ArSHA in memory of Marilyn Quintana Moline, past president of ArSHA. As the state’s professional association for speech, language, and hearing professionals, ArSHA works to empower Arizona’s audiologists and speech-language pathologists through advocacy, leadership, and professional development. Dr. Venkatesh was honored at the annual ArSHA Convention in April 2025.
Dr. Venkatesh is a member of the Professional Development Committee of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association’s (ASHA) Special Interest Group 15 (Gerontology) and serves as its professional development manager. She is also the interim vice president for public relations of the South Asian Caucus of ASHA and the 2027 Annual Convention co-chair-elect of ArSHA.