LISHA Joan Fox Award
Each year the Long Island Speech, Language and Hearing Association (LISHA) invites local graduate programs in Communication Sciences and Disorders to submit their program’s nominee to receive the Joan Fox Award. The award nominees are chosen in recognition of outstanding scholarship and service to the speech, language and hearing professions. Historically and through spring of 2023, each program’s nominee received award recognition by LISHA. Beginning in 2024, only two nominees from each SLP master’s program were chosen by LISHA to receive formal recognition. We are very proud to say that our 2024 Molloy nominee, Victoria LaCascia was selected as one of only two SLP program recipients by LISHA. Please read below to learn more about Victoria’s accomplishments at Molloy and beyond.
Victoria LaCascia
Victoria is currently completing her clinical fellowship year at Commack Speech and Language Disorders, where she treats preschool aged children with speech sound disorders and language disorders. Victoria graduated in May 2024 from Molloy University with her Master's degree in Speech-Language Pathology. Throughout her time at Molloy, she actively participated in numerous volunteer events and projects. Since her undergraduate years, Victoria has dedicated herself to working with the Molloy Mother Cabrini mobile clinic van, providing free speech-language and hearing screenings in underserved communities. Additionally, Victoria contributed to conducting literacy enhancement groups for children in transitional housing programs. In the fall of 2023, Victoria had the opportunity to travel to Jamaica W.l. with her professors and peers for a multidisciplinary service trip. She has also been involved in Molloy's Jamaica Telehealth program, delivering therapy to individuals in Jamaica W.l.. At the ASHA convention in 2023 and 2024, Victoria presented alongside her professors and peers. She also was selected to be an ASHA volunteer at the 2023 convention. In May 2024, Victoria was awarded the Joan Fox Award after being nominated by her professors at Molloy. This award was given to 2 nominees across the 9 different graduate programs for Speech-Language Pathology on Long Island. Community involvement holds great significance for Victoria and she aims to continue this commitment throughout her career.
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