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From left, Kyra Turner and Jada Wong

Kyra Turner was left waiting longer than expected to see if her presentation proposal was accepted, to the point where she didn鈥檛 think she had gotten it.

鈥淚 was just like, 鈥極h, that's OK. I'm proud of myself for trying because I've never submitted a proposal like this before,鈥欌�� Turner said.

The very next day, the 甜瓜视频app graduate student got the email she had been waiting weeks for. She was presenting at a prominent conference.

Turner and WCU communication sciences and disorders senior Jada Wong will be showcasing their research at the 48th annual National Black Association for Speech-Language and Hearing Convention in Atlanta April 9-11.

Turner, a Boone native studying speech therapy, will be presenting on the wants and needs in speech therapy in Belize.

鈥淚 took a trip there two spring breaks ago, and I did a lot of screening and just speech and language and hearing evaluations, and it was so much fun. I absolutely love the people. I love the place,鈥� Turner said.

鈥淭here are only about, I think, three speech therapists in the whole country of Belize, so it's a very big need over there.鈥�

Wong will be presenting on Black American Sign Language, a dialect of ASL. The East Meadow, New York native will be talking about how its history, its fundamentals and how it helped preserve deaf culture in the United States.

鈥淚'm about to graduate now and just being able to finish off with a convention where I can connect with more students is honestly an experience I'm very happy I got,鈥� Wong said.

The two are also excited to take advantage of other opportunities the NBASLH Convention will have to offer.

鈥淚'm also looking forward just to learning from other presenters and just kind of taking my time to go through different expos and just to gather more information about being a speech therapist and kind of what maybe any other specific realms that I might be interested in,鈥� Turner said.

Following her graduation from WCU, Wong will be attending graduate school to study audiology, and after Turner completes her master鈥檚, she鈥檒l be looking to work as a traveling speech therapist.