As the ASHFoundation looks to its next 80 years, these award recipients, who were selected by committee, reflect forward-thinking research that will shape the future of the discipline. They are among thousands of promising ASHFoundation-supported researchers, clinicians, and students working to expand knowledge, improve care, and explore new approaches to communication disorders. Their work has the potential to drive meaningful advances in both research and clinical practice, building a strong foundation for impact in the decades ahead.
- Jasleen Singh
- Northwestern University
2023 Clinical Research Grant
- The Influence of the Drug Facts Label on Self-Determination of Candidacy for Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids
- Brittan A. Barker
- Utah State University
- 2020 New Century Scholars Research Grant
- Linking Parents’ Stories to Health Outcomes: Working Toward a Narrative Intervention
- Helping Parents to Cope with the Impact of Their Children’s Cochlear Implantation
- Kelsey Klein
- House Institute Foundation
- 2025 New Century Scholars Research Grant
- Characterizing the Home Auditory Environments of Hispanic Children with Hearing Loss
- Natalie Douglas
- Central Michigan University
- Susan Browning
- Encore Rehabilitation Services
- 2020 Researcher-Practitioner Collaboration Grant
- Coaching Nursing Assistants to Improve Communicative Interactions: An Implementation Study
- Danai Fannin
- North Carolina Central University
- 2020 New Century Scholars Research Grant
- Contextual Factors Affecting Identification of Rural African American Children With Autism
- Adam Buchwald
- New York University
- 2021 Clinical Research Grant
- Combining Aphasia Rehabilitation With Robot-Assisted Arm Therapy
- Hope Gerlach-Houck
- Western Michigan University
- 2022 New Investigators Research Grant
- Real-time Assessment of Daily Discrimination Experiences and Mood States Among Adults Who Stutter
- Mariana Mendes Bahia
- Northwestern University
- 2023 New Investigators Research Grant
- Cortical Activity and Respiratory-Swallowing Coordination in Post-Stroke Survivors With Dysphagia