Graduate Student Scholarship Recipients

The Graduate Student Scholarship recognizes master’s and doctoral students in communication sciences and disorders who demonstrate academic achievement and promise. Four endowed scholarships give special priority to disabled, international, minority, and National Student Speech Language Hearing Association member students.

2018

Awarded $5,000 each

Diana L. Abarca

Diana L. Abarca: MA Candidate; University of Central Florida; Communication Sciences and Disorders

Henry Angulo: PhD Candidate; University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign; Speech and Hearing Sciences

Sofia Benson-Goldberg

Sofia Benson-Goldberg: PhD Candidate; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Speech and Hearing Sciences

Frances Bueno: MS Candidate; University of Washington; Speech-Language Pathology

Courtney R. Claxton

Courtney R. Claxton: MS Candidate; University of Central Missouri; Communication Sciences and Disorders

Tarynn Nicoal Clune

Tarynn Nicoal Clune: MS Candidate; Bowling Green State University; Speech-Language Pathology

Philip Robert Curtis

Philip Robert Curtis: PhD Candidate; Northwestern University; Communication Sciences and Disorders

Celeste Marie DiLauro

Celeste Marie DiLauro: MS Candidate; Columbia University; Communication Sciences and Disorders

Manaswita Dutta

Manaswita Dutta: PhD Candidate; Indiana University; Speech and Hearing Sciences

Allison Marie Flanigan

Allison Marie Flanigan: MA Candidate; University of Cincinnati; Speech-Language Pathology

Jennifer H. Fortin

Jennifer H. Fortin: MS Candidate; Nazareth College; Speech-Language Pathology

Valeria Sofia Garcia

Valeria Sofia Garcia: MA Candidate; San Diego State University; Speech-Language and Hearing Sciences

Thorfun Gehebe: PhD Candidate; City University of New York; Speech-Language and Hearing Sciences

Jesse D. Hoffmeister

Jesse D. Hoffmeister: PhD Candidate; University of Wisconsin–Madison; Communication Sciences and Disorders

Hannah R. Jones

Hannah R. Jones: MS Candidate; University of Arizona; Speech-Language Pathology

David Michael Kessler

David Michael Kessler: AuD Candidate; Vanderbilt University; Audiology

Benjamin Kost: MA Candidate; University of Iowa; Speech-Language Pathology

Jenna Claire Lesser

Jenna Claire Lesser: MS Candidate; Rush University; Speech-Language Pathology

Yureli Anai Lopez

Yureli Anai Lopez: MA Candidate; San Diego State University; Speech-Language Pathology

Chitrali Ramakant Mamlekar

Chitrali Ramakant Mamlekar: PhD Candidate; University of Cincinnati; Communication Sciences and Disorders

Sara Misurelli: AuD Candidate; University of Wisconsin–Madison; Audiology

Richard (RJ) Risueño

Richard (RJ) Risueño: MS Candidate; Arizona State University; Speech-Language Pathology

Jasmine A. Weinman

Jasmine A. Weinman: MS Candidate; New York Medical College; Speech-Language Pathology

2017

Awarded $5,000 each

Niloofar Akhavan

Niloofar Akhavan: PhD Candidate; San Diego State University/University of California, San Diego; Language and Communicative Disorders

Kristina N. Bustamante

Kristina N. Bustamante: PhD Candidate; Florida State University; Speech-Language Science

Jade K. Clark: MA Candidate; University of Cincinnati; Speech-Language Pathology

Bridget K. Coologhan

Bridget K. Coologhan: MA Candidate; Ohio University; Speech-Language Pathology

Maricela Cortes

Maricela Cortes: MS Candidate; California State University, Sacramento; Speech-Language Science

Logan G. Faust: AuD Candidate; James Madison University; Audiology

Elizabeth A. Ingrassia

Elizabeth A. Ingrassia: MS Candidate; Columbia University; Speech-Language Pathology

Bradley M. Kimbel

Bradley M. Kimbel: MS Candidate; University of Louisville; Speech-Language Pathology

Renee E. King: PhD Candidate; University of Wisconsin–Madison; Communication Sciences and Disorders

Kami L. Kubler: MS Candidate; James Madison University; Speech-Language Pathology

Vidisha G. Mohad

Vidisha G. Mohad: PhD Candidate; University of Wisconsin-Madison; Communication Sciences and Disorders

Carolyn A. Nguyen

Carolyn A. Nguyen: MA Candidate; University of Florida; Speech-Language Pathology

Rebecca A. Skakal

Rebecca A. Skakal: MS Candidate; Marywood University; Speech-Language Pathology

Corinne P. Streicher

Corinne P. Streicher: MA Candidate; Michigan State University; Speech-Language Pathology

Pumpki Lei Su: MS/PhD Candidate; Vanderbilt University; Interdisciplinary Studies in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities/Speech and Hearing Sciences

Yihsin Tai: PhD Candidate; University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Speech and Hearing Sciences

Emily C. Thompson

Emily C. Thompson: AuD Candidate; Vanderbilt University; Audiology

VaRysa C. Williams

VaRysa C. Williams: MS Candidate; Gallaudet University; Speech-Language Pathology

Mary Claire Wofford

Mary Claire Wofford: PhD Candidate; Florida State University; Communication Sciences and Disorders

Loris Yoon: MA Candidate; Eastern Michigan University; Speech-Language Pathology

2016

Awarded $5,000 each

Lauren S. Baron

Lauren S. Baron: PhD Candidate; MGH Institute of Health Professions; Rehabilitation Sciences

Maria A. Binger

Maria A. Binger: MA Candidate; University of Maryland; Speech-Language Pathology

Rachael E. Campbell

Rachael E. Campbell: MS Candidate; Boston University; Speech-Language Pathology

Kimberly R. Dahar

Kimberly R. Dahar: AuD Candidate; University at Buffalo; Audiology

An T. Dinh: PhD Candidate; Ohio University; Speech-Language Science

Jacqueline L. Fisher

Jacqueline L. Fisher: MA Candidate; Case Western Reserve University; Speech-Language Pathology

Teresa M. Girolamo

Teresa M. Girolamo: PhD Candidate; University of Kansas; Child Language

Svenja Gusewski

Svenja Gusewski: MS/PhD Candidate; University of Texas at Dallas; Speech-Language Pathology/Speech-Language Science

Rachel Hoge: PhD Candidate; Florida State University; Speech-Language Science

Angela W. Hovey

Angela W. Hovey: MA Candidate; University of North Carolina at Greensboro; Speech-Language Pathology

Brittany N. Krekeler

Brittany N. Krekeler: PhD Candidate; University of Wisconsin–Madison; Speech-Language Science

Jacob D. McKinley

Jacob D. McKinley: MS Candidate; University of Missouri; Speech-Language Pathology

Adetutu A. Ogundare

Adetutu A. Ogundare: ClinSciD Candidate; Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions; Speech-Language Pathology

Matthew W. Richardson

Matthew W. Richardson: MS Candidate; Northern Arizona University; Speech-Language Pathology

Emily K. Runnoe

Emily K. Runnoe: MS Candidate; Marquette University; Speech-Language Pathology

Martha H. Sherrill

Martha H. Sherrill: PhD Candidate; University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign; Speech-Language Science

Alexandra K. Simeur

Alexandra K. Simeur: MS Candidate; Northwestern University; Speech-Language Pathology

Anna Tendera: PhD Candidate; University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign; Speech–Language Science

Caroline M. Traub

Caroline M. Traub: MS Candidate; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Speech-Language Pathology

Maja E. Whitaker

Maja E. Whitaker: MA Candidate; Marquette University; Speech-Language Pathology

2015

Awarded $5,000 each

Ali Barikroo: PhD Candidate; University of Florida; Speech-Language Science

Susie Barroso-Walker

Susie Barroso-Walker: MS Candidate; Columbia University; Speech-Language Pathology

Lauren N. Beckett

Lauren N. Beckett: MS Candidate; University of Utah; Speech-Language Pathology

Carlos R. Benitez-Barrera

Carlos R. Benitez-Barrera: PhD Candidate; Vanderbilt University; Hearing Science

Sarah L. Camera

Sarah L. Camera: AuD Candidate; University of Connecticut; Audiology

Katherine R. Cavaliere

Katherine R. Cavaliere: MA Candidate; University of Colorado, Boulder; Speech-Language Pathology

Laura R. Chapman

Laura R. Chapman: PhD Candidate; Ohio University; Speech-Language Science

Lauren M. Charles

Lauren M. Charles: AuD Candidate; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Audiology

Natalie V. Covington

Natalie V. Covington: PhD Candidate; University of Iowa; Speech-Language Science

Hannah Rose Cuviello

Hannah Rose Cuviello: MA Candidate; University of Colorado, Boulder; Speech-Language Pathology

Davetrina Seles Gadson

Davetrina Seles Gadson: PhD Candidate; University of Georgia; Speech-Language Science

Karen L. Gallagher

Karen L. Gallagher: PhD Candidate; Arizona State University; Speech Language Science

Hope L. Gerlach

Hope L. Gerlach: PhD Candidate; University of Iowa; Speech-Language Science

Megan-Brette Hamilton

Megan-Brette Hamilton: PhD Candidate; University of Illinois; Speech-Language Science

Tyson G. Harmon

Tyson G. Harmon: PhD Candidate; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Speech-Language Science

Hedieh Hashemi Hosseinabad

Hedieh Hashemi Hosseinabad: PhD Candidate; University of Cincinnati; Speech-Language Science

Crystal J. Hough

Crystal J. Hough: MS Candidate; University of North Texas; Speech-Language Pathology

Jackie Sihyun Kim

Jackie Sihyun Kim: MS Candidate; Columbia University; Speech-Language Pathology

Rouzana Komesidou

Rouzana Komesidou: PhD Candidate; University of Kansas; Speech-Language Science

Giau N. Le: AuD Candidate; University of Arizona; Audiology

Wendy Liang: MS Candidate; New York University; Speech-Language Pathology

Rosemary J. McKnight

Rosemary J. McKnight: MA Candidate; University of Colorado, Boulder; Speech-Language Pathology

Bijoyaa Mohapatra

Bijoyaa Mohapatra: PhD Candidate; University of Georgia; Speech-Language Science

Gemma Moya-Gale

Gemma Moya-Gale: PhD Candidate; Columbia University; Speech-Language Science

Kevin M. Pasternak

Kevin M. Pasternak: MS Candidate; Emerson College; Speech-Language Pathology

Sharon S. Tang: PhD Candidate; University of Wisconsin, Madison; Speech-Language Science

Milon M. Volk: MA Candidate; University of Cincinnati; Speech-Language Pathology

2014

Awarded $5,000 each

Suzanne M. Banda

Suzanne M. Banda: MS Candidate; Illinois State University; Speech-Language Pathology

Lindsay K. Butler-Trump

Lindsay K. Butler-Trump: MS Candidate; Pennsylvania State University; Speech-Language Pathology

Heather M. Campbell

Heather M. Campbell: PhD Candidate; New York University; Speech-Language Pathology

Nicole E. Corbin

Nicole E. Corbin: PhD Candidate; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Audiology

Kimberly Crespo

Kimberly Crespo: MS/PhD Candidate; University of Wisconsin, Madison; Speech-Language Pathology

Emily A. Diehm: PhD Candidate; Florida State University; Speech-Language Pathology

Christine Fisher

Christine Fisher: MS Candidate; Rush University; Speech-Language Pathology

Tonya Freeland: MS Candidate; University of Houston; Speech-Language Pathology

Jessica Hall: PhD Candidate; University of Iowa; Speech-Language Pathology

Amanda Headley: AuD Candidate; Vanderbilt University; Audiology

Magdalene Jacobs

Magdalene Jacobs: PhD Candidate; Vanderbilt University; Speech-Language Pathology

Melissa A. Johnson

Melissa A. Johnson: PhD Candidate; University of Rochester; Health Practice Research

Peter Kao: MS Candidate; University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; Speech-Language Pathology

Bailey Knudson: MA Candidate; University of Northern Iowa; Speech-Language Pathology

Nimisha Muttiah

Nimisha Muttiah: PhD Candidate; Pennsylvania State University; Speech-Language Pathology

A. Louise Pinkerton

A. Louise Pinkerton: MA Candidate; University of Iowa; Speech-Language Pathology

Erik X. Raj: PhD Candidate; Wayne State University; Speech-Language Pathology

Jason Rosas: PhD Candidate; City University of New York; Speech-Language Pathology

Isaac Sia: PhD Candidate; University of Florida; Rehabilitation Science

View Graduate Student Scholarship recipients before 2014 [PDF].

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