2008 SPARC Award Recipients

The Students Preparing for Academic and Research Careers (SPARC) Award is designed as a strategy to promote PhD career development for communication sciences and disorders undergraduate and graduate students. Recipients will use the award monies to provide opportunities such as enhanced educational mentorship experiences that prepare students for successful PhD education and academic careers, travel to enhance research exposure, and research training under a mentor.

These individuals were recipients of the SPARC Award in 2008:

Kyle Wilson, Syracuse University
Primary Mentor: Beth A. Prieve, Syracuse University

Catherine McNab, Northeastern University
Primary Mentor: Rupal Patel, Northeastern University

Katherine Michael Belardi, Duquesne University
Primary Mentor: Diane L. Williams, Duquesne University

Sara Robinson, University of Northern Colorado
Primary Mentor: Julie A. Hanks, University of Northern Colorado

Kaylah Lynn Lalonde, Louisiana State University
Primary Mentor: Brittan A. Barker, Louisiana State University

Johanna M. Hassink, Purdue University
Primary Mentor: Oliver Wendt, Purdue University

Anna Lineback, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Primary Mentor: C. Melanie Schuele, Vanderbilt University

Doris Marie Leeper, University of Wisconsin–Madison
Primary Mentor: Julie A. Washington, University of Wisconsin–Madison

Allison Schaser, University of Wisconsin–Madison
Primary Mentor: Nadine P. Connor, University of Wisconsin–Madison

Meghan E. Matthews, University of Wisconsin–Madison
Primary Mentor: Susan Ellis Weismer, University of Wisconsin–Madison