AARC Award
The AARC award program is aimed at reducing the shortage of PhD-level faculty in the Communication Sciences and Disorders discipline by encouraging new faculty who are at the beginning of their academic-research careers to remain in higher education. Recipients will use the award monies for activities such as mentoring research in students, conducting personal research, and improving teaching knowledge and skills.
2009 AARC Award Recipients
Megan Dunn Davison, Temple University
Primary Mentor—C. Melanie Schuele, Vanderbilt University
Naomi Hashimoto, University of Wisconsin–River Falls
Primary Mentor—Swathi Kiran, Boston University
Kia Johnson, James Madison University
Primary Mentor—Christy Ludlow, James Madison University
Antje Mefferd, Wichita State University
Primary Mentor—Gary Weismer, University of Wisconsin–Madison
2008 AARC Award Recipients
Gayle DeDe, University of Arizona
Primary Mentor—Cynthia Thompson, Northwestern University
Valarie Fleming, Texas State University–San Marcos
Primary Mentor—Julie Barkmeier-Kraemer, University of Arizona
John Heilmann, East Carolina University
Mentors—Jon Miller, University of Wisconsin–Madison and Aquiles Iglesias, Temple University
Fuh-Cherng Jeng, Ohio University
Primary Mentor—Li Xu, Ohio University
Lisa B. Thomas, Marshall University
Primary Mentor—Joseph Stemple, University of Kentucky
2007 AARC Award Recipients
Sharon M. Antonucci, New York University
Primary Mentor—Swathi Kiran, University of Texas at Austin
Ciara Leydon, Brooklyn College of the City University of New York
Primary Mentor—Dorothy Frenz, Yeshiva University
Aparna Rao, University of Minnesota
Primary Mentor—Glenis Long, Graduate Center of the City University of New York
Carolyn Richie, Butler University
Primary Mentor—Peggy Nelson, University of Minnesota at Twin Cities
Oliver Wendt, Purdue University
Primary Mentor—Ralf Schlosser, Northeastern University
Dongsun Yim, Northwestern University
Primary Mentor—Jennifer Windsor, University of Minnesota at Twin Cities
2006 AARC Award Recipients
Ryan Branski, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Cornell University
Primary Mentor—Susan Thibeault, University of Wisconsin–Madison
Lisa Edmonds, University of Florida–Gainesville
Primary Mentor—John Rosenbek, University of Florida–Gainesville
Tiffany Hogan, University of Arizona
Primary Mentor—Judith Gierut, Indiana University
John McCarthy, Ohio University
Primary Mentor—Jeffery Higginbotham, University at Buffalo
Mahalakshmi Sivasankar, Purdue University
Primary Mentor—Katherine Verdolini, University of Pittsburgh
Kathy Vander Werff, Syracuse University
Primary Mentor—Carolyn Brown, University of Iowa
2005 AARC Award Recipients
Lori Altmann, University of Florida
Mentor—Leslie Gonzalez Rothi, Brain Rehabilitation Research Center, VA Medical Center
Stacy Kathryn Betz, Pennsylvania State University
Mentor—Christine Weber-Fox, Purdue University
Laura DeThorne, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
Mentor—Nicoline Ambrose, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
Gerianne Gilligan, Towson University
Mentor—Linda Lombardino, University of Florida
Lisa Hammett, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Mentor—David Yoder, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Youngsun Kim, Ohio University
Mentor—Carl Asp, University of Tennessee
Swathi Kiran, University of Texas at Austin
Mentor—Joyce Harris, University of Texas at Austin
Dennis Ries, Ohio University
Mentor—Li Xu, Ohio University
Trisha Self, Wichita State University
Mentor—Rosalind Scudder, Wichita State University
Kristie Spencer, University of Washington
Mentor—Margaret Rogers, University of Washington
Debra Suiter, University of Memphis
Mentor—Michael Cannito, University of Memphis
Geralyn Timler, University at Buffalo
Mentors—Bonnie Brinton and Martin Fujiki, Brigham Young University
2004 AARC Award Recipients
Katsura Aoyama, Texas Tech University
Mentor—Barbara Davis, University of Texas at Austin
Susan Baker, Miami University
Mentor—Fofi Constantinidou, Miami University
Cathy Balthazar, Governors State University
Mentor—Alan Kamhi, Northern Illinois University
Lisa Davidson, Washington University in St. Louis
Mentor—Margaret Skinner, Washington University in St. Louis
Ruiying Ding, University of Wisconsin–Whitewater
Mentor—Jeri Logemann, Northwestern University
Sarah Hargus Ferguson, University of Kansas
Mentor—Steven Barlow, University of Kansas
Joan Furey, Hofstra University
Mentor—Christine Dollaghan, University of Pittsburgh
Jessica Huber, Purdue University
Mentor—Anne Smith, Purdue University
Ella Inglebret, Washington State University
Mentor—Jeanne Johnson, Washington State University
Linda Jarmulowicz, University of Memphis
Mentor—Julie Masterson, Southwest Missouri State University
Chang Liu, Wichita State University
Mentor—Barbara Hodson, Wichita State University
Kimberly McDowell, Wichita State University
Mentor—Rosalind Scudder, Wichita State University
Barbara Rodriguez, University of New Mexico
Mentor—Carol Scheffner Hammer, Pennsylvania State University
SPARC Award
The 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.
2009 SPARC Award Recipients
Katherine Alexander, Northeastern University
Primary Mentor—Rupal Patel, Northeastern University
Gina Capri, University of Oregon
Primary Mentor—Cecilia Kirk, University of Oregon
Page Carriveau, University of Wisconsin–Madison
Primary Mentor—Julie Washington, University of Wisconsin–Madison
Julia Csillag, Teacher's College, Columbia University
Primary Mentor—Karen Froud, Teacher's College, Columbia University
Kathleen Dougherty, Northeastern University
Primary Mentor—Kevin Reilly, Northeastern University
Jessica Eickhoff, University of Washington
Primary Mentor—Stacy Betz, University of Washington
Allison Gish, Louisiana State University
Primary Mentor—Melda Kunduk, Louisiana State University
Nicola Jones, University of South Florida
Primary Mentor—Elaine Silliman, University of South Florida
Tiffany Jones, Florida State University
Primary Mentor—Ramonda Horton-Ikard, Florida State University
Amanda Schramski, Eastern Michigan University
Primary Mentor—Sarah Ginsberg, Eastern Michigan University
2008 SPARC Award Recipients
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
2007 SPARC Award Recipients
Pamela Campellone, Northeastern University
Primary Mentor—Rupal Patel, Northeastern University
Lauren Candia, University of Texas at Dallas
Primary Mentor—Hanna Ulatowska, University of Texas at Dallas
Julie Carey, University of Arizona
Primary Mentor—Julie Barkmeier-Kraemer, University of Arizona
Beth Friedman , Pennsylvania State University
Primary Mentor—Maya Misra, Pennsylvania State University
Theresa Herbert, University of South Florida
Primary Mentor—Elaine Silliman, University of South Florida
Amanda Hettenhausen, Saint Louis University
Primary Mentor—Travis Threats, Saint Louis University
Mara Kapsner, University of Washington
Primary Mentor—Tanya Eadie, University of Washington
Kelley Kendrick, Vanderbilt University
Primary Mentor—C. Melanie Schuele, Vanderbilt University
Kelly Morgan, University of Washington
Primary Mentor—Kristie Spencer, University of Washington
Melissa Randazzo, Teacher's College, Columbia University
Primary Mentor—Karen Froud, Teacher's College, Columbia University
Heather Steffy, Eastern Michigan University
Primary Mentor—Lizbeth Stevens, Eastern Michigan University
Krystal Werfel , Vanderbilt University
Primary Mentor—C. Melanie Schuele, Vanderbilt University
2006 SPARC Award Recipients
Aaron Johnson, Rush University
Mentor—Gail Kempster, Rush University
Andrea Boh, University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire
Mentor—Linda Carpenter, University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire
Cory Portnuff, University of Colorado at Boulder
Mentor—Kathryn Arehart, University of Colorado at Boulder
Carolyn Potts, Eastern Michigan University
Mentor—Sara Ginsberg, Eastern Michigan University
Anna Clark, University of Colorado at Boulder
Mentor—Donald Finan, University of Colorado at Boulder
Heather Frost, Case Western Reserve University
Mentor—Stacey Williams, Case Western Reserve University
Christina Kuo, University of Wisconsin–Madison
Mentor—Gary Weismer, University of Wisconsin–Madison
Nicole Beck, Hofstra University
Mentor—Ronald Bloom, Hofstra University
Meredith Oakey, Vanderbilt University
Mentor—Ralph Ohde, Vanderbilt University
2005 SPARC Award Recipients
Alyson Abel, Vanderbilt University
Mentor—Clare Melanie Schuele, Vanderbilt University
Meghan Burchfield, University of Tennessee
Mentor—Maria L Munoz, University of Tennessee
Meghan Darling, Purdue University
Mentor—Jessica Huber, Purdue University
Teresa Domrzalski, California State University–Sacramento
Mentor—Laureen O'Hanlon, California State University–Sacramento
Theresa Gugger, University of Buffalo
Mentor—Geralyn Timler, University at Buffalo
Susan Hickey, University of South Alabama
Mentor—Robert Moore, University of South Alabama
Corinne Juhasz, University of Connecticut
Mentor—Bernard Grela, University of Connecticut
Tricia Kostner, Rush University
Mentor—Richard Peach, Rush University Medical Center
Angelique Lapeyre, Loyola College in Maryland
Mentor—Marie Keirns, Loyola College in Maryland
Sarah Sheridan, New York University
Mentor—Alison Behrman, New York University
Jenna Silver, University of Florida
Mentor—James Harnsberger, University of Florida
Anne Stilwell, University of Oregon
Mentor—McKay Moore Sohlberg, University of Oregon
Caroline Streppa, Univeristy of Virginia
Mentor—Laura Justice Curry, University of Virginia
2004 SPARC Award Recipients
Rick Arenas, University of Iowa
Primary Mentor—Patricia M. Zebrowski
Karen Marie Barako, Vanderbilt University
Primary Mentor—C. Melanie Schuele
David Bradley Davis, Louisiana State University Health Science Center
Primary Mentor—Robert Turner
Jill Kalat Dolata, University of Texas at Austin
Primary Mentor—Barbara L. Davis
Monique Fees, University of Kansas
Primary Mentor—Steven M. Barlow
Renee Fisher, Hofstra University
Primary Mentor—Ronald L. Bloom
Darlene Foster, University of Maryland–College Park
Primary Mentor—Nan Bernstein Ratner
Daniel E. Hack, Ohio State University
Primary Mentor—Lawrence L. Feth
Laura Hardy, University of Washington
Primary Mentor—Kristie A. Spencer
Suzie Catherine Ip, Pace University–Sara Lawrence College
Primary Mentor—Abbey L. Berg
Erin Jenison, Purdue University
Primary Mentor—Jessica E. Huber
Jennifer Maybee, University of Colorado at Boulder
Primary Mentor—Lorraine Ramig
Erline Vieira Nakano, University of South Florida
Primary Mentor—Jacqueline J. Hinckley
Heather Marie Short, Northern Illinois University
Primary Mentor—Pamela A. Hadley
Anna K. Thurmes,University of Minnesota
Primary Mentor—Karlind T. Moller
Rebecca Joy Traen, Rush University
Primary Mentor—Gail B. Kempster
Julie Martinez Verhoff, University of Texas at Dallas
Primary Mentor—Emily A. Tobey
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