Lessons for Success Past Participants

Lessons for Success is a grant writing "boot camp" that provides invaluable advice and mentoring from senior faculty with strong histories of research funding.

2022

Participants

• Nichol Castro, University at Buffalo
• Andrew Cheng, Simon Fraser University
• Alexander Chern, New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center
• Philip Combiths, University of Iowa
• Kimberly Crespo, University of Wisconsin–Madison
• Robyn Croft, The University of Texas at Austin
• Cara Donohue, University of Florida
• Mackenzie Fama, The George Washington University
• Teresa Girolamo, University of Connecticut
• Abby Haenssler, MGH Institute of Health Professions
• Ying Hao, University of Mississippi
• Yuan He, University of Wisconsin–Madison
• Kelly Jahn, The University of Texas at Dallas
• Javier Jasso, The University of Texas at Austin/Widener University
• Erik Jorgensen, University of Iowa
• Heather Kabakoff, New York University School of Medicine
• Nell Maltman, University of Wisconsin–Madison
• Meaghan McKenna, University of Connecticut
• Ron Pomper, Boys Town National Research Hospital
• Tori Scharp, Idaho State University
• Allison Schaser, Purdue University
• Jasleen Singh, Northwestern University
• Erin Smolak, Boys Town National Research Hospital
• Lauren Tabor Gray, Phil Smith Neuroscience Institute, Holy Cross Health
• Emma Wallace, The University of Sydney
• Kristi Ward, Stanford University
• Katie Winters, The University of Texas at Austin
• Hoyoung Yi, Texas Tech Health Sciences Center

Program Faculty

• Julie Arenberg, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Harvard Medical School
• Sudha Arunachalam, New York University
• Curtis Billings, NCRAR, Veterans Affairs Portland Health Care System
• Bharath Chandrasekaran, University of Pittsburgh
• David Eddins, University of South Florida
• René Gifford, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
• Lisa Goffman, The University of Texas at Dallas
• William Hula, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System/University of Pittsburgh
• Jana Iverson, University of Pittsburgh
• Swathi Kiran, Boston University
• Tracy Love, San Diego State University
• Edwin Maas, Temple University
• Bonnie Martin-Harris, Northwestern University
• Janna Oetting, Louisiana State University
• Elena Plante, The University of Arizona
• Emily Plowman, University of Florida
• Laida Restrepo, Arizona State University, College of Health Solutions

Invited Speakers

• Judith Cooper, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
• Tom Corfman, National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research
• Theresa Cruz, National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research
• Janet Cyr, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
• Thuy-Vy Do, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
• Tiffany Glass, University of Wisconsin–Madison
• Lyndon Joseph, National Institute on Aging
• Kelly King, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
• Lina Kubli, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Research and Development
• Nancy Minghetti, American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation
• Amy Pace, University of Washington
• Alberto Rivera-Rentas, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
• Katherine Taylor, Institute of Education Sciences
• Betty Tuller, National Science Foundation
• Tian Wang, Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs​

2021

Participants

• Molly Beiting, Temple University
• Carlos Benitez-Barrera, The University of Texas at Dallas
• Deena Blackett, The Ohio State University
• Meghan Davidson, University of Kansas
• Kerry Ebert, University of Minnesota
• Nikki Etter, The Pennsylvania State University
• Lisa Fitton, University of South Carolina
• Alex Foote, University of Wisconsin–Madison
• Robert Fujiki, Purdue University
• Samantha Gustafson, University of Utah
• Rachael Harrington, Georgia State University
• Elaine Kearney, Boston University
• Stephanie Knollhoff, University of Missouri
• Eniko Ladanyi, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
• Caroline Larson, University of Wisconsin–Madison
• Jaime Lee, James Madison University
• Heike Lehnert-LeHouillier, New Mexico State University
• Aarthi Madhavan, The Pennsylvania State University
• Kelsey Mankel, University of Memphis
• Karissa Marble-Flint, Wichita State University
• Shae Morgan, University of Louisville
• Ashwini Namasivayam-MacDonald, McMaster University
• Sallie Nowell, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill/Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute
• Katy O'Brien, University of Georgia
• Erol Ozmeral, University of South Florida
• Kevin Pitt, University of Nebraska–Lincoln
• Sanjana Shellikeri, The University of Pennsylvania
• Pumpki Lei Su, University of Delaware
• Laura Toles, MGH Institute of Health Professions
• Gabrielle-Ann Torre, Boston University
• Anumitha Venkatraman, Purdue University
• Megan Willi, California State University, Chico
• Emily Zane, James Madison University
• Jennifer Zuk, Boston University

Program Faculty

• Julie Arenberg, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Harvard Medical School
• Sudha Arunachalam, New York University
• Curtis Billings, NCRAR, Veterans Affairs Portland Health Care System
• Richard Freyman, University of Massachusetts Amherst
• Rene Gifford, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
• Lisa Goffman, The University of Texas at Dallas
• William Hula, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System/University of Pittsburgh
• Jana Iverson, University of Pittsburgh
• Swathi Kiran, Boston University
• Tracy Love, San Diego State University
• Edwin Maas, Temple University
• Bonnie Martin-Harris, Northwestern University
• Janna Oetting, Louisiana State University
• Elena Plante, The University of Arizona
• Laida Restrepo, Arizona State University, College of Health
• Preeti Sivasankar, Purdue University
• Cara Stepp, Boston University
• Susan Thibeault, University of Wisconsin–Madison
• Kris Tjaden, University at Buffalo
• Julie Wambaugh, University of Utah
• Steven Warren, The University of Kansas

Invited Speakers

• Judith Cooper, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
• Tom Corfman, National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research
• Theresa Cruz, National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research
• Janet Cyr, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
• Thuy-Vy Do, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
• Patricia Dorn, Department of Veterans Affairs
• Brittany Krekeler, Northwestern University
• Kelly King, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
• Lina Kubli, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Research and Development
• Gabrielle Merchant, Boys Town National Research Hospital
• Nancy Minghetti, American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation
• Alberto Rivera-Rentas, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
• Lana Shekim, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
• Melissa Stick, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
• Katherine Taylor, Institute of Education Sciences
• Betty Tuller, National Science Foundation
• Tian Wang, Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs​

2020

Participants

• Carly Barbon, MD Anderson Cancer Center
• Karen Bell, University of South Florida
• Sara Benham, The University of Texas at Dallas
• Will Bologna, Oregon Health & Science University
• Adam Bosen, Boys Town National Research Hospital
• Lindsay Butler, Boston University
• Max Freeman, St. John's University
• Katrina Fulcher-Rood, The State University of New York Buffalo State College
• Natalie Gilmore, Boston University
• Zoi Gkalitsiou, The University of Texas at Austin
• Tiffany Glass, University of Wisconsin–Madison
• Davis E. Henderson, Northern Arizona University
• Cynthia Hunter, The University of Kansas
• Jeff Johnson, Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare System
• Aryn Kamerer, Boys Town National Research Hospital
• Renee King, University of Wisconsin–Madison
• Katelyn Kotlarek, University of Wyoming
• Yune Lee, The University of Texas at Dallas
• Charlie Lenell, University of Wisconsin–Madison
• Kristina Milvae, University of Maryland–College Park
• Bijoyaa Mohapatra, New Mexico State University
• Claire Monroy, The Ohio State University, Wexner Medical Center
• A.J. Olszewski, Miami University
• Amy Pace, University of Washington
• Ellen Peng, University of Wisconsin–Madison
• Bridget Perry, MGH Institute of Health Professions
• Monika Polczynska, University of California, Los Angeles
• Elin Roverud, Boston University
• Shannon Sheppard, Chapman University
• Jason Whitfield, Bowling Green State University
• Ana Zaninotto, MGH Institute of Health Professions

Program Faculty

• Julie Arenberg, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Harvard Medical School
• Curtis Billings, NCRAR, Veterans Affairs Portland Health Care System
• Leora Cherney, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab/Northwestern University
• Richard Freyman, University of Massachusetts Amherst
• Rene Gifford, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
• Lisa Goffman, The University of Texas at Dallas
• Tiffany Hogan, MGH Institute of Health Professions
• William Hula, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System/University of Pittsburgh
• Jana Iverson, University of Pittsburgh
• Swathi Kiran, Boston University
• Bonnie Martin-Harris, Northwestern University
• Janna Oetting, Louisiana State University
• Elena Plante, The University of Arizona
• Preeti Sivasankar, Purdue University
• Cara Stepp, Boston University
• Susan Thibeault, University of Wisconsin–Madison
• Kris Tjaden, University at Buffalo
• Steven Warren, The University of Kansas

Invited Speakers

• Stephen Bauer, National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research
• Karen V. Chenausky, MGH Institute of Health Professions, Boston University, Harvard Medical School
• Judith Cooper, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
• Janet Cyr, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
• Thuy-Vy Do, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
• Patricia Dorn, Department of Veterans Affairs
• Kelly King, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
• Lina Kubli, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Research and Development
• Sara Mamo, University of Massachusetts Amherst
• Nancy Minghetti, American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation
• Ralph Nitkin, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
• Alberto Rivera-Rentas, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
• Lana Shekim, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
• Melissa Stick, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
• Katherine Taylor, Institute of Education Sciences
• Betty Tuller, National Science Foundation
• Tian Wang, Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs

2019

Participants

• Crystle Alonzo, University of Montana
• Rebecca Alper, Temple University
• Sameer Ashaie, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab/Northwestern University
• Rachael Baiduc, University of Colorado Boulder
• Laura Coco, The University of Arizona
• Nicole Corbin, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• Miranda Cullins, University of Wisconsin–Madison
• Philip Curtis, Northwestern University
• Ayoub Daliri, Arizona State University
• Heather Dial, The University of Texas at Austin
• Vijayalakshmi (Viji) Easwar, University of Wisconsin–Madison
• Paul Fillmore, Baylor University
• Mitchell Frye, The University of Texas at Dallas
• Stephanie Grasso, The University of Texas at Austin
• Kristi Hendrickson, University of Iowa
• Elizabeth Hoover, Boston University
• Cynthia Kelm-Nelson, University of Wisconsin–Madison
• Brittany Krekeler, University of Wisconsin–Madison
• Jennifer Lundine, The Ohio State University/Nationwide Children's Hospital
• Victoria McKenna, Purdue University
• Giovanna Morini, University of Delaware
• Maryam Naghibolhosseini, Michigan State University
• Katrina Nicholas, California State University, East Bay
• Hua Ou, Wayne State University
• Tobias Overath, Duke University
• Ben Parrell, University of Wisconsin–Madison
• Varsha Rallapalli, Northwestern University
• Arianna Rigon, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
• Rachel Romeo, Boston Children's Hospital and Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• Victoria Sanchez, University of South Florida
• Julie Schneider, The University of Delaware
• Brielle Stark, Indiana University

Program Faculty

• Curtis Billings, NCRAR, Veterans Affairs Portland Health Care System
• Nancy Brady, University of Kansas
• Leora Cherney, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab/Northwestern University
• Richard Freyman, University of Massachusetts Amherst
• Rene Gifford, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
• Lisa Goffman, The University of Texas at Dallas
• William Hula, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System/University of Pittsburgh
• Jana Iverson, University of Pittsburgh
• Karen Kirk, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
• Lori Leibold, Boys Town National Research Hospital
• Bonnie Martin-Harris, Northwestern University
• Janna Oetting, Louisiana State University
• Elena Plante, The University of Arizona
• Preeti Sivasankar, Purdue University
• Cara Stepp, Boston University
• Kris Tjaden, University at Buffalo
• Julie Wambaugh, University of Utah/VA Salt Lake City Healthcare System
• Steven Warren, University of Kansas

Invited Speakers

• Stephen Bauer, National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research
• Gabriel Cler, University of Oxford
• Judith Cooper, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
• Theresa Cruz, National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research
• Janet Cyr, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
• Lawrence Gottlob, National Science Foundation
• Kelly King, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
• Lina Kubli, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Research and Development
• Nancy Minghetti, American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation
• Elizabeth Norton, Northwestern University
• Alberto Rivera-Rentas, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
• Lana Shekim, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
• Melissa Stick, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
• Katherine Taylor, Institute of Education Sciences

2018

Participants

• Lauren Bislick Wilson, University of Central Florida
• Pasquale Bottalico, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
• Kathryn Cabbage, Brigham Young University
• Karen Chenausky, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston University
• Inyong Choi, University of Iowa
• Hyunju Chung, Louisiana State University
• Natalie Dailey, University of Arizona
• Stephanie De Anda, University of Oregon
• E. Susan Duncan, Louisiana State University
• Naomi Eichorn, University of Memphis
• Erica Ellis, California State University, Los Angeles
• Mary Flaherty, Boys Town National Research Hospital
• Memorie Gosa, The University of Alabama
• Chris Heffner, University of Connecticut
• Eric Jackson, New York University
• Kristen Janky, Boys Town National Research Hospital
• Kaylah Lalonde, Boys Town National Research Hospital
• Sung-Joo Lim, Boston University
• Susan Loveall, University of Mississippi
• Sara Mamo, University of Massachusetts Amherst
• Jordan Manes, Northwestern University
• Jena McDaniel, Vanderbilt University
• Gabrielle Merchant, Boys Town National Research Hospital
• Julie E Miller, University of Arizona
• Irene Minkina, Temple University
• Carolyn Quam, Portland State University
• Stephanie Ries-Cornou, San Diego State University
• Angela Roberts, Northwestern University
• Panying Rong, University of Kansas
• Kathrin Rothermich, East Carolina University

Program Faculty

• Dana Boatman, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
• Nancy Brady, University of Kansas
• Kathy Chapman, University of Utah
• Leora Cherney, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab; Northwestern University
• Julius Fridriksson, University of South Carolina
• Rene Gifford, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
• Lisa Goffman, University of Texas at Dallas
• Jessica Huber, Purdue University
• Karen Kirk, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
• Lori Leibold, Boys Town National Research Hospital
• Bonnie Martin-Harris, Northwestern University
• Elena Plante, University of Arizona
• Holly Storkel, University of Kansas
• Kris Tjaden, University at Buffalo
• William Yost, Arizona State University

Invited Speakers

• Stephen Bauer, National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research
• Judith Cooper, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
• Theresa Cruz, National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research
• Janet Cyr, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
• Kelly King, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
• Lina Kubli, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Research and Development
• Jiyeon Lee, Purdue University
• Trinh Ly, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
• Nancy Minghetti, American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation
• Alberto Rivera-Rentas, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
• Lana Shekim, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
• Melissa Stick, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
• Katherine Taylor, Institute of Education Sciences
• Betty Tuller, National Science Foundation
• Jonathan Venezia, VA Loma Linda Healthcare System

2017

Participants

• Kristen Allison, MGH Institute of Health Professions
• Renee Banakis Hartl, University of Colorado
• Allison Bean Ellawadi, Ohio State University
• Roozbeh Behroozmand, University of South Carolina
• Jessica Bradshaw, Emory University School of Medicine
• Milijana Buac, University of Wisconsin–Madison
• Lauren Cycyk, University of Oregon
• James Dewey, Stanford University
• Katie Gordon, Boys Town National Research Hospital
• Teresa Gray, San Francisco State University
• Laura Hahn, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
• Jessica Hall, University of Iowa
• Matt Hall, University of Connecticut
• Maria Kapantzoglou, Portland State University
• Christina Kuo, James Madison University
• Sarah Leopold, Utah State University
• Jameson Mattingly, University of Colorado School of Medicine
• Erin Meier, Boston University
• Caroline Niziolek, Boston University
• Elizabeth Norton, Northwestern University
• Erin Picou, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
• Zhenghan Qi, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• Peter Richtsmeier, Oklahoma State University
• Rajani Sebastian, Johns Hopkins University
• Adrianna Shembel, University of Pittsburgh
• Victoria Tumanova, Syracuse University
• Jarrad Van Stan, MGH Institute of Health Professions
• Elizabeth Walker, University of Iowa
• Brian Weiler, Western Kentucky University

Program Faculty

• Julie Barkmeier-Kraemer, University of Utah
• Nancy Brady, University of Kansas
• Stephen Camarata, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
• Rene Gifford, Vanderbilt University
• Lisa Goffman, Purdue University
• Jessica Huber, Purdue University
• Jana Iverson, University of Pittsburgh
• Jack Jiang, University of Wisconsin
• Karen Kirk, University of Illinois
• Lori Leibold, Boys Town National Research Hospital
• Nadine Martin, Temple University
• Elena Plante, University of Arizona
• Holly Storkel, University of Kansas
• Kris Tjaden, University of Buffalo
• William Yost, Arizona State University

Invited Speakers

• Stephen Bauer, National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research
• Susan Brennan, National Science Foundation
• Francoise Brosseau-Lapre, Purdue University
• Alison Cernich, National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research
• Judith Cooper, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
• Janet Cyr, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
• Patricia Dorn, Veterans Health Administration
• Skyler Jennings, University of Utah
• Kelly King, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
• Lina Kubli, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Research and Development
• Nancy Minghetti, American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation
• Alberto Rivera-Rentas, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
• Lana Shekim, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
• Melissa Stick, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
• Katherine Taylor, Institute of Education Sciences

2016

Participants

• Genesis Arizmendi, The University of Arizona
• Sriram Boothalingam, Northwestern University
• Jessica Brown, University of Minnesota
• Marie Channell, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
• Gabriel Cler, Boston University
• Andrew DeMarco, The University of Arizona
• Shari DeVeney, University of Nebraska at Omaha
• Dawna Duff, University of Iowa
• Frances Earle, University of Connecticut
• Richard Gurgel, University of Utah
• Eileen Haebig, Purdue University
• Leah Helou, University of Pittsburgh
• Alison Hendricks, University of South Carolina
• Corinne Jones, University of Wisconsin–Madison
• Robin Jones, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
• In-Sop Kim, Northern Illinois University
• Heidi Kletzien, University of Wisconsin–Madison
• Hope Lancaster, Arizona State University
• Jiyeon Lee, Purdue University
• Miriam Lense, Vanderbilt University
• Marja-Liisa Mailend, The University of Arizona
• Theodore McRackan, Medical University of South Carolina
• Ian Mertes, VA Loma Linda Healthcare System
• Christi Miller, University of Washington
• Stephanie Misono, University of Minnesota
• Megan Morris, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School
• Emily Quinn, Vanderbilt University
• Jing Shen, Northwestern University
• Kimberly Smith, University of South Alabama
• Sofia Rohter, MGH-Institute of Health Professions
• Jonathan Venezia, University of California, Irvine
• Janet Vuolo, Purdue University

Program Faculty

• Julie Barkmeier-Kraemer, University of Utah
• Dana Boatman, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
• Stephen Camarata, Vanderbilt University
• Julius Fridriksson, University of South Carolina
• Rene Gifford, Vanderbilt University
• Lisa Goffman, Purdue University
• Karen Helfer, University of Massachusetts–Amherst
• Jessica Huber, Purdue University
• Jack Jiang, University of Wisconsin
• Swathi Kiran, Boston University
• Karen Kirk, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
• Dawn Konrad-Martin, VA RR&D National Center for Rehabilitative Auditory Research
• Bonnie Martin-Harris, Medical University of South Carolina
• Elena Plante, The University of Arizona
• Richard Schwartz, CUNY Graduate School & University Center
• Holly Storkel, University of Kansas
• Kris Tjaden, University at Buffalo

Invited Speakers

• Stephen Bauer, National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research
• Alison Cernich, National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research
• Judith Cooper, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
• Janet Cyr, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
• Patricia Dorn, Veterans Health Administration
• Maya Henry, University of Texas at Austin
• Nancy Minghetti, American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation
• Tyler Perrachione, Boston University
• Alberto Rivera-Rentas, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
• Lana Shekim, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
• Melissa Stick, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
• Katherine Taylor, Institute of Education Sciences