Research Mentoring-Pair Travel Award (RMPTA) Recipients

The Research Symposium aims to bring together clinicians and researchers at ASHA's Annual Convention, in order to discuss current research that has important implications for the study of communication processes and disorders. Each year's symposium focuses on a specific research theme. Research is presented by invited speakers who are experts in their fields. The Research Mentoring-Pair Travel Award (RMPTA) is offered in conjunction with this program, in order to provide a research mentoring experience to students who show promise as emerging scientists.

Protégé Mentor Year
Noelle Abbott, San Diego State University / University of California San Diego Gabriel Cler, University of Washington 2024
Sajana Aryal, The University of Texas at Austin Srikanta Mishra, The University of Texas at Austin 2024
Kathryn Bailey, Vanderbilt University Jason Chow, Vanderbilt University 2024
Michelle Bretl, University of Wisconsin–Madison Susan Thibeault, University of Wisconsin–Madison 2024
Thomas Christensen, University of South Carolina Audra Sterling, University of Wisconsin–Madison 2024
Elizabeth Evans, University of Florida Charles Ellis, University of Florida 2024
Alexander Foote, University of California San Diego Elizabeth DiRenzo, Stanford Medicine 2024
Samantha Ghali, Medical University of South Carolina & The University of Kansas Sara Kover, University of Washington 2024
Srividya Grama Bhagavan, The University of Iowa Ishan Sunilkumar Bhatt, The University of Iowa 2024
Johanna Hearn, Vanderbilt University Maria Grigos, New York University 2024
Lydia Kim, Florida State University Tracy Centanni, University of Florida 2024
Miriam Kornelis, University of Minnesota–Twin Cities Lauren Thompson, Washington State University 2024
Christine Kosirog, The University of Kansas Karen Chenausky, MGH Institute of Health Professions 2024
Susan Lee, California State University, Los Angeles Erica Ellis, California State University, Los Angeles 2024
Drew Mancini, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus Allison Hilger, University of Colorado Boulder 2024
Manuel Marte, Boston University Stacy Harnish, The Ohio State University 2024
Mary Moody, Florida State University Lisa Goffman, Boys Town National Research Hospital 2024
Helen Murray-James, University of Maine Jessica Riccardi, University of Maine 2024
Sabreen NoorAli, University of Oregon Amy Pace, University of Washington 2024
Maura Philippone, Michigan State University Austin Thompson, University of Houston 2024
Dillon Pruett, Vanderbilt University Medical Center Cara Singer, Grand Valley State University 2024
Blair Richlin, Idaho State University Kristina Blaiser, Idaho State University 2024
Alyssa Scartozzi, Vanderbilt University Robin Jones, Vanderbilt University 2024
Anna Soares, University of South Florida M. Adelaida Restrepo, University of South Florida 2024
Edith Urbano, San Diego State University Teresa Girolamo, San Diego State University 2024
Songting Yang, The University of Hong Kong Anthony Pak-Hin Kong, The University of Hong Kong 2024
Megan Arney, Michigan State University Hope Gerlach-Houck, Western Michigan University 2023
Jithin Balan, The University of Texas at Austin Srikanta Mishra, University of Texas at Austin 2023
Nina Benway, University of Maryland Carol Espy-Wilson, University of Maryland 2023
Burgundy Bisson, California State University, Los Angeles Miwako Hisagi, California State University, Los Angeles 2023
Marianne Casilio, Vanderbilt University Gerasimos Fergadiotis, Portland State University 2023
Adriana Chee Jing Chieng, University of Nottingham Malaysia Camille Wynn, University of Houston 2023
June Contreras, The University of Texas at El Paso Brandon Merritt, The University of Texas at El Paso 2023
Brittney Cooper, UC Berkeley & San Francisco State University Gloria Soto, San Francisco State University 2023
Angela Ding, Vanderbilt University Mili Kuruvilla-Dugdale, University of Iowa 2023
Kelsey Dukovic, West Chester University Sojung Kim, West Chester University 2023
Amanda Eads, New York University Tara McAllister, New York University 2023
Ruiqing Fan, University of Houston Ashwini Joshi, University of Houston 2023
Samantha Ghali, The University of Kansas Marisha Speights, Northwestern University 2023
Allison Godsey, University of Maryland Bridget Walsh, Michigan State University 2023
Nataly Innamorato, University of South Florida Howard Goldstein, University of South Florida 2023
Caryn Iwakiri, San Jose State University Pei-Tzu Tsai, San Jose State University 2023
Namitha Jain, University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign Fatima Husain, University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign 2023
Gibbeum Kim, University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign Fatima Husain, University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign 2023
Lauren Kim, Biola University Yao Du, University of Southern California 2023
Joseph Hin Yan Lam, University of California, Irvine Maria Resendiz, Texas State University 2023
Talia Mango, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Julia Drouin, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 2023
Tracy Preza, University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign Alison Hendricks, University at Buffalo 2023
Dillon Pruett, Vanderbilt University Medical Center Shelly Jo Kraft, Wayne State University 2023
Arden Ricciardone, University of Connecticut Karen Lê, VA Connecticut Healthcare System 2023
Carly Rosvold, University of Maryland Pamela Hadley, University of Illinois 2023
Anna Saylor, University of Delaware Alyssa Lanzi, University of Delaware 2023
Lue Shen, Boston University Shrikanth Narayanan, University of Southern California 2023
Jasleen Singh, Northwestern University Sumitrajit Dhar, Northwestern University 2023
Emma Kate Thome, University of Georgia Richard Morris, Florida State University 2023
Nicole Tomassi, Boston University Adam Buchwald, New York University 2023
Lois Adrianne Umali, Texas State University Farzan Irani, Texas State University 2023
Anumitha Venkatraman, University of Wisconsin-Madison Cara Stepp, Boston University 2023
Olivia Vruwink, University of Minnesota Natalie Covington, University of Minnesota 2023
Hasini Weerathunge, Boston University Yana Yunusova, University of Toronto 2023
Anicia Anderson, The Pennsylvania State University Jessica Gormley, University of Nebraska Medical Center 2022
Eli Angstadt-Leto, California State University, East Bay Eve Higby, California State University, East Bay 2022
Brittney Cooper, San Francisco State University / UC San Diego Gloria Soto, San Francisco State University 2022
Kelsey Davison, Boston University Kimberly Crespo, Boston University 2022
Sonia De Los Rios Medina, University of Washington Amy Pace, University of Washington 2022
Lauren Denusik, Western University Barbara Jane Cunningham, Western University 2022
Alicia Escobedo, San Diego State University / UC San Diego, Sonja Pruitt-Lord, San Diego State University 2022
Angela Evenich, San Francisco State University Betty Yu, San Francisco State University 2022
Kierra Feeley, West Chester University of Pennsylvania Timothy Huang, West Chester University of Pennsylvania 2022
Samantha Ghali, The University of Kansas Janna Oetting, Louisiana State University 2022
Alejandro Granados Vargas, University of California, Irvine Betty Yu, San Francisco State University 2022
Emily Harrington, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Windi Krok, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 2022
Michelle Hernandez, University of Houston Megan Gross, University of Massachusetts Amherst 2022
Lindsey Hiebert, University of Delaware Amanda Owen Van Horne, University of Delaware 2022
Maria Jaramillo, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Brenda Gorman, Elmhurst University 2022
Nicole Kim, California State University, Fullerton Amy Pratt, University of Cincinnati 2022
Kirstin Kuchler, University of Minnesota Katrina Nicholas, California State University, East Bay 2022
Joseph Hin Yan Lam, University of California, Irvine Ronald Gillam, Utah State University 2022
HaeJi Lee, University of Minnesota Kerry Ebert, University of Minnesota 2022
Sophie Levi, San Diego State University / University of California, San Diego Kerry Ebert, University of Minnesota 2022
Ada López González, University of Massachusetts Amherst Rebecca Alper, Temple University 2022
Jennifer Markfeld, Vanderbilt University Rachel Romeo, University of Maryland 2022
Casey Martin, University of Mary Javad Anjum, University of Mary 2022
Margarethe McDonald, University of Ottawa Marisha Speights Atkins, Northwestern University 2022
Wendy Meyer, Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions Casey Taliancich-Klinger, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio 2022
Jade Mitchell, Vanderbilt University Shameka Stanford, Howard University 2022
Jessica Nagy, California State University, Los Angeles Erica Ellis, California State University, Los Angeles 2022
Claire O’Connor, Monmouth University Yao Du, University of Southern California 2022
Cecilia Perez, University of California, Irvine Julie Washington, University of California, Irvine 2022
Marisol Perez, Northern Illinois University Danai Kasambira Fannin, North Carolina Central University 2022
Samantha Power, University of Wyoming Katelyn Kotlarek, University of Wyoming 2022
R. J. Risueño, Arizona State University Douglas Petersen, University of Wyoming 2022
Juliana Ronderos, Boston University Lisa Fitton, University of South Carolina 2022
Mariana Silva, Arizona State University M. Adelaida Restrepo, University of South Florida 2022
Ashley Tinajero Gomez, California State University, East Bay Eve Higby, California State University, East Bay 2022
Seijra Toogood, Nova Southeastern University Raul Prezas, Nova Southeastern University 2022
Jessica Van Ausdall, Tennessee State University Iris Johnson Arnold, Tennessee State University 2022
Karen Zyskind, University of Oregon Maria Resendiz, Texas State University 2022
Komal Aggarwal, Manipal Academy of Higher Education Krishna Yerraguntla, Manipal Academy of Higher Education 2021
Jonet Artis, New York University Danai Kasambira Fannin, North Carolina Central University 2021
Kimberly Dahl, Boston University Adrienne Hancock, The George Washington University 2021
Carrie Donohue, University of Florida Emily Plowman, University of Florida 2021
Andrea Ford, University of Minnesota Kathy Bourque, University of Kansas 2021
Teresa Girolamo, University of Connecticut Audra Sterling, University of Wisconsin-Madison 2021
Shirley Huang, University of Colorado Boulder Pui Fong Kan, University of Colorado Boulder 2021
Kelly Jahn, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Samira Anderson, University of Maryland 2021
John Kim, University of California, Berkeley/San Francisco State University Farzan Irani, Texas State University 2021
Hailey Kingsbury, University of Iowa Elizabeth Walker, University of Iowa 2021
Geneva Mayne, Kean University Mahchid Namazi, Kean University 2021
Emily Morrow, Vanderbilt University Melissa Duff, Vanderbilt University 2021
Mariah Morton, Auburn University Mary Sandage, Auburn University 2021
Jennifer Oshita, University of Vermont Nicholas Reed, Johns Hopkins University 2021
Camelle Otis, Tennessee State University Iris Johnson Arnold, Tennessee State University 2021
Jessica Riccardi, Case Western Reserve University Jennifer Lundine, The Ohio State University 2021
Kara Sander, University of Memphis Sarah Warren, University of Memphis 2021
Brittany Stroker, University of Delaware Rebecca Hunting Pompon, University of Delaware 2021
Jeanne Tighe, Kean University Mahchid Namazi, Kean University 2021
Maliah Wilkinson, The University of Mississippi Mary Alt, The University of Arizona 2021
Kathryn Wiseman, Boys Town National Research Hospital Caitlin Sapp, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 2021
Crystle Alonzo, University of Montana Shelley Gray, Arizona State University 2019
Lauren Baron, University of South Carolina Tammie Spaulding, University of Connecticut 2019
Sara Benham, The University of Texas at Dallas Elena Plante, The University of Arizona 2019
Natalia Camacho, The University of Texas at Dallas Raul Rojas, The University of Texas at Dallas 2019
Jason Chow, Virginia Commonwealth University C. Melanie Schuele, Vanderbilt University 2019
Tiana Cowan, The Pennsylvania State University Carol Miller, The Pennsylvania State University 2019
Alicia Escobedo, San Diego State University/UC San Diego Stephanie De Anda, University of Oregon 2019
Alison Hessling, Vanderbilt University Lizbeth Finestack, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities 2019
Sabrina Horvath, Purdue University Arielle Borovsky, Purdue University 2019
Kimberly Jenkins, The University of Texas at Dallas Raúl Rojas, The University of Texas at Dallas 2019
Hannah Krimm, University of Georgia Tiffany Hogan, MGH Institute of Health Professions 2019
Caroline Larson, University of Wisconsin–Madison Klara Marton, City University of New York 2019
Ian Morton, Vanderbilt University Krystal Werfel, University of South Carolina 2019
Katrina Nicholas, California State University, East Bay Mary Alt, The University of Arizona 2019
Natalie Pak, Vanderbilt University Ann Kaiser, Peabody College, Vanderbilt University 2019
Gabriella Reynolds, University of South Carolina Krystal Werfel, University of South Carolina 2019
Claire Selin, University of Kansas C. Melanie Schuele, Vanderbilt University 2019
Sean Stalley, University of South Alabama Matthew Rispoli, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign 2019

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