Recipient Spotlights

Recipient Spotlights


Naomi Rodgers

2020 ASHFoundation New Investigators Research Grant Recipient

Nichol Castro

2021 New Investigators Research Grant Recipient

Pasquale Bottalico

2019 ASHFoundation New Century Scholars Research Grant Recipient

Danai Kasambira Fannin

2020 New Century Scholars Research Grant

Shae Morgan

2017 New Century Scholars Doctoral Scholarship, 2019 New Investigators Research Grant

Sarah Villard

2014 New Century Scholars Doctoral Scholarship, 2019 New Investigators Research Grant

Raksha Mudar

2017 New Century Scholars Research Grant

Pumpki Lei Su

2017 International Student Scholarship, 2021 New Investigators Research Grant

Panying Rong

2015 Research Grant for New Investigators

Sara Mamo

2012 New Century Scholars Doctoral Scholarship

Jena McDaniel

2016 Student Research Grant in Early Childhood Language, 2017 New Century Scholars Doctoral Scholarship

Jonathan Venezia

2015 New Investigators Research Grant, 2016 Research Travel Grant

John McCarthy

2002 Graduate Student Scholarship, 2008 New Century Scholars Research Grant

Boston-Based Recipients Express Gratitude

Hear Sofia Vallila Rohter, Tiffany Hogan, Swathi Kiran, Emily Zimmerman, and Jennifer Zuk explain how their ASHFoundation funding is helping advance their research.

Teresa Gray

2013 New Century Scholars Doctoral Scholarship, 2016 New Investigators Research Grant

Ben Hornsby

2012 New Century Scholars Research Grant

Anna Sosa

2012 New Investigators Research Grant

Valeriy Shafiro

2016 Clinical Research Grant, 2008 New Century Scholars Research Grant, 2007 New Investigators Research Grant

Chaleece Sandberg

2014 New Century Scholars Research Grant

Aaron Ziegler

2012 New Century Scholars Doctoral Scholarship, 2015 Research Travel Grant

Kris Tjaden

2000 New Investigators Research Grant

Katie Hustad

2000 New Investigators Research Grant, 2005 New Century Scholars Research Grant

Will Hula

2005 Research Travel Grant, 2004 New Century Scholars Doctoral Scholarship

Carolyn Novaleski

2014 New Century Scholars Doctoral Scholarship, 2015 Research Travel Grant

Carolyn Baylor

1992 Graduate Student Scholarship, 2012 Clinical Research Grant

Michelle Ciucci

2013 New Century Scholars Research Grant

Jamie Desjardins

2013 New Century Scholars Research Grant, 2008 New Century Scholars Doctoral Scholarship

Janna Oetting

1993 ASHFoundation New Investigator Grant

Tara McAllister Byun

2010 New Investigators Research Grant

Lauryn Zipse

2010 New Investigators Research Award

Cara Stepp

2011 New Investigators Research Award, 2012 New Century Scholars Research Grant

Megan MacPherson

2007 ASHFoundation Graduate Student Scholarship, 2008 New Century Scholars Doctoral Scholarship

Sarah Hargus Ferguson

1998 Student Research Grant in Audiology

Rita Patel

2008 New Investigators Research Grant, 2010 New Century Scholars Research Grant

Cathy Binger

2003 New Century Scholars Doctoral Scholarship, 2005 New Investigators Research Grant, 2006 New Century Scholars Research Grant, 2006 Research Travel Grant

Andrea Pittman

2008 Clinical Research Grant, 1997 Student Research Grant in Audiology

Jennifer Kent-Walsh

2010 Clinical Research Grant, 2003 New Investigators Research Grant, 2001 Graduate Student Scholarship


Poolside Chat #3: Artificial Intelligence in CSD
8/22/2024

Have you been wondering about the implications of using AI in CSD assessments and treatments? Are you curious about how other clinicians and researchers are applying AI technology? Join the ASHFoundation on August 22, from 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. ET, bring your ideas and experiences for an open discussion about the current landscape, and future potential, of this exciting and controversial technology.

This session is open to all but has limited capacity. Register here.

5th Annual ASHFoundation Virtual 5K Walk/Run
8/31/2024

Join the American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation (ASHFoundation) on August 31, 2024, for our 5th Annual Virtual 5K Walk/Run: Sparking Innovation with Every Stride, where every step you take fuels innovation in communication sciences and disorders! Since 2020, nearly 5,000 5K participants have walked 61,739 miles in all 50 states and nine countries to spark innovation step by step, grant by grant. Be a part of our best 5K yet in 2024!

Steer Session 2024
12/5/2024

The ASHFoundation Steer Session, supported by the ASHFoundation’s endowed Max D. and Ruth Steer Fund, The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Revolutionizing the Assessment and Treatment of Communication Disorders (Part I and Part II), will be held at ASHA’s Convention in Seattle on December 5. Join us for this two-part session where we delve into the role of AI in assessments and treatments for communication disorders from a global perspective with the following presenting authors:

Part I: Fabrizio Arosio, Eleonora Beccaluva, Monica Murero, and Rita Patel

Part II: Michael Dollinger, Rita Patel, and Rupal Patel

The session will include an opportunity for panelist and audience members to discuss the perspectives of the use of AI in communication disorder assessments and treatments.