Grant Review and Reviewer Training Panel Rosters

The Grant Review and Reviewer Training conference has two aims: 1) to provide specific instruction on how to effectively review research grants, with a special emphasis on the National Institutes of Health (NIH) review process; and 2) to conduct reviews of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation (ASHFoundation) research grant applications. Training covers key components of the written review process, how to address review challenges, and how to prepare written summaries of review panel discussions.

2024 Panel Roster

Hearing

  • Faith Akin, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
  • Sumitrajit Dhar, Northwestern University
  • Rich Freyman, University of Massachusetts Amherst
  • Karen Helfer, University of Massachusetts Amherst
  • Kristen Janky, Boys Town National Research Hospital
  • Fuh-Cherng Jeng, Ohio University
  • Xin Luo, Arizona State University
  • Maureen Shader, Purdue University
  • Elizabeth Strickland, Purdue University

Language

  • Mary Alt, The University Arizona
  • Sudha Arunachalam, New York University
  • Gayle DeDe, Temple University
  • Margarita Kaushanskaya, University of Wisconsin-Madison
  • Swathi Kiran, Boston University
  • Anthony Pak Hin Kong, The University of Hong Kong
  • Nidhi Mahendra, San José State University
  • Nell Maltman, The University of Arizona
  • Eun Jin Paek, University of Tennessee Health Science Center
  • Elizabeth Schoen Simmons, Sacred Heart University
  • Rajani Sebastian, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
  • Pumpki Lei Su, The University of Texas at Dallas
  • Amy Vogel-Eyny, Hunter College, CUNY
  • Paul Yoder, Vanderbilt University
  • Sofia Vallila Rohter, MGH Institute of Health Professions

Speech

  • Adam Buchwald, New York University
  • Michelle Ciucci, University of Wisconsin
  • Susan Fager, University of Nebraska Medical Center
  • Yunjung Kim, Florida State University
  • Maryam Naghibolhosseini, Michigan State University
  • Ashwini Namasivayam-MacDonald, McMaster University
  • Sona Patel, Seton Hall University
  • Peter Richtsmeier, Oklahoma State University
  • Nicole Rogus-Pulia, University of Wisconsin-Madison
  • Seth Tichenor, Duquesne University
  • Kris Tjaden, University at Buffalo
  • Victoria Tumanova, Syracuse University

2022 Panel Roster

Hearing

  • Bharath Chandrasekaran, University of Pittsburgh
  • David Eddins, University of South Florida
  • René Gifford, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
  • Fuh-Cherng Jeng, Ohio University
  • Xin Luo, The Arizona State University
  • Sara Mamo, University of Massachusetts Amherst
  • Chris Sanford, Idaho State Universit

Language

  • Mary Alt, The University of Arizona
  • Sudha Arunachalam, New York University
  • Stephen Camarata, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
  • Tracy Centanni, Texas Christian University
  • Kerry Ebert, University of Minnesota
  • Pui Fong Kan, University of Colorado Boulder  
  • Anthony Pak-Hin Kong, The University of Hong Kong
  • Anthony Koutsoftas, Seton Hall University
  • Tracy Love, San Diego State University
  • Emily Myers, University of Connecticut
  • Chaleece Sandberg, The Pennsylvania State University
  • Shannon Sheppard, Chapman University
  • Linda Spencer, Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions
  • Sofia Vallila Rohter, MGH Institute of Health Professions

Speech

  • Adam Buchwald, New York University
  • Michelle Ciucci, University of Wisconsin
  • Ayoub Daliri, The Arizona State University
  • Elizabeth DiRenzo, Stanford University School of Medicine
  • Sayako Earle, University of Delaware
  • Amanda Hampton Wray, University of Pittsburgh
  • Katherine Hutcheson, MD Anderson Cancer Center
  • Ashwini Joshi, University of Houston
  • Ciara Leydon, Sacred Heart University
  • Yanni Liu, University of Michigan
  • Bridget Perry, MGH Institute of Health Professions
  • Emily Plowman, University of Florida
  • Cara Stepp, Boston University
  • Kris Tjaden, University at Buffalo

2020 Panel Roster

Hearing

  • Ishan Bhatt, Northern Arizona University
  • Irina Castellanos, The Ohio State University
  • Richard Freyman, University of Massachusetts
  • Rene Gifford, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
  • Vinaya Manchaiah, Lamar University
  • Elizabeth Strickland, Purdue University
  • Kathy Vander Werff, Syracuse University

Language

  • Rebecca Alper, Temple University
  • Mary Alt, The University of Arizona
  • Melissa Duff, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
  • Julius Fridriksson, University of South Carolina
  • Christina Gildersleeve-Neumann, Portland State University
  • Lisa Goffman, The University of Texas at Dallas
  • Alison Hendricks, University at Buffalo
  • Tiffany Hogan, MGH Institute of Health Professions
  • Erin Ingvalson, Florida State University
  • Anthony Pak Hin Kong, University of Central Florida
  • Sara Kover, University of Washington
  • Elizabeth Norton, Northwestern University
  • Gloria Olness, University of North Texas
  • Amanda Owen Van Horn, University of Delaware
  • Elena Plante, The University of Arizona
  • Stephanie Ries, San Diego State University
  • Rachel Theodore, University of Connecticut
  • Sarah Wallace, Duquesne University
  • Linda Watson, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • Krystal Werfel, University of South Carolina

Speech

  • Stephanie Borrie, Utah State University
  • Jonathan Brumberg, The University of Kansas
  • Soo-Eun Chang, University of Michigan
  • Ayoub Daliri, Arizona State University
  • Amanda Gillespie, Emory University
  • Yunjung Kim, Louisiana State University
  • Susannah Levi, New York University
  • Teresa Pitts, University of Louisville
  • Cara Stepp, Boston University
  • Susan Thibeault, University of Wisconsin Madison
  • Kris Tjaden, University at Buffalo

2023 Panel Roster

Hearing

  • Bharath Chandrasekaran, Northwestern University
  • David Eddins, University of South Florida
  • Karen Helfer, University of Massachusetts Amherst
  • Srikanta Mishra, The University of Texas at Austin
  • Jing Shen, Temple University
  • Yi Shen, University of Washington
  • Elizabeth Strickland, Purdue University

Language

  • Sudha Arunachalam, New York University
  • Mindy Bridges, University of Kansas Medical Center
  • Jessica Caron, Pennsylvania State University
  • Shelley Gray, Arizona State University
  • William Hula, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System / University of Pittsburgh
  • Jana Iverson, Boston University
  • Jiyeon Lee, Purdue University
  • Tracy Love, San Diego State University
  • Kathrin Rothermich, East Carolina University
  • Elizabeth Schoen Simmons, Sacred Heart University
  • Rajani Sebastian, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

    Speech

    • Supraja Anand, University of South Florida
    • Julie Barkmeier-Kraemer, University of Utah
    • Françoise Brosseau-Lapré, Purdue University
    • Adam Buchwald, New York University
    • Leah Fabiano, University of Pittsburgh
    • Katie Hustad, University of Wisconsin-Madison
    • Suzanne King, University of Louisville
    • Kaitlin Lansford, Florida State University
    • Sue Ann Lee, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
    • Ciara Leydon, Sacred Heart University
    • Edwin Maas, Temple University
    • Rita Patel, Indiana University
    • Sona Patel, Seton Hall University
    • Rachel Reetzke, Kennedy Krieger Institute/Johns Hopkins University

    2021 Panel Roster

    Hearing

    • Samira Anderson, University of Maryland
    • Richard Freyman, University of Massachusetts Amherst
    • René Gifford, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
    • Erol Ozmeral, University of South Florida
    • Kristin Uhler, University of Colorado Anschutz School of Medicine

    Language

    • Alyson Abel, San Diego State University
    • Stephen Camarata, Vanderbilt University
    • Gayle DeDe, Temple University
    • Lizbeth Finestack, University of Minnesota
    • Alison Hendricks, University at Buffalo
    • Anthony Pak-Hin Kong, University of Central Florida
    • Tracy Love, San Diego State University
    • Adelaida Restrepo, Arizona State University
    • Ellyn Riley, Syracuse University
    • Angela Roberts, Northwestern University

    Speech

    • Soo-Eun Chang, University of Michigan
    • Ayoub Daliri, Arizona State University
    • Frances Earle, University of Delaware
    • Eric Jackson, New York University
    • Tara McAllister, New York University
    • Rita Patel, Indiana University
    • Teresa Pitts, University of Louisville
    • Nicole Rogus-Pulia, University of Wisconsin-Madison
    • Cara Stepp, Boston University
    • Holly Storkel, University of Kansas
    • Susan Thibeault, University of Wisconsin-Madison
    • Kathryn Yorkston, University of Washington

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