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.
2024
Participants
- Nina Benway, University of Maryland-College Park
- Emily Braun, University of Cincinnati
- Alexander Choi-Tucci, University of California, Irvine
- Tiana Cowan, Boys Town National Research Hospital
- Abby Delehanty, Duquesne University
- Lauren Dillard, Medical University of South Carolina
- Shae DiNino, State University of New York at Buffalo
- Julia Drouin, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Ishanti Gangopadhyay, Indiana University-Bloomington
- Sabrina Horvath, Medical University of South Carolina
- Kwang Kim, Purdue University
- Emma Libersky, University of Wisconsin, Madison
- Akshay Maggu, University of Connecticut
- Margarethe McDonald, University of Kansas
- Mariana Mendes Bahia, Northwestern University
- Brandon Merritt, The University of Texas at El Paso
- Kenneth Morse, West Virginia University
- Gemma Moya-Galé, Teachers College, Columbia University
- Srishti Nayak, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
- Betts Peters, Oregon Health & Science University
- Danika Pfeiffer, Old Dominion University
- Alison Prahl, Baylor University
- Siva priya Santhanam, Bowling Green State University
- Terrin Tamati, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
- Austin Thompson, University of Houston
- Victoria Tilton-Bolowsky, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
- Monica Trevino, The University of Texas at Austin
- Amy Vogel-Eyny, Hunter College, CUNY; Rusk Rehabilitation, NYU Langone Health
- Danyang Wang, University of California - Irvine
- Kathryn Wiseman, Boys Town National Research Hospital
- Hyunsoo Yoo, Baylor University
Program Faculty
- Sudha Arunachalam, New York University
- Curtis Billings, Idaho State University
- Adam Buchwald, New York University
- Bharath Chandrasekaran, Northwestern University
- Michael Walsh Dickey, University of Pittsburgh
- David Eddins, University of Central Florida
- Lisa Goffman, Boys Town National Research Hospital
- Karen Helfer, University of Massachusetts Amherst
- Emily Myers, University of Connecticut
- Sona Patel, Seaton Hall University
- Janna Oetting, Louisiana State University
- Elena Plante, The University of Arizona
- Emily Plowman, The Ohio State University
- Sonja Pruitt-Lord, San Diego State University
- Preeti Sivasankar, Purdue University
- Beth Strickland, Purdue University
- Kris Tjaden, University at Buffalo
- Julie Wambaugh, University of Utah
Invited Speakers
- 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
- Patricia Dorn, Department of Veterans Affairs
- Kelly Jahn, The University of Texas at Dallas
- Kelly King, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
- Lisa Kopf, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
- Jamie Lahvic, National Institutes of Health , National Institute on Aging
- Sharon Moss, American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation
- Kirstin Painter, National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research
- Alberto Rivera-Rentas, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
- Jaclyn Schurman, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
- Katherine Shim, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
- Lauren Tabor Gray, Nova Southeastern University
- Katherine Taylor, Institute of Education Sciences
- Rachel Theodore, National Science Foundation
- Betty Tuller, National Science Foundation
2023
Participants
- Uzma Akhtar, Rush University Medical Center
- Meisam Arjmandi, The University of South Carolina
- Alisa Baron, University of Rhode Island
- Lauren Baron, MGH Institute of Health Professions
- Natalie Covington, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
- Meg Cychosz, University of Maryland
- Haley Dresang, University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Alexandra Durfee, Johns Hopkins University
- Valerie Freeman, Oklahoma State University
- Hedieh Hashemi, Eastern Washington University
- Allison Hilger, University of Colorado Boulder
- Nicole Jiam, Massachusetts Eye and Ear/Harvard Medical School
- Eric Johnson, West Virginia University
- Roha Mariam Kaipa, Oklahoma State University
- Robin Karlin, University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Kelsey Klein, University of Tennessee Health Science Center
- Thea Knowles, Michigan State University
- Breanna Krueger, University of Wyoming
- Arianna LaCroix, Purdue University
- Helen Long, University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Jennifer Mack, University of Massachusetts Amherst
- Jennifer Oshita, University of Vermont, Larner College of Medicine
- Sarah Perry, University of Otago
- Hannah Rowe, Boston University
- Maureen Shader, Purdue University
- Kevin Sitek, University of Pittsburgh
- Kaila Stipancic, University at Buffalo
- Marisha Speights, Northwestern University
- Seth Tichenor, Duquesne University
- Camille Wynn, University of Houston
Program Faculty
- Sudha Arunachalam, New York University
- Bharath Chandrasekaran, University of Pittsburgh
- René Gifford, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
- Lisa Goffman, The University of Texas at Dallas
- Karen Helfer, University of Massachusetts Amherst
- Jana Iverson, Boston University
- 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, University of South Florida
- Preeti Sivasankar, Purdue University
- Beth Strickland, Purdue University
- Kris Tjaden, University at Buffalo
- 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
- Patricia Dorn, Department of Veterans Affairs
- Kerry Ebert, University of Minnesota
- Kelly King, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
- Lina Kubli, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Research and Development
- Sharon Moss, American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation
- Erol Ozmeral, University of South Florida
- 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
- Holly Storkel, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
- Katherine Taylor, Institute of Education Sciences
- Betty Tuller, National Science Foundation
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
