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 |
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| 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 |
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Komal Aggarwal, Manipal Academy of Higher Education |
Krishna Yerraguntla, Manipal Academy of Higher Education | 2021 |
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Jonet Artis, New York University |
Danai Kasambira Fannin, North Carolina Central University | 2021 |
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Kimberly Dahl, Boston University |
Adrienne Hancock, The George Washington University | 2021 |
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Carrie Donohue, University of Florida |
Emily Plowman, University of Florida | 2021 |
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Andrea Ford, University of Minnesota |
Kathy Bourque, University of Kansas | 2021 |
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Teresa Girolamo, University of Connecticut |
Audra Sterling, University of Wisconsin-Madison | 2021 |
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Shirley Huang, University of Colorado Boulder |
Pui Fong Kan, University of Colorado Boulder | 2021 |
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Kelly Jahn, Massachusetts Eye and Ear |
Samira Anderson, University of Maryland | 2021 |
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John Kim, University of California, Berkeley/San Francisco State University |
Farzan Irani, Texas State University | 2021 |
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Hailey Kingsbury, University of Iowa |
Elizabeth Walker, University of Iowa | 2021 |
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Geneva Mayne, Kean University |
Mahchid Namazi, Kean University | 2021 |
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Emily Morrow, Vanderbilt University |
Melissa Duff, Vanderbilt University | 2021 |
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Mariah Morton, Auburn University |
Mary Sandage, Auburn University | 2021 |
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Jennifer Oshita, University of Vermont |
Nicholas Reed, Johns Hopkins University | 2021 |
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Camelle Otis, Tennessee State University |
Iris Johnson Arnold, Tennessee State University | 2021 |
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Jessica Riccardi, Case Western Reserve University |
Jennifer Lundine, The Ohio State University | 2021 |
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Kara Sander, University of Memphis |
Sarah Warren, University of Memphis | 2021 |
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Brittany Stroker, University of Delaware |
Rebecca Hunting Pompon, University of Delaware | 2021 |
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Jeanne Tighe, Kean University |
Mahchid Namazi, Kean University | 2021 |
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Maliah Wilkinson, The University of Mississippi |
Mary Alt, The University of Arizona | 2021 |
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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 |
| Deena Blackett, The Ohio State University | Leora Cherney, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab and Northwestern University | 2018 |
| Gabriel Cler, Boston University | Ludo Max, University of Washington | 2018 |
| Natalie Covington, Vanderbilt University | Melissa Duff, Vanderbilt University Medical Center | 2018 |
| Kevin Cunningham, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Katarina Haley, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 2018 |
| Natalie S. Dailey, University of Arizona | Jyutika Mehta, Texas Women’s University | 2018 |
| Sarah Diehl, Vanderbilt University | Michael de Riesthal, Vanderbilt University Medical Center | 2018 |
| Dominick DiMercurio, Pennsylvania State University | Chaleece Sandberg, Pennsylvania State University | 2018 |
| E. Susan Duncan, Louisiana State University | Steven L. Small, University of California, Irvine | 2018 |
| Paul Fillmore, Baylor University | Jamie Reilly, Temple University | 2018 |
| Allison Flanigan, University of Cincinnati | Aimee Dietz, University of Cincinnati | 2018 |
| Jenna Griffin, University of Montana | Catherine Off, University of Montana | 2018 |
| Gerald Imaezue, The Graduate Center, CUNY | Loraine Obler, The Graduate Center, CUNY | 2018 |
| Jocelyn Jenks, University of Northern Iowa | Edna Babbitt, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab | 2018 |
| Juhi Kidwai, University of Kansas | Jonathan Brumberg, University of Kansas | 2018 |
| Taryn Malcolm, The Graduate Center, CUNY | Loraine Obler, The Graduate Center, CUNY | 2018 |
| Chitrali Mamlekar, University of Cincinnati | Aimee Dietz, University of Cincinnati | 2018 |
| Yina Quique Buitrago, University of Pittsburg | William Evans, University of Pittsburg and VA Pittsburg Healthcare System | 2018 |
| Alyssa Sachs, University of Arizona | Pelagie Beeson, University of Arizona | 2018 |
| Mary Salazar, University of Missouri | Sarah Wallace, Duquesne University | 2018 |
| Megan Schliep, MGH Institute of Health Professions | Sofia Vallila Rohter, MGH Institute of Health Professions | 2018 |
| Amanda Simmons, University of Tennessee Health Science Center | Sarah Wallace, Duquesne University | 2018 |
| Kaila Stipancic, MGH Institute of Health Professions | Jordan Green, MGH Institute of Health Professions | 2018 |
| Suresh Kiran, Manipal Academy of Higher Education | Gopee Krishnan, Manipal Academy of Higher Education | 2018 |
| Amanda Wadams, University of Connecticut | Nadine Martin, Temple University | 2018 |
| Jingyun Yao, California State University, East Bay | Pradeep Ramanathan, California State University, East Bay | 2018 |
| Jonet Artis, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Linda Watson, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 2017 |
| Katherine Bangert, University of Minnesota | Audra Sterling, University of Wisconsin–Madison | 2017 |
| Mia Barokova, Boston University | Jill de Villiers, Smith College | 2017 |
| Andrea Barton-Hulsey, University of Wisconsin–Madison | Lizbeth Finestack, University of Minnesota |
2017 |
| Dana Battaglia, Adelphi University | Karla McGregor, Boys Town National Research Hospital | 2017 |
| Jenny Burton, University of Cincinnati | Diane Williams, The Pennsylvania State University | 2017 |
| Karen Chenausky, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center | Lisa Goffman, The University of Texas at Dallas | 2017 |
| Jenna DeCarlo, The Ohio State University | Allison Bean Ellawadi, The Ohio State University | 2017 |
| Jacob Feldman, Vanderbilt University | Tiffany Woynaroski, Vanderbilt University Medical Center | 2017 |
| Julie Feuerstein, Kennedy Krieger Institute | Rebecca Landa, Kennedy Krieger Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine | 2017 |
| Allison Fitch, Boston University | Rhiannon Luyster, Emerson College | 2017 |
| Julianne Garbarino, University of Maryland | Nan Bernstein Ratner, University of Maryland | 2017 |
| Teresa Girolamo, The University of Kansas | Sara Kover, University of Washington | 2017 |
| Bridget Gornichec Wright, Ohio University | Joann Benigno, Ohio University | 2017 |
| Victoria Henbest, University of South Carolina | Angela Barber, University of Alabama | 2017 |
| Jena McDaniel, Vanderbilt University | Courtney Venker, Michigan State University | 2017 |
| Kristen Muller, University of Kansas | Nancy Brady, University of Kansas | 2017 |
| Sara Nowell, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Grace Baranek, University of Southern California | 2017 |
| Kathryn Slaboch, Vanderbilt University | Tiffany Woynaroski, Vanderbilt University Medical Center | 2017 |
| Pumpki Lei Su, Vanderbilt University | Paul Yoder, Vanderbilt University | 2017 |
| Thelma Uzonyi, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Rebecca Landa, Kennedy Krieger Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine | 2017 |
| Veronica Vidal Velasco, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign | Laura DeThorne, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign | 2017 |
| Emily Zane, Emerson | Ruth Grossman, Emerson College | 2017 |
| Greer Bailey, West Virginia University | Vishakha Rawool, West Virginia University | 2016 |
| Adam Bosen, Boys Town National Research Hospital | Monita Chatterjee, Boys Town National Research Hospital | 2016 |
| Molly Brown, University of Pittsburgh | Sheila Pratt, University of Pittsburgh | 2016 |
| Jessie Erikson, University of Arizona | James Montgomery, Ohio University | 2016 |
| Mary Flaherty, Boys Town National Research Hospital | Lori Leibold, Boys Town National Research Hospital | 2016 |
| Calli Fodor, University Maryland-College Park | Samira Anderson, University Maryland-College Park | 2016 |
| Samantha Gustafson, Vanderbilt University | Curtis Billings, National Center for Rehabilitative Auditory Research | 2016 |
| Sarah Kennett, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences/University of Arkansas at Little Rock | Samuel Atcherson, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences/University of Arkansas at Little Rock | 2016 |
| David Kessler, Vanderbilt University | Elizabeth Walker, University of Iowa | 2016 |
| Boji Pak Wing Lam, University of Texas–Austin | Craig Champlin, University of Texas–Austin | 2016 |
| Erica Lescht, University of Maryland–College Park | Nan Bernstein Ratner, University of Maryland–College Park | 2016 |
| Caitlin Masterson, University of Nebraska–Lincoln | Julie Honaker, Cleveland Clinic | 2016 |
| Gabrielle Merchant, University of Massachusetts, Amherst | Karen Helfer, University of Massachusetts, Amherst | 2016 |
| Kristen Mills, The University of Tennessee | Krystal Werfel, University of South Carolina | 2016 |
| Shae Morgan, University of Utah | Sarah Hargus Ferguson, University of Utah | 2016 |
| Rachael Owen, University of Iowa | Richard Tyler, University of Iowa | 2016 |
| Sophie Schwartz, Boston University | Barbara Shinn-Cunningham, Boston University | 2016 |
| Jacob Sommers, Louisiana Tech University | Melinda Bryan, Louisiana Tech University | 2016 |
| Nicholas Stanley, University of South Alabama | Tara Davis, University of South Alabama | 2016 |
| Renee Symonds, Albert Einstein College of Medicine | Elyse Sussman, Albert Einstein College of Medicine | 2016 |
| Yi-Hsin Tai, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign | Fatima Husain, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign | 2016 |
| Kristi Ward, Northwestern University | Tina Grieco-Calub, Northwestern University | 2016 |
| Claire Cordella, Harvard University | Jordan Green, MGH Institute of Health Professions | 2015 |
| Julia Dalmasso, Western Michigan University | Nancy Helm-Estabrooks, Western Carolina University | 2015 |
| Suma Devanga, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign | Melissa Duff, University of Iowa | 2015 |
| Natalie Douglas, Central Michigan University | Michelle Bourgeois, University of South Florida | 2015 |
| Fatimah Hani Hassan, Ohio University | Brooke Hallowell, Ohio University | 2015 |
| Melissa Johnson, University of Rochester | Davida Fromm, Carnegie Mellon University | 2015 |
| Alyssa Lanzi, Duquesne University | Sarah Wallace, Duquesne University | 2015 |
| Megan MacPherson, Florida State University | Alejandro Brice, University of South Florida | 2015 |
| Nancy Nelson, Indiana University | Davida Fromm, Carnegie Mellon University | 2015 |
| Carolyn Novaleski, Vanderbilt University | Cara Stepp, Boston University | 2015 |
| Aaron Roman, University of Pittsburgh | Shelia Pratt, University of Pittsburgh | 2015 |
| Tim Schoof, Northwestern University | Pamela Souza, Northwestern University | 2015 |
| Martha Sherrill, University of Illinois | Julie Hengst, University of Illinois | 2015 |
| Lauren Tabor, University of Florida | Bonnie Martin-Harris, Medical University of South Carolina | 2015 |
