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