LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION STUDY SECTION

LCOM
04/15/26 - 04/16/26
Meeting Roster

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CHAIRPERSON
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ECKERT, MARK A, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY-HEAD & NECK SURGERY
VAGELOS COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IRVING MEDICAL CENTER
NEW YORK, NY, 10032

MEMBERS
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BARALT, MELISSA L, PHD *
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MODERN LANGUAGES
FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY
MIAMI, FL, 33199

BOROVSKY, ARIELLE, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF SPEECH, LANGUAGE, & HEARING SCIENCES
PURDUE UNIVERSITY
WEST LAFAYETTE, IN, 47907

BRANG, DAVID, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR
ANN ARBOR, MI, 48109

BRANUM-MARTIN, LEE, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY
GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY
ATLANTA, GA, 30302

BRITO, NATALIE HIROMI, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
NEW YORK, NY, 10027

BUZHARDT, JOSEPH F, PHD *
RESEARCH PROFESSOR
LIFE SPAN INSTITUTE
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
KANSAS CITY, KS, 66101

CHRISTODOULOU, JOANNA, EDD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATION SCIENCES AND DISORDERS
MGH INSTITUTE OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS
BOSTON, MA, 02129

COSLETT, H. BRANCH, MD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF NEUROLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
PHILADELPHIA, PA, 19104

CRESPO, KIMBERLY, PHD
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF SPEECH, LANGUAGE AND HEARING SCIENCE
BOSTON UNIVERSITY
BOSTON, MA, 02215

DEMARCO, ANDREW T, PHD
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION MEDICINE
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY
WASHINGTON, DC, 20007

DEVENEY, SHARI L, PHD *
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF SPECIAL EDUCATION AND
COMMUNICATION DISORDERS
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA
OMAHA, NE, 68182

EARLE, FRANCES SAYAKO, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATION SCIENCES AND DISORDERS
UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE
NEWARK, DE, 19713

EVANS, WILLIAM STREICHER, PHD *
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATION SCIENCES AND DISORDERS
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH
PITTSBURGH, PA, 15260

FERGADIOTIS, GERASIMOS, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF SPEECH AND HEARING SCIENCES
PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY
PORTLAND, OR, 97201

FINESTACK, LIZBETH H, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING SCIENCES
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
MINNEAPOLIS, MN, 55455

GARCIA, ADOLFO MARTIN, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE CENTER
UNIVERSIDAD DE SAN ANDRÉS
BUENO AIRES,

GOODRICH, JOHN MARC, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF TEACHING, LEARNING AND CULTURE
TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY
COLLEGE STATION, TX, 77843

HAEBIG, EILEEN KATHERINE, PHD *
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATION SCIENCES AND DISORDERS
LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY
BATON ROUGE, LA, 70808

JUSTICE, LAURA M, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL STUDIES
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AND HUMAN ECOLOGY
THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY
COLUMBUS, OH, 43210

KANA, RAJESH K, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM
BIRMINGHAM, AL, 35233

KUCKER, SARAH CHRISTINE, PHD *
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY
SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY
DALLAS, TX, 75205

LALOR, EDMUND, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENTS OF NEUROSCIENCE
AND BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING
UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER
ROCHESTER, NY, 14627

MAYBERRY, RACHEL I, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF LINGUISTICS
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO
LA JOLLA, CA, 92093

MEINZEN-DERR, JAREEN, PHD *
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS
CINCINNATI CHILDREN?S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER
CINCINNATI, OH, 45229

MONTGOMERY, JAMES W, PHD *
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF HEARING, SPEECH, & LANGUAGE SCIENCES
OHIO UNIVERSITY
ATHENS, OH, 45701

NITTROUER, SUSAN, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF SPEECH, LANGUAGE,
AND HEARING SCIENCE
COLLEGE OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH PROFESSIONS
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
GAINESVILLE, FL, 32610

NORTON, ELIZABETH, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATION SCIENCES AND DISORDERS
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
EVANSTON, IL, 60208

PRUD'HOMMEAUX, EMILY, PHD *
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE
BOSTON COLLEGE
CHESTNUT HILL, MA, 02467

RATNER, NAN BERNSTEIN, EDD *
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF HEARING AND SPEECH SCIENCES
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
COLLEGE PARK, MD, 20742

RICHARDSON, JESSICA D, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF SPEECH AND HEARING SCIENCES
UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO
ALBUQUERQUE, NM, 87106

RILEY, ELLYN, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATION SCIENCES AND DISORDERS
SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY
SYRACUSE, NY, 13244

SEBASTIAN, RAJANI, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
BALTIMORE, MD, 21287

SIMMONS, ELIZABETH, PHD *
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
COMMUNICATION DISORDERS DEPARTMENT
SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY
FAIRFIELD, CT, 06825

VAN HELL, JANET, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY
PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY PARK, PA, 16802

SCIENTIFIC REVIEW OFFICER
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DAILEY, NATALIE S, PHD
SCIENTIFIC REVIEW OFFICER
CENTER FOR SCIENTIFIC REVIEW
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
BETHESDA, MD, 20892

EXTRAMURAL SUPPORT ASSISTANT
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HARGETT, PERSHON
EXTRAMURAL SUPPORT ASSISTANT
CENTER FOR SCIENTIFIC REVIEW
NATIONAL INSTITTUES OF HEALTH
BETHESDA, MD, 20892

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* Temporary Member
* Flexible