CSD PhD Students Receive NIH F31 Fellowships

Congratulations to five of our CSD PhD students for being recipients of NIH F31 pre-doctoral fellowships!

Sean Anderson, B.S.Sean Anderson, B.S.

Title: Mechanisms that underlie poorer binaural outcomes in patients with asymmetrical hearing and bilateral cochlear implants

Advisor: Ruth Litovsky, Ph.D.


Courtney Broadfoot, M.S., CCC-SLPCourtney Broadfoot, M.S., CCC-SLP

Title: Effects of social isolation and enrichment on communication impairment in a translational model of PD.

Advisor: Michelle Ciucci, Ph.D., CCC-SLP


Alexander Foote, M.A., CCC-SLPAlexander Foote, M.A., CCC-SLP

Title: Role of mechanotransducer Piezo1 in laryngeal and vocal fold epithelial function

Advisor: Susan Thibeault, Ph.D., CCC-SLP


Caroline Larson, M.Ed., CCC-SLPCaroline Larson, M.Ed., CCC-SLP

Title: Processing-based causal factors in child language impairment

Advisor: Susan Ellis Weismer, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Co-advisor: Margarita Kaushanskaya, Ph.D.


Emily Lorang, M.S., CCC-SLPEmily Lorang, M.S., CCC-SLP

Title: Language, physiology, and anxiety across contexts in autism spectrum disorder and fragile X syndrome

Advisor: Audra Sterling, Ph.D.
Co-advisor: Sigan Hartley, Ph.D.