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Communication Disorders Review Committee Roster

As of July 2023

All appointments expire on June 30 of the year indicated after the committee member's name.

Chairperson

  • Arianna Maffei, Ph.D.2024

    Professor
    Department of Neurobiology and Behavior
    State University of New York at Stony Brook
    Stony Brook, NY

Committee Members​

  • Apostolides, Pierre F., Ph.D. 2027

    Assistant Professor
    Departments of Otolaryngology and Molecular and Integrative Physiology
    University of Michigan
    Ann Arbor, MI

  • Arunachalam, Sudha, Ph.D. 2027

    Associate Professor
    Department of Communicative Sciences and Disorders
    New York University
    New York, NY

  • Beeson, Pelagie M., Ph.D. 2026

    Professor and Department Head
    Department of Speech, Language, and
    Hearing Sciences
    University of Arizona
    Tucson, AZ

  • Brigande, John Vincent, Ph.D. 2026

    Professor
    Department of Otolarynogology
    Oregon Hearing Research Center
    Oregon Health and Science University
    Portland, OR

  • Eddins, David A., Ph.D. 2025

    Professor
    Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders
    University of South Florida
    Tampa, FL

  • Faroqi Shah, Yasmeen, Ph.D. 2027

    Professor
    Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences
    University of Maryland
    College Park, MD

  • Fletcher, Max L., Ph.D. 2027

    Professor
    Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology
    College of Medicine
    University of Tennessee Health Science Center
    Memphis, TN

  • Gallun, Frederick J., Ph.D. 2026

    Professor and Research Investigator
    Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery
    Neuroscience Graduate Program
    Oregon Health and Science University
    Portland, OR

  • Henry, Maya, Ph.D. 2024

    Associate Professor
    Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders
    University of Texas at Austin
    Austin, TX

  • Hughes, Michelle L., Ph.D. 2024

    Director
    Cochlear Implant Research Laboratory
    Department of Special Education and Communication Disorders
    University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    Lincoln, NE

  • Klug, Achim, Ph.D. 2025

    Associate Professor
    Department of Physiology and Biophysics
    University of Colorado School of Medicine
    Aurora, CO

  • Kuruvilla-Dugdale, Mili, Ph.D. 2025

    Assistant Professor
    Department of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences
    University of Missouri
    Columbia, MO

  • Liebenthal, Einat, D.Sc. 2027

    Research Associate and Assistant Professor
    McLean Hospital
    Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
    Harvard Medical School
    Boston, MA

  • Patel, Rupal, Ph.D. 2026

    Professor
    Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders
    Bouve College of Health Sciences
    Northeastern University
    Boston, MA

  • Pham, Giang Thuy, Ph.D. 2025

    Associate Professor
    School of Speech, Language, & Hearing Sciences
    San Diego State University
    San Diego, CA

  • Rosen, Merri J., Ph.D. 2025

    Associate Professor
    Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology
    Northeast Ohio Medical University
    Rootstown, OH

  • Sotomayor, Marcos, Ph.D. 2024

    Associate Professor
    Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
    The Ohio State University
    Columbus, OH

  • Walters, Bradley J., Ph.D. 2027

    Associate Professor
    Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery
    University of Mississippi Medical Center
    Jackson, MS

  • Washington, Karla, Ph.D. 2026

    Associate Professor
    Department of Speech-Language Pathology
    University of Toronto
    Toronto, ON

Scientific Review Officer

  • Katherine Shim, Ph.D.

    Scientific Review Officer
    Scientific Review Branch
    Division of Extramural Activities
    NIDCD, NIH
    Bethesda, MD

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