Awards
Early Childhood Language Research Grant, American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation
Elizabeth Spencer, 2007, Part-Term learning in children with low vocabulary
Krystal Werfel, 2009, Phonological awareness training in children with hearing loss
Emily Lund, 2011, Fast-mapping skills of preschool children with cochlear implants
Karen Barako Arndt, 2013, Elicited production of complement taking verbs across complement clause types in typically developing preschool children
Students Preparing for Academic and Research Career (SPARC) Award, from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)
Karen Barako, 2004-05
Alyson Abel, 2005-06
Kelley Kendrick, 2007-08
Krystal Werfel, 2007-08
Anna Lineback, 2008-2009
Lauren Eisenband, 2010-11
JoAnne White, 2011-12
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Meritorious Poster Submission
Avinaash Korrapati, 2013, REHSS Student
Intel Science Talent Search Semi-Finalist
Natalie O'Dell, 2014
International Reading Association Outstanding Dissertation Award
Krystal Werfel, 2014
Research Conference Travel Awards (awarded by the conference committee)
Travel Award to the Symposium for Research on Child Language Disorders
Jamie Fisher
Krystal Werfel
Karen Barako Arndt
Elizabeth Spencer
Brian Weiler
Hope Lancaster
Emily Lund
Student Travel Award to the 13th Symposium for Cochlear Implants in Children
Emily Lund, 2011
Scholarships
New Century Scholars Doctoral Scholarship, American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation ($10,000)
Elizabeth Spencer, 2008
Krystal Werfel, 2010
Emily Lund, 2012
Brian Weiler, 2013
Graduate Student Scholarship, American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation ($5000)
Brian Weiler, 2012
Tennessee Association of Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists Foundation Scholarship ($1000)
Emily Woodling, 2010
Judy Wagner Knight Scholarship ($1000)
Anna Lineback, 2009
Dissertation Awards
Jamie Fisher, Dissertation Fellowship, Southeast Education Regional Board, 2012, $20,000
Dissertation Title: Complex Syntax Production in Preschool Teacher Talk
Krystal Werfel, Jeanne S. Chall Dissertation Award, International Reading Association, 2011, $6,000
Dissertation Title: Contribution of Linguistic Knowledge to Spelling Ability in Elementary Children with and without Language Impairment.
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Lessons for Success Conference Fellow
Elizabeth Spencer, 2008
Krystal Werfel, 2010
Emily Lund, 2012