Professional Service

• Academy of Neurologic Communication Disorders and Sciences. President. 01/01/2018 - 12/31/2018
• Clinical Aphasiology Conference. Steering Committee Member. 01/01/2018 - 12/31/2018
• Conference on Motor Speech. Program Committee Member. 01/01/2018 - 03/04/2018
• ASHA. Program Committee Member. 11/2013 - 02/2014
• Acamemy of Neurologic Communication Sciences and Disorders. Honors Committee. 01/2013 - 02/2014
• Western Institute for Biomedical Research . Role: member. Grant Reviewer. 01/2013 - 01/2014
• Journal of Clinical Linguistics. peer reviewer. 01/2013 - 12/2013
• Aphasiology. peer reviewer. 01/2013 - 12/2013
• Neurology. Peer Reviewer. 01/2013 - 12/2013
• American Journal of Speech Language Pathology. peer reviewer. 01/2013 - 12/2013
• VA Research and Development Committee. Role: member. member. 09/2012 - 09/2015
• VA Subcommittee for Research Safety. Role: member. member. 09/2012 - 09/2015
• American Journal of Speech Language Pathology. Guest Associate Editor. 07/2012 - present
• International Scholarly Research Network - Stroke. Editorial Board Member. 04/2012 - 12/31/2013
• VA Rehabilitation Research and Development . Grant Reviewer - Career Development. 01/2012 - present
• Academy of Neurologic Communication Sciences and Disorders. Role: member. AOS Guidelines Committee. 01/2012 - 12/31/2017
• ASHA DIV 2, Perspectives in Neurophysiolgy and Neurogenic Communication Disoders. quality control reviewer. 01/2012 - 12/31/2015
• Clinical Aphasiology Conference. Mentoring Luncheon Coordinator. 01/2012 - 12/2014
• American Journal of Speech Language Pathology. peer reviewer. 01/2012 - 12/2012
• International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders. peer reviewer. 01/2012 - 12/2012
• Aphasiology. peer reviewer. 01/2012 - 12/2012
• Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis. peer reviewer. 01/2012 - 12/2012
• ASHA. Coordinator – ASHA Special Interest Division 2 (Neurophysiolgy and Neurogenic Communication Disoders: ~ 4000 affiliates) . 01/2009 - 12/2011
• American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Role: Member. Professional Organization Leadership: Steering Committee, Division 2. 01/01/2004 - 12/2012
• Communication Sciences and Disorders Clinical Trials Research Group . Member, – Speech Disorders Liaison Group (2002- present) . 07/2002 - 12/31/2003

Internal Service

• Vice President’s Clinical and Translational (VPCAT) Research Scholars Program . mentor, 12/2013 - 12/2015. University service.
• COH RPT Full Professors jAdvisory Committee. member, 09/2013 - 12/2013. College service.
• RPT Committee - Exercise and Sports Science. member, 09/2012 - 10/2012. College service.
• RPT Committee - Occupational Therapy. member, 09/2012 - 09/2012. College service.
• CSD Curriculum Committee. member, 01/2012 - 02/2014. Department service.
• CSD Graduate Admissions Committee. member, 01/2012 - 02/2014. Department service.
• Member, University of Utah Retention, Promotion, Tenure Advisory Committee . 07/2010 - 09/2013. College service.
• Member, College of Health Curriculum Committee . 07/2008 - 08/2011. College service.
• CSD RPT Committee. member, 01/2008 - 02/2014. Department service.
• Member, College of Health Research Committee . 07/2007 - present. College service.
• Honors Advisor, Dept. of CSD . 07/2006 - 09/2012. College service.
• Honors Advisor, Dept. of CSD . 07/2006 - 09/2012. College service.
• Member, Academic Freedom and Faculty Right Committee . 07/2006 - 12/2010. College service.

Honors & Awards

• ASHA Fellow . 11/2010
• Research Career Scientist – Department of Veterans Affairs, Rehabilitation Research and Development (2008 – present). 07/2008
• University of Utah. College of Health Senior Researcher Award, 05/2006
• Louis M. DiCarlo Award for Recent Clinical Achievement. Utah Speech-Language Hearing Association, 10/2004
• University of Utah Student's Choice Teaching Award. University-wide student-initiated award, 05/1998

Affiliations

• Academy of Neurologic Communication Sciences and Disorders (ANCDS), member, 10/1998 - present
• VA Salt Lake City Health Care System , Researcher, 08/1996 - present
• American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), member, 05/1982 - present