Lab Members
Ruth Litovsky
Position title: Lab Director; Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Academic Associate Dean in the College of Letters & Sciences
Phone: (608) 262-5045
Alumni:
Past Postdoctoral Fellows and Research Scientists:
Sarah Bakst, Post-doctoral research fellow
Agudemu Borjigin, Post-doctoral research fellow
Yu Gonquiang, Post-doctoral research fellow
Matthew Goupell, Post-doctoral research fellow
Tina Grieco-Calub, Post-doctoral research fellow
Antje Ihlefeld, Post-doctoral research fellow
Heath Jones, Post-doctoral research fellow
Alan Kan, Assistant scientist
Kayla Kristensen, Research Specialist
Thibaud Leclére, Post-doctoral research fellow
Sara Misurelli, Ph.D. student, Post-doctoral research fellow, and Assistant scientist
Elizabeth Neubauer, Research Specialist
Ellen Peng, Post-doctoral research fellow
Tanvi Thakkar, Ph.D. student, Post-doctoral research fellow
Ela Warnecke, Post-doctoral research fellow
Matthew Winn, Post-doctoral research fellow
Cynthia Zettler-Greeley, Post-doctoral research fellow
Yi Zheng, Post-doctoral research fellow
Xin Zhou, Post-doctoral research fellow
Past Research Staff:
Won Jang, Engineer
Jake Wilkinson, Software Engineer
Past Graduate Students:
Smita Agrawal, Ph.D. student, graduated in 2008
Sean Anderson, Ph.D. student, graduated in 2022
Erica Bennett, Au.D./Ph.D. student, graduated in 2016
Emily Burg, Au.D./Ph.D. student, graduated in 2022
Kaylee Castleberry Au.D student, graduated in 2022
Tyler Churchill, Ph.D. student, graduated in 2013
Stephen Dennison, Ph.D. student, graduated in 2022
Sarah Diel, Au.D. student, graduated in 2024
Seamus Doyle, Au.D. student, graduated in 2020
Taylor Fields, Masters student, graduated in 2019
Soha Garadat, Ph.D. student, graduated in 2007
Jasenia Hartman, Ph.D. student, graduated in 2022
Christie Hess, Ph.D. student, graduated in 2014
Rachael Jocewicz, Au.D. student, graduated in 2018
Patti Johnstone, Ph.D. student, graduated 2006
Gary Jones, Ph.D. student, graduated in 2009
Will Keener, Au.D. student, graduated in 2019
McKenzie Klein, SLP student, graduated in 2019
Katelyn Lorenz, SLP student, graduated in 2020
Scott Miller, Ph.D. student, transferred to UofL in 2007
Sara Misurelli, Ph.D. student, Post-doctoral research fellow, and Assistant scientist
Keng Moua, Masters student, graduated in 2019
Erin Nelson Bakkum, Au.D. extern 2016-2017
Molly Osborn, Au.D. student, expected graduation in 2026
Meg Pearson, Au.D. student, graduated in 2018
Angelina Pelikan, Graduate Research Assistant, expected graduation 2027
Brianna Ralston, Au.D. student, graduated in 2021
Gabriel Sobczak, M.D. student, graduated in 2022
Sammi Stiepan, Au.D extern, graduated 2014-2016
Corey Stoelb, Au.D. student, graduated in 2016
Ann Todd, Ph.D. student, graduated in 2015
Chantal Van Ginkel, Au.D. student, graduated in 2018
Jacqueline Weycker, Au.D. student, graduated in 2021
Ariel Young, Au.D. student, graduated in 2018
Past Undergraduate Students:
Katla Anderson, graduated in 2023
Molly Beier, graduated in 2019
Rachel Grosz, graduated in 2020
Alex Holtz, graduated in 2017
Matthew Klinzing, graduated in 2024
Jarett Knoepker, post-bach research intern, current grad student
Amanda Lackner, graduated in 2024
Catherine Madden, graduated in 2024
Grace Matzke, graduated in 2022
Liberty Moore, graduated in 2021
Emma Pittman, graduated in 2023
Talia Rawitz, graduated in 2022
Madeline Rothenhoefer, graduated in 2024
Kelsey Schneider, graduated in 2024
Alyssa Wciorka, graduated in 2019
Lilly Williams, graduated in 2024
Audiology Students with Capstone Projects:
2006: Sarah Neader, Corina Vidal, Raena Holmberg
2007: Jacquelyn Heeren, Rose Cotton
2008: Eileen Storm
2009: Diane Benz, Sarah Chapman
2011: Nick Liiamata, Jenifer Sliper, Jayna David
2012: Shelby Seeberg, Alison Vanamber, Melissa Vipond
2013: Kimberly Falkenstein, Lindsey Kunsch, Kyle Martell
2014: Tori Ashton
2015: Corey Stoelb
2016: Hye Yoon Seol, Kasey Englebert
2017: Rachael Jocewicz, Meg Pearson, Ariel Young
2018: Ruth White, William Keener, Rebecca Rancourt, Chantal Van Ginkel
2019: Ilsa Feierabend, Carly Amurao, Seamus Doyle, Jordan Krentz
2020: Danielle Jorgenson
2021: Lauren O’Neil
2022: Claire Milligan
2023: Hannah Bradley, Sarah Diel, Elisabeth DiNuzzo, Bailey Gavin
2025: Molly Osborn
2026: Amy Bramley, Allie Kleber