Past Emerging Scholars
![BWG Emerging Scholar Kelsey Dillehay Headshot Bridging the Word Gap Emerging Scholar Kelsey Dillehay Headshot](https://bwg.ku.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/K-Dillehay-headshot.jpg)
Kelsey Dillehay, M.Ed.
Doctoral Student at Vanderbilt University
![BWG Emerging Scholar Julie C. Smith Headshot Bridging the Word Gap Emerging Scholar Julie C. Smith Headshot](https://bwg.ku.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Julie-Smith.jpg)
Julie C. Smith, MS, CCC-SLP
Doctoral Student at Columbia University
![BWG Emerging Scholar Chloe Beacham Headshot Bridging the Word Gap Emerging Scholar Chloe Beacham Headshot](https://bwg.ku.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Chloe-Beacham.png)
Chloe Beachum, M.Ed.
Doctoral Student at Georgia State University
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Melissa Clucas-Walter, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor at Northern Illinois University
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Ciera Lorio, PhD, CCC-SLP
Assistant Professor at Illinois State University
![BWG Emerging Scholar Natalie Pak This a headshot of Bridging the Word Gap Emerging Scholar 2022 Melissa Clucas](https://bwg.ku.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/BWG-Emerging-Scholar-Natalie-Pak.jpg)
Natalie Pak, M.A., CCC-SLP
Assistant Professor at University of South Florida
![BWG Emerging Scholar Yagmur Seven This a headshot of Bridging the Word Gap Emerging Scholar 2022 Yagmur Seven](https://bwg.ku.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/BWG-Emerging-Scholar-Yagmur-Seven.jpg)
Yagmur Seven, PhD
Assistant Reserach Professor at Juniper Gardens Children’s Project
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Joshuaa Allison-Burbank, PhD, CCC-SLP
Assistant Scientist at Center for Indigenous Health
Owner of Little Moccasins Education Services, Waterflow, NM
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Lauren M. Cycyk, PhD, CCC-SLP
Assistant Professor in Communication Disorders and Sciences, University of Oregon
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Constance C. Beecher, PhD
Associate Professor in Department of Education, Iowa State University
Family Literacy Extension State Specialist
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Natalie H. Brito, PhD
Associate Professor in Developmental Psychology, NYU Steinhardt
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Lizzy Fuller, PhD, BCBA
Board Certified Behavior Analyst at Ascend Diagnostic & Support Services, Sacramento, CA
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Maria Cristina Limlingan, PhD
Research Scientist at Cultivate Learning, University of Washington
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Carrie Gillispie, Ed.D.
Senior Research Associate, P-12, The Education Trust, Washington, DC
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Jenny Cunningham, PhD
Higher Education Inclusion Specialist and Research Associate at the Haring Center for Inclusive Education, University of Washington
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Danielle Erkoboni-Wilbur, MD
National Clinician Scholar at the University of Pennsylvania