The University of Maryland’s Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences proudly congratulates seven recent MCM award recipients for their outstanding research and scholarly contributions.

• Angela Scheerer, a HESP Doctor of Audiology (AuD) student, was recognized for her research project, “Evaluation of Spondee Recognition in Listeners with High-Frequency Hearing Loss.”

• Anna Schinkai, a HESP undergraduate student, was honored for her project, “Investigating ITD Sensitivity in Frequency-Following Responses to Binaural Beats.”

• Cynthia Mercado-Saavedra, a HESP Doctor of Audiology (AuD) student, received recognition for her research, “Understanding Communication During Hearing-Related Appointments: A Study of Spanish-Speaking Patients and Parents.”

• Megan Godshalk, a HESP Master of Arts in Speech-Language Pathology (MA-SLP) student, was recognized for her project, “Disability and Identity in Stuttering and Deaf Populations.”

• Mine Muezzinoglu, a HESP PhD student, was recognized for presenting “From Bootstrapping to Morphology: Causative Comprehension in Turkish-Speaking Children” at the Linguistic Society of America Annual Meeting.

• Rebecca Warwick, a HESP Master of Arts in Speech-Language Pathology (MA-SLP) student, was honored for her research, “Cultural Perspectives of People Who Stutter in Hispanic/Latino Communities.”

• Sonia Owens, a REACH student, was recognized for presenting “Effects of Hearing Loss, Aging, and Hearing Asymmetry on Interaural Discrimination Sensitivity” at the Association for Research in Otolaryngology MidWinter Conference.

These achievements reflect the breadth and impact of research across HESP, from hearing science and clinical communication to language development and disability identity. Congratulations to all seven recipients on this well-deserved recognition!