aro member benefits
About sparo
The student, postdoc, resident and fellow chapter of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology (ARO) is an inclusive group for any trainee participating in ARO-related activities. Our goal is to help trainees learn the ropes of a professional career in speech and hearing-related sciences. Trainees are anyone currently or within 7 years of schooling.
How to become a sparo member
spARO is run by a Steering Committee, elected annually at the ARO MidWinter Meeting. One, ex-officio, member of the Steering Committee serves a second year, and acts as a non-voting representative on the ARO Council. In addition, spARO provides representatives to each ARO Committee that meets at the MidWinter Meeting.
Contact spARO at: spARO.ex.officio@gmail.com
spARO organizes and hosts several workshops at the ARO MidWinter Meeting. The organizers work year-round to curate great sessions and get together to celebrate at the meetings!
sparo steering committee
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Leadership:
Chair: Samantha Davis
Exiting Chair: George Ordiway
Faculty Mentor: Michael Roberts
Members:
Afagh Farhadi
Ansley Kunnath
Aravind Chenrayan Govindaraju
Audrey Drotos
Austin Huang
Bryce Hambach
Calvin Kersbergen
Charanjeet Kaur
Daniel Romano
Ely Cheikh Boussaty
Emily Fabrizio-Stover
Estelle in 't Zandt
Esther Fousert
Farideh Moeinvaziri
ILKEM SEVGILI
Elika Fallah
Iman Ezzat
Jacqueline Ogier
Jess MacLean
Joseph Luberson
Kaitlyn Wong
Leslie Gonzales
Mahesh K Nayak
Malvina Millet
Matsya Thulasiram
Pankaj Bhatia
Paul Krumpoeck
Rania Sharaf
Richard Mariadasse
Rose Rizzi
Sree Varshini Murali
Shelby Ashton Payne
Shakila Mahmuda Fatima
Sujata Pandey
Thore Schade-Mann
Yuan He
Archives
- ARO 2020 Mentoring Session- Navigating the Grant Landscape
- ARO 2021 Virtual MidWinter Meeting Sessions (View Here)
- Seminar Series (View Here)
- Coffee Hours
- Call for Volunteers
Annual Reports
- 2017 spARO Annual Report - 40th Annual MidWinter Meeting - Baltimore, MD - February 2017
- 2016_spARO_Annual_Report - 39th Annual MidWinter Meeting - San Diego, CA - February 2016
- 2015 spARO Annual Report - 38th Annual MidWinter Meeting - Baltimore, MD - February 2015
- 2020 Council Update
Call for Writers: JARO Research News
spARO is looking for writers for our new section spARO research news highlights. Articles authored by spARO members are ~400 words viewpoints/summaries of JARO articles. The viewpoints are published on the JARO and ARO websites, see below:
This is a great opportunity to hone your writing skills. As you write, you will be paired with an experienced editor for feedback on your article. It is also a fantastic chance to contribute to science and a useful data-point for your CV.
If you are interested in writing please provide your name, email address, and details of the JARO article you would like to review using the below form and you will be contacted soon. https://tinyurl.com/y64mp8w4