{"id":57265,"date":"2019-03-21T11:22:59","date_gmt":"2019-03-21T15:22:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sargent\/?page_id=57265"},"modified":"2025-07-22T15:08:50","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T19:08:50","slug":"mentors","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sargent\/academics\/departments-programs\/speech-language-hearing-sciences\/phd-in-slhs\/mentors\/","title":{"rendered":"Mentors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>At BU, your entire PhD program will be personalized &#8211; created with the help of your research mentor. You are strongly encouraged to meet with one of the following faculty mentors before applying to the program.<span style=\"color: #758c9e;\"><\/span><\/p>\n\n\t<div class=\"profile-listing\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"basic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"has-title\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sargent\/profile\/james-c-borders-phd-ccc-slp\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure><img width=\"60\" height=\"60\" src=\"\/sargent\/files\/2025\/07\/James-Borders-Headshot-V11-636x636.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-name\">James C. Borders<\/p>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title\">Assistant Professor, Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences<\/p>\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"has-title\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sargent\/profile\/kimberly-crespo-phd-ccc-slp\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure><img width=\"41\" height=\"60\" src=\"\/sargent\/files\/2022\/07\/Crespo_headshot-434x636.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-name\">Kimberly Crespo, PhD, CCC-SLP<\/p>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title\">Assistant Professor, Department of Speech, Language &#038; Hearing Sciences<\/p>\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"has-title\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sargent\/profile\/frank-guenther-ms-phd\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure><img width=\"60\" height=\"60\" src=\"\/sargent\/files\/2013\/05\/2xupdatedforweb_11-3701-GUENTHER-042-636x636.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-name\">Frank Guenther, PhD, MS<\/p>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title\">Professor, Department of Speech, Language &#038; Hearing Sciences<\/p>\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"has-title\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sargent\/profile\/jana-iverson-phd\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure><img width=\"48\" height=\"60\" src=\"\/sargent\/files\/2022\/08\/JMI.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-name\">Jana Iverson, PhD<\/p>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title\">Associate Dean for Research | Christopher A. Moore Professor in Pediatric Rehabilitation<\/p>\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"has-title\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sargent\/profile\/gerald-d-kidd-jr-phd\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure><img width=\"40\" height=\"60\" src=\"\/sargent\/files\/2013\/05\/13-6798-SARFACULTY-177-424x636.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-name\">Gerald D. Kidd Jr., PhD<\/p>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title\">Professor Emeritus, Department of Speech, Language &#038; Hearing Sciences<\/p>\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"has-title\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sargent\/profile\/swathi-kiran-ph-d-ccc-slp\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure><img width=\"60\" height=\"60\" src=\"\/sargent\/files\/2013\/05\/SwathiKiran_0035-1-636x636.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-name\">Swathi Kiran, PhD, CCC-SLP<\/p>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title\">James and Cecilia Tse Ying Professor in Neurorehabilitation<\/p>\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"has-title\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sargent\/profile\/tyler-k-perrachione-ph-d\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure><img width=\"45\" height=\"60\" src=\"\/sargent\/files\/2018\/01\/MWP-Perrachione-21_600x800-477x636.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-name\">Tyler Perrachione, PhD<\/p>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title\">Program Director, BS in SLHS | Associate Professor<\/p>\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"has-title\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sargent\/profile\/cara-e-stepp-ph-d\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure><img width=\"52\" height=\"60\" src=\"\/sargent\/files\/2013\/05\/forwebArrows__0570__09-15-15-Edit-553x636.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-name\">Cara E. 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