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ABOUT ME

I currently work as a postdoctoral research fellow at the The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland, with an appointment to Kennedy Krieger Institute's Center for Autism and Related Disorders. Under the mentorship of Dr. Rebecca Landa, I am involved in community-based implementation research focused on improving social communication and language outcomes for young children with developmental disabilities.

Child Language Development and Disorders

Social Communication Assessment and Treatment

Implementation Science: Methods and Mechanisms

Augmentative and Alternative Communication (developmental) 

Special Pediatric Populations (cerebral palsy, autism)

TEACHING INTERESTS

EDUCATION

2009-2015

University of Washington, Seattle, WA

Ph.D., Speech & Hearing Sciences

2001-2003

Boston University, Boston, MA

M.S., Speech-Language Pathology

1997-2001

Boston University, Boston, MA

B.S., Communication Sciences & Disorders

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Social Communication and Language Development in Children with Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Early Assessment and Intervention

Implementation Science

Augmentative & Alternative Communication

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