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Research Training & Education

Currently: Assistant Professor, School of Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences, San Diego State University

Career & Research Aims

My research involves understanding language and communication development in autistic individuals and other neurodivergent populations. I use primarily behavioral methods and functional near-infrared spectroscopy, and I work with communities via community-based participatory approaches. The long-term goal is to translate longitudinal knowledge of language development into community-based supports that support people in achieving their communication goals. Current studies include:

• Determining the role of contextual factors, together with language ability, in communication and other developmental outcomes in autism

• Examining linguistic variability using multimodal assessment, given individual language skills and language variation

• Understanding self-determination in autistic youth and adults during the transition to adulthood