Research and Teaching Area
Teaching Area: Language development and disorders, autism spectrum disorder, and research methods. Courses taught include
| COMD 242 (Intro to Communication Disorder) | COMD 307 (Speech/Language Development) | COMD 352 (Child Language/Phonological Disorders) |
| COMD 500 (Research in Speech Communication) | COMD 564 (Seminar in Autism Spectrum Disorders) | COMD 577 (Seminar in Child Language Disorders) |
Research Area:
| How to help nonverbal children with autism to develop verbal communication skills. |
| What is the role of language in understanding people’s perspective (theory of mind). |
| How to empower parents who have children with autism. |
| How to increase the early detection of autism risk in young children. |
