The use of Augmentative and Alternative Communication in Cyprus: findings from a preliminary survey
Eliada Pampoulou is a speech and language therapist and assistive technology specialist. She is currently working as a Scientific Collaborato at the Cyprus University of Technology. The areas of her research concern the field of Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) with particular focus on comprehensive assessment, vocabulary development and AAC systems’ acceptance and abandonment.
Elena Theodorou is a lecturer of Speech Therapy in the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences at the Cyprus University of Technology. She has experience as a Speech and Language Therapist in educational contexts and her main research areas are the diagnosis of language impairment, language acquisition in typical and atypical populations and Augmentative and Alternative Communication.
Kakia Petinou is a speech and language therapist, an associate professor and a research director of ‘TheraLab’ housed at the Cyprus University of Technology. Her main research interests focus on language skills of late talking toddlers, phonological intervention and linguistic correlates of speech sound disorders.
Instructional strategies used in direct AAC interventions with children to support graphic symbol learning: A systematic review
Yvonne Lynch, is a Research Fellow at Manchester Metropolitan University. She is a speech and language therapist interested in AAC and intervention. She is currently works on the Identifying Appropriate Symbol Communication Aids for Children research project, a 3 year NIHR funded study exploring clinical decision-making in communication aid assessments.
Muireann McCleary is a speech and language therapist working in the Central Remedial Clinic, Dublin. She works with adults and children who use AAC systems.
Martine Smith is an Associate Professor in the School of Linguistic, Speech & Communication Sciences, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland. She is a speech and language therapist, whose clinical and research work focuses particularly on language and literacy development in children and adults who use AAC, and on the role of aided communication in supporting social participation.
Facilitated Playgroups to Promote Speech and Language Skills of Young Children with Communication Delays: A Pilot Study
Katherine B. Green, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor in the Literacy and Special Education Department at the University of West Georgia. With degrees in Speech-Language Pathology, and a Ph.D. in the Education of Children with Exceptionalities, her research areas focus on language and academic interventions for practitioners and families.
Jacqueline Towson, Ph.D., CCC-SLP is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of Central Florida. Her research is broadly focused on building the capacity of individuals who work with young children with communication impairments.
Cindy N. Head, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Literacy and Special Education at the University of West Georgia. Her research interests are academic and behavioral interventions across the lifespan for children, adolescents and adults at-risk for and with disabilities.
Brittany Janowski, M.Ed., CCC-SLP is an instructor and clinical supervisor in Communication Sciences & Disorders at the University of West Georgia. Her research interests include the scholarship of teaching and learning in CSD, the impacts of socioeconomic disadvantage, dysphagia, and improving the quality of life of individuals with progressive diseases.
Laura Smith, Ph.D., Associate Dean in the College of Education at University of West Georgia, has 32 years of experience in the field of education. Her professional experience includes program administration, university and public school teaching experience, clinical supervision, and extensive experience in the development of school and community partnerships.
Early Talk Boost: A targeted intervention for three year old children with delayed language development
Louisa Reeves is a speech and language therapist who works for I CAN. She has led on projects to develop and test language interventions for children in early years and primary school and is currently co-producing with parents an intervention for parents of two-years olds.
Mary Hartshorne is Head of Evidence for I CAN, leading on impact measurement and management for the charity. She is a specialist speech and language therapist with a special interest in effective educational provision for children and young people with SLCN.
Amanda Baxter is a Speech and Language Advisor with I CAN. She is a speech and language therapist who has worked with a wide range of early years settings and schools on developing inclusive speech, language and communication support for all children. She is interested in how professionals co-produce resources with parents and practitioners.
Rachael Black has been the Monitoring and Evaluation Coordinator for I CAN for the last 6 years. Before this she was a Research Assistant at the University of Sheffield investigating the impact of Intensive Interaction on staff employed to support adults with PMLD in day services.
During her time at I CAN Rachael has been working on a part time PhD using participative action research methods and co-production.
The treatment efficacy of multiple opposition phonological approach via telepractice for two children with severe phonological disorders in rural areas of West Texas in the U.S.
Sue Ann S. Lee, PhD, CCC-SLP is an associate professor in the Department of Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock TX USA. Her recent research focuses on examining speech therapy efficacy using various technologies such as ultrasound and telepractice.
