Colloquium will be held from 12-1 Mondays in 301 Ford (AAC Lab) during the Spring 2022 semester. Colloquium is used as a time to share and discuss research and intervention activities. Faculty and graduate students are encouraged to attend, present, and participate in the discussions. Please contact Emily Laubscher at EXL189@psu.edu if you have any questions or would like to schedule a presentation.
January 23
Alterations to the Psychotherapeutic Process for Patients who use AAC
Anna Noyes, Doctoral candidate in CSD, Penn State University
January 31
Caregivers’ Perspectives on Communication and AAC for Beginning Communicators on the Autism Spectrum
Emily Laubscher, AAC Research and Outreach Coordinator, Penn State University
February 7
“Make them see you as a person”: Recommendations for Improving Patient-Provider Communication from Adults with CP who use AAC
Tracy Rackensperger, Co-Leader, RERC on AAC Training and Dissemination Team
David Chapple, Co-Leader, RERC on AAC Training and Dissemination Team
David McNaughton, Professor, Penn State University
February 14
How understanding of visual processing may help improve the design and functionality of augmentative and alternative communication interventions for individuals with significant intellectual/developmental disabilities.
Krista Wilkinson, Professor, Penn State University
February 21
Four Key Goals of Adult Life: The Role of AAC in Supporting Self-Determination
Anthony Arnold, Prentke-Romich Company
David McNaughton, Professor, Penn State University
Courtney Dobrzynski, Graduate Student in CSD, Penn State University
February 28
Supporting Communication Access in Hospitals – Challenges & Case Examples
Jessica Gormley, Assistant Professor, Munroe-Meyer Institute
March 7
CANCELLED – SPRING BREAK
March 14
Dissertation research – Working with parents via telepractice
Ciara Ousley, Doctoral candidate in Special Education, Penn State University
March 21
The Effect of Naturalistic Developmental Behavioral Interventions and AAC on the Language Development of Children with ASD: A Systematic Review
Lauramarie Pope, Doctoral student in CSD, Penn State University
March 28
Dissertation research – The Effects of Intermediary Feedback on Eye Tracking as an Access Method for AAC: Preliminary Findings
Dawn Sowers, Doctoral candidate in CSD, Penn State University
April 4
A teletraining to teach paraeducators to offer choice opportunities to students with CCN and CVI: Development and recruitment
Tara McCarty, Doctoral student in CSD, Penn State University
April 11
“Finding My Voice”
John Draper, AAC user and founder of Together We Rock! Inc.
April 18
Cultutally Responsive Practice in AAC
Kasie Galley, Doctoral student in CSD, Penn State University
