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Presentations

“Determining Pre-Post-Cochlear Implant Outcomes for Young Children with Deaf-Blindness Through LENA Technology”
Kathleen Stremel Thomas, M.A.
The Teaching Research Institute
Western Oregon University
“Use of the LENA Tool to Evaluate the Effectiveness of a Parent Intervention Program”
Lisa Wisman Weil, M.A., CCC-SLP, Ph.D. Student
Purdue University
“Bidirectional Effects of Parent Behaviours and Child Language Development Following Parent Language Training for Children with Autism”
Veronica Smith, Ph.D.
Stephanie Patterson, Graduate Student
University of Alberta
“Using LENA to Map the Language Learning Environments and Vocal Behavior of Young Children with ASD”
Steve Warren, Ph.D.
University of Kansas
“The Missing Link in Language Assessment for Children Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing”
Christine Yoshinaga-Itano, Ph.D.
University of Colorado at Boulder
“Using LENA in an Integrated Preschool Environment with Children with Autism: Challenges and Successes”
Mike Esposito, M.A., CCC-SLP
Family Child Learning Center
Akron Children’s Hospital
“Studies of Early Language Development in High-Risk Populations”
Betty Vohr, M.D.
Women & Infants Hospital
Alpert Medical School of Brown University
“Impact of Language Exposure in the NICU on Vocalizations in Preterm Infants”
Melinda Caskey, M.D.
Women & Infants Hospital
Alpert Medical School of Brown University

Posters

“Acoustic Considerations in LENA Protocols”
Ruth A. Bentler, Ph.D.
University of Iowa
Boys Town National Research Hospital
“Examining the Feasibility and Outcomes of Using LENA in Preschool Classrooms for Children with Autism”
Brian Boyd, Ph.D.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
“How LENA Helps Parents of Children with Hearing Loss Achieve Listening and Spoken Language”
Donna Kramer, M.Ed.
Sunshine Cottage School for Deaf Children
“Sound Beginnings: Variables Affecting Speech Directed to Infants and Toddlers with Auditory Impairment in English- and Spanish-Speaking Families”
Helen Morrison, Ph.D., LSLS Cert-AVT
Texas Christian University
Sunshine Cottage School for Deaf Children
“Conversational Language Skills of Young Children Who Received Cochlear Implants Prior to Two Years of Age”
Judith Losh, Ph.D. Candidate
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
“Comparison of Hearing Aided Children’s Language Environment With and Without the Use of FM Systems”
Imran Mulla, Ph.D. Candidate
University of Manchester
“Using LENA to Guide Tiered Instruction: Promoting Conversational Turn Taking in Preschool”
Sandra Hess Robbins, M.Ed.
Kent State University
“Comparing Daycare and Home Environments Using the LENA System: A Preliminary Report”
Melanie Soderstrom, Ph.D.
University of Manitoba
“Using LENA to Examine Development of Children with Hearing Loss”
Mark VanDam, Ph.D.
Boys Town National Research Hospital
“Exploring Vocalization Differences for Automatic Autism Identification: A Detailed Look at the LENA Autism Screen”
Dongxin Xu, Ph.D.
LENA Foundation