Events and Tradeshows

October 14 - October 17

DEC•2010, Kansas City, Missouri

LENA in the Scientific Community

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)

Automated vocal analysis of naturalistic recordings from children with autism, language delay, and typical development

D. Kimbrough Oller, Ph.D., Partha Niyogi, Ph.D., Sharmistha Gray, Ph.D., Jeffrey A. Richards, M.A., Jill Gilkerson, Ph.D., Dongxin Xu, Ph.D., Umit Yapanel, Ph.D., and Steven F. Warren, Ph.D.

7/19/2010

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AG Bell 2010 Biennial Convention

Paradigm Shifting: Automatic Assessment of Natural Environments

Christine Yoshinaga-Itano, Ph.D., and Jill Gilkerson, Ph.D.

6/25/2010

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International Meeting for Autism Research (IMFAR) 2010

Automatic Identification of Children At Risk for Autism Spectrum Disorder Using Audio Recording

Dongxin Xu, Ph.D., Jeffrey A. Richards, M.A., Jill Gilkerson, Ph.D., Steven F. Warren, Ph.D., and D. Kimbrough Oller, Ph.D.

5/20/2010

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2010 ACMG Annual Clinical Genetics Meeting

What Automated Vocal Analysis Reveals About the Vocal Production and Language Learning Environment of Young Children with Autism

Steven F. Warren, Ph.D.

3/25/2010

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2010 National Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) Conference

Examining the Language Environment of Children Who Are Deaf-Blind with Cochlear Implants

Kathleen Stremel Thomas, Ph.D., and Susan Wiley, M.D.

3/1/2010

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2010 ABAI Autism Conference

The Real Value of Therapy Hours: Objectively Measured and Demonstrated

Jill Gilkerson, Ph.D., Jeffrey A. Richards, M.A., and Dongxin Xu, Ph.D.

1/22/2010

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JOURNAL OF AUTISM AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS (JADD)

What Automated Vocal Analysis Reveals About the Vocal Production and Language Learning Environment of Young Children with Autism

Steven F. Warren, Ph.D., Jill Gilkerson, Ph.D., Jeffrey A. Richards, M.A., D. Kimbrough Oller, Ph.D., Dongxin Xu, Ph.D., Umit Yapanel, Ph.D., and Sharmistha Gray, Ph.D.

11/21/2009

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2009 ASHA Convention

Infants Around More Talk Become Toddlers with Better Language Skills

Judy Montgomery, Ph.D., Jill Gilkerson, Ph.D., Jeffrey A. Richards, M.A., and Dongxin Xu, Ph.D.

11/19/2009

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2009 ASHA Convention

Sign As Bridging Verbal Conversation Turns

Liz Guerrini

11/18/2009

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The 2nd Workshop on Child, Computer and Interaction

Automatic Childhood Autism Detection by Vocalization Decomposition with Phone-like Units

Dongxin Xu, Ph.D., Jill Gilkerson, Ph.D., Jeffrey Richards, M.A., Umit Yapanel, Ph.D., Sharmistha Gray, Ph.D., and John Hansen, Ph.D.

11/5/2009

UC Davis M.I.N.D. Institute - 2009-10 Distinguished Lecturer Series

Automatically Mapping the Language Learning Environment of Young Children with Autism: Implications for Assessment and Intervention

Steven F. Warren, Ph.D.

10/14/2009

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2009 International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society

Child Vocalization Composition as Discriminant Information for Automatic Autism Detection

Dongxin Xu, Ph.D., Jill Gilkerson, Ph.D., Jeffrey Richards, M.A., Umit Yapanel, Ph.D., Sharmi Gray, Ph.D.

9/2/2009

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PEDIATRICS - July 2009

Teaching by Listening: The Importance of Adult-Child Conversations to Language Development

Frederick J. Zimmerman, Ph.D., Jill Gilkerson, Ph.D., Jeffrey A. Richards, M.A., Dimitri A. Christakis, M.D., M.P.H., Dongxin Xu, Ph.D., Sharmistha Gray, Ph.D., and Umit Yapanel, Ph.D.

6/29/2009

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ARCHIVES OF PEDIATRICS & ADOLESCENT MEDICINE - June 2009

Audible Television and Decreased Adult Words, Infant Vocalizations, and Conversational Turns: A Population-Based Study

Dimitri A. Christakis, M.D., M.P.H., Jill Gilkerson, Ph.D., Jeffrey A. Richards, M.A., Frederick J. Zimmerman, Ph.D., Michelle M. Garrison, Ph.D., Dongxin Xu, Ph.D., Sharmistha Gray, Ph.D., and Umit Yapanel, Ph.D.

6/1/2009

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2009 SRCD Biennial Meeting

Automated Assessment of Naturalistic Recordings as a Potential Diagnostic Tool for Autism

D. Kimbrough Oller, Ph.D., Sharmistha Gray, Ph.D., Jeffrey A. Richards, M.A., Jill Gilkerson, Ph.D., Partha Niyogi, Ph.D., Steven F. Warren, Ph.D.

4/4/2009

2009 SRCD Biennial Meeting

TV Displaces Talk: The Relationship Between TV Exposure and Family Interaction

Dimitri A. Christakis, Ph.D., Jill Gilkerson, Ph.D., and Jeffrey A. Richards, M.A.

4/2/2009

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2009 SRCD Preconference - Development of Children with Hearing Loss

Automatic Assessment of the Language Environment of Infants and Toddlers

Jill Gilkerson, Ph.D., Language Research Director, LENA Foundation

4/1/2009

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2008 American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Convention

Evaluating Early Child Language Input and Language Learning: New Tools for Naturalistic Sampling and Assessment

D. Kimbrough Oller, Ph.D.

11/20/2008

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2008 American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Convention

Language Assessment in Natural Environments

Judy K. Montgomery, Ph.D., John Hansen, Ph.D., Charles Greenwood, Ph.D., and D. Kimbrough Oller, Ph.D.

11/20/2008

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24th Annual International Conference on Young Children with Special Needs and Their Families

Assessing a Child's Home Language Environment Using Automatic Speech Processing Technology

Charles R. Greenwood, Ph.D., Kathy Thiemann, Ph.D., and Jill Gilkerson, Ph.D.

10/29/2008

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1st Workshop on Child, Computer and Interaction - Chania, Crete, Greece

Signal Processing for Young Child Speech Language Development

Dongxin Xu, Ph.D., LENA Foundation

10/23/2008

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Society for Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics

Teaching by Listening: The Impact of Parent Speech and Child Speech and Television on Language Development

Fred Zimmerman, Ph.D., Jill Gilkerson, Ph.D., and Jeff Richards, M.A.

10/19/2008

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Inter Mountain Area Speech and Hearing Convention

Gender, Birth Order and SES: Analyzing the Natural Language Environment

Jill Gilkerson, Ph.D., and Jeffrey A. Richards, M.A.

10/3/2008

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39th National Conference & Exposition on Autism Spectrum Disorders

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Automatic Measurement of the Language Learning Environment of Young Children with ASD

Dr. Steven Warren, Ph.D.

7/11/2008

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Child Language Development Symposium 2007

The Language Environment of American Children Ages 2 to 36 Months

Dr. Steven Warren, Ph.D.

10/22/2007

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