UConn-Based Interdisciplinary Team

This project requires Deaf and Hard of Hearing cultural competence as well as linguistic, cultural, clinical, autism, developmental, and assessment expertise.

We gratefully acknowledge the contributions of Dr. Jon Henner to this project and to multiple academic disciplines and practitioner domains. We miss you Jon!

Leadership

Marie Coppola, Ph.D.

Expertise: Language and cognitive development in D/HH children; negative impact of language deprivation

Marie.Coppola@UConn.edu

Inge-Marie Eigsti, Ph.D.

Expertise: Language and communication in hearing children and adolescents with autism; long-term outcomes in autism; cognitive neuroscience

Inge-Marie.Eigsti@UConn.edu

Team

Wyatte Hall, Ph.D

Assistant Professor, Public Health Sciences, University of Rochester Medical Center, NY

Expertise: Language deprivation; mental health disparities in Deaf communities

Deborah Mood IMG

Deborah Mood, Ph.D

Developmental Pediatrics at Children's Hospital Colorado

Expertise: Assessment and treatment of D/HH children with autism

Robert Nutt IMG

Robert Nutt, MD, MPH

Physician, Clinic for Special Children, Wilmington, North Carolina

Expertise: Neurodevelopmental and behavioral pediatrics; assessment and treatment of D/HH children with autism

Aaron Shield, Ph.D

Associate Professor, Speech Pathology and Audiology, Miami University, Ohio

Expertise: Language and cognitive development in D/HH children with autism

Kristin Walker IMG

Kristin Walker

Ph.D Student, Clinical Psychology, Stony Brook University, NY

Expertise: Assessment and development in D/HH children with autism

The Deaf and Hard of Hearing Child Resilience Center

Gallaudet University