Leadership
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Marie Coppola, Ph.D.
Expertise: Language and cognitive development in D/HH children; negative impact of language deprivation
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Inge-Marie Eigsti, Ph.D.
Expertise: Language and communication in hearing children and adolescents with autism; long-term outcomes in autism; cognitive neuroscience
Team
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Wyatte Hall, Ph.D
Assistant Professor, Public Health Sciences, University of Rochester Medical Center, NY
Expertise: Language deprivation; mental health disparities in Deaf communities
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Deborah Mood, Ph.D
Developmental Pediatrics at Children's Hospital Colorado
Expertise: Assessment and treatment of D/HH children with autism
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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
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Aaron Shield, Ph.D
Associate Professor, Speech Pathology and Audiology, Miami University, Ohio
Expertise: Language and cognitive development in D/HH children with autism
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Kristin Walker
Ph.D Student, Clinical Psychology, Stony Brook University, NY
Expertise: Assessment and development in D/HH children with autism