Research in Developmental Disabilities and Language Lab
The lab will soon be recruiting for two upcoming studies! One is on how technology measures language use in young children with Down syndrome. The other study is on language use in autistic girls and girls with fragile x syndrome. If you have any questions on these studies, please email riddll@waisman.wisc.edu.
Congratulations to Dr. Nell Maltman for starting her Assistant Professor position at the University of Arizona in their Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences. We wish her all the best in her new role!
By Charlene N. Rivera-Bonet, Waisman Science Writer Note: The lab of Audra Sterling uses identity-first language in response to the majority preference of the autistic community. This story reflects that preference. Omission of words during conversations may be a unique grammatical marker and part of the language profile associated with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). A …
By Charlene N. Rivera-Bonet, Waisman Science Writer A pillar of the Waisman Center is investing in the next generation of research leaders through training and education. For more than 26 years, the center’s Postdoctoral Training Program in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research has helped shape the careers and research paths of more than 53 postdoctoral …
By Charlene N. Rivera-Bonet, Waisman Science Writer A new study led by Nell Maltman, PhD, a research scientist in the lab of Audra Sterling, PhD, associate professor of communication sciences and disorders, will investigate if language differences can predict the development of a neurodegenerative disorder in people that carry a premutation of the gene FMR1. …
AMHERST, Mass. – The University of Massachusetts Amherst will be one of two sites for a national study that aims to better understand language and cognition in two groups of children affected by language disorders. Language development researchers Jill Hoover, associate professor of communication disorders in the UMass Amherst School of Public Health and Health …
Nell Maltman, PhD, a postdoctoral fellow in the Research in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (RIDDL) Lab under the direction of Waisman investigator Audra Sterling, PhD, was among nine postdocs to receive an inaugural Postdoc Excellence Award. The awards, presented by the UW-Madison Postdoctoral Association, recognize excellence in teaching, service, and mentoring. Maltman was one of three recipients …
Emily Lorang has received the New Century Scholars Doctoral Scholarship from ASHFoundation. Emily was one of 15 recipients awarded this scholarship designed to support doctoral candidates pursuing a teacher-investigator career at the university level. Congratulations Emily!
Congratulations also go out to Rebecca Willer for receiving ASHFoundation’s Graduate Student Scholarship! This scholarship is awarded to graduate students who have strong academic records and show promise in the field of speech-language pathology. Well done Rebecca!
Audra Sterling, Ph.D., recently had the work of Research in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities Lab (RIDDL) featured in the Wisconsin State Journal. The article showcases their work focused on assessing and treating language development in children with neurodevelopmental disorders, such as Down syndrome, fragile X syndrome and autism spectrum disorder. Read the entire article
