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Dr. MaryAnn Romski is Regents Professor of Communication, Psychology, Educational Psychology & Special Education, Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies and Director of the Center for Research on Atypical Development and Learning at Georgia State University in Atlanta. She is a Fellow of ASHA, AAIDD, and ISAAC and a certified speech-language pathologist with more than 30 years of clinical experience. Her research program, funded through NICHD, NIDCD and IES, focuses on the beginning language development of children with developmental disabilities who do not speak. She has been especially interested in the development and evaluation of augmentative communication (AAC) interventions to augment oral language learning for children with developmental disabilities. Dr. Romski has published 3 books, more than 100 articles and chapters, and has given numerous national and international presentations. She is working to extend her research findings in South Africa and China. She serves as Associate Editor for Infants and Young Children and just completed a term on NICHD's Biobehavioral & Behavioral Sciences Review Subcommittee. She is the past chair of ASHA's Publications Board and the National Joint Committee (NJC) on the Communication Needs of Individuals with Severe Disabilities. She remains as AAIDD's representative to the NJC. |