Martine Smith, Ph.D. President of the
International Society for Augmentative
and Alternative Communication (ISAAC),
Head of School and Senior Lecturer,
Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland and
author of Literacy and Augmentative and
Alternative Communication.
Sarah W. Blackstone, Ph.D. President of
Augmentative Communication Inc. in
Monterey, CA and a partner in NIDRR’s
AAC-RERC. Author of Augmentative
Communication News and Social
Networks: An Communication Inventory
for People with Complex Communication
Needs.
Pati King-DeBaun, M.S., CCC-SLP. An
internationally known early literacy and
AAC consultant. Adjunct professor at
the University of Utah in early literacy
and severe disabilities. Author of several
books and software programs.
Caroline Musselwhite, Ph.D., CCC-SLP.
An assistive technology specialist with
over 25 years of experience working with
children and adolescents with severe
disabilities. Internationally known
speaker and author of many books and
software programs.
Beth Foley, Ph.D. Associate Professor,
Utah State University. Specialty: Literacy
Assessment and Intervention with Persons
with Complex Communication Needs.
Susan Moore, J.D. Director,
Communication Disorders Clinic,
University of Colorado, Specialty:
Listening to Family Voices.
Janet Sturm, Ph.D. Associate Professor,
Central Michigan University. Emphasis:
Writing Development with Children who
use AAC.
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Marilyn Buzolich, Ph.D. Founder
and Director of ACTS, co-founder of
The Bridge School. Emphasis: Early
intervention - The impact on 0 - 3 year olds.
Gloria Soto, Ph.D. Associate Professor,
Department of Special Education, San
Francisco State University. Numerous
publications in augmented language
development, inclusive education, and
cultural issues in AAC.
Bonnie Mintun is a California Special Education consultant
and featured speaker at conferences in the U.S. and abroad.
Bonnie speaks from the dual perspectives of educator and
parent in sharing her daughter's experience with inclusive
community and AAC.
Patricia Mervine, M.A., CCC, is a speech/language pathologist and assistive technology consultant. Published author of 10 volumes of symbol-based therapy materials, adjunct special education professor at The College of New Jersey, creator of the website, Speaking of Speech.com.
Members of The Bridge School staff:
Mary Hunt-Berg, Ph.D.,CCC-SLP.
Research Program Manager. Researcher
with over 25 years of experience. Conducts
longitudinal research examining outcomes for children who use AAC. Specialty:
Language development and evidence
based practices for AAC assessment and
Intervention.
Sarah Baroody, Education/Transition
Program Manager. Special educator for
25 years working with children who use
AAC. Emphasis in early literacy and
reading development. Specialty: Portfolio
development for Transition support.
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Elisa Kingsbury, M.S., CCC-SLP.
Research Associate. Extensive experience
with children who use AAC in educational
settings. Current research interest:
retrospective analysis of communication
Systems.
Aileen Arai, M.A. Special Education Teacher. Educator for 19 years. Extensive
experience in developing curriculum
modifications for inclusion of children
who use AAC. Specialty: Design,
production and assessment of curriculum
materials to support inclusion.
Kelly Rinehart, M.A., CCC-SLP. Speech-Language Pathologist for The Bridge
School Transition Program. Extensive experience working in the classroom,
with family support programs, and
as a consultant to educational teams.
Specialty: Communication Awareness
Programs.
Chris Toomey, Research Associate and Transition Program Educator. Special
educator with over 20 years of experience
working with children with complex
communication needs. Specialty:
Portfolio development for Transition
Support.
André Luchsinger, B.A. Video Specialist
with over 20 years experience in
film/video production in business and
entertainment industries. Specializes
in the use of digital technologies for
capturing, editing, DVD authoring,
logging and archiving of video footage for
education and research purposes.
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