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M_Adelaida Restrepo
- Laida.Restrepo@asu.edu
- 602/496-2536
- 550 N 3rd St, Office 508, Health North Phoenix
Assoc Dean & Professor
Faculty w/Admin Appointment, DTPHX Campus, Mailcode 9020
Member
Faculty w/Admin Appointment, DTPHX Campus, Mailcode 9020
Biography:
Laida Restrepo is assistant dean of research success and professor of speech and hearing science in the College of Health Solutions. Her research is focused on developing assessments and interventions for bilingual children at risk of academic difficulties or with disabilities. She is a fellow and certified member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and was a Fulbright Scholar in Israel. She obtained her doctorate at The University of Arizona in 1995. She is a bilingual speech-language pathologist.
Education:
- Ph.D. Speech-Language Pathology, University of Arizona 1995
- M.A. Communication Disorders in Speech-Language Pathology, University of Massachusetts-Amherst 1986
- B.A. Communication Sciences and Disorders, University of Florida-Gainesville 1983
- AA and AS in Special Education, Santa Fe Community College, Gainesville, FL 1981
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Research Interests:
Research in the Bilingual Language and Literacy Laboratory is concerned with the development of best practices in assessment and intervention of children who speak Spanish as their native language or who are bilingual. In the Lab, we work on the identification of children with language disorders who speak Spanish or who are bilingual. This research focuses on the use of language sampling, dynamic assessment, parent and teacher interviews, structured language tasks, and the characterization of specific language impairment in children. In addition, In addition, we are investigating different types of interventions to improve reading comprehension and oral language skills in at-risk Latino children.
Research Group:
Research Activity:
- Supporting Early Language Development of Preschool Children with Drama Integration. Marley, S. (PI). Kelly, M., Bernstein, K., Restrepo, M.A. Adams, K., Kilnic, S. (10/2018-9/2022). Assistance for Arts Education Development and Dissemination. ($2,228,135.00)
- Gray, S., et al, Reading Comprehension in Monolingual and Bilingual Children. National Institutes of Health. (August, 15, 2017-July, 31, 2022).
- Restrepo, Maria Adelaida*, Thompson, Marilyn S. Development of a Dual Language Narrative Curriculum. NORTHERN AZ UNIV(8/1/2014 - 7/31/2017).
- Glenberg, Arthur Mitchell*, Restrepo, Maria Adelaida, Walker, Erin Ashley. DIP: EMBRACEing English Language Learners with Technology. NSF-CISE-IRIS(9/15/2013 - 8/31/2017).
- Connor, Carol Mcdonald*, Mcnamara, Danielle S., Restrepo, Maria Adelaida. Making Individualized Literacy Instruction Available to All Teachers: Adapting the Assessment to Instruction (A2i) Software for Multiple Real-World Co. ED(7/1/2013 - 6/30/2017).
- Connor, Carol Mcdonald*, Restrepo, Maria Adelaida. Exploring Effective Reading Comprehension Instruction: Classroom Practice Teacher and Student Characteristics. ED(7/1/2013 - 6/30/2017).
- Gray, Shelley Irene*, Gray, Shelley Irene*, Restrepo, Maria Adelaida, Restrepo, Maria Adelaida. Language Bases of Reading Comprehension. OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY(7/1/2010 - 6/30/2016).
- Restrepo, Maria Adelaida*, Thompson, Marilyn S. Vocabulary and Oral Language for Academic Readiness. SDSU FDN(7/1/2008 - 5/31/2009).
- Restrepo, Maria Adelaida*, Gorin, Joanna Sandra, Gray, Shelley Irene. Spanish Screener for Language Impairment in Children (SSLIC). ED-IES(6/1/2008 - 5/31/2013).
- Restrepo, Maria Adelaida*. Dialogic Reading, Inferencing, Vocabulary Enhancement, and Scaffolded Conversations (DRIVES): A Professional Development Model to Increase Oral. HHS-ACF(4/30/2008 - 4/29/2012).
- Restrepo, Maria Adelaida*, Thompson, Marilyn S. Vocabulary and Oral Language for Academic Readiness (VOLAR). SDSU FDN(6/1/2007 - 6/30/2008).
- Restrepo, Maria Adelaida*, Thompson, Marilyn S. Vocabulary, Oral Language, and Academic Readiness (VOLAR): A Language Intervention for Latino Preschool English Language Learners with Language Disord. SAN DIEGO STATE UNIV(5/1/2006 - 5/31/2007).
- Swadener, Elizabeth Blue*, Swadener, Elizabeth Blue*, Swadener, Elizabeth Blue*, Gray, Shelley Irene, Restrepo, Maria Adelaida, Rolstad, Kellie, Rolstad, Kellie, Rolstad, Kellie, Wilcox, M Jeanne. Literacy Language and Culture Focus for Early Childhood Educators. HHS-ACF(9/30/2005 - 6/30/2012).
- Restrepo, Maria Adelaida*, Gray, Shelley Irene. Vocabulary and Abstract Language Enhancement (VALE) to Improve Reading Comprehension in Bilingual Children. ED-IES(9/17/2005 - 9/14/2009).
| Summer 2021 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| SHS 592 | Research |
| SHS 792 | Research |
| SHS 799 | Dissertation |
| Spring 2021 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| CHS 493 | Honors Thesis |
| SHS 498 | Pro-Seminar |
| SHS 590 | Reading and Conference |
| SHS 592 | Research |
| SHS 593 | Applied Project |
| SHS 599 | Thesis |
| SHS 790 | Reading and Conference |
| SHS 792 | Research |
| SHS 795 | Continuing Registration |
| SHS 799 | Dissertation |
| Fall 2020 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| CHS 493 | Honors Thesis |
| SHS 498 | Pro-Seminar |
| SHS 588 | Spanish Language Acquisition |
| SHS 592 | Research |
| SHS 593 | Applied Project |
| SHS 599 | Thesis |
| SHS 790 | Reading and Conference |
| SHS 792 | Research |
| SHS 799 | Dissertation |
| Summer 2020 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| SHS 792 | Research |
| Spring 2020 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| CHS 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| CHS 493 | Honors Thesis |
| CHS 494 | Special Topics |
| SHS 498 | Pro-Seminar |
| SHS 592 | Research |
| SHS 593 | Applied Project |
| SHS 597 | Bilingual SLP |
| SHS 599 | Thesis |
| SHS 790 | Reading and Conference |
| SHS 792 | Research |
| SHS 799 | Dissertation |
| Fall 2019 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| CHS 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| SHS 498 | Pro-Seminar |
| SHS 588 | Spanish Language Acquisition |
| SHS 592 | Research |
| SHS 599 | Thesis |
| SHS 792 | Research |
| Summer 2019 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| CHS 494 | Special Topics |
| SHS 792 | Research |
| Spring 2019 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| SHS 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| SHS 493 | Honors Thesis |
| SHS 494 | Special Topics |
| SHS 498 | Pro-Seminar |
| SHS 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| SHS 592 | Research |
| SHS 593 | Applied Project |
| SHS 597 | Bilingual SLP |
| SHS 599 | Thesis |
| SHS 792 | Research |
| Fall 2018 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| SHS 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| SHS 493 | Honors Thesis |
| SHS 494 | Special Topics |
| SHS 498 | Pro-Seminar |
| SHS 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| SHS 588 | Spanish Language Acquisition |
| SHS 592 | Research |
| SHS 599 | Thesis |
| SHS 790 | Reading and Conference |
| SHS 792 | Research |
| Spring 2018 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| SHS 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| SHS 493 | Honors Thesis |
| SHS 494 | Special Topics |
| SHS 498 | Pro-Seminar |
| SHS 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| SHS 592 | Research |
| SHS 593 | Applied Project |
| SHS 599 | Thesis |
| SHS 792 | Research |
| Fall 2017 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| SHS 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| SHS 498 | Pro-Seminar |
| SHS 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| SHS 588 | Spanish Language Acquisition |
| APL 588 | Spanish Language Acquisition |
| SHS 592 | Research |
| SHS 599 | Thesis |
| SHS 792 | Research |
| Spring 2017 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| SHS 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| SHS 493 | Honors Thesis |
| SHS 498 | Pro-Seminar |
| SHS 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| SHS 592 | Research |
| SHS 593 | Applied Project |
| SHS 597 | Bilingual SLP |
| SHS 598 | Special Topics |
| SHS 790 | Reading and Conference |
| SHS 792 | Research |
| Fall 2016 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| SHS 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| SHS 493 | Honors Thesis |
| SHS 498 | Pro-Seminar |
| SHS 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| SHS 588 | Spanish Language Acquisition |
| APL 588 | Spanish Language Acquisition |
| SHS 592 | Research |
| SHS 599 | Thesis |
| SHS 792 | Research |
Presentations:
Del Cid, D., Spencer, T. D., Petersen, D. B., Restrepo, M. A., & Thompson, M. S. (2017). Spanish and English
curriculum improves the language skills of dual language learners. Poster presented at the annual
Four Corners Association for Behavior Analysis conference, Flagstaff, AZ.
Adams, A., Glenberg, A., & Restrepo, M. A. (2016). An Embodied Reading Intervention for Spanish
Monolinguals. Paper presented at the ASUofA Cognitive Science Conclave, Tempe, AZ.
Henderson, D. & Restrepo, M.A. (2016, November). Navajo Children’s Performance on the CELF – 4 and PPVT –
4 Presentation at the Annual Convention of the American Speech Language and Hearing
Association. Philadelphia.
Castilla-Earls, A., Perez-Leroux, A.T., Restrepo, M.A., Martinez-Nieto, L.( 2016, September). Vulnerability of Clitics and Articles in Spanish-English Bilinguals. Presented at VIIIth International Conference of Language Acquisition. Mallorca, Spain.
Thompson, M., Spencer, T., Petersen, D. & Restrepo, M.A. (2016, July). Interchangeability of the Narrative
Language Measures for English- and Spanish-speaking Preschoolers: An Analysis with
Methodological Recommendations. SSSR Annual Conference, Porto, Portugal.
Martinez-Nieto, L., Restrepo, M.A., Gray, S. LARRC Consortium. (2016, May). La estabilidad morfologica en niños bilingues. IX Congreso Internacional Cerebro y Mente. Guadalajara, Mexico.
Restrepo, M.A. (2016, February). Bilingual vs. English-only Intervention for Bilingual Preschool Children
with and without Language Impairments. CREI conference, San Diego, CA.
Restrepo, M.A., Yeomans-Maldonado, G., Mesa, C., Catts. H., O’Connell, A., & LARRC (2016, February).
PreK Spanish Oral language Predictors of English Decoding Skills in First Grade. Poster presentation
at the Pacific Coast Research Conference. Coronado Island, CA.
Bárcenas,T., Kapantzoglo. u, M., Fergadiotis, G., & Restrepo, M.A., (2015, November). Morphosyntax &
Language Sample Elicitation Effects in Spanish-Speaking Children With & Without Language
Impairment. Poster presented at the Annual Convention of the American Speech Language and
Hearing Association. Denver, CO.
Spencer, T., Petersen, D., Duran, L., Mendez, L., & Restrepo, M.A. (2015, November). Advances in
Language Assessment & Intervention for Latino Preschoolers. Presentation at the Annual
Convention of the American Speech Language and Hearing Association. Denver, CO.
Riordan, M., Restrepo, M.A., Gray, S. & Smyk, E. (2015). Validation of the Spanish-English Language
Proficiency Scale – Revised. Poster Presentation at the Annual Convention of the American Speech
Language and Hearing Association. Denver, CO.
Restrepo, M.A; Simon-Cereijido, G., Gildersleeve-Neumann, C., & Fabiano-Smith, L. (2015, November).
Intervention Research for Bilingual Children With Speech & Language Disorders. SID 14 Invited
Presentation
Restrepo, M.A., Riordan, M., Castilla-Earls, A. (2015, August). Variability in Bilingual Development:
Interactions between the Acquisition of English and the Maintenance of Spanish.
Restrepo, M.A. & Martinez, M.L. (2015, June). Differences between monolingual and bilingual children on
the SSLIC measure. Presentation at the First Bilingual Specific Language Impairment Conference,
Tours, France.
Language and Reading Research Consortium (2015, February). Exploring the Impact of Vamos a
Aprender: Preliminary Results. Paper presented at the Pacific Coast Research Conference,
Coronado, CA
Adams, A., Barragan, B., Henderson, D., Restrepo, M.A., & Gray, S. (2014, November). L2 proficiency as a
function of L1 in children with typical development and language impairment: A mathematical
model. Paper presented at the Annual American Speech- Language-Hearing Association Convention, Orlando, FL.
Kapantzoglou, M., Restrepo, M. A., Gray, S., Thompson, M. S., & Gorin, J. (2014, November). How are
Children Grouped in an Unclassified Sample Based on CELF-4 Spanish? A Latent Profile Analysis.
Poster session at the annual meeting of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
Orlando, FL
Henderson, D. & Restrepo, M. A. (2014, November). Culture & Language Considerations Among Navajo
Assessments & Interventions. Paper presented at the Annual American Speech-
Language-Hearing Association Convention, Orlando, FL.
Martinez-Nieto,L., Barragan,B. Restrepo,M.A. (2014, November). The diagnostic accuracy of CELF-4
Spanish on children from low income & parental education. Poster presented at the Annual
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Convention. Orlando,Fl.
Adams, A., Restrepo, M.A., & Glenberg, A. (October, 2014). An embodied intervention enhances Spanish
reading comprehension. Paper presented at the annual Experimental Psycholinguistics
Conference, Madrid, Spain.
Castilla, A. Restrepo, M.A., Perez-Lerouz, A. T., Gray, S. & P. Holmes (2014, October). The Interactions
between Bilingual Effects and Specific Language Impairments in Spanish-Speaking Children. Paper
presented at the annual Experimental Psycholinguistics Conference, Madrid, Spain.
Martinez-Nieto,L., Restrepo,M.A, Gray,S. (October,2014) “La influencia de la L2 en el mantenimiento del
español: un análisis de gramaticalidad” Presented at Encuentro “Diferencias Individuales en la
Adquisición del Lenguaje” (DIAL-2014). Mexico City, Mexico
Restrepo, M. A. (2014, October). Language Development and Disorders in Bilingual Children. Presentation
at the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry annual convention. Clinical Practice
presentation.
Restrepo, M. A. & Language and Reading Research Consortium (2014, October). Diferencias Individuales
en la Adquisición de inglés como Segundo idioma. Encuentro de diferencias individuales. Ciudad
de México, Universidad Autonóma de México.
Adams, A., Restrepo, M.A., & Glenberg, A. (2014, July). The effectiveness of Moved by Reading for
bilingual children. Paper presented at the annual Society for the Scientific Studies of Reading
Conference, Santa Fe, NM.
Kapantzoglu, M. Restrepo, M.A., Gray, S., Thompson, M. & Gorin, J. (2014, June). Bilingual Children with
Language Impairment. Are there only two Groups? Poster presentation at the Annual Symposium
On Research in Child Language Disorders, Madison, WI.
Runnion, E., Ratiu, I., Restrepo, M.A., Gray, S., Gorin, J., Thompson, M. (2014, June). Comparing
Measurement Structure of a Language Screener between Spanish-speaking children with and
without language impairment. Poster presentation at the Annual Symposium on Research in Child
Language Disorders, Madison, WI.
Castilla-Earls, A. , Restrepo, M. A., Perez-Leroux, A., Gray, S., (2014, June). Language Impairments vs.
Bilingual Effects in Spanish-Speaking Children. Poster presentation at the Annual Symposium on
Research in Child Language Disorders, Madison, WI.
Adams, A., Restrepo, M.A., & Glenberg (2013, November). : An English-Only & Bilingual Version of the
Moved by Reading Intervention in an ELL Population. Poster presentation at the American Speech Language and Hearing Annual Convention. Chicago.
Barragan, B., Restrepo, M.A., Castilla, A., Oliveros, W. & Gray, S. (2013, November). Performance of Low-
Income Spanish-Speaking Children in English-Only Schools on the CELF-4 Spanish. Presentation at the American Speech Language and Hearing Annual Convention. Chicago.
Castilla, A., Restrepo, M.A., Gray, S. (2013, November). Language Impairments vs. Bilingual Effects in
Spanish-Speaking Children. Poster presentation at the American Speech Language and Hearing Annual Convention. Chicago.
Restrepo, M.A., Gray, S. and the LARRC Consortium (2013, July). Language Bases of Language
Comprehension in Preschool Bilinguals Learning to Read in English as a Second Language. Symposium Presentation at Society for the Scientific Studies of Reading annual conference. Hong Kong.
Restrepo, M. A., Smyk, E., Gray, S. (2013, July). English Language Learners’ Performance on Language
Sample Measures Across Second Language Proficiency Levels. Symposium Presentation at Society
for the Scientific Studies of Reading annual conference. Hong Kong.
Gray, S., Restrepo, M.A., O’Connell, A., Pentimonti, J., & the LARRC Consortium (2013, November).
Dimensionality of Language in Young Spanish-English Dual-Language Learners. Poster
presentation at the Annual Symposium on Research in Child Language Disorders, Madison, WI
Martinez Nieto, L., Jackson Maldonado, D., Maldonado, R., & Restrepo, M.A. (2013, June). Language Loss
or Incomplete Acquisition? The Case of the Middle “se” in Bilingual Children. Poster presentation
at the Annual Symposium on Research in Child Language Disorders, Madison, WI.
Kapantzoglou, M., Restrepo, M.A., Gray, S., Thompson, M., & Gorin, J. (2013, June). Latent Language
Ability Groups in Bilingual Children. Poster presentation at the Annual Symposium on Research in Child Language Disorders, Madison, WI.
Runnion, E., Schlessinger, N. Restrepo, M.A., Gray, S., & Gorin, J. (2013, June). Measurement Structure of
Linguistic and Processing Skills on a New Measure to Screen Spanish-speaking Students. Poster
presentation at the Annual Symposium on Research in Child Language Disorders, Madison, WI.
Barragan, B., Restrepo, M.A., Yel, N., Gray, S., Gorin, J. (2013, June). Spanish Sentence Repetition Task for
Screening LI in Bilingual Spanish-English Speaking Children. Poster presentation at the Annual
Symposium on Research in Child Language Disorders, Madison, WI.
Honors / Awards:
Fulbright Fellow 2017-2018
ASHA Fellow 2013
Honors Faculty
International Fellow - University of Georgia
Professional Associations:
ASHA
ArSHA
SSSR
Graduate Faculties / Mentoring History:
Gareth Morgan
Katya Smyk
Maria Kapantzoglou
Carol Mesa
Davis Henderson
Maria Lourdes Martinez Nieto
Beatriz de Diego
Ashley Adams
Work History:
Assistant Dean for Research, College of Health Solutions. Arizona State University
August 2018 – Present (tenured)
Professor, Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences, Arizona State University
May 2014 – Present (tenured)
Associate Professor, Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences, Arizona State University
July 2004 – May 2014 (tenured)
Faculty in Ph.D. Program in Applied Linguistics, Arizona State University,
July 2006 – present
Associate Professor, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, University of Georgia,
June 2001 - May 2004 (tenured)
Adjunct Faculty Program, Faculty of Education, Neurodevelopment Doctoral Program, Universidad de
Antioquia, Medellin, Colombia - August 2001 - 2011
Assistant Professor, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, University of Georgia,
November 1995 - April 2001
Service:
- Universidad Autonoma de Queretaro, Consultant to the program (2009 - Present)
- Universidad Autonoma de Queretaro, Consultant to the program (2009 - Present)
- Adhoc committee on ASU relation with the Schools, member, (2007 - Present)
- Curriculum Committee, Chair (2004 - Present)
- Universidad Nacional de Bogota, Departamento de Ciencias de la Comunicación, Consultant (2004 - Present)
- Neurodevelopment Ph.D. program Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia, Foreign Advisor and Adjunct Professor (2001 - Present)
- Universidad Nacional de Bogota, Departamento de Ciencias de la Comunicación, Consultant (2004 - 2011)
- P & B Committee, member (2008 - 2011)
- Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, reviewer (2010 - 2010)
- Revista de la Facultad de Medicina de la Universidad, Editorial Board (2008 - 2010)
- Revista de la Facultad de Medicina de la Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Escuela de Medicina, Editorial Board (2008 - 2010)
- School Psychology, Editorial Board (2007 - 2010)
- School Psychology Quarterly, Editorial Board (2007 - 2010)
- Language Speech and Hearing Services in the Schools, Associate Editor (2006 - 2010)
- Bilingualism: Language and Cognition., reviewer (2010 - 2010)
- Curriculum Committee, Chair (2004 - 2010)
- American Speech, Language and Hearing Association, Clinical, Mentor in the Clinical Pracatice Research Insitute for faculty (2009 - 2010)
- Language Speech and Hearing Services in the Schools, Associate Editor (2006 - 2010)
- ANEP - Spain, Reviewer (2010 - 2010)
- Personnel, Policy and Budget Committee, member (2008 - 2010)
- ASU Academic Senate, senator (2007 - 2010)
- Early Childhood Services, Guest Editor (2009 - 2009)
- Language Speech and Hearing Services in the Schools, Associate Editor (2006 - 2009)
- ASHA, Roundtable discussant for new faculty and doctoral students on setting up their own research (2009 - 2009)
- Early Childhood Services, Guest Editor (2008 - 2009)
- American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, Guest Associate Editor (2008 - 2008)
- NIH, grant reviewer (2008 - 2008)
- Public Relations Committee, Memmber (2004 - 2008)
- NIH, HHS, and IES sponsors, Member on Round Table Language and Literacy Development in Young Language Minority Children: Research, Policy and Practice (2008 - 2008)
- Child Trends, HHS, DOEOffice of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE) and the Office of the Assis, Member of Round Table on Developing the Next Wave of Quality Measures for Early Childhood and School-Age Programs (2008 - 2008)
- Affirmative action, member (2004 - 2007)
- American Journal of Speech Language Pathology, Guest Associate Editor (2007 - 2007)
- Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, Guest Asscociate Editor, and reviewer (2006 - 2006)
- ASHA Convention, Multicultural Committee, Member (2005 - 2006)
- Journal of Child Language, Reviewer (2006 - 2006)
- ASHA Convention, Review for Multicultural Issues (2006 - 2006)
- Multicultural Committee for ASHA Convention 2006, Member (2005 - 2006)
- Language Speech and Hearing Services in the Schools, Reviewer and Guest AE (2006 - 2006)
- Topics in Language Disorders, reviewer (2006 - 2006)
- AA Committee, Member (2004 - 2006)
- Self Study Commitee, Member (2005 - 2006)
- Serach Committee, member (2006 - 2006)
- Self Study Committee, member (2005 - 2006)
- Publication Board for the American Speech, Language and Hearing Association, Member (2003 - 2006)
- Search Committee SLP, Member (2005 - 2005)
- Search Committee Southwest Borderlands, Member (2005 - 2005)
- Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing Research, Ad hoc reviewer and guest associate editor (2005 - 2005)
- Language Speech and Hearing Services in the Schools, Ad hoc reviewer (2005 - 2005)
- University Public School Initiative, Role (2005 - 2005)
- ASHA Publications Board, Member (2002 - 2005)
- American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, reviewer (2004 - 2004)
- Language Speech and Hearing Services in the Schools, reviewer (2004 - 2004)
- Education of Non English Speakers Task Force, Clarke County School System, Member (1999 - 2004)
- Neuropsychology Program, Universidad de San Buenaventura, Research Consultant (1997 - 2004)
- Curriculum Action Committee Clarke County Diversity Task Force, Chair (2003 - 2004)
- Clarke County Diversity Task Force, Member (2002 - 2004)
- Georgia Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Member (1995 - 2003)
- Scholarship Committee, College of Education, Member (2001)
- College of Education Faculty Senate, Member (1999 - 2000)
- Multicultural Committee of the GSLHA, Member (2000)
- Search Committee for the Director of the School of Professional Studies, College of education, Member (2000)
- Triple E workshop, College of Education, Member (2000 - 2000)
- Speech-language pathology and audiology program specialization in oral and written language disorders for Universidad Católica de Manizales, Colombia, Program Reviewer (1999 - 2000)
- Neurological Institute of Antioquia for a program of research on the prevalence, characteristics, assessment, and intervention of children with attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder, Consultant (1997 - 1999)