Language Disorders in Bilingual Children and Adults - Softcover

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Kathryn Kohnert, PhD, CCC-SLP, is Professor Emeritus of Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences at the University of Minnesota. She received her PhD from the joint doctoral program in Language and Communicative Disorders at San Diego State University and the University of California, San Diego. Dr. Kohnert's NIH-funded research focused on language and cognition in diverse populations, including bilingual children and adults with and without language impairment. She is a fellow of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Dr. Kohnert has received many awards for research, teaching excellence, and professional service.+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++Kerry Danahy Ebert, PhD, CCC-SLP has been a speech-language pathologist serving diverse children for over 15 years. She completed a B.S. at Stanford University as well as an M.A. and Ph.D. at the University of Minnesota. Dr. Ebert was Associate Professor and SLP Program Director at Rush University, teaching courses on children's speech and language disorders and cultural and linguistic diversity in speech-language pathology. She also conducts research on the cognitive-linguistic profiles of bilingual and monolingual children with developmental language disorder and implications for effective assessment and treatment services. Dr. Ebert is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences at the University of Minnesota.++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++Giang Thuy Pham, PhD, CCC-SLP is an Associate Professor in the School of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences at San Diego State University, where she co-coordinates the M.A. Bilingual Specialization Programs and directs the Bilingual Development in Context Research Laboratory. Dr. Pham completed undergraduate degrees at the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign, the M.A. at San Diego State University, and the Ph.D. at the University of Minnesota. She is a trilingual (English, Vietnamese, and Spanish) speech-language pathologist and a certified member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Dr. Pham's NIH-funded research aims to improve diagnostic accuracy and treatment for diverse language learners, including children who speak Vietnamese or Spanish.