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Janice C. Light

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Pennsylvania State University

Affiliations

College of Health and Human Development

Communication Sciences and Disorders

Janice C. Light is currently serving as a College Of Health And Human Development Professor at Pennsylvania State University.

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communication adaptive communication rehabilitation child development alternative communication child language language development special education complex communication needs early childhood education educational communication education aural augmentation behavioral sciences human augmentation speechlanguage pathology young children assistive technology educational technology speech communication autism spectrum disorder disability early childhood reading research early childhood development interpersonal communication applied developmental psychology video communication screen medium language comprehension visual communication inclusive education child literacy cerebral palsy dynamic text human-computer interaction immersive technologies single-word reading early childhood literacy advanced display technology data augmentation visual scene displays pilot study communicative competence systematic review multiple disabilities alternative medicine child-computer interaction developmental psychology applied cognitive psychology adolescent psychology e-participation language education correctional practice vision research developmental disabilities benchmark studies video interpretation research review future research directions aac technologies long-term outcomes image communication higher education special education technology inclusive design parental care human communication group communication nonverbal communication display technology developmental disorders language disorders atypical language development peer relationships online education intellectual disability autism communication outcomes pediatrics

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Teletraining to Teach Communication Partners to Support Students With Multiple Disabilities Including Cortical Visual Impairment and Emerging Symbolic Communication in Communicating Choices. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology (2025)

Tara V. McCartyJanice C. Light

communication disorderscortical visual impairmentmultiple disabilitiesspeechlanguage pathologycommunicationcommunication partnerssymbolic communication

A Scoping Review of Aac Interventions for Children and Young Adults With Simultaneous Visual and Motor Impairments: Clinical and Research Implications. Augmentative and Alternative Communication (2024)

Savanna BrittlebankJanice C. LightLauramarie Pope

pediatricsaac interventionsresearch implicationsalternative medicineyoung adultsspecial educationmotor impairmentsvisual impairmentsophthalmologyadaptive communicationrehabilitation

The Effect of Naturalistic Developmental Behavioral Interventions and Aided Aac on the Language Development of Children on the Autism Spectrum With Minimal Speech: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders (2024)

Lauramarie PopeJanice LightEmily Laubscher

language developmentpediatricssystematic reviewdevelopmental disordersearly childhood developmentatypical language developmentdevelopmental psychopathologyapplied developmental psychologybehavioral sciencesdevelopmental psychologychild languageminimal speechdevelopmental scienceautism spectrumchild developmentrehabilitationautism

Visual Fixation Patterns to Aac Displays Are Significantly Correlated With Motor Selection for Individuals With Down Syndrome or Individuals on the Autism Spectrum. Augmentative and Alternative Communication (2024)

Krista M. WilkinsonSavanna BrittlebankAllison BarwiseTara O’Neill ZimmermanJanice Light

visual fixation patternsmotor selectioncognitive neuroscienceneuroscienceautism spectrumadaptive communicationbehavioral sciences

Effects of an Aac Feature on Decoding and Encoding Skills of Adults With Down Syndrome. Augmentative and Alternative Communication (2023)

Christine HolyfieldLauramarie PopeJanice LightErik JakobsEmily LaubscherDavid McNaughtonOlivia Pfaff

aural augmentationcommunication disordersaac featurehuman augmentationneurodevelopmental disordersneurosciencecommunicationdata augmentationnonverbal communicationadaptive communicationgenetics

Effects of an Augmentative and Alternative Communication Technology Decoding Feature on Single-Word Reading by Individuals With Down Syndrome and Limited Functional Speech. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology (2023)

Christine HolyfieldLauramarie PopeJanice LightErik JakobsEmily LaubscherDavid McNaughtonOlivia Pfaff

iterative decodinglanguage comprehensiondown syndromelanguage disordersspeechlanguage pathologycommunicationlimited functional speechalternative communication technologyreading researchsingle-word readingnatural language processingspeech communication

“It’s Like a Guessing Game All the Time”: Parent Insights on Barriers, Supports, and Priorities for Children With Cortical Visual Impairment and Complex Communication Needs. Augmentative and Alternative Communication (2023)

Tara V. McCartyJanice C. Light

language developmentpediatricsaural augmentationearly childhood developmentcortical visual impairmentcomplex communication needshuman augmentationcommunicationapplied cognitive psychologyfamily psychologyvisual impairmentsparent insightschild developmentadaptive communicationrehabilitation

Supporting Children's Communication of Choices During Inpatient Rehabilitation: Effects of a Mobile Training for Health Care Providers. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology (2023)

Jessica GormleyDavid McNaughtonJanice Light

health communicationbehavioral supportsinpatient rehabilitationspeechlanguage pathologycommunicationmobile trainingpatient supportspeech communicationrehabilitationhealth care providers

“You Just Want to Be Able to Communicate With Your Child”: Parents' Perspectives on Communication and Aac Use for Beginning Communicators on the Autism Spectrum. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology (2023)

Emily LaubscherLauramarie PopeJanice Light

aac usechild languagespeechlanguage pathologycommunicationautism spectrumchild developmentspeech communication

Black Children With Developmental Disabilities Receive Less Augmentative and Alternative Communication Intervention Than Their White Peers: Preliminary Evidence of Racial Disparities From a Secondary Data Analysis. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology (2022)

Lauramarie PopeJanice LightAmber Franklin

pediatricssecondary data analysisracial disparitiesblack childrendisparate impactdisparitiesspeechlanguage pathologycommunicationeducational communicationimplementation researchpreliminary evidencechild developmentwhite peersspeech communicationrehabilitation

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Janice C. Light

Professor

Pennsylvania State University

Affiliations

College of Health and Human Development

Communication Sciences and Disorders

Janice C. Light is currently serving as a College Of Health And Human Development Professor at Pennsylvania State University.

Honors

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Pennsylvania State University

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Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

Tara V. McCartyJanice C. Light

communication disorderscortical visual impairmentmultiple disabilitiesspeechlanguage pathologycommunicationcommunication partnerssymbolic communication

Savanna BrittlebankJanice C. LightLauramarie Pope

pediatricsaac interventionsresearch implicationsalternative medicineyoung adultsspecial educationmotor impairmentsvisual impairmentsophthalmologyadaptive communicationrehabilitation

Lauramarie PopeJanice LightEmily Laubscher

Krista M. WilkinsonSavanna BrittlebankAllison BarwiseTara O’Neill ZimmermanJanice Light

visual fixation patternsmotor selectioncognitive neuroscienceneuroscienceautism spectrumadaptive communicationbehavioral sciences

Effects of an Aac Feature on Decoding and Encoding Skills of Adults With Down Syndrome. Augmentative and Alternative Communication (2023)

Christine HolyfieldLauramarie PopeJanice LightErik JakobsEmily LaubscherDavid McNaughtonOlivia Pfaff

aural augmentationcommunication disordersaac featurehuman augmentationneurodevelopmental disordersneurosciencecommunicationdata augmentationnonverbal communicationadaptive communicationgenetics

Christine HolyfieldLauramarie PopeJanice LightErik JakobsEmily LaubscherDavid McNaughtonOlivia Pfaff

Tara V. McCartyJanice C. Light

Supporting Children's Communication of Choices During Inpatient Rehabilitation: Effects of a Mobile Training for Health Care Providers. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology (2023)

Jessica GormleyDavid McNaughtonJanice Light

health communicationbehavioral supportsinpatient rehabilitationspeechlanguage pathologycommunicationmobile trainingpatient supportspeech communicationrehabilitationhealth care providers

Emily LaubscherLauramarie PopeJanice Light

aac usechild languagespeechlanguage pathologycommunicationautism spectrumchild developmentspeech communication

Lauramarie PopeJanice LightAmber Franklin

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