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Kathryn D. R. Drager

Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Education Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders

Pennsylvania State University

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College of Health and Human Development

Communication Sciences and Disorders

Kathryn D. R. Drager is currently serving as a College Of Health And Human Development Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Education Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Pennsylvania State University.

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Kathryn D. R. Drager

Pennsylvania State University

Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Education Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders

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communication child development adaptive communication child language language development education young children linguistics special education speechlanguage pathology aural augmentation alternative communication pathology complex communication needs assistive technology early childhood education applied developmental psychology early childhood development educational communication speech synthesis autism spectrum disorders visual scene displays mobile technology autism reading research early childhood speech communication child literacy visual communication language comprehension speech enhancement aac technologies autism spectrum disorder sri lanka systematic review synthesized speech adolescent health cognitive development inclusive education child-computer interaction applied cognitive psychology immersive technologies language education background noise professional development human-computer interaction intellectual disability speech processing applied social psychology distance education hearing research rehabilitation medicine speech production training systems teacher development adolescent medicine adolescent psychology human augmentation talent development developmental disabilities speech output case studies mobile communication international education collaborative learning video communication peer relationships video interpretation correctional practice oral communication speech science nonverbal communication future research directions social functioning social participation aac interventions social communication disorder learning disabilities disability environmental information language special education technology

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The Feasibility of Just-In-Time Programming of Visual Scene Displays on Mobile Technology in Aac Intervention for Adult Beginning Communicators. Augmentative and Alternative Communication (2025)

Kathryn D. R. DragerNimisha MuttiahChristine Holyfield

communicationvisual scene displaysvisual communicationadult beginning communicatorsjust-in-time programmingaac interventionmobile technology

Systematic Review Supports That It is Never Too Early to Implement Aac Intervention for Children Under 6 Years of Age. Evidence-Based Communication Assessment and Intervention (2024)

Kathryn D.R. Drager

communicationevidence-based interventionsearly childhood developmentchild developmentsystematic reviewaac intervention

A Scoping Review of Augmentative and Alternative Communication (Aac) Interventions in Low-and Middle-Income Countries (Lmics). Augmentative and Alternative Communication (2022)

Nimisha MuttiahJessica GormleyKathryn D. R. Drager

alternative communicationadaptive communicationlow-and middle-income countriescommunication

Parent Perspectives on Augmentative and Alternative Communication in Sri Lanka. Augmentative and Alternative Communication (2022)

Nimisha MuttiahAyendree SeneviratneKathryn D. R. DragerNina A. Panterliyon

parent perspectivessri lankaalternative communicationcommunication

Integrating Familiar Listeners and Speech Recognition Technologies Into Augmentative and Alternative Communication Intervention for Adults With Down Syndrome: Descriptive Exploration. Assistive Technology (2021)

Christine HolyfieldKathryn Drager

alternative communication interventionadaptive communicationdown syndromeassistive technologydescriptive explorationrehabilitationfamiliar listenersspeech recognition technologies

Effect of Aac Technology With Dynamic Text on the Single-Word Recognition of Adults With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology (2019)

Christine HolyfieldJanice LightDavid McnaughtonJessica CaronKathryn DragerLauramarie Pope

pathologysingle-word recognitiontechnologyassistive technologynatural language processingdynamic textaac technologyspoken language technologyrehabilitationspeechlanguage pathologyartificial intelligence

“I Would Like for My Child to Be Happy With His Life”: Parental Hopes for Their Children With Asd Across the Lifespan. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders (2019)

Erinn H. FinkeJennifer M. D. KremkowKathryn D. R. DragerAngelique MurilloLaura RichardsonElizabeth C. Serpentine

developmental disordersneurodevelopmental disorderschild psychologyfamily psychologypediatricschild developmentdevelopmental psychologymental healthautismapplied developmental psychologylifespan extensionlifespan developmentdevelopmental psychopathologyend-of-life issueslife coursepublic healthmortalityparental hopesbehavioral sciences

The Effects of an Intervention Using Low-Tech Visual Scene Displays and Aided Modeling With Young Children With Complex Communication Needs. Topics in Early Childhood Special Education (2019)

Nimisha MuttiahKathryn D. R. DragerBethany BealeHailey BongoLindsay Riley

image-guided interventionsvisual modelingeducationcommunicationtechnology-based interventionscomplex communication needsyoung childrenchild developmentearly childhood developmentrehabilitationvisual communicationeducational communicationearly childhood educationearly childhoodapplied developmental psychologyspecial education

Effect of Aac Partner Training Using Video on Peers’ Interpretation of the Behaviors of Presymbolic Middle-Schoolers With Multiple Disabilities*. Augmentative and Alternative Communication (2018)

Christine HolyfieldJanice LightKathryn DragerDavid McNaughtonJessica Gormley

inclusive educationbehavioral sciencespresymbolic middle-schoolerscollaborative learningvideo communicationadaptive communicationeducationeducational technologyapplied social psychologydistance educationapplied developmental psychologyspecial educationcommunicationinterpersonal communicationmultiple disabilitiesvideo interpretationapplied cognitive psychologyuser experiencepeer relationshipsqualitative research

Effect of Mobile Technology Featuring Visual Scene Displays and Just-In-Time Programming on Communication Turns by Preadolescent and Adolescent Beginning Communicators. International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology (2018)

Christine HolyfieldJessica Gosnell CaronKathryn DragerJanice Light

pathologycommunicationmobile technologyspeechlanguage pathologyvisual scene displaysjust-in-time programmingeducational communicationlanguage developmentlinguisticscommunication turns

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Kathryn D. R. Drager

Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Education Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders

Pennsylvania State University

Affiliations

College of Health and Human Development

Communication Sciences and Disorders

Honors

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Experiences

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Kathryn D. R. Drager

Pennsylvania State University

Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Education Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders

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Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

The Feasibility of Just-In-Time Programming of Visual Scene Displays on Mobile Technology in Aac Intervention for Adult Beginning Communicators. Augmentative and Alternative Communication (2025)

Kathryn D. R. DragerNimisha MuttiahChristine Holyfield

communicationvisual scene displaysvisual communicationadult beginning communicatorsjust-in-time programmingaac interventionmobile technology

Systematic Review Supports That It is Never Too Early to Implement Aac Intervention for Children Under 6 Years of Age. Evidence-Based Communication Assessment and Intervention (2024)

Kathryn D.R. Drager

communicationevidence-based interventionsearly childhood developmentchild developmentsystematic reviewaac intervention

A Scoping Review of Augmentative and Alternative Communication (Aac) Interventions in Low-and Middle-Income Countries (Lmics). Augmentative and Alternative Communication (2022)

Nimisha MuttiahJessica GormleyKathryn D. R. Drager

alternative communicationadaptive communicationlow-and middle-income countriescommunication

Parent Perspectives on Augmentative and Alternative Communication in Sri Lanka. Augmentative and Alternative Communication (2022)

Nimisha MuttiahAyendree SeneviratneKathryn D. R. DragerNina A. Panterliyon

parent perspectivessri lankaalternative communicationcommunication

Christine HolyfieldKathryn Drager

alternative communication interventionadaptive communicationdown syndromeassistive technologydescriptive explorationrehabilitationfamiliar listenersspeech recognition technologies

Effect of Aac Technology With Dynamic Text on the Single-Word Recognition of Adults With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology (2019)

Christine HolyfieldJanice LightDavid McnaughtonJessica CaronKathryn DragerLauramarie Pope

“I Would Like for My Child to Be Happy With His Life”: Parental Hopes for Their Children With Asd Across the Lifespan. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders (2019)

Erinn H. FinkeJennifer M. D. KremkowKathryn D. R. DragerAngelique MurilloLaura RichardsonElizabeth C. Serpentine

The Effects of an Intervention Using Low-Tech Visual Scene Displays and Aided Modeling With Young Children With Complex Communication Needs. Topics in Early Childhood Special Education (2019)

Nimisha MuttiahKathryn D. R. DragerBethany BealeHailey BongoLindsay Riley

Effect of Aac Partner Training Using Video on Peers’ Interpretation of the Behaviors of Presymbolic Middle-Schoolers With Multiple Disabilities*. Augmentative and Alternative Communication (2018)

Christine HolyfieldJanice LightKathryn DragerDavid McNaughtonJessica Gormley

Christine HolyfieldJessica Gosnell CaronKathryn DragerJanice Light

pathologycommunicationmobile technologyspeechlanguage pathologyvisual scene displaysjust-in-time programmingeducational communicationlanguage developmentlinguisticscommunication turns

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