Helen Long, PhD, CCC-SLP (she/her) is a postdoctoral researcher at the Waisman Center of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and incoming Assistant Professor at Case Western Reserve University in Fall 2024. She is currently based in the Wisconsin Intelligibility, Speech, and Communication (WISC) Laboratory (PI: Katie Hustad). 

Helen began her career working as a speech-language pathologist (SLP) where she developed her research questions. Her research aims to advance the early prediction of speech and communication impairments in children with neurodevelopmental disabilities like cerebral palsy to support earlier referrals to speech therapy at the youngest possible age.

Helen is a co-founding collaborator of CSDisseminate, an early career group of scientists and clinicians dedicated to promoting the advancement of free and legal open access practices within the CSD community.