Helen Long, PhD, CCC-SLP
Postdoctoral Researcher, UW-Madison
Helen Long, PhD, CCC-SLP (she/her) is a postdoctoral researcher at the Waisman Center of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She is based in the Wisconsin Intelligibility, Speech, and Communication (WISC) Laboratory (PI: Katie Hustad). Helen began her career as a speech-language pathologist (SLP) and worked for 9 years before and during her doctoral training when she developed her research questions.
Her primary line of research aims to advance the early detection of speech impairments in children with cerebral palsy to facilitate early access to interventions for augmentative and alternative communication.
Helen is a co-founding collaborator of CSDisseminate, an early career working group dedicated to promoting the adoption of free and legal open access practices across the CSD research and clinical community.
PhD
2020
University of Memphis
Memphis, TN, USA
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Collateral Area: Cognitive Science
Long, H. L. (2020). Endogenous and social factors influencing infant vocalizations as fitness signals. Doctoral dissertation. The University of Memphis. doi.org/10.31219/osf.io/cz7qe
MS
2012
Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL, USA
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Concentration: Speech-Language Pathology
BA
2010
Indiana University
Bloomington, IN, USA
Speech and Hearing Sciences;
Slavic and East European Languages and Cultures
Minors: Linguistics, Psychology