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, and incoming Assistant Professor at Case Western Reserve University in Fall 2024. She is based in the Wisconsin Intelligibility, Speech, and Communication (WISC) Laboratory (PI: Katie Hustad). Helen began her career working as a speech-language pathologist (SLP) before and during her doctoral program where she developed her research questions.
Her research aims to advance the early detection of communication impairments in children with neurodevelopmental disabilities like cerebral palsy to support clinical decisions to implement speech and augmentative and alternative communication interventions.
Helen is a co-founding collaborator of CSDisseminate, an early career working group of scientists and clinicians dedicated to promoting the adoption of free and legal open access practices across the CSD community.
Postdoc
2021-2024
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, WI, USA
Waisman Center
TL1 NCATS Postdoctoral Fellow in clinical and translational research methods
T32 NICHD Postdoctoral Fellow in intellectual and developmental disabilities
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