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The Connections between Language and Reading Disabilities: Current Findings and Future Directions
2003 conference
Profiles of Participants

Conference Director
Hugh W. Catts

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Professor
Speech-Language-Hearing
University of Kansas


Research Interests:

Reading ability and its relationship to spoken language development and disorders.


Semantic-syntactic and phonological processing abilities in poor readers.


Typology and developmental course of reading disabilities.

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Merrill Center Director
Mabel L. Rice

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Fred and Virginia Merrill Distinguished Professor of Advanced Studies

Director
Child Language Doctoral Program
University of Kansas



Research Interests:

Language acquisition and language impairments.


Morphosyntax of children with specific language impairment and the genetics of language impairment.


Early intervention and environmental programming.

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