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    Michelle Therrien profile picture CCI FSU Tallahassee FL

    Michelle Therrien

    Assistant Professor

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    850-644-1951
    Email:
    mtherrien@fsu.edu
    Office:
    413 Warren
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    Education

    • Ph.D. Communication Sciences & Disorders, The Pennsylvania State University

    • MA Computational Linguistics, University of Washington

    • BA English, Saint Louis University

    Research Interests

    Dr. Therrien's research interest is connection building. Her current work focuses on supporting social interaction and friendship for individuals who use AAC, bringing researchers and practitioners together to support the use of evidence-based practices in schools and communities, and forming interdisciplinary collaborations to increase participation of individuals who use AAC in their communities.

    Teaching Interests

    Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC), Developmental Disorders of Communication, Child Language Development, Research Methods

    Publications & Research

    Ivy, S., Therrien, M. C. S., Whalon, K., Bilgin, M., Cox, S., & Hammons, N. (2020). RouTEAM: Home and school partnerships to support communication for children with complex communication needs. Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities. Online First.

    Therrien, M. (2019). Perspectives and experiences of adults who use AAC on making and keeping friends. Augmentative and Alternative Communication. doi:10.1080/07434618.2019.1599065

    Therrien, M., & Light, J. (2018). Promoting peer interaction for preschool children with complex communication needs and autism spectrum disorder. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 27, 207-221.  doi: 10.1044/2017_AJSLP-17-0104

    Therrien, M., & Light, J. (2016). Using the iPad to facilitate interaction between preschool children who use AAC and their peers. Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 32, 163-174. doi: 10.1080/07434618.2016.1205133 

    Therrien, M., Light, J., & Pope, L. (2016). Systematic review of the effects of interventions to promote peer interactions for children who use aided AAC. Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 32, 81-93. doi: 10.3109/07434618.2016.1146331

    Grants & Awards

    Therrien, M., Barton-Hulsey, A., Romano, M., Biggs, E. Family-centered practice during the COVID-19 pandemic: Lessons learned and implications for AAC service delivery. Funded by Florida State University's Office of Research Development Collaborative Collision: COVID-19 Seed Fund Grant. Total Award: $20,000

    Therrien, M. (Nov 2019-2020). Training Preschool Teachers to Support Peer Interaction for Children with Complex Communication Needs. American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation New Investigator's Research Grant. Total award $10,000.

    Therrien, M. & Whalon, K. (April 2019- April 2020). Supporting Interaction and Literacy Skills of Preschool Children with Autism. Funded by the Florida State University Council on Research Creativity’s Multidisciplinary Support Grant. Total award $25,000.

    Therrien, M. (May – July, 2016). FYAP: Making and Keeping Friends: Perspectives of Individuals who use Augmentative and Alternative Communication. Funded by the Florida State University Council on Research Creativity. Total award $20,000.

    Therrien, M. (November 2015-2016) Effects of a social interaction intervention on the communicative turns of preschool-ages children with complex communication needs in peer interaction. Funded by the ASH Foundation Student Researcher Grant in Early Childhood Language Development. Total award $2,000.

     


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