Kendall Willems (Cygan) – Orange County, California 

Kendall Willems (Cygan) was a doctoral candidate in Educational Studies with a specialization in Special Education. She graduated from the University of Utah in 2016 with a bachelor's degree in psychology. She has a diverse background with two master's degrees, MSc in Applied Behavior Analysis in 2018 and MA in Counseling in 2019. She also has experience working clinically as a Board-Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) for over five years in both the U.S. and the Netherlands. Her additional clinical experience is working as a child/family psychologist from 2019-2021 in the Netherlands. Her research interests are in autism, emergent literacy/reading, and early childhood. 

Allison Glaser – Norfolk, Nebraska

Speech-Language Pathology Master's student | Graduate Assistant

Anna Suppes

Speech-Language Pathology Master's student | Graduate Assistant

Katelyn Pick

Speech-Language Pathology Master's student | Graduate Assistant

Sydney Hobza – Hickman, Nebraska

Study: NIH Reading Comprehension | Undergraduate Major: Communication Sciences & Disorders | Undergraduate Minor: Education studies

Devin Shaughnessy – Chicago, Illinois

Study: NIH Reading Comprehension | Undergraduate Major: Elementary Education & Special Education (K-6)

Kaleigh Thrash – Fort Collins, Colorado

Study: NIH Reading Comprehension | Undergraduate Major: Special Education (7-12)

Ashley Franzen – Omaha, Nebraska

Study: Meta-Analysis on Reading Interventions for Students with Intellectual Disabilities | Undergraduate Major: Communication Sciences & Disorders | Undergraduate Minor: Education studies and Educational psychology