Kelly L. Coburn, Ph.D.

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Assistant Professor, Speech-Language Pathology

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Contact Info

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Health Professions, 4140 GG

Education

Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University, 2021
M.A., University of Pittsburgh, 2011
B.Phil, University of Pittsburgh, 2009

Areas of Expertise

Autism
AAC
Developmental disorders
Language development
Narrative discourse

Selected Publications

Certification and Licensure

  • ASHA CCC-SLP

Selected Presentations

  • Coburn, K. L., Martin, L. A., Miller, G. N., Trapani, J. A., Levine, T. R., & Kana, R. K. (2022, November). MISLEAD: A Thematic Analysis of How Autistic and Non-Autistic Adults Detect Lies. [Poster presentation]. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, New Orleans, LA.
  • Coburn, K. L., Trapani, J. A., O’Kelley, S., & Kana, R. K. (2022, May). Effects of a visualizing intervention on reading comprehension in autistic children [Poster presentation]. International Society for Autism Research, Austin, TX.
  • Coburn, K. L., & Williams, D. L. (2021, November). Personal narratives by autistic adults of underrepresented genders [Technical research sessions]. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Washington, D.C.
  • Coburn, K. L., & Williams, D. L. (2020, October 22-23). Neurodevelopmental differences in autism spectrum disorder applied to language learning [Virtual poster presentation]. Many Paths to Language, Max Planck Institute, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
  • Coburn, K. L., & Williams, D. L. (2019, November 21-23). Verbal encoding and visuospatial recall in autism spectrum disorder [Poster presentation]. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Convention, Orlando, FL, United States.

Memberships/Affiliations

  • American Speech-Language Hearing Association
  • International Society for Autism Research

Professional Services

  • ASHA Autism Spectrum Disorders Topic Committee
  • Ad hoc reviewer, American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology
  • Ad hoc reviewer, Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools
  • Ad hoc reviewer, Autism Research
  • Ad hoc reviewer, Autism in Adulthood
  • Ad hoc reviewer, Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders