Nancy Brady, Ph.D.Nancy Brady studies the development of communication and language in young children and in individuals with developmental disabilities. Her research has focused on describing development of gestures and prespeech vocalizations, beginning augmentative communication use, and negotiaitions of conversational breakdowns. Research InterestPrelinguistic communication Communication interventions for children with developmental disabilities Augmentative communication Communication development in children with autism, fragile X syndrome and deaf-blindness Major HonorsChairperson: National Joint Committee for the Communication Needs of Associate Editor American Journal of Speech Language Pathology 2000-2003 Associate Editor, Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research Recent PublicationsBrady, N. (2007). Augmentative and alternative communication in children with Down syndrome or fragile X syndrome. In J. Roberts, R. Chapman, and S. Warren (Eds.) Speech and Language Development and Intervention in Down Syndrome and Fragile X Syndrome (pp. 225-274). Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes Brady, N. Bredin-Oja, S., & Warren, S. (2007). Prelinguistic communication in children with Down syndrome or fragile X syndrome: Development and interventions. In Speech and Language Development and Intervention in Down Syndrome and Fragile X Syndrome (pp. 173-192). Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes. Brady, N., Skinner, D., Roberts, J., & Hennon, E. (2006) Communication in young children with fragile X syndrome: A qualitative study of mothers’ perspectives. American Journal of Speech Language Pathology, 15, 353-. Brady, N., Steeples, T., & Fleming, K. (2005). Effects of prelinguistic communication levels on initiation and repair of communication in children with disabilities. Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing Research, 48(5), 1098-1113 Brady, N., Marquis, J., Fleming, K., & McLean, L. (2004). Prelinguistic predictors of language growth in children with developmental disabilities. Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing Research, 47(3), 663-667
PresentationsCommunication Assessment Strategies for Individuals with Severe Disabilities PostersImproving Maternal Responsivity to Children with FXS Increased Communication in Deaf-Blind Children After Adapted PMT Intervention Evidence-Based Communication Interventions for Persons with Severe Disabilities Longitudinal effects of low intensity early communication intervention |
Ph.D., University of Kansas, Developmental Child Psychology, M.A., University of Minnesota, Communications Disorders, B.A., University of California, Speech & Hearing Science, Contact: The Schiefelbusch Institute for Life Span Studies |
