Kelsey E. Davison
@kdvsn14.bsky.social
Postdoctoral researcher at Purdue University, College of Health and Human Sciences | PhD in Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences from Boston University | language, reading, and brain development, dyslexia, DLD, bilingualism | she/her/ella
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Caregiver Oral Reading Prosody Is Associated With Preschoolers' Storybook Listening Comprehension, #JSLHR study finds. https://on.asha.org/3X9saM2
@jenniferzuk.bsky.social @sigperspectives.bsky.social @csdisseminate.bsky.social
@jenniferzuk.bsky.social @sigperspectives.bsky.social @csdisseminate.bsky.social
Caregiver Oral Reading Prosody Is Associated With Preschoolers' Storybook Listening Comprehension
Purpose: Shared reading is one of the most language-enriched contexts in children's home environments. A salient, understudied characteristic of ...
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November 21, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Caregiver Oral Reading Prosody Is Associated With Preschoolers' Storybook Listening Comprehension, #JSLHR study finds. https://on.asha.org/3X9saM2
@jenniferzuk.bsky.social @sigperspectives.bsky.social @csdisseminate.bsky.social
@jenniferzuk.bsky.social @sigperspectives.bsky.social @csdisseminate.bsky.social
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Thrilled to share our work on speech timing in autism: we found right-hemispheric white matter pathways in the brain associated with speech timing in autistic children. Grateful to @kdvsn14.bsky.social for her dedication to this project, and @htagerf.bsky.social for supporting this collaboration.
#JSLHR study by authors from Boston University and MIT finds that right-hemispheric white matter organization is associated w/ #speech timing in #autistic children. on.asha.org/3SMgj4a
@sigperspectives.bsky.social @csdisseminate.bsky.social #SLPeeps @neurotyler.bsky.social
@sigperspectives.bsky.social @csdisseminate.bsky.social #SLPeeps @neurotyler.bsky.social
Right-Hemispheric White Matter Organization Is Associated With Speech Timing in Autistic Children
Purpose: Converging research suggests that speech timing, including altered rate and pausing when speaking, can distinguish autistic individuals ...
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June 11, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Thrilled to share our work on speech timing in autism: we found right-hemispheric white matter pathways in the brain associated with speech timing in autistic children. Grateful to @kdvsn14.bsky.social for her dedication to this project, and @htagerf.bsky.social for supporting this collaboration.
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Whale vocalizations not only resemble human vowels, but also behave like ones!
We previously discovered that sperm whales have analogues to human vowels.
In a new preprint, we analyze linguistic behavior of whale vowels.
We previously discovered that sperm whales have analogues to human vowels.
In a new preprint, we analyze linguistic behavior of whale vowels.
June 10, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Whale vocalizations not only resemble human vowels, but also behave like ones!
We previously discovered that sperm whales have analogues to human vowels.
In a new preprint, we analyze linguistic behavior of whale vowels.
We previously discovered that sperm whales have analogues to human vowels.
In a new preprint, we analyze linguistic behavior of whale vowels.
Reposted by Kelsey E. Davison
New paper examining longitudinal #brain data over 7y & relation to #reading; implications for early intervention/policy @fitngin.bsky.social
Longitudinal trajectories of brain development from infancy to school age and their relationship with literacy development | PNAS www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Longitudinal trajectories of brain development from infancy to school age and their relationship with literacy development | PNAS www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
PNAS
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans...
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June 10, 2025 at 3:29 PM
New paper examining longitudinal #brain data over 7y & relation to #reading; implications for early intervention/policy @fitngin.bsky.social
Longitudinal trajectories of brain development from infancy to school age and their relationship with literacy development | PNAS www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Longitudinal trajectories of brain development from infancy to school age and their relationship with literacy development | PNAS www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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Excited that this publication is out now, led by Dr Kate Radville, and an amazing team. Parents need more information about DLD and in this paper we elevate their voices 🎉
📢 Exciting new PhD publication from Dr Kate Radville.
This study explored how online learning can empower caregivers of children with DLD. Our study found flexible, accessible training boosts knowledge, confidence, & support for these children.
pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/...
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This study explored how online learning can empower caregivers of children with DLD. Our study found flexible, accessible training boosts knowledge, confidence, & support for these children.
pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/...
#DevLangDis
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May 22, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Excited that this publication is out now, led by Dr Kate Radville, and an amazing team. Parents need more information about DLD and in this paper we elevate their voices 🎉
Our work on speech timing & white matter organization in autistic and non-autistic children is out in JSHLR. Thankful for the research team on this project! @jenniferzuk.bsky.social @talialiu.bsky.social @neurotyler.bsky.social @htagerf.bsky.social @qzhever.bsky.social
pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/...
pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/...
Right-Hemispheric White Matter Organization Is Associated With Speech Timing in Autistic Children
Purpose: Converging research suggests that speech timing, including altered rate
and pausing when speaking, can distinguish autistic individuals ...
pubs.asha.org
May 20, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Our work on speech timing & white matter organization in autistic and non-autistic children is out in JSHLR. Thankful for the research team on this project! @jenniferzuk.bsky.social @talialiu.bsky.social @neurotyler.bsky.social @htagerf.bsky.social @qzhever.bsky.social
pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/...
pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/...
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HELP! GaabLab has been supporting the #Dyslexia community since 2007. Now we could really use YOUR help due to recent funding cuts that threaten our lab's existence: We're looking for supportive foundations & collaborations, very grateful for any small gift community.alumni.harvard.edu/give/51711873
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May 1, 2025 at 6:07 PM
HELP! GaabLab has been supporting the #Dyslexia community since 2007. Now we could really use YOUR help due to recent funding cuts that threaten our lab's existence: We're looking for supportive foundations & collaborations, very grateful for any small gift community.alumni.harvard.edu/give/51711873
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Honored to be mentioned alongside scholars I admire: @naomicaselli.bsky.social, Padden, Mayberry, Chen Pichler, and more! www.science.org/content/arti...
"Imperfect sounds: Cochlear implants give deaf kids unprecedented access to sound. But insisting they avoid using sign language may be risky."
"Imperfect sounds: Cochlear implants give deaf kids unprecedented access to sound. But insisting they avoid using sign language may be risky."
Implants can help deaf kids hear—but many still struggle with spoken language
Some researchers worry about risks of devaluing sign language, overreliance on imperfect devices
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March 13, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Honored to be mentioned alongside scholars I admire: @naomicaselli.bsky.social, Padden, Mayberry, Chen Pichler, and more! www.science.org/content/arti...
"Imperfect sounds: Cochlear implants give deaf kids unprecedented access to sound. But insisting they avoid using sign language may be risky."
"Imperfect sounds: Cochlear implants give deaf kids unprecedented access to sound. But insisting they avoid using sign language may be risky."
Our new paper, co-first authored with J. Zuk, in JSLHR found relationships between maternal oral reading prosody and language skills among late and typical talkers. My dissertation work takes a deeper dive into these relationships at the preschool age...coming soon!
pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/...
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Maternal Oral Reading Expressiveness in Relation to Toddlers' Concurrent Language Skills Across a Continuum of Early Language Abilities
Purpose: A rich body of evidence has illuminated the importance of caregivers' use
of prosody in facilitating young children's language developme...
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February 26, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Our new paper, co-first authored with J. Zuk, in JSLHR found relationships between maternal oral reading prosody and language skills among late and typical talkers. My dissertation work takes a deeper dive into these relationships at the preschool age...coming soon!
pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/...
pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/...
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Unpacking the U.S. Department of Education: What Does It Actually Do?
www.gse.harvard.edu/ideas/edcast...
www.gse.harvard.edu/ideas/edcast...
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February 11, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Unpacking the U.S. Department of Education: What Does It Actually Do?
www.gse.harvard.edu/ideas/edcast...
www.gse.harvard.edu/ideas/edcast...
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Reposted by Kelsey E. Davison
📢 Children's word #reading skills are linked to the number of books at home and mother-child reading activities—even after accounting for parental reading skills as a proxy for genetic influences. 🧬📚
🔗 Read more: doi.org/10.1111/jcpp...
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January 21, 2025 at 10:23 AM
📢 Children's word #reading skills are linked to the number of books at home and mother-child reading activities—even after accounting for parental reading skills as a proxy for genetic influences. 🧬📚
🔗 Read more: doi.org/10.1111/jcpp...
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🔗 Read more: doi.org/10.1111/jcpp...
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Let me know if you have further questions! Here is a link to the author's manuscript I host on my site: mjmarte.github.io/manuscripts/... :)
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January 2, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Let me know if you have further questions! Here is a link to the author's manuscript I host on my site: mjmarte.github.io/manuscripts/... :)
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When young children have problems pronouncing words accurately, should we be worried? Our new meta-analysis open access in @ashajournals.bsky.social focuses on that pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/...
Are Speech Sound Difficulties Risk Factors for Difficulties in Language and Reading Skills? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Background: Children with speech sound difficulties often require educational psychology
services, yet systematic reviews examining the associati...
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January 1, 2025 at 4:39 PM
When young children have problems pronouncing words accurately, should we be worried? Our new meta-analysis open access in @ashajournals.bsky.social focuses on that pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/...
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our paper on intelligibility and speaking rate. rate, intelligibility and age are all correlated so i work through the effect of rate on intelligibility in a few different analyses
Study from a large-scale sample supports hypothesis that children's speech is subject to a speed–accuracy tradeoff where increased speaking rate leads to reduced articulatory accuracy & hence reduced intelligibility. on.asha.org/3ZYM0Me
@sigperspectives.bsky.social @carolinebowen.bsky.social
@sigperspectives.bsky.social @carolinebowen.bsky.social
Speech Development Between 30 and 119 Months in Typical Children III: Interaction Between Speaking Rate and Intelligibility
Purpose: Earlier work has established developmental benchmarks for intelligibility
and articulation rate, but the intersection of these two varia...
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December 19, 2024 at 6:58 PM
our paper on intelligibility and speaking rate. rate, intelligibility and age are all correlated so i work through the effect of rate on intelligibility in a few different analyses
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Just did a calculation of our lab's time from project conception to publication (e-pub) over the past x years. We're averaging 3.5 years from the first idea to acceptance. About 6-9 months of this is review time. Don't know how typical this is but good reality check esp. for trainees.
December 13, 2024 at 1:29 PM
Just did a calculation of our lab's time from project conception to publication (e-pub) over the past x years. We're averaging 3.5 years from the first idea to acceptance. About 6-9 months of this is review time. Don't know how typical this is but good reality check esp. for trainees.