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Cathy Binger, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, Assistant Professor
cbinger@unm.edu

Dr. Binger received her bachelor’s degree from Pennsylvania State University and her master’s degree from the University of Wyoming. She then spent eight years working as a speech-language pathologist in four different states, primarily working with preschool and school-aged populations. During this time, Dr. Binger also worked as a research assistant on an NIH-funded project at Penn State and co-authored a clinically-oriented book based on the research findings. Dr. Binger completed her Ph.D. in Communication Sciences and Disorders at Penn State in 2004. Her teaching interests are focused on augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) and child language development and disorders. Dr. Binger’s primary research interests are twofold: developing and evaluating effective approaches to support the expressive grammar development of children who use AAC, and teaching key communication partners (such as parents and educators) how to support the language development of young children who require AAC.

To access Dr. Binger's website: cathybinger.com

RECENT PUBLICATIONS:
Binger, C., & Kent-Walsh, J. (in press). What every speech-language pathologist needs to know about augmentative and alternative communication. Pearson Education, Inc.: Boston.

Binger, C., Kent-Walsh, J., Ewing, C., & Taylor, S. (in press). Teaching educational assistants to facilitate the multi-symbol message productions of young students who require AAC. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology.

Binger, C., Maguire-Marshall, M., & Kent-Walsh, J. (submitted). Using aided AAC models, recasts, and contrastive targets to teach grammatical morphemes to children with developmental delays who use AAC. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research.

Kent-Walsh, J., Binger, C., & Hasham, Z. (submitted). Teaching European and African American parents to support their children who use AAC during storybook reading. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology.