Language Intervention and Diagnostic Learning Lab (LIDL)

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Dr. Kirsten Russell, Ph.D., CCC-SLP

Dr. Russell is an assistant professor at BYU and a licensed speech language pathologist. Her clinical experience has been focused primarily on kids (ages 2 to 17) in the public school system. She is passionate about finding ways to help children with language disorders, their families, and improve their access to education. When she is not actively pursuing her research and teaching responsibilities, she loves spending time with her family, baking delicious desserts, and playing the piano and singing.

Graduate Students

Megan Rowe

October 22, 2024 07:05 PM

Megan Rowe is from Kaysville, Utah. She especially enjoys working with children with speech sound and language disorders and hopes to work in the school setting after finishing her master’s degree. She loves reading, traveling, film photography, and going on walks.

Aliese Pedro

October 24, 2024 01:34 PM

Aliese Pedro is a graduate student from Medina, Ohio with a passion for working with children. She hopes to continue working with kids as an SLP after completing her studies. Outside of her academic interests, Aliese enjoys staying active, whether it's playing pickleball, soccer, spikeball, football, or going for a swim. She also treasures spending time with her cousins, especially the three little ones, who always make things fun and exciting.

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Undergraduate Students

Amy Hawkes

July 08, 2024 09:01 AM

Amy Hawkes is from LaGrange, Georgia. She is a Senior in Communication Disorders with a minor in Family Life. Amy dances on the International Folk Dance Ensemble at BYU, and she loves to spend time outside with friends and family. Amy plans to get her master's in Speech Pathology and eventually open a private practice from her home.

Tessa Paulsen

June 27, 2024 12:50 PM

Tessa Paulsen is from Billings, Montana. She is a senior in Communication Disorders with a minor in Business. Tessa loves playing pickleball, swimming, reading, and other outdoor activities with her friends and family. She plans to get her master’s in Speech-Language Pathology and work in a school system with children.

Tianna Southwick

August 29, 2024 07:42 PM

Tianna Southwick is from Clifton Park, New York. She is a junior in the Communication Disorders program with a minor in Family Life. Tianna spends her time playing Intermural Flag Football, attending sporting events, and hanging out with her family and friends. Tianna plans to get her master's in Speech-Language Pathology and work in a school setting.

Molly Bloxham

August 29, 2024 07:45 PM

Molly Bloxham is a Senior in the Communication Disorders program from Spanish Fork Utah. She enjoys photography, musical theater, reading, and spending time with friends and family. Her future plans involve working with young children with hearing and communication difficulties.

Avery Kunz

September 17, 2024 02:13 PM

Avery Kunz is from South Jordan Utah. She is currently a senior in the communication disorders program. She loves shopping, live music and all things fitness. Her future plans include pursuing a Master’s Degree in Speech Pathology and eventually serving children with developmental disorders.

Chloe Ashton

December 30, 2024 07:21 PM

Chloe is from Westport, Connecticut. She is a senior at BYU majoring in Communication Disorders and minoring in Spanish. Chloe enjoys coaching gymnastics, playing the piano, and making art. Upon graduating, Chloe plans on pursuing a Master's Degree in Speech-Language Pathology so that she can one day work with children in elementary schools.

Bethany Elmore

December 30, 2024 10:55 PM

Bethany Elmore is from Lancaster, Pennsylvania. She is a junior in the Communication Disorders program. Bethany loves playing tennis, participating in scavenger hunts, and dancing. Bethany plans to get her master's in Speech Language Pathology and work with children in either schools or hospitals.

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The following publications are open source:
Hannig Russell, K. M., Wambaugh, J. L., Davis, J. L., & Redmond, S. M. (2024). Efficacy of complexity-based target selection for treating morphosyntactic deficits in children with DLD and children with Down syndrome. American Journal of Speech Language Pathology, 33(2), 2939-2971. https://doi.org/10.1044/2024_AJSLP-24-00171
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Russell KMH, Wilder A, Wambaugh JL. 2023. Pattern-based target selection for treatment of irregular past-tense: A single-subject experimental design for children with DLD . American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology. 32(32):2057-2074. https://doi.org/10.1044/2023_AJSLP-22-00038
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Russell KMH, Redmond SM, Ash AC. 2022. Psycholinguistic profiling of children with sluggish cognitive tempo . Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics. 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1080/02699206.2022.2092422
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Redmond SM, Russell KMH, Wilder A. 2019. Redmond (2002) revisited: Have standardized behavioral rating scales gotten better at accommodating for overlapping symptoms with language impairment?. Seminars in Speech and Language. 40:272-290. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8939127/pdf/nihms-1785862.pdf
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Hannig Russell, K. M., & Redmond, S. M. (2024). The impacts of co-occurring developmental language disorder on the academic, interpersonal, and behavioral profiles of children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups, 1–15. https://doi.org/10.1044/2024_persp-24-00035

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