Christine Dollaghan
Professor
PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Child Language Development and Disorders
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About Christine Dollaghan
Chris Dollaghan completed her BA in linguistics at Wesleyan University (Middletown, CT) and her MA and PhD in communicative disorders at the University of Montana and the University of Wisconsin-Madison, respectively. She was a professor at the University of Pittsburgh prior to joining the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences in 2006. She received the Honors of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association in 2012.
Research Interests
Dr. Dollaghan studies the nature, identification and outcomes of language and other communication disorders in young children, including children with specific language impairment and children recovering from traumatic brain injury. Her interests also include evidence-based practice and clinical decision-making.
Recent Publications
Xuan, L. & Dollaghan, C. Language-specific noun bias: evidence from bilingual children. Journal of Child Language FirstView, published November 9, 2012; available on CJO 2012 as doi:10.1017/S0305000912000529.
Campbell, T. F., Dollaghan, C., Janosky, J., Rusiewicz, H. L, Small, S. L., Dick, F., Vick, J., & Adelson, P. D. Consonant accuracy after severe pediatric traumatic brain injury: A prospective cohort study. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research Papers in Press, published December 28, 2012 as doi:10.1044/1092-4388(2012/12-0077).
Mueller, J. A. & Dollaghan, C. A systematic review of assessments for identifying executive function impairment in adults with acquired brain injury. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research Papers in Press, published December 28, 2012 as doi:10.1044/1092-4388(2012/12-0147).
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