Communication Sciences and Disorders

Biography

Timothy Huang earned his doctoral degree in Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences at the University of Minnesota and joined West Chester University in 2020. He is a licensed Speech-Language Pathologist who has worked at a wide array of school settings. His research focuses on child language, social communication, and autism spectrum disorder. His long-term research goal is to develop efficacious intervention approaches that can help this population participate fully across social settings and build close relationships with their friends and family. Outside of the University, Dr. Huang is serving as the Vice President of the Asian Pacific Islander Speech-Language-Hearing Caucus. He oversees the Caucus' mentorship program by pairing mentor-mentees with similar clinical interests and linguistic background to facilitate their professional development in the field. Dr. Huang is a journalist by training, a foodie by curiosity, a science enthusiast by fascination, and a theater nerd by inclination. Some of his favorite musicals include Les Miserables, Mary Poppins, Dear Evan Hansen, and Hamilton.

Education

Ph.D. in Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences, 2020
University of Minnesota- Twin Cities, Minneapolis, MN

M.S. in Communication Sciences and Disorders, 2012
St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, MN

B.A. in Journalism, 2008
National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan

Courses

Course Number	Course Name
CSD 101	Introduction to Communicative Disorders
CSD 203	Speech and Hearing Science
CSD 207	Introduction to Phonetics
SLP 551	Graduate Clinical Practicum
SLP 552	Medical-Based Affiliation Practicum
SLP 553	School-Based Affiliation Practicum

Publications & Presentations

Publications

Huang, T. (2020). Comparing comprehension of indirect answers by children with autism spectrum disorder to children with typical development. Doctoral Dissertation. Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota.

Huang, T. & Finestack, L. H. (2020). Comparing morphosyntactic profiles of children with developmental language disorder or language disorder associated with autism spectrum disorder. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology. 29 (2). 714-731.

Finestack, L. H., Engman, J., Huang, T., Bangert, K. J., & Bader, K. (2019). Evaluation of a combined explicit-implicit approach to teach grammatical forms to children with grammatical weaknesses. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 29 (1), 63-79.

Professional Presentations

Huang T. & *Feeley K. (November 2022). Contributors to Comprehension of Nonliteral Language in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Poster presentation accepted at the Annual Convention of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, New Orleans, LA. *indicates student researcher.

*Feeley K., Huang T., & Kim S. (November 2022). Effectiveness of Non-Nutritive Sucking on Oral Readiness: Literature Review and Clinical Recommendations. Poster presentation accepted at the Annual Convention of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, New Orleans, LA. *indicates student researcher.

Chiou, H. & Huang T. (January 2022). Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in Allied Health Education: Advocacy and Support in Audiology and Speech Language Pathology. Round table discussion at the annual Hawaii International Conference on Education, Waikoloa, HI.

Chiou, H., Sun, L., Huang, T., Du, Y., Yu, B., Sun, S., … & Cheng, L. (November 2021). Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in SLHS: Challenges and Opportunities. Oral seminar at the Annual Convention of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Washington D.C.

*Corej, B., *Hedricks, R., & Huang, T. (November 2021). Comprehension of Indirect Answers: Developmental Trajectory for Preschoolers and Early Elementary Students. Poster presentation at the Annual Convention of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Washington D.C. *indicates student researchers.

Huang, T., Reese, B., & Finestack, L. H. (November 2020). Comparing Comprehension of Indirect Answers in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Typical Development. Proposal (#11552) accepted at the Annual Convention of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, San Diego, CA (Convention canceled).

Huang, T., Bangert, K. J., Thurman, A., Abbeduto, L., & Finestack, L. H. (November 2019). Comparing Metalinguistic Growth in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Typical Development. Poster presentation at the Annual Convention of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Orlando, FL.

Bangert, K. J., Huang, T., & Finestack, L. H. (November 2019). Five Evidence-based Intervention Techniques for SLPs Working with School-aged Children Targeting Grammatical Forms. Oral seminar at the Annual Convention of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Orlando, FL.

Bangert, K. J., Huang, T., Thurman, A., Abbeduto, L., & Finestack, L. H. (June 2019). Metalinguistic Growth in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Poster presentation at the Symposium on Research in Child Language Disorders, Madison, WI.

Huang, T., Bader, K., Bangert, K. J., & Finestack, L. H. (November 2018). Teaching Grammatical Forms with an Explicit Approach to Children with ASD. Poster presentation at the Annual Convention of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Boston, MA.

Finestack, L. H., Bangert, K. J., & Huang, T. (November 2017). Using Language Samples to Develop Grammatical Goals. Oral seminar at the Annual Convention of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Los Angeles, CA.

Huang, T., Engman, J., Bangert, K., Donohue, C., & Finestack, L. H. (November 2017). Evaluation of an Explicit Approach to Teach Grammatical Forms to Children with ASD. Poster presentation at the Annual Convention of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Los Angeles, CA.

Huang, T. & Finestack, L. H. (November 2016). Comparing Language Structure of Children with PLI or ASD Using SPELT-3 & Conversational Language Sampling. Poster presentation at the Annual Convention of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Philadelphia, PA.

Huang, T. & Finestack, L. H. (June 2016). Morphology and Syntax in Children with PLI or ASD: Group Comparison and Item Analysis Using the Structured Photographic Expressive Language Test (SPELT-3). Poster presentation at the Symposium on Research in Child Language Disorders, Madison, WI.