Tiffany Woynaroski

Tiffany received a B.S. in Psychology (2002) with a minor in East Asian Studies and Mandarin Chinese Language from Valparaiso University College of Arts and Sciences and a M.S. in Speech-Language Pathology (2009) from Vanderbilt University Medical School. She worked clinically in many capacities, including behavioral consultation, speech-language services, and parent support. She has been recognized as a Lumina Scholar, a Nelson Scholar, and Outstanding Chinese Language Scholar. Her research interests include language, literacy, and social communication development and neuroscience, with a particular focus in young children with autism spectrum disorders. She is especially interested in using neuroscientific methods to clarify the nature of developmental disorders and to predict long-term outcomes. Tiffany was previously a trainee on a personnel preparation grant from the US Department of Education, Clinical Specialty Preparation to Serve Infants, Toddlers, and Children With Feeding and Swallowing Disabilities (2007-2009) and on a Leadership Training Grant from the US Department of Education, Preparing Teachers/Scholars in Language and Literacy (PI: Schuele).