Kristin obtained a doctorate in developmental psychology to enhance
children’s learning, so they can reach their full potential. Kristin
defended her doctoral dissertation at the University of Washington on
November 16, 2006. Her dissertation study aimed to improve the pre-literacy
experiences of toddlers with motor and speech impairments through a
parental intervention.
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King5 TV's segment on Kristin's graduation
Kristin's new business, called SAGE-WITHIN-US, offers families, educators,
and therapists many disability-related services listed on Kristin's
complete profile page.
Video clips of Kristin:
While pursuing her doctorate at the University of Washington,
Kristin was a research associate and staff member of the Post-ITT program
in Seattle, WA. This project helps high school students become more
independent. Please see the Post-ITT
web site for more details on this important project. Here is a video
clip of Kristin interviewing a local expert in Assistive Technology
on services provided to high school students.
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Kristin uses a number of AAC strategies in addition to the Morse Code
system shown above. For example, here is a video clip of her eye-gaze
system, used with highly familiar, and carefully trained, communication
partners. She began to use this system to communicate with her family
when she was in elementary school.
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Kristin has used a number of other strategies throughout her life.
Here are some video clips of Kristin at a very young age using a low
tech strategy called "partner assisted scanning".
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