Oliver Wendt

Oliver Wendt, PhD, is Chair in Cognitive and Emotional Disabilities at the University of Potsdam, Germany. He holds additional appointments as Kontos Faculty Scholar at the Center for Families and Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Human Development and Family Science at Purdue University; in addition, he serves as Research Associate with the Centre for Augmentative and Alternative Communication at the University of Pretoria, South Africa. His research team develops evidence-based mobile technologies and interventions for minimally-speaking individuals with autism and/or developmental disabilities. Research and development projects received funding from the National Institutes of Health, the Organization for Autism Research, the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration, and various private foundations. Dr. Wendt is first editor of “Assistive Technology: Principles and Applications for Communication Disorders and Special Education” and Co-Chair of the Disability Coordinating Group within the Campbell Collaboration.

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