Rose A. Sevcik, Ph.D. is Regents’ Professor of Psychology at Georgia State University, Atlanta, and Co-Director of the Center for Research on the Challenges of Acquiring Language and Literacy (RCALL). She is the current co-editor of AAC. She is a Fellow of ISAAC, the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD), and the Association for Psychological Science (APS). She is past President of AAIDD’s Communication Disorders Division and former Coordinator for ASHA’s Special Interest Division 12: AAC. Her funded research program focuses on the language, literacy, and communication development of children and youth with significant developmental disabilities. She has an extensive publication record and has given numerous presentations to national and international audiences. She is a member and Co-Chair of the National Joint Committee on the Communication Needs of Individuals with Severe Disabilities.

Disclosures:

Financial:

Dr. Sevcik receives a yearly honorarium from ISAAC as co-editor of the AAC journal.

Nonfinancial:

Dr. Sevcik is the co-editor of the AAC journal and a member of ISAAC.