Ashleigh Hayward

Ashleigh is a PhD student at Vanderbilt University. She is a licensed speech-language pathologist with experience working in outpatient pediatrics. Ashleigh is passionate about ensuring students who use AAC have access to high-quality, comprehensive literacy instruction. Furthermore, she strives to ensure that AAC goes beyond meeting basic wants and needs to support the communication of thoughts and ideas. Current areas of research include AAC, language development of children with complex support needs, and literacy, including reading comprehension, and phonological awareness. When not in school or doing research, Ashleigh loves to bake, snuggle with her dogs, and chase her dreams of joining the circus by practicing aerial silks.

ASHA Financial Disclosures:
Ashleigh is funded by Project PAL (H325D230037, U.S. Department of Education, PI: C. Melanie Schuele). Disclaimer: The contents of this presentation were developed under a grant from the Department of Education. However, those contents do not necessarily represent the policy of the Department of Education, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government.

ASHA Non-Financial Disclosures:
Ashleigh is a member of ASHA, but receives no financial support from ASHA.