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, Center for Families at Purdue University, and as Research Associate, Centre for Augmentative and Alternative Communication, University of Pretoria. His research investigates the efficacy of AAC interventions for neurodevelopmental disabilities. Dr. Wendt is Editor of the Journal of Physical and Developmental Disabilities, and the Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences.

ASHA Financial Disclosures:
Dr. Wendt is a full-time employee at the University of Potsdam in Germany. He holds part-time appointments at Purdue University, Indiana, USA, and the University of Pretoria, South Africa. Dr. Wendt receives royalties from Brill / de Gruyter Publishing for the 2011 textbook “Assistive Technology: Principles and Applications for Communication Disorders and Special Education”.
ASHA Non-Financial Disclosures:
Dr. Wendt is a member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, the International Society for Autism Research, the International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication, and the United States Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication. He serves on the scientific advisory boards of the Purdue Center for Families, and the Organization for Autism Research.