Juliann Woods

Juliann is a Professor in the School of Communication Science and Disorders and the Director of the Communication and Early Childhood Research and Practice Center (CEC-RAP). She has over 30 years of clinical experience, research and teaching in communication, language and early intervention for children and families. Throughout her career, she has emphasized the translation of research to practice and has more than 50 externally funded training and demonstration grants and contracts providing professional development nationwide and internationally with many including the use of technology to support the integration of content into work settings. Current research examines observational measurement of coaching and the application of technology use to coaching within the home and classroom environments to support the implementation of recommended practices for early intervention of social communication for young children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. She is the Project Director of a Doctoral Leadership Training Grant on Language and Literacy, Early Intervention and one for Autism funded by the U.S. Department of Education. She is also the Director of a research and demonstration project on parent implemented language intervention, a Co-Investigator of a NIMH RCT on parent implemented early intervention for toddlers with Autism Spectrum Disorders, and participates in technology supported professional development for ASD.