Laura Justice, Ph.D., is a clinical speech-language pathologist and applied researcher in early childhood language and literacy development, communication disorders, and educational interventions at The Ohio State University. Her current interests primarily concern multi-level influences on language and literacy development in high-risk populations, to include both malleable factors (e.g., quality of instruction in preschool classrooms) and non-malleable factors (e.g., children’s temperament). Dr. Justice is Professor in the College of Education and Human Ecology at The Ohio State University, where she also directs the Preschool Language and Literacy Lab, a research unit within the School of Teaching and Learning. Dr. Justice’s research activities have been supported by grants from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation, the International Reading Association, the National Institutes of Health, and the U. S. Department of Education. Her research on early language and literacy has received awards from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (Editor’s Award, American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology), the Council for Exceptional Children (Early Career Publication Award), and the U.S. President (Presidential Early Career Award in Science and Engineering). She has published more than 100 articles, chapters, and reports concerning early education and language/literacy intervention and has authored or edited ten books, including Language Development from Theory to Practice; Communication Disorders: A Contemporary Perspective; and Scaffolding with Storybooks. Justice was the Founding Editor of EBP Briefs, published by Pearson, and is currently the Editor of the American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology.
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