Professor (Chair) of Special Education
- Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) interventions for individuals with autism spectrum disorder and/or developmental disabilities
- Methodology of single-case experimental designs and their meta-analysis
- Evidence-based Practice (EBP) in communication disorders and special education
- Research and development of mobile software solutions and digital health applications for communication and language intervention in autism spectrum disorder and/or developmental disability
- Co-Chair of the Disability Coordinating Group, Campbell Collaboration
- Guest Editor for the research journal Evidence-based Communication Assessment and Intervention
- Associate Editor for the research journal Augmentative and Alternative Communication
- Grant reviewer and board member, Scientific Advisory Board of the Organization for Autism Research
- Spokesperson and council member, Scientific Advisory Council, Center for Families at Purdue University
- Adjunct Lecturer at the Department of Educational Studies, Purdue University
- American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD)
- American Educational Research Association (AERA)
- American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)
- Association for Behavior Analysis International (ABAI)
- International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (ISAAC)
- Potsdam Center for Empirical Research on Inclusive Education
- Family Tree Award,Purdue University Center for Families, West Lafayette, IN, 2021
- Distinguished Service Award,Organization for Autism Research, Washington, DC, 2020
- Autism Hero Award – First Place, Entrepreneurial Category, Anna Kennedy Online Charity, London, UK, 2018
- Inaugural GAIN 18 Award, First Place for Best Start-up Idea, German Academic International Network, Boston, MA, 2018
- Milken Family Foundation Grand Prize and Overall Winner ($40,000), Milken-Penn GSE Education Business Plan Competition, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2017
- ChanceLight Behavioral Health and Education Prize ($20,000), Milken-Penn GSE Education Business Plan Competition, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2017
- Edison Innovation Award - Gold, Language Learning Products, Edison Universe Organization, New York City, NY, 2017
- Outstanding Research of the Year Award, Autism Society of America, Denver, CO, 2015
