Professor (Chair) of Inclusive Education for Cognitive and Emotional Disabilities
Prof. Dr. Oliver Wendt
- +49 331 977-2191
- Campus Golm
Building 31 - Room 1.01
Karl-Liebknecht-Straße 24 - 25
14476 Potsdam - by individual appointment
Research Interests
- 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
Positions
- 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
Memberships
- 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
Awards and Honors
- 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
News
- Mobile technology helps to give voice to nonverbal autistic children during pandemic, Purdue Research Park, 10. März 2021
- Mobile technology device assists with communication for nonverbal kids on the spectrum, QR Code Press, 16. März 2021
- App gives voice to nonverbal children with autism, University of Central Florida, College of Health Sciences and Professions, 11. Dezember 2019
- Giving a voice: Purdue technology assisting nonverbal children with autism wins Autism Hero and GAIN 18 Awards, Purdue Research Park, 25. Oktober 2018