Nancy Brady

Nancy Brady studies the development of communication and language in young children and in individuals with developmental disabilities and autism. Her research has focused on describing development of gestures and prespeech vocalizations, beginning augmentative communication use, and negotiations of conversational breakdowns.

Teaching Interests

• Individuals with intellectual disabilities
• Research methods
• Language disorders
• Autism
• Language Development

Research

Nancy Brady studies the development of communication and language in young children and in individuals with developmental disabilities and autism. Her research has focused on describing development of gestures and prespeech vocalizations, beginning augmentative communication use, and negotiations of conversational breakdowns.

Research Interests

• Prelinguistic communication
• Communication interventions for children with developmental disabilities
• Augmentative communication
• Communication development in children with autism, fragile X syndrome and deaf-blindness

Service

Nancy Brady is past Chairperson for the National Joint Committee on Communication needs for Persons with Severe Disabilities; an associate editor for the American Journal of Speech Language Pathology and an advisory board member for Community Living Opportunities.