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Cynthia Cress

Cynthia Cress, Ph.D.

ccress1@unl.edu Title: Associate Professor Department:Special Education & Communication Disorders College/Organization: Education & Human Sciences Campus: University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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Research Type:
  • Applied
  • Translational Science
Age Group:
  • Infant
  • Toddlers
  • Preschool/Pre-kindergarten
Population Focus
  • Children/Students
  • Parents/Families
  • Premature Infants
  • Children with Disabilities
Research Keywords
  • Communication
  • Prediction
  • Assessment
  • Screening
  • Prelinguistic
Research Questions
  • What predicts communication risk in infants before 12 months
  • What skills can track communication progress in children who are still prelinguistic communicators
  • How effective is the tempt-trigger intervention strategy at improving prelinguistic communication
Research Approach
  • Quantitative methods
  • Mixed methods
Designs & Methods
  • Case Studies
  • Experimental
  • Interventions
  • Longitudinal Study
  • Measurement Development
  • Observational Approaches
  • Psychometry/Psychometrics
  • Quasi-Experimental
  • Small group/single case
Research Tools
  • Direct Child Assessments
  • Document Reviews
  • Interviews/Focus
  • Observational Assessments
  • Surveys/Questionnaires
  • Video Footage