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Susan Loveall
Policy Fellow

Susan Loveall, Ph.D.

sloveall-hague2@unl.edu Title: Assistant Professor Department:Special Education and Communication Disorders College/Organization: Education and Human Sciences Campus: University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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Research Type:
  • Applied
  • Basic
  • Translational Science
Age Group:
  • Infants/Toddlers (Birth to 3 year olds)
  • Preschool aged (3 to 5 year olds)
  • Early Elementary (5 to 8 year olds)
  • Lifespan
Population Focus
  • Children with Special Needs/Developmental Delays
  • Typically Developing Children/Students
  • Parents/Families
Research Keywords
  • Literacy
  • Language
  • Cognition
  • Intellectual disability
  • Down syndrome
Research Questions
  • How do the learning, language, and literacy skills of individuals with Down syndrome develop over time?
  • How can we improve the learning, language, and literacy skills of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, delays, and differences?
Research Approach
  • Quantitative methods
Designs & Methods
  • Experimental
  • Meta-Analysis
  • Multi-variate analysis
  • Multilevel Modeling
  • Observational Approaches
  • Quasi-Experimental
  • Small group/single case
Research Tools
  • Direct Child Assessments
  • Interviews/Focus
  • Observational Assessments
  • Surveys/Questionnaires
Research Content
  • Assessment/Measurement
  • Cognitive Development/Executive Functioning
  • Communication/Language Development
  • Developmental Delays/Special Needs/Early Intervention
  • Reading/Literacy Skills