RADD Lab

08/17/2026

It was an honor for Dr. Douglas to be asked to give this lecture.

🎓 The Centre for AAC was honoured to host Professor Sarah N. Douglas for the 2026 Neville Cohen Lecture entitled “Communication Partner Training to Facilitate Language and Communication for Children who Require AAC.”

Professor Sarah N. Douglas is an Associate Professor and Director of The RADD (Research in Autism and Developmental Disabilities) lab at Michigan State University. She is currently a Fulbright scholar in South Africa.

The Neville Cohen Lecture is a space dedicated to advancing inclusive communication, disability rights, and evidence based practice. This lecture brings together practitioners, scholars, families, and advocates to reflect on the legacy of Neville Cohen’s work and explore new pathways for supporting people with complex communication needs.

The lecture was deeply appreciated by all who attended. Professor Douglas offered rich, practical insights into communication partner training for partners supporting AAC users. Participants engaged in robust discussions, exploring both solutions and key considerations for communication partner training across diverse contexts.

Watch this informative lecture here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fj8Jpn5ShgE

08/06/2026

Dr. Douglas was honored to be part of this webinar today at SMU where she talked about building community partnerships.

07/21/2026

Check out this opportunity. Reach out directly to HR with questions.

Join our team at the MSU Child Development Laboratories and provide high-quality child care and education to infants and toddlers. You'll have a chance to work closely with families and shape future teachers. Learn more and apply: http://spr.ly/6186BEcjls

07/21/2026

Check out this opportunity. Reach out directly to HR with questions.

Join our team as the Assistant Director of our Lansing Child Development Laboratory: http://spr.ly/6188BEcer4

07/21/2026

Check out this opportunity. Reach out directly to HR with questions.

Join our team of passionate early childhood educators at the Lansing Child Development Laboratory as an assistant teacher: http://spr.ly/6180BEcl2y

07/15/2026

Dr. Douglas had a great 2 day visit with special education faculty at the University of Botswana. Future research projects are coming your way. ❤️

07/07/2026

A huge congratulations to Dr. Zhenzhen Zhang who recently received her PhD from East China Normal University after spending a year in Michigan with the RADD lab. We are so proud of you Dr. Zhang and can't wait to see all you accomplish in your new position as a professor.

06/22/2026

Really looking forward to this.

We are very excited to invite you to attend the Neville Cohen Lecture by:

Prof Sarah Douglas, entitled “Communication Partner Training to Facilitate Language and Communication for Children who Require AAC.”

Click on the link to RSVP: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfLaS6JyySl-OQh4wKy3NbT421SgyiAtqSa756Q-C1YgTFH0w/viewform

Please note that this is an in-person event.

06/11/2026

Yipee!

05/19/2026

We'd like to highlight another graduate for Spring 2026. Shreshta Sinha graduated with a B.S. in Cognitive and Computational Neuroscience. He is excited to continue his academic journey at Brown University for a master’s degree in biotechnology. During his time in the RADD Lab, he contributed to research focused on autism and developmental disabilities by helping collect and organize data from our sensor project. Bravo Shreshta! We are so excited to celebrate you and your next academic chapter.