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DANA BATTAGLIA

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

COMMUNICATION SCIENCES AND DISORDERS

HY WEINBERG CENTER
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Diplomas/Degrees

Doctor of Philosophy, CUNY Graduate Center (2012)
Master of Arts, St. John's University (2001)
Bachelor of Science, Long Island University (CW Post Campus) (1998)

Recent Courses

Autism Spectrum Disorders For Speech Language Pathologists
Doctoral Thesis Seminar
Introduction To Speech Science
Language Assessment/ Intervention: Autism Spectrum Disorders
Motor Speech Disorders
Speech And Hearing Science

Teaching Specializations/Interests

Child Language Acquisition
Autism Spectrum Disorders
Semantic and Phonological development in typical and atypical populations

Research Interests

Semantic priming and lexical organization in individuals with autism

Vocabulary development and associative language in individuals with autism

Language processing in individuals with autism

Grants/Sponsored Research

Adelphi University. Faculty Development Grant. A $1,500, one-year grant to support research on Word Association of Time-Altered Auditory and Visual Stimuli in Autism (with Robert Goldfarb).

Organization of Autism Research. The $2,000, one-year grant supported doctoral research in the area of word association in individuals with autism spectrum disorders.


City University of New York, Graduate Center. The $18,000 grant supported doctoral research in the area of semantic priming and verbal fluency in individuals with autism spectrum disorders.

Invited Presentation/Lecture

Battaglia, D., & Bainor, M. (2011, October). Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS): A Review of Treatment Efficacy for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Hofstra University.

Battaglia, D (2011, March). Communication Strategies for Speech Pathologists and Teachers. St. John's University.


Conference Presentations/Papers

Battaglia, D., & Schwartz, Richard G. (2012). Word Association in Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders. In Annual Conference of the American Speech Language Hearing Association. Atlanta, GA.

Battaglia, D., Goldfarb, R., & Finik, M. (2012). Time-Altered Word Association in Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders. In Annual Conference of the American Speech Language Hearing Association. Atlanta, GA.

Battaglia, Moravcik, & Domingo (2011). Autism Related Content in New York State Graduate Speech Pathology Programs. In Annual Conference of the American Speech Language Hearing Association. San Diego, California.

Battaglia, D., McDonald, M.E. & Bainor, M (2011). Impact of use of the Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) on Functional Communication for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Literature Review. In Annual Meeting of the Association for Behavior Analysis International. Denver, Colorado.


Honors and Accomplishments

Academic Keys, Who's Who in Curriculum & Education, (2013, February)

Long Island Business News, 40 Under 40 Award (2013, January)

Long Island Speech Language Hearing Association, Immediate Past President Award (2011, October)

Board of Regional Association of Presidents Student Scholarship (2011, May)

Martin Gitterman Excellence in Teaching Award, CUNY Graduate Center, (2010, May)

Distinguished Alumni Award, St. John’s University (2009, May)

Award for Continuing Education (ACE), American Speech-Language Hearing Association (2009, 2008, 2007, 2005)

Community and Corporate Leadership

Shannon's Fight Inc., Co-Founder and President

Licenses & Certifications

New York State Teacher of the Speech and Hearing Handicapped, k-12

New York State Certified Speech-Language Pathologist