Amy K. Peterson, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Communication Disorders | College of Health Sciences
Language Disorders, Development & Implementation Science
Education
Ph.D., Utah State University, 2022
M.S., University of Wyoming, 2010
B.S., University of Wyoming, 2008
Research Interests
Dr. Peterson researches intervention for students with language-related learning disabilities. She is primarily interested in evidence-based practices (EBP) for adolescent student populations and the implementation of EBP for speech-language pathologists. After working as an SLP in the schools for several years, she is an advocate for interdisciplinary work to best support students through collaborations and larger cross-disciplinary research projects.
Teaching
- Evidence-Based Practice and Evaluation,
- Speech & Language Disorders Across the Lifespan,
- Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)
Affiliations and Associations
- American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
- ASHA Special Interest Group 1: Language Learning and Education
- Wyoming Speech-Language-Hearing Association
- Society for the Scientific Study of Reading
Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
Pinkelman, S. E., Rolf, K. R., Landon, T., Detrich, R., McLaughlin, C., Peterson, A. K., & Lizotte, M. (2022). Curriculum adoption in U.S. schools: An exploratory, qualitative analysis. Global Implementation Research and Applications, 1-12. DOI: 10.1007/s43477-022-00039-2.
Pico, D. L., Haring Biel, C., Hessling, A., Peterson, A. K., Biel, E. J., Woods, C., & Contesse, V. A. (2021). Interventions that affect narrative language in school-aged children: A systematic review with meta-analyses. Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in the Schools, 52. 1109-1126. DOI: 10.1044/2021_LSHSS-20-00160.
Peterson, A. K., Ukrainetz, T. A., & Risueño, R. J. (2021). Speaking like a scientist: A multiple case study on Sketch and Speak intervention to improve expository discourse. Autism & Developmental Language Impairments, 6. 1-19. DOI: 10.1177/2396941521998604.
Ukrainetz, T.A., & Peterson, A.K. (2021). Sketch and Speak: An oral, written, and graphic strategy intervention for secondary students. Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups, 6(6). 1357-1373. DOI: 10.1044/2021_PERSP-21-00052.
Peterson, A. K., Fox, C. B., & Israelsen, M. (2020). A systematic review of academic discourse interventions for school-aged children with language-related learning disabilities. Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in the Schools, 51(3). 866-881. DOI: 10.1044/2020_LSHSS-19-00039.
Book Chapters and Other Publications
Ukrainetz, T.A. & Peterson, A. K. Chapter 1: Groundwork of Practice. School-Age Language Intervention: Evidence-Based Practices. Ukrainetz, T. A. (Ed.), 2nd Edition, in review.
Ukrainetz, T.A. & Peterson, A. K. Chapter 5: Rules of the Road. School-Age Language Intervention: Evidence-Based Practices. Ukrainetz, T. A. (Ed.), 2nd Edition, in review.
