Janet is an assistant professor in the Department of Speech and Hearing Science. She received her B.A. from the University of Connecticut (2003) and M.A. from the University of Minnesota (2008). She received her CCC-SLP in 2008 and worked for several years assessing and treating children with a variety of neurodevelopmental and communication disorders, including children with autism and childhood apraxia of speech (CAS). She received her Ph.D. from Purdue University (2017). Janet teaches Introduction to Communication and Its Disorders as well as graduate-level courses in Language Acquisition and Early Intervention in Language Delay and Motor Speech Disorders. She is interested in how domain general cognitive mechanisms such as timing, coordination, and sequencing account for strengths and weaknesses in language, speech, and motor domains. Her current research project investigates spatiotemporal variability, timing, and rhythmic skills in CAS.