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Overview

David McNaughton is affiliated with Pennsylvania State University in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within social sciences and health professions, with a particular emphasis on assistive technology and communication for individuals with disabilities.

The main fields of study for McNaughton include Social Sciences and Health Professions. More specifically, their work engages with several subfields such as Occupational Therapy, Cognitive Neuroscience, Human Factors and Ergonomics, Safety Research, and Clinical Psychology.

The primary topics addressed in their research encompass:

  • Assistive Technology in Communication and Mobility
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
  • Digital Accessibility for Disabilities
  • Disability Education and Employment
  • Family and Disability Support Research
  • Language Development and Disorders
  • Behavioral and Psychological Studies

McNaughton has contributed to a variety of journals. Notably frequent publication venues include:

  • Utilitas
  • Augmentative and Alternative Communication
  • American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology
  • Language Speech and Hearing Services in Schools
  • Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities

They have collaborated extensively with several co-authors, including:

  • Janice Light
  • Dale E. Miller
  • Brad Hooker
  • Paul Kelly
  • Philip Schofield

Recent representative papers authored by McNaughton cover topics in communication technology and intervention for individuals with complex communication needs and autism spectrum disorder. Selected publications include:

  • "Using AAC video visual scene displays to increase participation and communication within a volunteer activity for adolescents with complex communication needs" (2020, Augmentative and Alternative Communication)
  • "The effects of AAC video visual scene display technology on the communicative turns of preschoolers with autism spectrum disorder" (2021, Assistive Technology)
  • ""Two Friends Spending Time Together": The Impact of Video Visual Scene Displays on Peer Social Interaction for Adolescents With Autism Spectrum Disorder" (2021, Language Speech and Hearing Services in Schools)
  • "Effects of an AAC App with Transition to Literacy Features on Single-Word Reading of Individuals with Complex Communication Needs" (2020, Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities)
  • "Personalized AAC Intervention to Increase Participation and Communication for a Young Adult With Down Syndrome" (2021, Topics in Language Disorders)

Best Publications

  • The iPad and Mobile Technology Revolution: Benefits and Challenges for Individuals who require Augmentative and Alternative Communication

    David McNaughton;Janice Light

  • Communicative Competence for Individuals who require Augmentative and Alternative Communication: A New Definition for a New Era of Communication?

    Janice Light;David McNaughton

  • Communication Partner Instruction in AAC: Present Practices and Future Directions

    Jennifer Kent-Walsh;David Mcnaughton

  • Supporting the Communication, Language, and Literacy Development of Children with Complex Communication Needs: State of the Science and Future Research Priorities

    Janice Light;David McNaughton

  • The Changing Face of Augmentative and Alternative Communication: Past, Present, and Future Challenges

    Janice Light;David McNaughton

  • “A child needs to be given a chance to succeed”: Parents of individuals who use AAC describe the benefits and challenges of learning AAC technologies

    David McNaughton;Tracy Rackensperger;Elizabeth Benedek-Wood;Carole Krezman

  • Designing AAC Research and Intervention to Improve Outcomes for Individuals with Complex Communication Needs

    Janice Light;David Mcnaughton

  • Measuring Parent Satisfaction with Early Childhood Intervention Programs

    David McNaughton

  • New and emerging AAC technology supports for children with complex communication needs and their communication partners: State of the science and future research directions.

    Janice Light;David McNaughton;Jessica Caron

  • Learning to Listen: Teaching an Active Listening Strategy to Preservice Education Professionals

    David McNaughton;Dawn Hamlin;John McCarthy;Darlene Head-Reeves

  • Putting people first: re-thinking the role of technology in augmentative and alternative communication intervention.

    Janice Light;David McNaughton

  • "All children can and should have the opportunity to learn": general education teachers' perspectives on including children with autism spectrum disorder who require AAC.

    Erinn H. Finke;David B. McNaughton;Kathryn D. R. Drager

  • AAC technologies to enhance participation and access to meaningful societal roles for adolescents and adults with developmental disabilities who require AAC

    David McNaughton;Diane Nelson Bryen

  • AAC Modeling Intervention Research Review

    Samuel C. Sennott;Janice C. Light;David McNaughton

  • Effects of AAC interventions on communication and language for young children with complex communication needs

    Kathryn Drager;Janice Light;David McNaughton

  • Challenges and opportunities in augmentative and alternative communication: Research and technology development to enhance communication and participation for individuals with complex communication needs.

    Janice Light;David McNaughton;David Beukelman;Susan Koch Fager

  • "When I first got it, I wanted to throw it off a cliff": The challenges and benefits of learning AAC technologies as described by adults who use AAC.

    Tracy Rackensperger;Carole Krezman;David Mcnaughton;Michael B. Williams

  • ‘Getting your wheel in the door’: successful full-time employment experiences of individuals with cerebral palsy who use Augmentative and Alternative Communication

    David McNaughton;Janice Light;Kara B. Arnold

  • “I have chosen to live life abundantly”: Perceptions of leisure by adults who use Augmentative and Alternative Communication

    John Dattilo;Gus Estrella;Laura J Estrella;Janice Light

  • “Reach for the Stars”: Five Principles for the Next 25 Years of AAC

    Michael B. Williams;Carole Krezman;David McNaughton

Frequent Co-Authors

Carol Scheffner Hammer
Carol Scheffner Hammer Columbia University
Susan Balandin
Susan Balandin Deakin University

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