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  1. Developmental Language Disorder as a Multidimensional Neurodevelopmental Spectrum: Implications for Diagnosis

    Article • Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research, November 2025, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

    Elena Plante Plante, Krystal Werfel

  2. Derivational Morphology Performance of Children Who Are Deaf and Hard of Hearing Who Use Cochlear Implants or Hearing Aids

    Article • American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, September 2025, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

    Emily Lund, Krystal Werfel

  3. The Effect of Language Sample Elicitation Context on Complex Syntax Use and Productivity in Preschool-Age Children Who Are Deaf and Hard of Hearing

    Article • Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research, September 2025, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

    Emily Lund, Krystal Werfel

  4. The Insufficiency of Norm-Referenced Writing Assessment for Identifying Writing Weaknesses in Children Who Are Deaf and Hard of Hearing

    Article • Language Speech and Hearing Services in Schools, July 2025, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

    Emily Lund, Krystal Werfel

  5. Yoga as a Fatigue Intervention for Children Who Are Deaf and Hard of Hearing

    Article • Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups, May 2025, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

    Emily Lund, Krystal Werfel

  6. Is Knowing Words Enough? Assessing Vocabulary in Children Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing

    Article • Language Speech and Hearing Services in Schools, February 2025, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

    Emily Lund, Krystal Werfel

  7. Hearing Loss Health Literacy in Speech-Language Pathologists: Impact of Academic Training and On-the-Job Experience

    Article • Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research, December 2024, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

    Lisa Fitton, Krystal Werfel

  8. High General Health Literacy Does Not Ensure Hearing Loss Health Literacy in Mothers of Children Who Are Deaf and Hard of Hearing

    Article • American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, November 2023, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

    Ellie Cooper, Krystal Werfel

  9. Parent-Reported Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder–Linked Behaviors, Fatigue, and Language in Children Who Are Deaf and Hard of Hearing

    Article • Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups, September 2023, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

    Emily Lund, Krystal Werfel, Jessica Mattingly

  10. An Analysis of Mental State Verb and Complex Syntax Use in Children Who Are Deaf and Hard of Hearing

    Article • Language Speech and Hearing Services in Schools, September 2023, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

    Emily Lund, Krystal Werfel, Morgan Sprague

  11. Lexical–Semantic Organization as Measured by Repeated Word Association in Children Who Are Deaf and Hard of Hearing Who Use Spoken Language

    Article • Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research, August 2023, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

    Emily Lund, Krystal Werfel

  12. The Utility of the Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills as a Literacy Screener for Children Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing

    Article • Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups, August 2023, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

    Ellie Cooper, Krystal Werfel

  13. The Contribution of Phonological Processing to Reading and Spelling in Students With Cochlear Implants

    Article • Language Speech and Hearing Services in Schools, July 2023, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

    Krystal Werfel, Alison Hendricks

  14. A Longitudinal Investigation of Code-Related Emergent Literacy Skills in Children Who Are Deaf and Hard of Hearing Across the Preschool Years

    Article • American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, March 2023, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

    Lisa Fitton, Krystal Werfel, Gabriella Reynolds

  15. Can FM systems help children with reading difficulties gain phonological awareness skills?

    Article • American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, September 2022, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

    Gabriella Reynolds, Krystal Werfel