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  1. The Impact of COVID-19 on Early Intervention Referrals and Enrollments: An Interrupted Time Series Analysis

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

    Megan y Roberts, Matthew Zellner

  2. Balancing Standardization and Ecological Validity in the Measurement of Social Communication Intervention Outcomes

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

    Jordan Lee, Megan y Roberts

  3. Autistic Children's Irritability During Social Communication Assessments

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

    Megan y Roberts

  4. Speech, Sign, or Both? Factors Influencing Caregivers' Communication Method Decision Making for Deaf/Hard of Hearing Children

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

    Megan y Roberts, Maranda Jones

  5. Understanding Internalizing and Externalizing Behaviors in Autistic Toddlers

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

    Megan y Roberts, Jordan Lee

  6. What the Evidence Does (and Does Not) Show for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Child Development Milestones: An Illustrative Example Using Expressive Vocabulary

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

    Megan y Roberts, Maranda Jones, Rylie Young, Murielle Standley, Judith Roman

  7. Sensitivity to Semantic Relationships in U.S. Monolingual English-Speaking Typical Talkers and Late Talkers

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

    Megan y Roberts

  8. A Comparison of Maternal and Clinician Perception of Communication in Autistic Toddlers

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

    Megan y Roberts, Jordan Lee

  9. The Role of Naturalistic Developmental Behavioral Interventions in Early Intervention for Autistic Toddlers: An Observational Study

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

    Megan y Roberts, Jordan Lee

  10. Teaching Caregivers to Support Social Communication: Results From a Randomized Clinical Trial of Autistic Toddlers

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

    Megan y Roberts, Maranda Jones, Ann P Kaiser

  11. Measuring Change During Intervention Using Norm-Referenced, Standardized Measures: A Comparison of Raw Scores, Standard Scores, Age Equivalents, and Growth Scale Values From the Preschool Language Scales–Fifth Edition

    Article • Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research, November 2022, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

    Megan y Roberts

  12. Screening for Autism in 2-Year-Old Children: The Application of the Systematic Observation of Red Flags to the Screening Tool for Autism in Toddlers and Young Children

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

    Megan y Roberts, Maranda Jones

  13. Involving Caregivers of Autistic Toddlers in Early Intervention: Common Practice or Exception to the Norm?

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

    Jordan Lee, Megan y Roberts

  14. Parent-Implemented Positive Behavior Support Strategies for Young Children on the Autism Spectrum: A Pilot Investigation

    Article • Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research, May 2022, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

    Megan y Roberts

  15. The Impact of COVID-19 on Illinois Early Intervention Services

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

    Megan y Roberts, Matthew Zellner, Jordan Lee

  16. Understanding Caregiver Satisfaction With a Telediagnostic Assessment of Autism Spectrum Disorder

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

    Megan y Roberts, Matthew Zellner, Maranda Jones

  17. Trends in Clinical Practice Research in ASHA Journals: 2008–2018

    Article • American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, August 2020, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

    Megan y Roberts, Allyson Schaff, Kelly Davis

  18. Auditory Processing Differences in Toddlers With Autism Spectrum Disorder

    Article • Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research, May 2020, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

    Megan y Roberts

  19. Quantifying the Effects of Background Speech Babble on Preschool Children's Novel Word Learning in a Multisession Paradigm: A Preliminary Study

    Article • Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research, January 2020, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

    Megan y Roberts, Tina Grieco-Calub

  20. Quantity and Quality of Parental Utterances and Responses to Children With Hearing Loss Prior to Cochlear Implant

    Article • Journal of Early Intervention, August 2019, SAGE Publications

    Megan y Roberts

  21. Future Directions for Early Childhood Prevention of Mental Disorders: A Road Map to Mental Health, Earlier

    Article • Journal of Clinical Child Psychology, March 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Megan y Roberts

  22. Parent-Implemented Communication Treatment for Infants and Toddlers With Hearing Loss: A Randomized Pilot Trial

    Article • Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research, January 2019, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

    Megan y Roberts

  23. The Longitudinal Effects of Early Language Intervention on Children's Problem Behaviors

    Article • Child Development, September 2017, Wiley

    Ann P Kaiser, Megan y Roberts

  24. The Effects of Enhanced Milieu Teaching With Phonological Emphasis on the Speech and Language Skills of Young Children With Cleft Palate: A Pilot Study

    Article • American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, August 2017, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

    Ann P Kaiser, Megan y Roberts

  25. Effects of the Teach-Model-Coach-Review Instructional Approach on Caregiver Use of Language Support Strategies and Children's Expressive Language Skills

    Article • Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research, October 2014, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

    Megan y Roberts, Ann P Kaiser

  26. Effects of a Naturalistic Sign Intervention on Expressive Language of Toddlers With Down Syndrome

    Article • Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research, June 2013, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

    Megan y Roberts, Ann P Kaiser

  27. Parent-Implemented Enhanced Milieu Teaching With Preschool Children Who Have Intellectual Disabilities

    Article • Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research, February 2013, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

    Megan y Roberts, Ann P Kaiser

  28. Assessing the Effects of a Parent-Implemented Language Intervention for Children With Language Impairments Using Empirical Benchmarks: A Pilot Study

    Article • Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research, December 2012, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

    Megan y Roberts, Ann P Kaiser

  29. The Effectiveness of Parent-Implemented Language Interventions: A Meta-Analysis

    Article • American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, August 2011, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

    Megan y Roberts, Ann P Kaiser