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Alex Choi-Tucci, PhD

@achoi-tucci.bsky.social
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Postdoctoral Researcher at UC Irvine | Studying assessment development and written expression for developmental language disorder (DLD) | thelevellab.com

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Communication Sciences and Disorders Paired Open Dataset @csdpod.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Week four of the CSD is a wrap, and we've got the deets! Make sure to bookmark our page at bit.ly/m/CSDPOD to follow along or join us on instagram @csdpod.
The week of 7/18-7/24 we found:
Four new listing across four states
One tenure-track position
One position in speech-language pathology
Two positions in audiologyAs of 7/24, the average midpoint salary for positions posting wage is $73,049As of 7/24 there were
4 tenure-track postings
11 non-tenure track jobs
5 positions with tenure status unspecified
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Communication Sciences and Disorders Paired Open Dataset @csdpod.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Our first week of data collection has been posted to the CSD POD! So far, we've found six listings for the '26-'27 academic job cycle. bit.ly/m/CSDPOD We code every Friday and publish the week's results by the following Tuesday. Make sure not to miss an update by following us!
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CSD POD - Landing Page
We're tracking the Communication Sciences and Disorders academic job market.
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Emily A. Reno (she/her) @emilyareno.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Are you a speech-language pathologist, audiologist, or speech-language-hearing scientist preparing for the '26-'27 academic job market? Join us (myself, @achoi-tucci.bsky.social, Heidi Mettler, and Bryan Wong) as we track the demand for faculty positions in communication sciences and disorders.
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Alex Choi-Tucci, PhD @achoi-tucci.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
New article out in JSLHR! Using item response theory we show the measurable effect of current language exposure on measurement of morphosyntax for bilingual children. Our findings suggest that the field should move towards dynamic and adaptive assessment! www.researchgate.net/publication/...
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Exposure Matters: Effects of Current Language Exposure on Item-Level Measurement of Spanish and English Morphosyntax | Request PDF
Request PDF | Exposure Matters: Effects of Current Language Exposure on Item-Level Measurement of Spanish and English Morphosyntax | Background Bilingual children experience varying levels of exposure...
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ASHA Journals @ashajournals.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
This study uses a nomogram, a user-friendly prediction tool, to explore the weighting between bilingual language tasks for diagnostic accuracy and single-language assessment feasibility with language exposure information. on.asha.org/41PQJAd #DevLangDis @jhylam.bsky.social
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Development and Validation of Nomogram-Based Prediction Models for Developmental Language Disorder in Bilingual Children
Purpose: The challenges of language assessment in bilinguals include a lack of assessment tools and bilingual speech-language pathology services....
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Nelson Flores @nelsonlflores.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
This is literal fascism
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Nelson Flores @nelsonlflores.bsky.social · 25/05/2025
Utah banned gender-affirming care for trans youth claiming a lack of research to support it. Now they are still defending the ban pointing to public support. This has never been about a lack of research but a desire to enact cruelty on trans children and their families. apple.news/A43FcrSQ6TeK...
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Utah lawmakers’ own study found gender-affirming care benefits trans youth. Will they lift the treatment ban? — The Salt Lake Tribune
The Utah Legislature's own newly-released study found that gender-affirming care benefits trans youth. Now, will lawmakers lift the treatment ban?
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ASHA Journals @ashajournals.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
#LSHSS study finds that the new Functional Language Proficiency (FLiP) task is an age-appropriate, asset-based, culturally relevant task for measuring functional language proficiency in most Spanish–English school-age bilinguals. @genesisarizmendi.bsky.social @sigperspectives.bsky.social #SLPeeps
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Functional Language Proficiency in Bilingual Children: A Conceptual Framework, Culturally Responsive Practice, and Measurement Approach
Purpose: Functional language proficiency is presented as a conceptual framework that builds upon cultural–linguistic assets in bilingually develo...
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ASHA Journals @ashajournals.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Does Executive Function Performance Predict Treatment Response in Preschoolers w/ #DLD? on.asha.org/3GSEnQi @sigperspectives.bsky.social @csdisseminate.bsky.social #SLPeeps
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Does Executive Function Performance Predict Treatment Response in Preschoolers With Developmental Language Disorder?
Purpose: The goal of the current study was to examine whether executive function scores predicted response to conversational recast treatment amo...
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ASHA Journals @ashajournals.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
#JSLHR study investigated the dimensionality of #language in #bilingual children using measures of semantics and #morphosyntax in English and in Spanish. on.asha.org/4cIMt9W @sigperspectives.bsky.social @csdisseminate.bsky.social #SLPeeps @bostonu.bsky.social
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The Dimensionality of Language in Spanish–English Bilingual Children
Purpose: This study investigated the dimensionality of language in bilingual children using measures of semantics and morphosyntax in English and...
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Joseph Hin Yan Lam @jhylam.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
🎊 New paper! 🎊 Full-text available! 🎊 Spanish and English Morphosyntax Changes in Bilingual School-Age Children With and Without Developmental Language Disorder: A 1-Year Longitudinal Study Link here: lnkd.in/gjMtc2x7 lnkd.in/g--TeB_t (Full-text)
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ASHA Journals @ashajournals.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
This study uses the item response theory to optimize a Vietnamese sentence repetition task for screening and full-assessment purposes and evaluate the diagnostic utility of the new item sets.
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Optimizing a Vietnamese Sentence Repetition Task Using Item Response Theory
Purpose: Sentence repetition can contribute to the identification of developmental language disorder (DLD). However, few studies have attempted t...
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Alex Choi-Tucci, PhD @achoi-tucci.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
Excited to share this this new article focused on optimizing a Vietnamese sentence repetition task to create streamlined assessment and screening measures for #DevLangDis in Vietnamese-speaking children ages 4-6! pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/...
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Optimizing a Vietnamese Sentence Repetition Task Using Item Response Theory
Purpose: Sentence repetition can contribute to the identification of developmental language disorder (DLD). However, few studies have attempted t...
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ASHA Journals @ashajournals.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
#JSLHR study is a key 1st step toward validating the Intentional Communication Coding Scale, which can measure/track intentional communication behaviors in infants at elevated likelihood for autism within more naturalistic, semistructured activities. on.asha.org/3CBONC3 @sigperspectives.bsky.social
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Measuring Intentional Communication in Infants at Elevated Likelihood of Autism: Validity, Reliability, and Responsiveness of a Novel Coding Scale
Purpose: Intentional communication acts, or purposefully directed vocalizations and gestures, are particularly difficult for infants at elevated ...
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ASHA Journals @ashajournals.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
In this newly published #AJSLP study, the authors directly compare multiple variations of conversational recasting to determine how modifications to delivery and modifications to target impact treatment outcomes. on.asha.org/4h06Tw8 @sigperspectives.bsky.social @carolinebowen.bsky.social #SLPeeps
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What Matters When Providing Conversational Recast Treatment? A Multilevel Modeling Analysis
Purpose: Conversational recasting treatment is generally effective. However, different versions of this treatment and different targets may yield...
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