About Rebekah
Rebekah Bosley is a doctoral canadidate in Speech and Hearing Science. She holds a master’s degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders from the University of Mississippi and is licensed to practice speech-language pathology. Rebekah’s research interests include shared storybook interventions with children with intellectual and developmental disabilities. After graduation, her goals include opening a research-based clinic for children with developmental disabilities and teaching at the university level.
Research Interests: Literacy development in children with intellectual disabilities and developmental delays, with an emphasis on developing interventions to assist children in increasing communication skills through literacy.
Mentor: Marie Channell, Ph.D.
Lab: Intellectual Disabilities Communication Lab with Principal Investigator Marie Channell, Ph.D.
August 2023 – Early Research Project: “Interactional Features of Maternal Input to School-age Children with Down Syndrome During a Storybook Context”
July 2024 - Qualifying Examination: "Children with Down Syndrome in Shared Book Reading Interventions"