Kayla Kristensen is a speech-language pathologist and clinical researcher who works with individuals with developmental disabilities and their families in the Waisman Center Clinics and the Binaural Hearing and Speech Lab. Currently, Kayla enjoys learning from participants and their families within a Waisman Center interdisciplinary research study focused on Auditory Function, Cognition, Language, and Brain Imaging in Down syndrome. One of Kayla’s special interests is incorporation of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) supports during study visits to support language understanding and expression, including collaborating with Waisman Center teams during the development of AAC supports for informed consent.