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Gloria Soto
Professor
The Hintz Family Endowed Chair in Children's Communicative Competence
Department
  • Communication Sciences and Disorders - CSD
  • Graduate Faculty
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Education
  • Ph.D., Special Education, Purdue University
  • M.A., Special Education, Purdue University
  • B.A., Education and Philosophy, Universidad Pontificia
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Phone
Office Address
401E Ford Building
498 Allen Road
University Park, PA 16802
Fax
814-865-8133
Professional Credentials

Ph.D.

Research Interests

Gloria Soto's area of professional interest is language acquisition through augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) for individuals with communication disabilities. Her research examines how children who use AAC acquire and use language, with particular attention to the experiences of bilingual and culturally and linguistically diverse learners.

Specializations

Augmentative and Alternative Communication