Strategic Communications and Marketing News Bureau

Expert on interventions for children with autism to give annual Goldstick Lecture

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Brian A. Boyd, an expert on autism spectrum and related developmental disorders, will give the annual Goldstick Family Lecture in the Study of Communication Disorders at the University of Illinois.

The lecture, which is free and open to the public, will be from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Nov. 19 at the I Hotel and Conference Center, 1900 S. First St., Champaign.

Boyd will speak on the topic “Advancing the Social Communication and Play of Children with Developmental Disabilities: Why Assessment Matters.”

A reception will follow the lecture.

A professor in the Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Boyd has nearly two decades of experience working with young children with ASD and other developmental disorders.

Boyd’s research has focused on the development and evaluation of evidence-based interventions for these children, and understanding the impact of repetitive and sensory behaviors on their ability to participate in their classrooms, homes and communities.

The Goldstick Lecture series, sponsored by the department of special education in the College of Education, is made possible by an endowment from Phillip C. and Beverly Goldstick, which funds the Goldstick Initiative for the Study of Communication Disorders. The fall lecture and seminar series enables Illinois faculty members and students to share their research and brings a prominent scholar to the U. of I. campus every fall to speak about their work.

The endowment also supports a sustainable training and research program in communication disorders that provides fellowships to two doctoral students whose research focuses on communication disorders and delays.

For more information, contact Lisa Denson-Rives, associate director of alumni relations and stewardship in the college’s Office of Advancement, at 217-300-2752; email lkdenson@illinois.edu.

Read Next

Life sciences Photo of Michael Ward standing in tall grass on a riverbank.

How are migrating wild birds affected by H5N1 infection in the U.S.?

Each spring, roughly 3.5 billion wild birds migrate from their warm winter havens to their breeding grounds across North America, eating insects, distributing plant seeds and providing a variety of other ecosystem services to stopping sites along the way. Some also carry diseases like avian influenza, a worry for agricultural, environmental and public health authorities. […]

Announcements Marcelo Garcia, professor of civil and environmental engineering at The Grainger College of Engineering.

Illinois faculty member elected to National Academy of Engineering

Champaign, Ill. — Marcelo Garcia, a professor of civil and environmental engineering in The Grainger College of Engineering, has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering.

Social sciences Male and female student embracing on the quad with flowering redbud tree and the ACES library in the background. Photo by Michelle Hassel

Dating is not broken, but the trajectories of relationships have changed

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — According to some popular culture writers and online posts by discouraged singles lamenting their inability to find romantic partners, dating is “broken,” fractured by the social isolation created by technology, pandemic lockdowns and potential partners’ unrealistic expectations. Yet two studies of college students conducted a decade apart found that their ideas about […]

Strategic Communications and Marketing News Bureau

507 E. Green St
MC-426
Champaign, IL 61820

Email: stratcom@illinois.edu

Phone (217) 333-5010