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Aimee Klemp, EdD, CCC-SLP

  • Clinical Assistant Professor, CHPS Communication Sciences and Disorders

Education

PhD, Education with a specialization in Mind, Brain, and Teaching, Johns Hopkins University
MS, Communication Disorders, Fontbonne College
BA, English, Valparaiso University

Interests & Expertise

Areas of expertise include pediatric speech and language development and disorders and learning sciences, which is an interdisciplinary field combining cognitive psychology, neuroscience, education, anthropology, and sociology that examines how people learn in formal and informal setting with the goal of creating better educational experiences. Specific areas of interest include theories embodied language and cognition and how they inform our understanding of language acquisition, development, and learning, and neurodiversity-affirming praxis and pedagogy.

Publications & Presentations

Klemp A. (November, 2025). Reuniting the Mind and Body: Embracing Embodiment for Spoken and Written Language Comprehension
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Convention, Washington, D.C. 

Behar Lazarova, E. & Klemp, A. (March, 2025). Embodied Cognition for Reading Success: A Neuroeducation Perspective. Everyone Reading 52nd Annual Conference on Dyslexia and Related Learning Disabilities, New York, NY

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