Alyssa Boucher, PhD, CCC-SLP

Scholarly, Research, and/or Practice Interests

My primary clinical and research interests are in the areas of speech sound disorders and early literacy development of young children with communication disorders. I am also interested in designing flexible learning environments to support meaningful classroom participation for children with communication differences through the use of universal design for learning (UDL).

Courses Taught

Selected Presentations

• Boucher, A.R., Ito, Minna Natsuko, Graham, M., Balz, M., Carney, A., Howland, K. (2022). Cultivating Student-Faculty Collaborations for the Advancement of Anti-Racist and Anti-Bias Education in Speech-Language Pathology. Podium presentation at the American Speech-Language Hearing Association Annual Convention, New Orleans, LA.
• Davison. K.E., Gomez, S., Boucher, A.R., & Zuk, J. (2022). Parental self-efficacy in relation to reading history and children’s home literacy environments. Poster presentation at Society for the Scientific Study of Reading annual conference. Newport Beach, CA.
• Rappolt-Schlichtman, G., Boucher, A.R., Cook, A., Naples, L., & Cipriano, C. (2022). Measuring Up RULER: Learning to Support Educators to Support Students with Learning Differences during COVID-19. Symposium presentation at the American Educational Research Association. San Diego, CA.
• Boucher, A.R., & Schlichtmann, G. (2021). Leveraging Interprofessional Practices: Reducing Barriers to Learning for Students with Communication Disorders in the Classroom. Podium presentation at the American Speech-Language Hearing Association Annual Convention. Washington, DC.
• Lugo-Neris, M., Schmedding-Bartley, J., Boucher, A.R.., Jones, S., Gross, M., & Wallace, G. (2021). Faculty Reflections on Promoting Inclusive Teaching Practices in CSD Graduate Programs. Panel presentation at the American Speech-Language Hearing Association Annual Convention. Washington, D.C.
• Velleman, S., Boucher, A.R., Andrianopoulos, M., & Rupela, V. (2019). Differential Diagnosis of Motor Speech Disorders in Young Children. Podium presentation at the American Speech-Language and Hearing Association (ASHA) Convention, Tampa, Florida.
• Boucher, A.R. & Velleman, S.L. (2016). Out of the Lab, Into the Classroom: Inclusive Pre-Literacy Instruction for Preschoolers with Communication Disorders. Roundtable presentation at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting, Washington, DC.

Selected Publications

• Spencer, C., Davison, K., Boucher, A.R., Zuk, J. (2022). Speech perception variability in childhood apraxia of speech: Implications for assessment and intervention. Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in the Schools, 1-16.
• Rappolt-Schlichtmann, G., Boucher, A. R., & Evans, M. (2018). From deficit remediation to capacity building: Learning to enable rather than disable students with dyslexia. Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 49(4), 864-874.
• Evans, M., & Boucher, A. R. (2015). Optimizing the power of choice: Supporting student autonomy to foster motivation and engagement in learning. Mind, Brain, and Education, 9(2), 87-91.
• Ralabate, K. R., Currie-Rubin, R., Boucher, A. R., & Bartecchi, J. (2014). Collaborative planning using universal design for learning. SIG 16 Perspectives on School-Based Issues, 15(1), 26-31.

Licenses and Certifications

• Certificate of Clinical Competence, American Speech, Language, and Hearing
  Association (CCC-SLP)
• Massachusetts State Licensure in Speech Language Pathology
• State of Massachusetts, Educator’s License

Awards and Honors

• Whitney Powers Excellence in Teaching Award, Sargent College (2023)