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Assistant Professor
University of Nebraska Medical Center - Munroe-Meyer Institute
Jessica Gormley is an Assistant Professor and Program Leader for AAC Implementation at the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s Munroe-Meyer Institute. Her interests center upon improving interactions among people with limited speech, their families, and healthcare providers. Through Jessica’s research, she aims to develop and evaluate tools to equip healthcare providers to become effective communication partners with individuals with complex communication needs. Jessica is also a volunteer co-organizer of the Patient-Provider Communication Network.
Financial Disclosure:
•Yes, Salaried, full or part time employee, Grant Funds
•Salaried: By University of Nebraska Medical Center's Munroe-Meyer Institute, ongoing relationship since 2019 Ongoing Grant Funds - National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR grant number #90RE5017 and #90REGE0014) to the Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Augmentative and Alternative Communication (RERC on AAC); ongoing relationship since 2016 - ASHFoundation New Investigators Grant, 2021-present Completed Grant Funds - U.S. Department of Education grant (#H325D170024, The Penn State AAC Doctoral Leadership Project), 2018-2019; a 2018 ASHFoundation New Century Scholar’s Doctoral Scholarship from 2018-2019; and the Kligman Fellowship from the Pennsylvania State University from 2018-2019
Non-financial Disclosures:
•Yes, Professional or institutional affiliation, Other nonfinancial relationship (Please specify other)
•ISAAC, USSAAC Member, 2015-present Patient-Provider Communication Network; ongoing relationship, member since 2015, volunteer co-organizer since 2021
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