Clariebelle Gabas graduated in 2020 with her PhD from the School of Communication Sciences and Disorders, funded by the Bilingual Oral Language and Literacy Development (BOLLD) grant. Her work on BOLLD involved specialized coursework and research that focuses on dual language learning and literacy development to help improve instructional supports and services for children from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. Her advisor was Dr. Estrella Rodriguez and Dr. Carla Wood.
Clariebelle is a Florida State University alum and practiced as a school-based speech-language pathologist in Florida for three years. Her research interests include: neurolinguistics, typical and atypical oral language and literacy development, phonological and vocabulary development in dual language learners, language disorders in multilingual and multicultural populations, and intervention and assessment strategies for Response to Intervention (RTI). |
Education:
Ph.D., Florida State University,
M.S., Florida State University, 2012
B.S., Florida State University, 2010
Select Publications:
Gabas, C., Marante, L., & Cabell, S.Q. (in press). Fostering preschoolers’ emergent literacy: Recommendations for enhanced literacy experiences and collaborative instruction. Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups (SIG 16).