José A. Ortiz is a Clinical Assistant Professor in Hearing and Speech Sciences, at the University of Maryland, College Park. He serves as the director of the Language-Learning Early Advantage Program (LEAP), and the Certificate in Bilingual Speech-Language Pathology. He received a B.A. in Linguistics & Psychology from the University of Connecticut in 2004, M.A. in Speech-Language Pathology from the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 2007, and Ph.D in Special Education from the University of Maryland, College Park in 2022. His research is focused on issues relating to the identification of language-related disorders in bilingual children, including disproportionality in special education, non-biased assessment, and technology-enhanced service delivery.

 

 

 

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Hearing and Speech Sciences faculty profile

Certificate in Bilingual Speech-Language Pathology

Language-Learning Early Advantage Program (LEAP)