Dr. Jonathan Henner (Specialized Education Services) received new funding from the University of Rochester for the project “Developing a validated quantitative scale of language deprivation in the deaf population.”
Dr. Henner will work as a methodology and analysis consultant to examine data collection methods to ensure the integrity of the data collected and that the data collection is appropriate for the population studied. He will advise on the best way to analyze the data to create the results necessary for the best way to develop a quantitative assessment of language deprivation in targeted populations. Henner will ensure that the development of the quantitative assessment follows proper test development procedures to ensure psychometric validity and reliability of the resulting instrument.
