Social and Cognitive Stimulation Lab

Yesterday was NMSU's Research and Creativity poster session - a great event with lots of attendees and energy! I presented with our graduate student, Faith Hardy, who was totally on-point, especially for someone who had never done this before! My colleague, Dr. Blake Rafferty, also presented with four undergraduate students - they were really impressive, too.

Kat Kirtley crushes it talking about "Facial Expression Analysis Measures Emotion and Engagement of Child with Autism During SLP Teletherapy Sessions" at ASHA Convention

Running into Jillette Perry, Tina Beltran, and Kat Kirtley at the ASHA EXPO. Great to be back in person.

Kicking off ASHA with Alex Mendoza, Kat Kirtley, and Sophia Rios

ASHA Convention in New Orleans! With Sophia Rios, Alex Mendoza, Jillette Perry, Sophie Pettes, Alexia Fuentes, Lexie Ortiz, and Tina Beltran. A great group to see NOLA with!

"Real" and goofy group shot - NMSHA with our awesome Communication Disorders students and Dr. Lehnert-LeHouillier

Fabulous Communication Disorders students at winery event eve of NMSHA Convention!

Our awesome Sensory Communication lab group presenting at NMSHA! Lupita Duran, Lesley Ponce, Lexie Ortiz, and Sophie Pettes (missing Melissa Luevano). Expecting some great things from this group in 2023!

Would you be interested in helping us study ways to improve social skills trainings?

• You may receive up to $200 for participating in this study. You may also be eligible for a small travel allowance.

• Three sessions (one online and two that take place in-person in Albuquerque, NM) totaling about 8 hours.

Are you a right-handed person aged 15-30 years who has autism spectrum disorder or a high number of autistic traits? (We can assess these for you.)

Interested? Go to our pre-screen page at
https://survey.nmsu.edu/surveys/?s=D4K4PLERMNHPKLDE
Or email [email protected]

Online Screening Form

We all started together in August 2020 - online during a pandemic. I'm so impressed with this group and so pleased to have had you all as students. I'm looking forward to the future with you as colleagues! Congratulations!

Hey, World!
Say hi to your newest Speech Language Pathologists! 🎉

Congratulations, Class of 2022 🎓✨

It can feel like you’re traveling a lonely road, especially if you’re struggling with social skills and social interactions.

You can receive up to $200 for participation in three sessions (one online and two in-person in Albuquerque, NM) totaling about 8 hours. You may also be eligible for a small travel allowance. Interested? Go to our prescreen page at:
https://survey.nmsu.edu/surveys/?s=D4K4PLERMNHPKLDE
Or email: [email protected]

We're about half-way through this amazing program! It's our first time providing the PEERS group, and we are really impressed with the program and the teens and parents we have involved. We expect to start another one in the fall.

The PEERS program is set to start March 9th, 2022. Please contact Kali Hall, LCSW at [email protected] if you and your teen are interested in participating. This group will be administered through telehealth. We look forward to starting this program for the people of Southern New Mexico!