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Education

• 2013 James Madison University B.S. in Communication Sciences and Disorders, Magna Cum Laude
• 2015 University of Wyoming M.S. in Speech-Language Pathology, Thesis: Using Parallel Measures to Examine Construct Equivalence of Listening and Reading Comprehension
• 2025 University of Wyoming Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction with an emphasis in Literacy Instruction, Dissertation: Assessing Language Disorder in Adolescent Students using Dynamic Assessment for Language: Investigating Evidence of Validity and Estimates of Reliability

Teaching Responsibilities

• Language Development Across the Lifespan
• Language Disorders and Intervention for the Speech-Language Pathology Assistant
• Speech and Language Development for the Speech-Language Pathology Assistant
• Foundations of Communication Disorders
• Assistive & Augmentative Communication for the Speech-Language Pathology Assistant
• Communication Disorders in Low Incidence Populations for the Speech-Language Pathology Assistant
• Clinical Methods, Documentation and Professional Issues for the Speech-Language Pathology Assistant

Professional & Department Service

• American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) certified
• Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ Speech-Language-Hearing Association (AKSHA) Board Member

Research Interests

Dr. Konishi-Therkildsen researches the accurate identification of language and reading disorders in school-aged children and adolescents, with particular attention to dynamic assessment. She also explores the integration of artificial intelligence into language sample analysis to increase reliability and validity.

Publications

• Assessments
  • Petersen, D. B., Spencer, T.D., & Konishi-Therkildsen, A. (2024). Dynamic Measures of Narrative Language and Decoding (DYMOND). Language Dynamics Group. (norm-referenced, standardized language and decoding assessment)
• Publications (Refereed Journals)
  • Ukrainetz, T. A., Peterson, A. K., Konishi-Therkildsen, A., Lettich, C., & Holt, K. (2025). The effect of an expository intervention on strategy use and oral expression of informational texts for adolescents with learning disabilities. Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools.
  • Petersen, D. B., Konishi-Therkildsen, A., Clark, K. D., DeRobles, A. K., Frahm, A. E., Jones, K., Lettich, C., Spencer, T. D. (2024). Accurately identifying language disorder in school-age children using dynamic assessment of narrative language. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research
  • Petersen, D. B., Staskowski, M., Foster, M., Douglas, K., Konishi-Therkildsen, A., & Spencer, T. D. (2024). Explicit and systematic narrative language instruction to improve language comprehension: a three-arm randomized controlled trial. Reading and Writing.
  • Petersen, D. B., Swope, K. L., Konishi-Therkildsen, A., Young, E. L., & Brock, C. (2024). Evidence of a limited relationship between reading fluency and reading comprehension of academic language. Journal of School Psychology.
  • Petersen, D. B., Spencer, T. D., Konishi, A., Sellars, T. P., Foster, M. E., & Robertson, D. (2020). Using parallel, narrative-based measures to examine the relationship between listening and reading comprehension: a pilot study. Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 51(4), 1097–1111.