Lab Director
Taylor Bryant, PhD, CCC-SLP
Dr. Bryant is the director of the Language, Literacy, and Emotional Outcomes (LEO) Lab and an assistant professor in the Department of Special Education and Communication Disorders. She is a speech-language pathologist, and her research interests stem from her past clinical experiences working with children with developmental language disorder and/or dyslexia: many of the children on her caseload showed negative emotions (e.g., anxiety) about the prospect of reading. Dr. Bryant enjoys arts and crafts and practicing yoga in her spare time.
Graduate Students
Katie Opperman
Katie is a graduate student in Speech-Language Pathology at UNL from Omaha, Nebraska. She earned her bachelor’s degree at UNL, majoring in Communication Sciences and Disorders with a minor in Education. Katie is passionate about working with individuals who use AAC. Alongside her studies, she currently works part-time as a Speech-Language Pathology Assistant at Lincoln Public Schools, primarily supporting students in the MTSS program.