Faculty/Staff/PhD

Ph.D STUDENT

Jennifer Venne

Venne, Jennifer, M.S., CCC-SLP

PhD Student

Primary Advisor: Dr. Howard Goldstein

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Language and Literacy


Jennifer has been a clinical speech-language pathologist for 15+ years in early intervention, medical, private practice, and school settings. She received her master’s degree from the University of New Hampshire in 2003. Prior to that, she studied anthropology and English at Syracuse University. She is now a doctoral student and research assistant at USF with a focus on implementation of language and literacy interventions in the school setting. 

Education
PhD Student Communication Sciences & Disorders University of South Florida Current
M.S. Communication Sciences & Disorders University of New Hampshire 2003
B.A. Anthropology Syracuse University 1999

Recent Scholarly Activity

  • Goldstein, H. & Venne, J. (2024). Innovative Programs for Preschoolers with Language and Literacy Delays. FLASHA convention, Daytona, FL.  
  • Co-peer reviewer: Topics in Language Disorders, 2023
  • Co-peer reviewer: Journal of Medical Internet Research, 2024
  • Research Assistant, 2023-present – University of Kansas Center for Research, Inc., KS 
    IES R305A230405: Development of an Implementation Support Package to Install, Implement, and Sustain MTSS in Early Childhood Settings 
    Assisting principal investigator Trina Spencer, Ph.D. in developing components of the installation support package involving tiered interventions across social-emotional, oral language, and early literacy in preschool classrooms.
  • Research Assistant, 2023-present – Story Friends Lab, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL  
    IES R324A200179: Efficacy of Story Friends Vocabulary Curriculum Targeting Preschoolers at Risk for Language and Literacy Disabilities  
    Assisting Principal Investigator Howard Goldstein, Ph.D. in investigating aspects of vocabulary instruction and program implementation.