Overview
Jae Handler has over nine years of clinical experience specializing in AAC and autism with school-based and transition-aged youth. She is passionate about AAC access and community integration for disabled and differently abled populations. Jae has earned multiple ASHA ACE Awards and her research interests include sexual health literacy education for adolescent and adult complex communicators, AAC interventions, and neurodiversity-affirming practice. She supervises graduate student clinicians at Northeastern’s on-campus Speech Language and Hearing Center and teaches courses in Counseling, Phonetics, and Clinical Practicums 2-4.
Research Interests
Sexual Health Literacy among Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) users, Effectiveness of AAC interventions for Autistic individuals in the school-based setting, Physical and Social Community Access
Courses Taught
Counseling in SLP
Clinic 2-4
