Rate My Professor Lynne Hewitt

Hewitt's academic interests and research specializations focus on language development and disorders in children, particularly autism spectrum disorders, pragmatics of language, and social communication impairments. Her key publications include "Structure and function of verbal conflicts among adults with mental retardation" (Hewitt, Duchan, & Segal, 1993, Discourse Processes), "Subjectivity in children’s fictional narrative" (Hewitt & Duchan, 1995, Topics in Language Disorders), "The influence of question type on response adequacy in young adults with autism" (Hewitt, 1998, Journal of Communication Disorders), "Perspectives on support needs of individuals with autism spectrum disorders: Transition to college" (Hewitt, 2011, Topics in Language Disorders), and "Social anxiety and pragmatics in autism spectrum disorders: Cognitive behavioral therapy and its relation to speech-language pathology" (Hewitt, 2014, Perspectives on Language Learning and Education). She has published and presented extensively on evidence-based practice in assessment for autism spectrum disorders and services for college students with autism spectrum disorders. Hewitt was elected a Fellow of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association in 2014, its second highest honor, and has received multiple Awards for Continuing Education, Erskine Fellowship Awards, and other recognitions. She serves as an editor for the American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, has been an associate editor and reviewer for journals such as the Journal of Speech-Language-Hearing Research and Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, and has held leadership roles in ASHA, including Chair of the Academic Affairs Board, Coordinator for Special Interest Group 1 (Language Learning and Education), and Topic Chair for Autism and Language in School Age Populations.