Join CERP3 for the third of our monthly Education Research, Practice, and Policy Seminar Series. The December Seminar will be held in-person with Catherine Hoyt, PhD to discuss how early intervention can target developmental delays if the right connections are made between medical care and the education system.
Wednesday, December 2: 9-10am
WashU Jeffrey T. Fort Neuroscience Research Building, Room 1100
Parking Validations in the NRB Garage Available
Coffee and Pastries Provided
Nearly half of children with sickle cell disease show developmental delay by age three, well before they reach a classroom. Though newborn screening catches sickle cell disease at birth and most children enter specialty care in infancy, few are screened for developmental delay or referred to early intervention under Part C of IDEA. Dr. Hoyt will describe her work to build a screening and referral pathway with caregivers, community partners, and hematology clinics, and what it suggests about linking medical care to the education system.
Dr. Catherine Hoyt, PhD, OTD, OTR/L, FAOTA, is an Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy, Neurology, and Pediatrics at WashU Medicine and an early intervention occupational therapist. Her research focuses on the early identification of developmental delay in infants and toddlers with sickle cell disease, including developing the Infant Toddler Activity Card Sort and building community partnerships to connect families to early intervention. She is also a co-founder and former chair of the Coalition of Occupational Therapy Advocates for Diversity (COTAD) and a Fellow of the American Occupational Therapy Association.