Jacqueline Kotas Lecturer, Speech Language Clinical Coordinator, Bilingual Pediatric Programs Phone: (619) 594-3915 Office: SLHS 114 Office Hours:   Tuesday & Thursday 11-1 Email: jkreiter@mail.sdsu.edu

Education: M.A., San Diego State University (1999) CCC-SLP , California (1999) B.S., Appalachian State University (1995) Courses Currently Taught: SLHS 614 - Language Disorders: School-age through Adolescents SLHS 626-Clinical Intervention and Diagnostics Scholarly Areas: Child language disorders, specifically children from diverse backgrounds. Biography: Jacqueline Kreiter Kotas is a bilingual Speech Language Pathologist who is the clinical coordinator of bilingual pediatric programs and lecturer at San Diego State University. Her experiences include working in California public schools, and Children's Hospital with culturally diverse speakers. Furthermore, she has conducted research with colleagues from both SDSU and the Salk Institute for Biological Studies. She has presented at International, National, State, and local conferences and/or published research articles on topics related to advocacy, dynamic assessment, language use in bilinguals, the efficacy of graduate-level courses in bilingual/multicultural issues, parental questionnaires for multicultural children and narrative development for children with Williams and Down Syndrome. She is currently the chair of the Diversity Committee for California Speech Language and Hearing Association. Selected Publications: Gutierrez-Clellen, V.F., and Kreiter, J. (2003) Understanding Child Bilingual Acquisition Using Parent and Teacher Reports. Applied Psycholinguistics. 24: 267-288. Bellugi, U., Reilly, J., Kreiter, J., Doyle, T., and Jones, W. (2003) Language and non-linguistic cognition in children with Williams Syndrome: A complex interaction. In J. Bernicot and J. Reilly (Eds.). Le developpement du langage chez les enfants atypiques. Numero Special d'Enfance. 3: 237-250.