Charity Rowland, PhD

Associate Professor, Pediatrics and the Child Development and Rehabilitation Center; Director of Design to Learn Projects, Oregon Institute on Disability & Development.

Ph.D., University of Oklahoma, 1980. Professional Memberships include: ASHA, ISAAC, CEC, CEC-DEC.

Dr. Rowland's interests and research involve the assessment, development and education of individuals who experience severe and/or multiple disabilities. Her work is supported entirely by federal grants. Areas of specific interest included communicative development and cognitive development of nonspeaking children and adults. Current grants focus on research and demonstration of assessment and instructional strategies for children with deaf-blindness and for children with PDD. In addition, two grants underwrite the provision of training in alternative communication strategies for teachers, speech-language pathologists and family members across the country. Design to Learn research is conducted in community-based settings including public schools and homes.

Charity Rowland, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Oregon Health & Science University
Design to Learn Projects
Child Development & Rehabilitation Center
Phone: 503.494.2263
Fax: 503.494.2859
Email: rowlandc@ohsu.edu