Deirdre McLaughlin is a speech language pathologist and a research associate at the REKNEW lab and has research interests in designing augmentative and alternative communication supports especially in the area of brain computer interface. She also works at a clinician at the child development and rehabilitation center at OHSU and serves on the Go Baby Go Oregon committee with the goal of integrating early AAC supports with early mobility aids. In her spare time, you can find her with her lab mix trail running through forest park, hiking in the gorge, or dreaming up her next AAC project with like minded AAC AT enthusiasts!