Darin Woolpert, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Senior Lecturer and Director of the SLPA Professional Certificate Program
SLP Pre-Master's Track Program through Professional and Continuing Education
- Ph.D., Language and Communicative Disorders, San Diego State University and University of California, San Diego
- M.A., San Diego State University
- B.A., English and Theatre, Drew University
Area(s) of expertise
Literacy development in bilingual children, cross-linguistic activation in bilingual children, reading comprehension, written expression, narrative development, perinatal stroke, developmental language disorder, child language assessment, cultural and linguistic diversity, evidence-based practice.
BIO
Dr. Darin Woolpert is a senior lecturer and director of the Speech-Language Pathology Assistant Program at UVM. He has taught courses on a broad array of topics but primarily on language development, language disorders, and cultural and linguistic diversity. His research focuses on spoken language predictors of literacy development in bilingual (Spanish-English) children.
Dr. Woolpert has worked clinically as a bilingual speech-language pathologist in a few elementary schools, conducting assessments and providing treatment in both Spanish and English. He is also interested in international education, especially with regard to speech-language pathology programs in Central and South America.
Dr. Woolpert works remotely from California and does not have dedicated office space in the department.
Bio
Dr. Darin Woolpert is a senior lecturer and director of the Speech-Language Pathology Assistant Program at UVM. He has taught courses on a broad array of topics but primarily on language development, language disorders, and cultural and linguistic diversity. His research focuses on spoken language predictors of literacy development in bilingual (Spanish-English) children.
Dr. Woolpert has worked clinically as a bilingual speech-language pathologist in a few elementary schools, conducting assessments and providing treatment in both Spanish and English. He is also interested in international education, especially with regard to speech-language pathology programs in Central and South America.
Dr. Woolpert works remotely from California and does not have dedicated office space in the department.
Publications
- Woolpert, D. (2019). Investigating the relationship between narrative microstructure and reading comprehension. Journal of Child Language Acquisition and Development, 7(3), 91-109.
- Woolpert, D. (2019). The impact of Spanish on the English text processing of dual-language learners. TESOL Quarterly, 53(1), 221-232.
- Woolpert, D. (2016). Doing more with less: The impact of vocabulary on dual-language learners’ writing. Reading and Writing, 29(9), 1865-1887.
- Woolpert, D. & Reilly, J. (2016). Investigating the extent of neuroplasticity: Written discourse in children with perinatal stroke. Neurosychologia, 89, 105-118.
Associations and Affiliations
- ASHA Special Interest Group 14 (Cultural and Linguistic Diversity)
- ASHA Special Interest Group 17 (Global Issues)