ISU HATCH lab

Kristina Blaiser is a Professor of Speech-Language Pathology at Idaho State University and Director of the Helping Adults Talk to Children (HATCH) lab. Kristina's research focuses on improving access to information and resources for families and providers to support improved outcomes of young children who are Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing. Kristina is the Coordinator for ASHA's SIG 9, Pediatric Hearing and Hearing Disorders.

Blair Richlin, M.S., CCC-SLP, LSLS AVEd, TSSLD is a Speech-Language Pathologist and Listening and Spoken Language Specialist (LSLS™). She is currently enrolled as a PhD student at Idaho State University in the Rehabilitation & Communication Sciences program.  As an expert in modalities, she is highly specialized to provide support for listening and spoken language, total communication, Augmentative & Alternative Communication (AAC), and maximizing auditory input when American Sign Language is the primary language.

Shannon Roybal, B.A. (University of Montana) is a Speech Language Pathology Master’s student at Idaho State University, and a research assistant for the ISU HATCH Lab. Her career interests involve early intervention, auditory skills, and learning about communication modalities and family support for pediatric hearing loss.

Heather Wulff Tull is a graduate student in Speech-Language Pathology at Idaho State University and a research assistant in the ISU HATCH lab. She plans to work in Early Intervention when she graduates. With an undergraduate degree in Linguistics from UC Davis, she applies her curiosity and critical eye to understand current research to best serve the families in her community.