Jessica G. Caron, Ph.D.
Jessica Gosnell Caron, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, graduated from MGH Institute of Health
Professions in 2007 with a master’s in communication science disorders. Since 2008,
she has been a speech-language pathologist in the Augmentative Communication
Program at Children’s Hospital, Boston. Her clinical focus includes assessment
and intervention for children and adults who present with complex communication
needs; with special interest in high-tech users of augmentative and alternative
communication (AAC). She has published articles on the topic of using iDevices and
applications, including “Apps: An Emerging Tool for SLPs” (ASHA Leader, 2011) and
“There Isn’t Always an App for That” (Perspectives Journal, 2011). She has lectured
nationally and internationally on the topic of high-tech AAC and has taught graduate-
level courses in augmentative communication at both Mass General Institute of
Health Professions and Northeastern University.