RESEARCH & FACULTY
Manon Robillard
Manon Robillard
Assistant ProfessorOrthophonie
Humanities and Social Sciences
705-675-1151 ext.4311
mrobillard@laurentian.ca
Sudbury Campus
Manon Robillard is an assistant professor for the B.Sc.S. and the M.Sc.S. speech-language pathology programs. She has been specializing in augmentative and alternative communication since obtaining a master's degree in speech-language pathology from Laurentian University in 1999. She was a team member of the Assistive Communication Clinic at Health Sciences North before pursuing doctoral studies. She received her Ph.D. from Laurentian University's Human Studies program in 2013. Manon is currently investigating the cognitive and linguistic demands associated with navigating a speech-generating device. She is also researching the relationship between cognition and language disorders. She teaches the following courses: augmentative and alternative communication, motor speech disorders, audiologic rehabilitation and professional practice.
- B.A. (Psychology) Laurentian University
- M.Sc.S. (Speech-Language Pathology) Laurentian University
- Ph.D. (Human Studies - Communication and Cognition) Laurentian University
Manon’s research interests stem from her clinical work with children with complex communication needs. She is currently researching the implications of cognition and language on young children’s ability to navigate a speech-generating device. Her present research also involves the establishment of core words for French speaking and bilingual children living in minority community. Manon is also investigation the relationship between cognitive skills and young children’s language abilities, which includes the study of a cognitive non-linguistic approach for the treatment of primary language impairments.
- CNFS Grant 2011-2013, Répertoire lexicale chez les enfants franco-ontariens, co-researcher
- CNFS Grant 2012-2013, Compétences cognitives chez l'enfant franco-ontarien : impacts sur le développement langagier et l'intervention orthophonique, co-researcher
- CNFS National Grant 2013-2014, Les paramètres de croissance chez l'enfant franco-ontarien prématuré, co-researcher
- Robillard M., Mayer-Crittenden, C., Roy-Charland, A., Minor-Corriveau, M., & Bélanger, R. (accepted). Exploring the impact of cognition on young children’s ability to navigate a speech-generating device, Augmentative and Alternative Communication Journal.
- Robillard, M., Bélanger, R., Keating, N., Mayer-Crittenden, C., & Minor-Corriveau, M. (2013). Interdisciplinary models of teamwork in augmentative and alternative communication. The International Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies in Communication Sciences. Volume 7, Issue 1, p. 35-44.
- Minor-Corriveau, M., Robillard, M., Bélanger, R., Keating, N., & Mayer-Crittenden, C.. (2013) Speech-Language Pathology : A look at what makes this field interdisciplinary by nature. The International Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies in Communication Sciences. Volume 7, Issue 2.
- Robillard, M. & Mayer-Crittenden, C. (accepted) Use of technology as an innovative approach to cognitive non-linguistic therapy, The International Journal of Technologies in Learning.
- Mayer-Crittenden, C., Minor-Corriveau, M., Robillard, M., Bélanger, R., & Keating, N. (accepted). An Interdisciplinary Framework for Speech-Language Pathologist : A Closer Look at Bilingual Language Developmenet and Its Disorders. The International Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies in Communication Sciences, Volume 7, Issue 2.
