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Hope Sparks Lancaster is the Director of the Etiologies of Language and Literacy Laboratory in the Center for Childhood Deafness, Language and Learning at Boys Town National Research Hospital. Dr. Lancaster studies language and literacy development and disorders and is particularly interested in behavioral and genetic overlaps between speech disorders, developmental language disorder, and dyslexia. She also studies language and literacy development in individuals with other conditions, such as cleft palate.

Favorite book(s): American Gods, Green Rider

Alicia Buttner is the Manager of the Etiologies of Language and Literacy Laboratory. She earned her MA and PhD in Psychology from the University of Nebraska at Omaha. In her role, she coordinates research activities, assists in overseeing lab operations, and contributes to manuscript and research grant proposal preparation.

Favorite book(s): And Then There Were None, Gone Girl, The Yellow Wallpaper

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