About Rebekah
About Rebekah
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Rebekah (Beka) Bosley is a doctoral candidate in Speech and Hearing Science at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. She holds a master’s degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders from the University of Mississippi and is licensed to practice speech-language pathology. Beka's research focuses on understanding the relationship between the input provided by adults (e.g., caregivers, SLPs, teachers) and the language and communication outcomes of children with IDD.
Line of Research: The relationship between caregiver input and the language development of children with DS, particularly within the school-age range.
Mentor: Marie Channell, Ph.D.
Lab: Intellectual Disabilities Communication Lab
August 2023 – Early Research Project: “Interactional Features of Maternal Input to School-age Children with Down Syndrome During a Storybook Context”
July 2024 - Qualifying Examination: "Children with Down Syndrome in Shared Book Reading Interventions"
July 2025 - Dissertation Proposal: "Let’s Ask Caregivers What They Need When They Read Together: A Needs Analysis with Caregivers of School-Age Children with Down Syndrome"
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