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April 7, 2026
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Meryl
Alper
Assistant Professor of Communication Studies
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m.alper@northeastern.edu
617.373.5161
@merylalper
Expertise
assistive technology
,
autism
,
children and media
,
disability and technology
,
mobile communication
,
new media
,
speech communication
Rupal
Patel
Associate professor of Speech Language Pathology and Audiology
Contact
r.patel@neu.edu
617.373.5842
Expertise
human computer interfaces
,
speech communication