Research
Christy Timm Fulkerson is a third-year doctoral student and certified speech-language pathologist studying under the supervision of Dr. Hugh Catts. Her research interests include language and literacy disorders in culturally and linguistically diverse students. She is interested in developing better literacy assessment and intervention measures for multilingual students.
Reach Every Reader
Christy is developing a Spanish language screener in collaboration with Learning Ally, under the supervision of Dr. Hugh Catts. This screener is focused on the early identification of kindergarten students with language and reading impairments.
https://reacheveryreader.gse.harvard.edu/areas-of-focus/k-3-screener-and-assessment-focus/
TALES 2.0
Training Assistants in Language Elicitation Strategies (TALES) under the supervision of Dr. Kelly Farquarson and Dr. Lindsay Dennis. This study involves training paraeducators and SLPAs on print referencing strategies during shared reading using a practice-based coaching model, where Christy serves as a coach.
Librarian Professional Development
Professional development training is in collaboration with FCRR’s The Village under the supervision of Dr. Lakeisha Johnson. Christy has helped to create and lead professional development training for librarians within Leon County Public Libraries. For more information on FCRR visit:
Presentations
International
Timm, C., Summy, R., Catts, H., (2022, July). The Relationship Between L1 Phonological Awareness and L2 Word Reading: A Meta-Analysis. Poster Presentation at the Society of Scientific Reading in Research (SSSR) Conference. Long Beach, CA.
Summy, R., Timm, C., Catts, H., (2022, July). Evaluating the Importance of Letter Naming and Letter Sound Fluency in Predicting Kindergarten Reading: A Dominance Analysis. Poster Presentation at the Society of Scientific Reading in Research (SSSR) Conference. Long Beach, CA.
Domestic
Campbell, D., Timm-Fulkerson, C., Abarca, D., Chavarro-Torres, M., Wood, C., (2022, November). I Understood the Assignment: Assessment and Intervention Tools to Support Language and Literacy. Professional Development Session at the American Speech Language Hearing Association Convention. New Orleans, LA.
Timm-Fulkerson, C., Abarca, D., Hines, K., Wood, C., (2022, November). Examining Undergraduate Student Clinicians’ Implementation of Culturally Responsive Practices. Poster Session at the American Speech Language Hearing Association Convention. New Orleans, LA.
King-St. Remy, S., Campbell, D., Timm-Fulkerson, C. (2022, November). When They See Us: Engaging Communities in Authentic Research to Practice Partnerships. Technical Session at the American Speech Language Hearing Association Convention. New Orleans, LA.
Collins, S., Timm-Fulkerson, C., Barton-Hulsey, A., Therrian, M., (2022, June). AAC & Literacy: An Evaluation of the Validity of Word Recognition Assessment Measures. Virtual Presentation at the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD) Conference.
Collins, S., Therrian, M., Barton-Hulsey, A., Timm-Fulkerson, C., (2021, June). AAC & Literacy: An Evaluation of Word Recognition Assessment Measures for Students. Poster Presentation at the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD) Conference. Virtual.
Mcllraith, A., Fitton, L., & Timm, C. (2018, November). The Thesis Project: What to Know Before You Start. Technical Session at the American Speech Language Hearing Association Convention. Boston, MA.
Timm, C., Wofford, M., & Wood, C. (2018, November). Language Input Intervention & Shared Book-Reading: Quantity & Quality of Language Exchanges In Dual- Language Families. Poster presentation at the American Speech Language Hearing Association Convention. Boston, MA.
Macrae, T., Brown, D., Campbell, D., Arvin, S., Fumero, K., Hayes, L., Park, H., Timm, C., Troxel, J., & Yoss, A. (2018, November). Enhancing Mainstream American English Knowledge in Preschool Children Who Speak African- American English. Poster presentation at the American Speech Language Hearing Association Convention. Boston, MA.
Local
Timm, C., Fitton, L., & Borovsky, A. (2017, April). Analyzing the Relationship Between Vocabulary Size and the Duration and Accuracy of Response of English Learners. Poster presentation at the Florida State University National Student Speech-Language-Hearing Association Conference. Tallahassee, FL.
Guest Lectures
Timm-Fulkerson, C., Campbell, D., (2022, February). Emergent Literacy. Introduction to Communication Disorders, Florida State University, Instructor: Carla Wood, Ph.D.
Timm-Fulkerson, C., Campbell, D., (2022, February). Culture and Language: Bilingualism & Dialect. Cultural Responsiveness in Clinical Practice, Instructor: Lisa Fitton, Ph.D.
Timm-Fulkerson, C., (2022, February). Emergent Literacy. Communication Intervention: Infants and Preschoolers, Florida State University, Instructor: Carla Wood, Ph.D.
Timm-Fulkerson, C., (2021, November). Getting into Graduate School. Language Development, Florida State University, Instructor: Andrea Barton-Hulsey, Ph.D.
Timm, C., (2021, February). Emergent Literacy. Communication Intervention: Infants and Preschoolers, Florida State University, Instructor: Carla Wood, Ph.D.
Timm, C., (2020, February). Phonological Processes: A School-Based SLP Perspective. Introduction to Communication Disorders, West Carolina University, Instructor: Claire Wofford, Ph.D.
Timm, C., (2019, October). SLP Q & A. Introduction to Communication Disorders, West Carolina University, Instructor: Claire Wofford, Ph.D.
Written Products
Wood, C., Pouncey, M., & Timm, C. (2021). Bolstering Resilience of Students who are English Learners against Harmful Effects of Poverty. Sunshine State Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, 14(2), 57-65.
Timm, C. (2019). Language Input Intervention: Quantity and Quality of Caregiver Language Interactions with Young Spanish-English Speaking Children (Unpublished master’s thesis). Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida.
Timm, C. (2017). Analyzing the Relationship Between Vocabulary Size and the Duration and Accuracy of Response of English Learners (Unpublished undergraduate thesis). Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida.