Erika Prado

Specific Project Info:
Erika Prado is working on a project at the intersection of language, race, and technology. The focus is on how nonspeaking autistic Latinx youth and their families engage with augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) devices in their daily lives. This project uses both interview data and potentially video data of family interactions. Students will assist with literature reviews, transcription, and data collection.
Required Skills: Spanish-English bilingual proficiency (comfortable listening to audio recordings in Spanish and transcribing). A passion for social justice for autistic individuals and a connection to the autism community are encouraged.
Estimated Number of Students: 1-2

Bio:

Erika Prado is an expert in sociocultural linguistics, linguistic anthropology, and community-centered ethnography. Her research covers critical disability studies, autism, bilingualism, and communication technologies, with a focus on Latinx linguistic practices and social justice. She investigates how linguistic and cultural practices intersect with issues of disability and bilingualism and how these intersections contribute to broader social justice concerns.