The federal Project Grant award R01DC021428 from the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), under the Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders program (CFDA 93.173), will fund a $589,930 research project to investigate sex and gender differences in language impairment, disability, and service receipt. The primary goal is to determine why girls are less likely to receive language services than boys, which aligns with NIDCD's interest in diversity and women's health research. The research will involve four specific aims: 1) comparing boys and girls in receipt, timing, and type of services relative to their needs; 2) exploring the relationship between language disability and temperament; 3) examining how child internalizing behavior and gender bias affect service receipt; and 4) investigating how professionals differentiate the language-related needs of boys and girls. The project will be conducted by the non-profit organization Father Flanagan's Boys' Home, with key subrecipients including the University of Waterloo and the University of Iowa providing expertise in data analytics, biostatistics, and longitudinal research methodologies.
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