Faculty

Christina Reuterskiold-Wagner

Assistant Professor of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology

Christina Reuterskiold-Wagner

Phone: (212) 998-5637
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Dr. Christina Reuterski÷ld-Wagner came to New York University in 2003. She is certified by the American Speech Language and Hearing Association (ASHA) and the Swedish Board of Social Care. Prior to joining NYU, Dr. Reuterski÷ld-Wagner was a clinical supervisor, professor, and researcher (language impairment in children) in the Department of Logopedics and Phoniatrics at Lund University Sweden, where students from NYU have the opportunity to attend a study abroad program.


Presentations

  • A comparison between the ability to tell a story and to participate in a conversation in children with language impairment.
    ASLA’s (Swedish Association for Applied Linguistics) fall symposium, Linköping, Sweden. 1997.
  • Oral Language Skills in Swedish Children with Reading and Writing Disabilities.
    4th Nordic Congress for Logopedics and Phoniatrics, Oslo, Norway. 1997.
  • Pragmatic Issues in Language Impairment.
    Invited lecturer at the Teacher’s College of Odense, Denmark. 1998
  • Comprehension of Figurative Language and Theory of Mind in Swedish Children with Language Impairments.
    18th Annual Symposium on Research in Child Language Disorders, Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison. 1998.(Poster)
  • Non-word repetition, output phonology and lexical stress.
    19th Annual Symposium on Research in Child Language Disorders, Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison. 1998. (Poster)
  • Jumping to Conclusions. Children with Language Impairments need a Theory of Mind to Comprehend Idioms
    The ‘Third International Symposium on Speech and Language Impairments’ Univ. of York, 1999. (Poster)
  • Pragmatic Issues in Language Impairment.
    Invited lecturer at the Teacher's College of Haderslev, Denmark. 2000.
  • Language Processing and Contextual Influence.
    Invited lecturer at the yearly meeting of the Danish Association of Logopedics and Audiology, Copenhagen. 2001.
  • Non-word Repetition or Non-word discrimination? Phonological Processing in Swedish Preschool Children.
    23th Annual Symposium on Research in Child Language Disorders, Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison. 2002.
  • Venturing beyond the sentence level. Narrative skills in Swedish children with hearing impairment and children with specific language impairment.
    25th Annual Symposium on Research in Child Language Disorders, Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison. 2004.(Poster)
  • Problem Based Learning in Speech-Language Pathology Education.
    Yearly Convention of the American Speech and Hearing Association (ASHA), Philadelphia. 2004.(Poster)

Degrees Held

  • B.Sc. Stockholm University College of Physical Education and Sports
    Physical Education
  • B.Sc. Logopedics, (Speech Pathology), Lund University
  • M.S. Speech Pathology, Boston University
  • Ph.D. Speech Pathology, Lund University
  • M.S. Speech Pathology, Lund University (Swedish degree)

Awards

  • 1999 : Postdoctoral Fellowship, Department of Logopedics and Phoniatrics, Lund University
  • 1998 : Best Teacher Award, Lund University (nominated)
  • 1987 : International Scholars Award, Boston University
  • 1987 : Scandianvian-American Foundation
  • 1986 : Fulbright Scholarship Award
  • 2004 : Steinhardt Challenge Fund Award
  • 2000 : The Swedish Tercentenary Bank (3 year research grant , co-investigator)
  • 2005 : New York University Curricular Challenge Grant

Publications

  • Reuterskiöld, C. 1991. Emotionality in auditory comprehension in aphasia. Cortex, 27, 595-604.
  • Sahlén, B., Reuterskiöld-Wagner, C. & Wigforss, E. 1996.Language preschool children six years later. A follow-up study from language preschool to grade 4 and 5. Scandinavian Journal of Logopedics, Phoniatrics & Vocology. 21: 75-83.
  • Sahlén, B., Reuterskiöld-Wagner, C., Nettelbladt, U. and Radeborg, K. Non-word repetition in children with language impairment: Pitfalls and possibilities. 1999. In International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders, vol, 34, no 3, 337-352.
  • Reuterskiöld -Wagner, C., Nettelbladt, U. Sahlén, B.& Nilholm, C. 2000. Conversation Versus Narration in Preschool Children With Language Impairment. In International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders, vol 35, 337-352.
  • Reuterskiöld -Wagner, C., Sahlén, B. & Nettelbladt, U. What’s The Story? Narration and comprehension in Swedish preschool children with language impairment.1999. Child Language Teaching and Therapy, vol 15, no 2, 83-93.
  • Sahlén, B.& Reuterskiöld-Wagner, C. 1999. Jumping to conclusions: Children with LI need a theory of mind to comprehend idioms. Journal of Logopedics Phoniatrics Vocology 24:2, 1401-5439.
  • Sahlén, B., Reuterskiöld-Wagner, C., Nettelbladt, U. & Radeborg, K. 1999. Language comprehension and nonword repetition in children with language impairment. Clinical Linguistics and Phonetics, 13, (5), 369-380.
  • Reuterskiöld-Wagner, C. 1999. Language Processing and Contextual Influence. A study of Swedish Preschool Children With Language Impairment. Lund: Studentlitteratur.
  • Reuterskiöld-Wagner, C., Sahlén, B. & Radeborg, R. 2000. Speed and Context. The effect of a sentence prime on naming speed in children with language impairment. In International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders, vol.14, no.5, 369-385.
  • Sahlén, B., Radeborg, K., Reuterskiöld-Wagner, C., Friberg, C. & Rydahl, L. 2000. Presentation of a computer based method for the assessment of naming speed in preschool children. In Logopedics Phoniatrics Vocology, vol 25 no. 3, 115-121.
  • Reuterskiöld-Wagner, C., Nettelbladt, U. & Sahlén, B. 2001. Giving the Crucial Information. Performance on a referential communication task in Swedish children with language impairment. In International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders, vol 36, no 4, 433-445.
  • Nettelbladt, U. and Reuterskiöld-Wagner, C. 2003. När Samspelet Inte Fungerar – Pragmatisk Språkstörning. (When Interaction Does Not Work – Pragmatic Language Impairment). In Bjar, L. and Liberg, C. (Eds.) Barn utvecklar sitt språk. (Children develop their language.) 173-193. Lund: Studentlitteratur.
  • Reuterskiöld-Wagner, C. and Nettelbladt, U. 2005. Tor. A Case Study of a Boy With Autism Between the Age of Three and Eight. Child Language Teaching and Therapy 21, 123-145.
  • Reuterskiöld-Wagner, C., Sahlén, B. & Nyman, A. 2005. Clinical Linguistics and Phonetics, 34, 337-352. Non-word repetition and non-word discrimination in Swedish preschool children.
  • Sahlen, B., Hansson, K. Ibertsson, T. & Reuterskiold-Wagner, C. 2005. A comparative study on reading in primary school age children with hearing impairment and children with specific language impairment. Acta Neuropsychologia, 1, 393-407
  • Magnusson, E. Nauclér K., and Reuterskiöld-Wagner, C. Språk, läsning och lärande. Skolbarn med språkstörning. (Language, Reading and Learning) In (2005) L. Hartelius, U. Nettelbladt och B. Hammarberg (Eds.) Handbok i Logopedi. (Handbook in Logopedics.) Lund: Studentlitteratur.

Courses

  • E34.1601: Language Development in the Preschool Years
  • E34.2039: Language Disorders in Children
  • E34.1207: Introduction to Language Disorders in Children
  • E34.1210: Reading and Writing in Children with Speech and Language Disorders
  • E34.3400: Doctoral Seminar

Research Interests

  • The relationship between oral and written language
  • Working memory and language skills in children
  • Childrens' narrative skills