Center for Perception and Communication in Children

An NIH Institutional Development Award (IDeA) Center of Biomedical Research Excellence

Boys Town established the Center for Perception and Communication in Children (CPCC) in 2014 with support from a Centers for Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) grant. Ultimately our goal is to be the national leader for research on speech, language, hearing, and cognitive development in children with communication disorders.

Aims

Develop and support a critical mass of NIH-funded research programs focused on issues related to perception and communication in children.
Strengthen the research infrastructure available to junior faculty and expand the user base of these resources to include established investigators.
Establish state-of-the-art cores to support research and facilitate development and maintenance of a cohesive center.

Learn more about the specific aims of the CPCC.

Research Cores

Administrative Core
Lori Leibold, Ph.D.

Human Subjects Core
Karla McGregor, Ph.D.

Technology Core
G. Christopher Stecker, Ph.D.

Learn more about our Core Services and Facilities.

Impact

CPCC-supported projects have produced over 70 publications since 2014, and helped bring in millions in external funding for researchers at Boys Town. Learn more about CPCC past projects.

Please see our newsletters for current events from the CPCC.

Advisory Committees

The Advisory Committee and Steering Committee support the development, scientific progress and research core sustainability.

The Steering Committee is led by:

Lori Leibold, Ph.D.
Ryan McCreery, Ph.D.
G. Christopher Stecker, Ph.D.
Krystal Werfel, Ph.D.
Angela AuBuchon, Ph.D.
Gabrielle Merchant, Ph.D.
Kaylah Lalonde, Ph.D.
Adam Bosen, Ph.D.
Sophie Ambrose, Ph.D.

Midwest Region IDeA Programs

Boys Town research is part of the Great Plains IDeA-CTR Network, a collective of nine academic and medical institutions working together to advance clinical and translational science.