Higginbotham, J., Golleru, M., Pal, S., Satchidnand, A., Bizovi, J., Hutchinson, T., Buckley, M., Mathy, P., Agarwal, S., Srihari, R. (2025). Developing Artificial Intelligence Applications for Human Conversation: Perspectives, Tools, Exploratory Analyses. Assistive Technology Outcomes and Benefits, 19, 13-32.
Satchidanand, A. (2025). Other-Initiated Repair in Augmented Conversation Using a Speech Generating Device (SGD): A Quantitative, Interaction-Based Study. (PhD Dissertation, University at Buffalo).
Kurlenkova, S., & Satchidanand, A. (2024). Extended repair in SGD-mediated conversation involving speakers with dysarthria: Epistemics and third person involvement. Journal of Interactional Research in Communication Disorders, 15(2), 59-91.
Székely, É., Higginbotham, J., & Possemato, F. (2024). Voice and choice: Investigating the role of prosodic variation in request compliance and perceived politeness using conversational TTS. 25th Annual Meeting of the Special Interest Group on Discourse and Dialogue. Association for Computational Linguistics (ACL), pp. 466-476).
Golleru, M. (2024). Enhancing Engagement and Interaction in Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC): A Comparative Study on the Impact of Front-Facing Partner Display in SGD Mediated Conversations (Master’s thesis, State University of New York at Buffalo).
Pal, S., Das, S., Srihari, R. K., Higginbotham, J., & Bizovi, J. (2024, November). Empowering AAC Users: A Systematic Integration of Personal Narratives with Conversational AI. In Proceedings of the 1st Workshop on Customizable NLP: Progress and Challenges in Customizing NLP for a Domain, Application, Group, or Individual (CustomNLP4U) (pp. 12-25).
Golleru, M., Higginbotham, D. J., Cavuoto, L. A., & Mathy, P. (2024). Enhancing engagement and interaction in augmentative and alternative communication (AAC): A comparative study on the impact of front-facing partner display in SGD mediated conversations. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting.
Nader, D. T., Satchidanand, A., Benson-Goldberg, S., & Higginbotham, J. (2025). Using microanalysis to capture interactions involving aided AAC technologies. Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 1–8. https://doi.org/10.1080/07434618.2025.2498990
Pullin, G., Williams, K, Sellwood, D., Preece, J., Fin, Katie, Meridith, Higginbotham, J. (in press). Discussing future AAC: technology, interactions and ownership. Augmentative and Alternative Communication.
Rayman, A. S., Satchidanand, A., & Higginbotham, J. (2024). Simulation of other-initiated repair using AAC. Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 40(2), 115–124.
Presentations
Workshop – Accepted: Possemato, F. & Higginbotham, J. (2024). Exploring Technology-Mediated Interactions: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Robotics and AI. University of Groningen, October.
Székely, É., Higginbotham, J., & Possemato, F. (2024, September). Voice and choice: Investigating the role of prosodic variation in request compliance and perceived politeness using conversational TTS. In the 25th Annual Meeting of the Special Interest Group on Discourse and Dialogue (pp. 466-476). Association for Computational Linguistics (ACL).
Higginbotham, J. (2024). Talking with AI: Using Social Bots for Conversational Purposes: Current Challenges in Integrating AI to Enhance AAC-Mediated Conversations. Presented to the International Society of Augmentative and Alternative Communication (Online).
Golleru, M., Higginbotham, D. J., Cavuoto, L. A., & Mathy, P. (2024). Enhancing engagement and interaction in augmentative and alternative communication (AAC): A comparative study on the impact of front-facing partner display in SGD mediated conversations. Presented at the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting., September.
Satchidanand, A. & Higginbotham, J. (2024). Talking in Time: Addressing Challenges for Augmented Speakers. Colloquium, Department of Communicative Disorders and Sciences, University at Buffalo, November.
Higginbotham, J., Mathy, P., Satchidanand, A. (2025). Making AAC Devices Conversant: Designing for Engagement and Pragmatic Action. Presented to the Assistive Technology Industry Association, Orlando.
Higginbotham, J., Golleru, M., Hutchinson, T. (2025). Conversational Artificial Intelligence: Promises and Current Realities. Presented to the Assistive Technology Industry Association, Orlando.
Higginbotham, J. (2025) Taking a deep dive into conversational AI for AAC. Innovations in AAC & Future Trends. May 2, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Center, Toronto, Ontario, CA.
Higginbotham, J. (2025). The influence of interaction media on grounding in technologically mediated conversation: A case study in Augmentative communication. Distinguished Speaker Series, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, University at Buffalo, March.
Pullin, G., Allan, M., Williams, K., Sellwood, D., Preece, J., Sullivan, S., Hutchinson, T., Brown, K., Tams-Gray, F., Higginbotham, J. (2023). Imagining alternative futures for AAC together: what interactions do we want with each other? Presented at the International Society for Alternative and Augmentative Communication. Cancun, July.
Mathy, P., & Satchidanand, A., Higginbotham, J. (2024). Developing AAC Technologies to Promote Engagement and Pragmatic Action. Presentation to the Assistive Technology Industry Association, Orlando, January.
Martino, G. & Higginbotham, J. (2023). Communication Rates for Augmented Speakers Across Access Method and Social Communication Task. Poster presented at the American Speech-Language and Hearing Association. Boston, November.
Satchidanand, A., Rayman, A., Vecchio, C., & Higginbotham, J. (2023). Repair and Composition Delay in Augmented Conversation. Seminar presented at the American Speech-Language and Hearing Association. Boston, November.
Higginbotham, J. & Possemato, F. (2023). Time, Temporality, and Composition Delay in Interactions Involving Augmentative and Alternative Communication Devices. Presentation at the International Conference of Conversation Analysis, Sydney, Australia, 2023.
Higginbotham, J. (2023). Talking Through a Typewriter. Conversing in Time with Augmented Communication Technology. Division of Speech, Music and Hearing, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden, October 4th.
Higginbotham, J., Possemato, F., Arecy, F., Székely, É., Hutchinson, T. (2023). AAC-37 Project Converse: Pragmatically Effective Phrases Interface. Presentation to the Assistive Technology Industry Association, Orlando, February.
Satchidanand, A., & Higginbotham, J. (2022). Referencing in Robot-Assisted Surgery. Poster presented at the Digital Meeting for Conversation Analysis, November.
Possemato, F., & Higginbotham, J. (2022). Augmentative Communication and the problems with the temporality of language use in interaction. Poster presented at the Digital Meeting for Conversation Analysis, November.
Higginbotham, J., Satchidnand, A. Arecy, F., Koroschetz, Bizovi, J. (2022). Composition Delay in Speech Generating Device-Mediated Talk-in-Interaction. Atypical Interaction Conference. Newcastle University, England, June, 2022.
