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Author:

Parr, Alissa Denzin

Title:

Enhancing Engagement of Employees with Autism Spectrum Disorder Through Leadership

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

autism spectrum disorder
leadership

File:

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Committee Members:

Sam Hunter, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Samuel Todd Hunter, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Gardner, Stephanie Jean

Title:

Effects of Video-based Instruction Using Graduated Guidance on Daily Living Skill Acquisition for Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Graduate Program:

Special Education

Keywords:

developmental disabilities
autism spectrum disorder
video prompting
point-of-view
graduated guidance
daily living skills

File:

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Committee Members:

Pamela S Wolfe, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Richard M Kubina Jr., Committee Member
David Brent Mcnaughton, Committee Member
Erinn Heer Finke, Committee Member

Author:

Caron, Jessica Gosnell

Title:

Effects of Adapted Instruction on the Acquisition of Letter-correspondences and Sight Words by Pre-adolescent/adolescent Learners with Complex Communication Needs and Autism Spectrum Disorders

Graduate Program:

Communication Sciences and Disorders

Keywords:

literacy
augmentative and alternative communication
autism spectrum disorder
letter-sound correspondence
sight words

File:

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Committee Members:

Janice Catherine Light, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kathryn D R Drager, Committee Member
Dr David Mc Naughton, Committee Member
Carol Anne Miller, Committee Member

Author:

Perlman, Emily Hannah

Title:

The Use of Computerized Cognitive Assessment with Children with Autism

Graduate Program:

School Psychology

Keywords:

cognitive assessment
computerized assessment
autism spectrum disorder

File:

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Committee Members:

Barbara Schaefer, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Barbara Schaefer, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Pamela S Wolfe, Committee Member
Shirley Andrea Woika, Committee Member
Krista M Wilkinson, Outside Member

Author:

Therrien, Michelle Christine

Title:

TEACHING COMMUNICATIVE TURN TAKING USING THE IPAD© TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INTERACTION FOR PRESCHOOL CHILDREN WITH CCN AND THEIR PEERS

Graduate Program:

Communication Sciences and Disorders

Keywords:

social interaction
peer interaction
augmentative and alternative communication
autism spectrum disorder
mobile technology
intervention

File:

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Committee Members:

Janice Catherine Light, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Janice Catherine Light, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Krista M Wilkinson, Committee Member
Carol Anne Miller, Committee Member
David Brent Mcnaughton, Outside Member

Author:

Yorke, April M

Title:

The Effects of Explicit Instruction in Letter-sound Correspondences with Children with Complex Communication Needs in Pairs with Peers

Graduate Program:

Communication Sciences and Disorders

Keywords:

complex communication needs
augmentative and alternative communication
autism spectrum disorder
reading
ALL curriculum
explicit instruction
letter-sound correspondences
literacy
intellectual disability
developmental delay
cortical visual impairment

File:

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Committee Members:

Janice C. Light, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Janice C. Light, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Kathryn D.R. Drager, Committee Member
Carol A. Miller, Committee Member
David B. McNaughton, Outside Member

Author:

Wertalik, Jennifer Lynn

Title:

COMPARISON OF TWO VIDEO PROMPTING INTERVENTIONS TO TEACH DAILY LIVING SKILLS TO ADOLESCENTS WITH AUTISM

Graduate Program:

Special Education

Keywords:

autism spectrum disorder
daily living skills
video prompting
frequency building

File:

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Committee Members:

Richard M Kubina Jr., Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Richard M Kubina Jr., Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Pamela S Wolfe, Committee Member
David Brent Mcnaughton, Committee Member
Jonathan William Ivy, Outside Member

Author:

Mccoy, Ashley Rae

Title:

TEACHING EDUCATORS TO USE THE SYSTEM OF LEAST PROMPTS TO SUPPORT COMMUNICATION OF INDIVIDUALS WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER (ASD) WHO USE AUGMENTATIVE AND ALTERNATIVE COMMUNICATION (AAC)

Graduate Program:

Special Education

Keywords:

system of least prompts
teacher training
autism spectrum disorder
augmentative and alternative communication

File:

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Committee Members:

David Brent Mcnaughton, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
David Brent Mcnaughton, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
David Lee, Committee Member
Tracy Jane Raulston, Committee Member
Janice Catherine Light, Outside Member
Pamela S Wolfe, Committee Member

Author:

Henken, Brandon Alexander

Title:

Integration of top-down and bottom-up information: An investigation of scene and word list processing

Graduate Program:

Communication Sciences and Disorders

Keywords:

top-down
bottom-up
Deese-Roediger-McDermott
DRM
autism spectrum disorder
schema
scene
context
recall
recognition
false memory
false recall
false recognition
semantic processing
visual processing
information processing

File:

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Committee Members:

Diane L. Williams, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Carol A. Miller, Committee Member

Author:

Dong, Fengping

Title:

MOLECULAR MECHANISMS OF PSYCHIATRIC RISK GENES UNDERLYING NEURODEVELOPMENT AND BEHAVIORS

Graduate Program:

Biology

Keywords:

psychiatric disease
schizophrenia
autism spectrum disorder
ZNF804A
CTNNB1

File:

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Committee Members:

Yingwei Mao, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Zhi-Chun Lai, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Gong Chen, Committee Member
Richard W Ordway, Committee Member
Wendy Hanna-Rose, Outside Member

Author:

Chapin, Shelley

Title:

The Effects of AAC Video Visual Scene Display Technology on the Communication of Preschoolers with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Graduate Program:

Special Education

Keywords:

preschoolers
autism spectrum disorder
augmentative and alternative communication
social interaction

File:

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Committee Members:

David Brent Mcnaughton, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
David Brent Mcnaughton, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
David Lee, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Pamela S Wolfe, Committee Member
Janice Catherine Light, Outside Member
Jessica Gosnell Caron, Outside Member
Kathleen M Mckinnon, Committee Member
Mary Catherine Scheeler, Program Head/Chair
David Lee, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Babb, Salena

Title:

“Two friends spending time together": The impact of video visual scene displays on peer social interactions for adolescents with autism spectrum disorder

Graduate Program:

Special Education

Keywords:

social interactions
video visual scene displays
partner training
autism spectrum disorder
augmentative and alternative communication

File:

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Committee Members:

David Brent Mcnaughton, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
David Brent Mcnaughton, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Pamela S Wolfe, Committee Member
David Lee, Committee Member
Janice Catherine Light, Outside Member
Pamela S Wolfe, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Gilhuber, Christina

Title:

Home Literacy Experiences of Preschool Children on the Autism Spectrum Growing up in Multilingual Contexts

Graduate Program:

Special Education

Keywords:

autism spectrum disorder
multilingualism
literacy
preschool

File:

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Committee Members:

P Murphy, Program Head/Chair
David Mcnaughton, Major Field Member
Paola Migliaccio-Dussias, Outside Unit & Field Member
Elizabeth Hughes, Major Field Member
Allison Henward, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Mildred Boveda, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor

Author:

Laubscher, Emily

Title:

“You just want to be able to communicate with your child”: Caregivers’ perspectives on communication and AAC for beginning communicators on the autism spectrum

Graduate Program:

Communication Sciences and Disorders

Keywords:

augmentative and alternative communication
autism spectrum disorder
beginning communicators

File:

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Committee Members:

Diane Williams, Major Field Member
Paola Migliaccio-Dussias, Outside Unit & Field Member
Carol Miller, Major Field Member
Janice Light, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Nicole Etter (She/Her), Program Head/Chair

Author:

Ousley, Ciara

Title:

Coaching Parents of Young Children with Autism and Minimal to No Vocal Speech in Naturalistic Developmental Behavioral Strategies Using Strength-based Video Feedback

Graduate Program:

Special Education

Keywords:

parent-implemented interventions
naturalistic developmental behavioral interventions
social communication
autism spectrum disorder
parent-implemented intervention

File:

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Committee Members:

Jessica Caron, Outside Unit & Field Member
David Lee, Major Field Member
Pamela Wolfe, Program Head/Chair
Tracy Raulston, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
David Mcnaughton, Major Field Member

Author:

Bhana, Naima

Title:

Collateral Effects of Photographs and the Tell Me MORE Intervention Package on the Reminiscing Style of Mothers and their Children with and at Risk for Autism

Graduate Program:

Special Education

Keywords:

joint reminiscing
autism spectrum disorder
parent implemented intervention
visual supports
naturalistic developmental behavioral intervention

File:

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Committee Members:

Pamela Wolfe, Program Head/Chair
Jessica Caron, Outside Unit & Field Member
Jonte Taylor, Major Field Member
Tracy Raulston, Dissertation Co-Advisor
David Mcnaughton, Chair & Dissertation Advisor

Author:

Mantzoros, Theoni

Title:

A Comparison of Observed Functional Relations across Measurement Methods Used to Assess Vocal Stereotypy in Two Adolescents with Autism

Graduate Program:

Special Education

Keywords:

autism spectrum disorder
vocal stereotypy
measurement
continuous duration recording
partial-interval recording
momentary time-sampling

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Committee Members:

Jonte Taylor, Major Field Member
Pamela Wolfe, Major Field Member
David Lee, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Charles Geier, Outside Unit & Field Member
David Lee, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Benn, Alana

Title:

Testing Chandelier Cell Abnormalities in the 16p11.2 Microdeletion Mouse Model of Autism Spectrum Disorder

Graduate Program:

Biomedical Sciences

Keywords:

chandelier cells
autism spectrum disorder
parvalbumin expressing
GABAergic interneurons
16p11.2 deletion
mouse model
copy number variant

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Committee Members:

Anirban Paul, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Alistair Barber, Committee Member
Ralph Keil, Program Head/Chair
Sergei Grigoryev, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor