Browsing Auburn Theses and Dissertations by Author "Gillis, Jennifer"

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An Analysis of Emotion Recognition and Facial Processing Across Human and Cartoon Stimuli in Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders

Sevlever, Melina (2014-06-06)

The emotion recognition and eye tracking literature has yielded inconsistent findings with respect to the social perception and attentional abilities of children and adults with ASD. Previous research has suggested that ...

Differentiating between Children with and without ADHD Using the Delis-Kaplan Executive Function System and Conners' Continuous Performance Test-II

Peden, Sarah (2010-08-12)

The Delis-Kaplan Executive Function System (D-KEFS) is a relatively new measure of executive functioning (EF) that has not been fully evaluated for its potential of differentiating between children with and without ADHD. ...

Direct Instruction Reading: Effects of the Reading Mastery Plus - Level K Program on Preschool Children with Developmental Delays

Zayac, Ryan (2008-08-15)

Despite the success of Direct Instruction (DI) programs in teaching a variety of individuals how to read, there has been little research on the use of DI for young children with developmental delays. The purpose of the ...

The Effectiveness and Transportability of Group Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) with Community Families

Ridgeway, Lorraine (2007-12-15)

Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) is a behavioral intervention that incorporates both operant learning and play therapy techniques to treat child disruptive behavior problems. Efficacy research indicates that PCIT ...

Examining Blood Alcohol Concentrations Through a Simulated Drinking Game Procedure

Silvestri, Mark (2011-07-05)

Alcohol consumption on college campuses is a prevalent activity, with over half of college students reporting alcohol consumption at least once in the past month, and it embodies “binge” drinking, consuming 4 (5 for males) ...

Examining Rater Agreement After Changing the Response Format of the BRIEF

Ferguson, Bill (2011-01-05)

Deficits in Executive Function (EF) have been demonstrated in various types of childhood psychopathology. Current clinical practice encourages evaluating deficits in EF across multiple perspectives. The BRIEF is a parent- ...

Imitation in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: An Analysis of Task Type and Common Errors

Sevlever, Melina (2010-08-04)

The purpose of this study was to identify common imitative errors emitted by children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and typically developing children across varying types of imitative tasks. Twenty-two low-functioning ...

Mechanisms and Performance Measures in Mastery-Based Incremental Repeated Acquisition: Behavioral and Pharmacological Analyses

Bailey, Jordan (2009-09-10)

Pharmacological and behavioral determinants of learning were examined using a mastery-based incremental repeated acquisition procedure. A 60-minute session began with a one link chain (single lever-press) that incremented ...

Stigmatization of Adults with Asperger's Disorder

Butler, Robert (2009-04-30)

Stigmatization is among the many possible challenges that impact the lives of adults with Asperger’s Disorder (AD). There is currently a paucity of literature on stigmatization of adults with AD. This study evaluated if ...

Surfing Safely: An Examination of Online Dating Skills in Young Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Roth, Matthew (2015-07-28)

Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) have difficulty forming romantic relationships, despite having motivation to establish them. The lack of success through traditional, face-to-face dating may lead adults with ASD ...

Training Parents to Enhance Social Skills in Children with Developmental Delays: A Component Analysis

Schleismann, Kelly (2014-03-31)

Social skills deficits are a core feature of ASD (American Psychiatric Association [APA], 2000; Parsons & Mitchell, 2002), and they are related to a myriad of other social, developmental, and psychological challenges ...

Validation of the Behavioral Assessment of Social Interaction in Young Children (BASYC) as a Measure of Early Social Behavior in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders

Beights, Rebecca (2010-07-06)

Early social behaviors in children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) represent an area of core symptom deficits that reflect chronic and pervasive impairment (Gillis & Romanczyk, 2008). Although the specific and ...

Volunteer-Child Interaction Training: Exploring the Effects of a Modified Child-Directed Interaction with Volunteers

Lambha, Meenakshi (2010-12-06)

Community service and the involvement of volunteers are prevalent in a variety of contexts. Community service programs requiring interactions with youth typically do not emphasize particular therapeutic skills related to ...