Thompson, Julie
individual record
Assistant Professor of Special Education
Positions:
- Assistant Professor, Educational Psychology, College of Education and Human Development
overview
My research examines innovative assessments and interventions to support access and instruction in academics for individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). I examine explicit instruction procedures to teach literacy skills to ethnically and linguistically diverse minimally vocal-verbal children with ASD in public school settings. I am particularly interested in instructional design, group instructional arrangements, technology-delivered literacy instruction, and gaze-behaviors of children with ASD when engaged with technology-delivered literacy instruction.
education and training
- Ph.D. in Special Education, University of North Carolina at Charlotte - (Charlotte, North Carolina, United States) 2014
selected publications
Academic Articles16
- Thompson, J. L., Plavnick, J. B., Skibbe, L. E., Bak, M., & Doher, P. (2021). Beyond Tier Three: Individualized Levels of Support During Headsprout® Early Reading Instruction for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.. J Autism Dev Disord. 1-17.
- Pierson, L. M., Thompson, J. L., Ganz, J. B., Wattanawongwan, S., Haas, A. N., & Yllades, V. (2021). Coaching Parents of Children With Developmental Disabilities to Implement a Modified Dialogic Reading Intervention Using Low Technology via Telepractice.. Am J Speech Lang Pathol. 30(1), 119-136.
- Laxmidas, K., Avra, C., Wilcoxen, C., Wallace, M., Spivey, R., Ray, S., ... Hammond, T. (2021). CommBo: Modernizing Augmentative and Alternative Communication. International Journal of Human-Computer Studies. 145, 102519-102519.
- Haas, A., Vannest, K., Thompson, J. L., Fuller, M. C., & Wattanawongwan, S. (2020). Peer-Mediated Instruction and Academic Outcomes for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Comparison of Quality Indicators. Mentoring & Tutoring: Partnership in Learning. 28(5), 625-642.
- Perihan, C., Burke, M., Bowman-Perrott, L., Bicer, A., Gallup, J., Thompson, J., & Sallese, M. (2020). Effects of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Reducing Anxiety in Children with High Functioning ASD: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.. J Autism Dev Disord. 50(6), 1958-1972.
Chapters2
- Wood, L., Thompson, J. L., & Root, J. (2016). Autism Spectrum Disorders. Zager, D., Cihak, D. F., & Stone-MacDonald, A. (Eds.), Autism Spectrum Disorders: Identification, Education, and Treatment: Fourth Edition. 211-241. Routledge.
- Travers, J. C., Tincani, M., Thompson, J. L., & Simpson, R. L. (2016). Picture Exchange Communication System and Facilitated Communication: Contrasting an Evidence-Based Practice with a Discredited Method. Advances in Learning and Behavioral Disabilities. Instructional Practices with and without Empirical Validity. 85-110. Emerald Group Publishing Limited.
researcher on
Principal Investigator3
Co-Principal Investigator1
recent teaching activities
- EPSY630 Single Case Experimental Dsn Instructor
- EPSY660 Sngl Case Exp Dsgn Rsrch Mthd Instructor
- EPSY683 Field Practicum In Instructor
- EPSY685 Directed Studies Instructor
- EPSY685 Directed Studies: In-ab Instructor
Email
jlthompson@tamu.edu
First Name
Julie
Last Name
Thompson
mailing address
Texas A&M University; Educational Psychology; 4225 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-4225
USA