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Improving Social Engagement in Young Children with Autism using Embedded Social Reinforcement
Robert L. Koegel, Ph.D., & Lynn Kern Koegel, Ph.D., Ty Vernon

 

Priming with Instrinsically Motivating Video to Improve Inclusive Reading Task Performance
Robert L. Koegel, Ph.D., & Lynn Kern Koegel, Ph.D.,Greg Lyons

 

Improving Acquisition of Target Language Skills in Children with Autism
Robert L. Koegel, Ph.D., & Lynn Kern Koegel, Ph.D., Quy Tran, Ph.D., Laurie Vismara, Ph.D., Greg Lyons

 

Collateral Effects of Emphasizing the Response-Reinforcer Connection in Children with Autism
Robert L. Koegel, Ph.D., & Lynn Kern Koegel, Ph.D., Tyson Barker

 

Identification of Autism Specific Impairments during Brief Parent-Child Interactions: Implications for Community-Based Screening Projects
Robert L. Koegel, Ph.D., & Lynn Kern Koegel, Ph.D., Sharon Elmensdorp, & Nicolette Nefdt, Ph.D.



The Use of Functional Nonverbal Imitation to Increase Attention and Responsiveness to a Model Prompt for Nonverbal Children with Autism
Robert L. Koegel, Ph.D., & Lynn Kern Koegel, Ph.D., Larisa Shirotova


Teaching Emotions to Children with ASD using a Naturalistic Approach

Robert L. Koegel, Ph.D., & Lynn Kern Koegel, Ph.D., Whitney Ence, Larisa Shirotova

Motivational Academics: Using Motivational Techniques to Increase On-task Behavior and Positive Affect in Children with High-Functioning Autism and Asperger's Disorder
Robert L. Koegel, Ph.D., & Lynn Kern Koegel, Ph.D., Anjileen Singh


Priming for Cooperative Activites with Children with Autism: Effects on Social Interactions with Typically Developing Peers

Grace W. Gengoux (Dissertation)



Using Stimulus Fading to Teach Functional Speech to Young Children with Autism Who Have Non-functional Speech Under Specific Stimulus Conditions
Robert L. Koegel, Ph.D., & Lynn Kern Koegel, Ph.D., Grace W. Gengoux, & Amanda Mossman




Applying Pivotal Response Training to School Assigned Homework for Children with Autism to Improve Motivation and Performance
Robert L. Koegel, Ph.D., Quy H. Tran, Ph.D. , Amanda Mossman , & Lynn Kern Koegel, Ph.D.



Using a Self-Management Packet to Increase Conversational Skills and Social Fluidity in Teenagers with Asperger's
Robert L. Koegel, Ph.D., Jane L. Talebi, Ph.D. , & Lynn Kern Koegel, Ph.D.



Training Paraprofessionals to Facilitate Social Interactions Between Children with Autism and Their Peers in an Inclusive Summer Camp Setting
Robert L. Koegel, Ph.D., Eileen F. Klein, Ph.D., Lynn Kern Koegel,Ph.D., Mendy Boettcher, Lauren Brookman-Frazee, & Daniel Openden, Ph.D.



Reducing Ritualistic Behavior in Children with Autism Using a Transfer Stimulus
Robert L. Koegel, Ph.D., Jane L. Talebi, Ph.D. & Lynn Kern Koegel, Ph.D.



Training Paraprofessionals to Facilitate Social Interaction Between Children with Autism and Their Typical Peers in a Full Inclusive Educational Setting
Robert L. Koegel, Ph.D. , Suzanne Robinson, Ph.D. & Lynn K. Koegel, Ph.D.



Reducing Overselectivity in Early Language Development in Children with Autism
Robert L. Koegel, Ph.D., Ariella Eichenbaum, Ph.D. , Lynn K. Koegel, Ph.D.



Promoting Play Date Interactions Between Children with Autism and Typically Developing Peers
Laurie Vismara, Grace W. Gengoux, Mendy Boettcher, Robert Koegel, Ph.D. , Lynn Koegel, Ph.D.



Stimulus Overselectivity and the Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS)
Grace W. Gengoux & Marjorie H. Charlop-Christy



Effects of Sensory Feedback on Immediate Object Imitation in Children with Autism
Brooke Ingersoll, Laura Screibman, Ph.D. , & Quy Tran, Ph.D.