Professor of Special Education and BCBA-D at University of Virginia. Opinions are my own.

Joined March 2020
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This dissertation study contributes to the small but growing body of literature examining father implemented play based naturalistic communication intervention for children with autism. Eric is one of our OSEP Leadership Doctoral Scholars (Project. CO-LEAD).
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We are supporting teacher training in early childhood inclusion of children with disabilities and preventing challenging behavior with amazing partners in Lynchburg, Norfolk, and Charlottesville! @jefferson_trust and 4-VA
10 Dec 2023
New ways to communicate could keep preschoolers with challenging behaviors in classrooms, a UVA researcher says. news.virginia.edu/content/ed…
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Dr. Mandy Rispoli retweeted
Click here gsu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/S… to learn more about this research study! #BCBA #ABA Do not alter this IRB approved post Contact information: Dr. Tracy Raulston, BCBA-D Assistant Professor Texas State University Email: tjr27@txstate.edu
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Amazing opportunity to be part of a research study for middle schoolers with learning disabilities! Study is on zoom so you can participate from anywhere!
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We are recruiting families of young children with autism for a telehealth caregiver training study!
Now recruiting caregivers of a child (ages 2-8 yrs) with medical dx. autism for parent education & coaching focused on improving child communication and reducing challenging behavior. Parents can reside anywhere in US. PI @DrBKelleher #wellcast #Autism
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Our latest article is out today! Telehealth practice-based coaching paired with online modules improved parent use of challenging behavior interventions with their young children with neurodevelopmental disabilities. @AmandaBorosh @crich_12 @DrRoseMason link.springer.com/article/10…

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Being a part of this team has been an incredible experience. Grateful for the opportunity and support to do this work and to walk far together @ampathkenya @GlobalUva @UVAEdu
16 Aug 2023
Big shout-out to UVA professor Mandy Rispoli and her colleagues here at home and in Kenya who are collaborating on the Supporting Transformative Autism Research initiative, or STAR. news.virginia.edu/content/uv…
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Updated autism prevalence is now 1 in 36. And this is likely an under estimate because we know the challenges of access to diagnosis, especially for underserved populations.
23 Mar 2023
According to new data from 11 sites in CDC’s ADDM Network, about 1 in 36 eight-year-old children were identified with #autism in 2020. Certain children were more likely to be identified with autism. Find out more @CDC_NCBDDD: bit.ly/ss7202a1 @CDCMMWR
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UVA has full funding for our Special Education PhD program! #uvaEdu #osepScholars
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We are recruiting special education teachers and paraprofessionals in Virginia! autismdrive.virginia.edu/#/s…
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Dr. Mandy Rispoli retweeted
15 Nov 2022
Light in darkness. Thanks to our students for lighting the way.
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Dr. Mandy Rispoli retweeted
Hey @TED_CEC come check out our presentation today at 2 in Roanoke Room! We are sharing about the development of ParaImpact - a PD package that uses online modules special Ed teachers as coaches for paras! We’ll share results of our pilot studies & next steps!
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Deadline extended for JPBI special series: focus on families
DEADLINE EXTENSION: Call for Papers for Special Series on Supporting Families through Positive Behavior Supports. Now due Feb. 28th, 2023.
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My colleague and BFF @drmachalicek not only opens the door, she holds it open and intentionally invites women and scholars of color through. That's leadership. around.uoregon.edu/content/p…
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New article! Mothers of children with #Angelmansyndrome supported their child's communication at home with telehealth practice-based parent coaching @MrsVoorhis42 @DrRoseMason @DrBKelleher Eric Shannon & Russ Lang. Access full article here rdcu.be/cVPvo

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Dr. Mandy Rispoli retweeted
📣 Now recruiting Asian American Caregivers who have a child diagnosed with #Autism for research interviews! See below 👇 If interested, please fill out the link below: bit.ly/3quutu3 Feel free to share and pass it along to your networks!
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If you are at #ABAI Dublin stop by Eric’s poster on our telehealth caregiver support study!
Also at #ABAIDublin 🇮🇪, PhD student Eric Shannon is presenting a poster about his study “Caregiver-mediated naturalistic communication intervention for young children with developmental disabilities via telehealth” | 9/2 5:45pm | Poster 136 | tinyurl.com/ABAIPoster136 @ABAIEvents
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Congratulations to my dear friend and colleague, Dr. Maggie O’Haire and to UAZ!
We're excited to welcome our new Associate Dean for Research, Dr. Maggie O'Haire, from the @OHAIRElab. Under her leadership, we'll have the largest program focused on human-animal interaction research. Get to know Dr. O'Haire and her vision for the future. bit.ly/3crDGyL
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Happy to share that I've moved to the University of Virginia as the Quantitative Foundation Bicentennial Professor of Special Education. It's great to be back in my home state and at my alma mater. Wahoowa!
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