xiv List of contributors
education, challenging behavior, positive behavior support, social emotional
competence, autism, working with families, and implementation science. Janice has
a master’s degree in early childhood special education, is a Board Certified Behavior
Analyst (BCBA), and is a doctoral student in early childhood special education.
Since 1995, she has worked with children, families, practitioners, and professionals
at the local, state, and national level as an educator, consultant, coach, trainer, and
technical assistance provider.
Cathy Little, PhD, is a lecturer at the University of Sydney, lecturing in the
field of Special Education, in the Faculty of Education and Social Work.
Dr. Little’s particular areas of interest and research lie in the areas of autistic
spectrum disorder (ASD), high support needs and positive behaviour support.
Dr. Little currently lectures at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, as
well as supervising a number of research students. Cathy completed her PhD
with a thesis title: “Mainstream teacher attitudes and the social inclusion of stu-
dents with Asperger Syndrome (AS) in regular education classrooms”. To date
Cathy has presented her results at both national and international conferences.
Cathy acts as a consultant to schools for the support of students with ASD and
challenging behaviours and is a Board Member of Joseph Varga School, a special
school for students with ASD.
Jill Locke, PhD is an assistant professor at the Center for Mental Health Policy
and Services Research at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of
Medicine. Dr. Locke’s research interests are in developing and implement-
ing interventions designed to address social ability in children with Autism
Spectrum Disorder in school settings as well as exploring the ways in which
treatment gains in intervention programs are generalized and sustained over time.
Dr. Locke recently modified a proven-efficacious intervention designed to
address social ability in children with autism, so that it can be used by school per-
sonnel to facilitate engagement and play between children with autism and their
peers during recess periods. She piloted the newly manualized program with
one-on-one autism instructional aides and is currently examining its implemen-
tation and sustainment in public schools.
Travis Moore is a recent graduate from the Master of Science in Counseling pro-
gram at Southern Methodist University where he also completed his Bachelor of
Arts in Biology. His research focuses on marginalized groups and examines how
experiences of discrimination and stigma may shape the mental health of minority
group members (autism, LGBTQ, people of color). Travis also examines sexual
and gender identity development throughout the lifespan and how multiple per-
sonal identities interact with ego. His most recent area of research is in social and
self- efficacy factors in autistic adolescents and adults that may promote the mental
health of autistic individuals. You may reach Travis via email at [email protected].