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Ciara Ousley

Ciara Ousley, Ph.D.

coulsey2@unl.edu @CiaraOusley Title: Assistant Professor Department:Special Education and Communication Disorders College/Organization: College of Education and Human Sciences Campus: University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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Research Type:
  • Applied
Age Group:
  • Infants/Toddlers (Birth to 3 year olds)
  • Preschool aged (3 to 5 year olds)
  • Early Elementary (5 to 8 year olds)
Population Focus
  • ECE Practitioners/Teachers
  • Special Education Systems/Service Providers
  • Children with Special Needs/Developmental Delays
  • Parents/Families
Research Keywords
  • Autism
  • Family-implemented intervention
  • Augmentative and alternative communication
  • Naturalistic developmental behavioral interventions
  • Social communication skills
Research Questions
  • Is there a functional relation between parent implemented naturalistic developmental behavioral interventions and social communication outcomes of young children with autism?
  • What are the additive effects of augmentative and alternative communication within a naturalistic intervention on child joint attention?
Research Approach
  • Quantitative methods
  • Mixed methods
Designs & Methods
  • Interventions
  • Small group/single case
Research Tools
  • Direct Child Assessments
  • Interviews/Focus
  • Observational Assessments
  • Video Footage
Research Content
  • Communication/Language Development
  • Developmental Delays/Special Needs/Early Intervention
  • Family Engagement
  • Parenting/Parent-child Relationship