Every year, CDS produces research that’s evaluated by experts, published in scholarly journals and tapped to make improvements in the community. Recent peer-reviewed research from CDS has addressed communication interventions and assessments, collaborations across the lifespan among families of students with disabilities, and differences in reinforcements employed in American, Chinese and Japanese schools.
Access our published research below.
2021
- Srinivasan, S., Ekbladh, A., Freedman, B., & Bhat, A. (2021) Needs assessment in unmet healthcare and family support services: A survey of caregivers of children and youth with autism spectrum disorder in Delaware Autism Research, 14(8), 1736-1758. doi: 10.1002/aur.2514
- Kalb, L.G., Holingue, C., Pfeiffer, D., Reetzke, R., Dillon, E., Azad, G., Freedman, B., & Landa, R. (2021) Parental relationship status and age at autism spectrum disorder diagnosis of their child Autism, 25(8), 2189-2198. doi: 10.1177/F13623613211013683
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Monahan, J., Ackles, L., Edwards, A., Freedman, B., Lubbers, P. W., Gardner, S., Fishbaugh, C., & Brown, J. T.
(2021) College students on the autism spectrum and COVID-19: Anxiety, support needs and responses by specialized programs Developmental Disabilities Network Journal, 1(2), 102-122. doi: 10.26077/a318-fd3a -
Monahan, J., Freedman, B., Pini, K., & Lloyd, R.
(2021) Autistic input in social skills interventions for young adults: A systematic review of the literature. Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. doi: 10.1007/s40489-021-00280-9
2020
- Eisenman, L. T., Rolón-Dow, R., Freedman, B., Davison, A., & Yates, N. (2020) “Disabled or not, people just want to feel welcome”: Stories of microaggressions and microaffimations from college students with intellectual disability Critical Education, 11(17), 1–21.
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Lombardi, A., Rifenbark, G., Tarconish, E., Volk, D., Monahan, J., Buck, A., Izzo, M., & Murray, A.
(2020) Main and moderating effects of an online transition curriculum on career readiness Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals. doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/2165143419900952 -
Lombardi, A., Rifenbark, G., Monahan, J., Tarconish, E., & Rhoads, C.
(2020) Aided by extant data: The effect of peer mentoring on achievement for college students with disabilities Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, 33(2), 143-154. -
Monahan, J., Lombardi, A., Maduas, J., Carlson, S. R., Freeman, J. & Gelbar, N.
(2020) A systematic literature review of college and career readiness frameworks for students with disabilities Journal of Disability Policy Studies, 31(3), 131-140. doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/1044207320906816 -
Carlson, S. R., Thompson, J. T., & Monahan, J.
(2020) An analysis of state pre-employment transition services policies Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, 52(1), 43-59. doi: 10.3233/JVR-191059
2019
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Gelbar, N., Madaus, J. W., Dukes, L., Faggella-Luby, M., Volk, D. & Monahan, J.
(2019) Self-Determination and College Students with Disabilities: Research Trends and Construct Measurement Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, published online, pp. 1–19. -
Bear, G. G., Harris, A. B., Saraiva de Macedo Lisboa, C., & Holst, B.
(2019) Perceptions of engagement and school climate: Differences between once-retained and multiple-retained students in Brazil International Journal of School & Educational Psychology, 7(1), 18–27. -
Bear, G. G., Yang, C., Chen, D., He, X., Xie, J., & Huang, X.
(2019) Differences in school climate and student engagement in China and the United States School Psychology Quarterly, 33(1), 323-335. -
Xie, J., Qin, F., Yang, C., & Bear, G. G.
(2019) Reliability and validity of the Chinese version of the Delaware Student Engagement Scale-Student Chinese Journal of Clinical Psychology (in Chinese). Journal of East China Normal University Education Sciences.