Rebecca Thomas
Graduate Student
Psychological Sciences
Concentration
Clinical Pyschology
Advisor
Deborah Fein
Anticipated Graduation
2024
Education
M.A. Intellectual Disability/Autism, Teachers College Columbia University, 2014
B.A. Psychology, Bowdoin College, 2010
M.S., Clinical Psychology, University of Connecticut, 2020
Research Interests
Early identification and assessment of autism spectrum disorders
ASD screening methods in primary care settings
Publications
Miller, J.S., Thomas, R.P., Bianconi, S., Bruchey, A., Davis, R.J., Ficicioglu, C., Guthrie, W., Bennett-Palladino, A., & Thurm, A. (under review). Early signs of creatine transporter deficiency.
Samson, A.C., Hardan, A.Y., Podell, R.W., Phillips, J.M., & Gross, J.J. (2015). Emotion regulation in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder. Autism Research, 8(1), 9-18. doi: 10.1002/aur.1387
Wieckowski, A.T., de Marchena, A., Algur, Y., Nichols, L., Fernandes, S., Thomas, R.P., McClure, L., Dufek, S., Fein, D., Adamson, L.B., Stahmer, A., Robins, D.L. (in press). The first five minutes: Initial impressions during ASD diagnostic evaluations. Autism Research.
Wieckowski, A.T., Thomas, R.P., Chen, C-M.A., Zitter, A., Fein, D.A., Barton, M.L., Adamson, L.B., & Robins, D.L. (2021). Effect of brief training to identify ASD during toddler well-child care visits. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics. doi: 10.1097/DBP.0000000000000938
Dai, Y., Thomas, R.P., Brennan, L., Helt, M., Barton, M., Dumont-Mathieu, T., Fein, D.A. (2021). Development and acceptability of a new program for caregivers of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Online Parent Training in Early Behavioral Intervention. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-020-04863-z
Farmer, C.A., Kaat, A., Thurm, A., Anselm, I., Akshoomoff, N., Bennett, A., Berry, L., Bruchey, A., Barshop, B., Berry-Kravis, E., Bianconi, S., Cecil, K.M., Davis, R.J., Ficicioglu, C., Porter, F.D., Wainer, A., Goin-Kochel, R.P., Leonczyk, C., Guthrie, W., Koeberl, D., Love-Nichols, J., Mamak, E., Mercimek-Andrews, S., Thomas, R.P., Spiridigliozzi, G., Sullivan, N., Sutton, V.R., Udhnani, M.D., Waisbren, S.E., & Miller, J.S. (2020). Person ability scores as an alternative to norm-referenced scores as outcome measures in studies of neurodevelopmental disorders. American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 125(6), 475 480.
homas, R. P., Wang, L. A. L., Guthrie, W., Cola, M., Mccleery, J. P., Pandey, J., Schultz, R.T., & Miller, J. S. (2019). What’s in a name? A preliminary event-related potential study of response to name in preschool children with and without autism spectrum disorder. PLOS ONE, 14(5), 1–16.https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0216051
Miller, J.S., Thomas, R.P., Bennett, A., Bianconi, S., Bruchey, A., Davis, R.J., Ficicioglu, C., Guthrie, W., Porter, F.D., & Thurm, A. (2019). Early Indicators of Creatine Transporter Deficiency. Journal of Pediatrics, 206, 283-285. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2018.11.008.
Samson, A.C., Hardan, A.Y., Podell, R.W., Phillips, J.M., & Gross, J.J. (2015). Emotion regulation in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder. Autism Research, 8(1), 9-18. doi: 10.1002/aur.1387
