Refereed Presentations

Chinnery, Chang, Cote, Dharamshi, Elderton, St. Helene, O’Neil, Roberts, Sadhra & Williamson (2020; Feb. 21). Laying the Fire Together: A Collaborative Approach to Foundations of Education and Schooling, WestCAST Conference, British Columbia, Canada

Williamson, R.L. & Cetin, B. (2020; Feb. 6). Educating Diverse Refugee Children: A Call to Action, Council for Exceptional Children, Portland, Oregon, United States

Williamson, R.L. & McFadzen, C. (2019, April). Piloting a Prototype Virtual TokenEconomy Intervention for On-task Support within an Inclusive Canadian Classroom, American Educational Research Association, Toronto, ON, Canada

Williamson, R.L. (2019, April 18). Inclusion and Child Refugees: A Call to Action, Interdisciplinary Migration and Refugee Workshop Poster Presentation, SFU reviewed submission, Vancouver, BC, Canada

Williamson, R.L., Hunter, W.C., Jasper, A., Novak, J. & Smith, C. (2017, April 20). Re-Examining Evidence Based Practice: Implications of Changing EBP Standards on Teacher Practice, Poster presented at the 2017 International Council for Exceptional Children conference, Boston, MA, USA.

Smith, C.S. & Williamson, R.L. (2017, January 20). Investigating the Symptoms of Stress in Fathers of Children Diagnosed with Autism, Session presented at the 18th International Conference on Autism, Intellectual Disabilities & Developmental Disabilities, Council for Exceptional Children Division on Autism and Developmental Disabilities, Clearwater Beach, FL, USA.

Williamson, R.L. & Smith, C.S. (2017, January 19). Re-examining the Evidence Base of Video Modeling for People with Autism: Application of the 2014 CEC Standards. Poster presented at the 18th International Conference on Autism, Intellectual Disabilities & Developmental Disabilities, Council for Exceptional Children Division on Autism and Developmental Disabilities, Clearwater Beach, FL, USA.

Williamson, R.L. (2017, January 18). Examining the Perceptions of Pre-service Teachers toward including Students withg ASD in a General Education Setting, Poster presented at the 18th International Conference on Autism, Intellectual Disabilities & Developmental Disabilities, Council for Exceptional Children Division on Autism and Developmental Disabilities, Clearwater Beach, FL, USA.

Eyres, R., Williamson, R. & Baker, S. (2016, January 21). To Puberty and Beyond: Self-Awareness, Safety and Social Skills for Teaching Sexuality Education to Students with Developmental Disabilities, Session presented at the 17th International Conference on Autism, Intellectual Disability & Developmental Disabilities, Council for Exceptional Children Division on Autism & Developmental Disabilities, Waikiki, HI, USA.

Hunter, W., Williamson, R., Jasper, A. & Casey, L. (2015, October 29). Examining Self-Monitoring Interventions for Academic Support of Students with Emotional and Behavioural Disorders, Session presented at the Teacher Educators for Children with Behaviour Disorders (TECBD) conference, Tempe, AZ, USA.

Hunter, W., Jasper, A., Williamson, R., Murley, R. & Stratton, E. (2015, October 30). Examining Numbered Heads Together as an Instructional Strategy for Students with Emotional and Behaviour Disorders within Multi-Tiered Systems of Support, Session presented at the Teacher Educators for Children with Behaviour Disorders (TECBD) conference, Tempe, AZ, USA.

Hunter, W., Jasper, A., Williamson, R.L., & Stratton, B. (2014, November). Common Planning Time: Improving Collaboration between Special and General Educators. Paper accepted for presentation at the Teacher Education Division of the Council for Exceptional Children Conference, Indianapolis, ID.

Williamson, R. (2014, September 26). Teaching Them All: Using common technologies to implement universal design for leaning (UDL) in teaching common-core standards both inside and outside inclusive classrooms. Part I- Google Docs / Part II-Cell Phones as Instructional Tools. Session Presented at the 2014 West Tennessee Special Education Conference, Memphis, TN.

Hunter, W, & Williamson, R. (2014, September 25). iPods, Apps and Education: Examining Self-Monitoring Strategies for Students with Exceptionalities. Session Presented at the 2014 West Tennessee Special Education Conference, Memphis, TN.

Hunter, W., Williamson, R., Casey, L., & Smith, C. (2014, July 17). iPods, apps and EBD: Examining self-monitoring’s effect on writing. Annual Meeting of the Council for Exceptional Children’s Division fo International Special Education and Services, Braga, Portugal.

Williamson, R., Chang, J., Hunter, W., Smith, C., & Casey, L. (2014, July 16). Applying quantitative analysis to special education research. Annual Meeting of the Council for Exceptional Children’s Division fo International Special Education and Services, Braga, Portugal.

Williamson, R., Hunter, W., Casey, L., & Reeves, K. (2014, July 15). iPads and autism: Examining iPad-based AAC on the ability to mand. Annual Meeting of the Council for Exceptional Children’s Division fo International Special Education and Services, Braga, Portugal.

Williamson, R., Hunter, W., Casey, L. & Smith, C. (2014, April 12). It All Depends: Applying Quantitative Analysis to Special Education Research, Annual Convention of the Council for Exceptional Children, Philadelphia, PA.

Hunter, W.H., Williamson, R.L., Smith, C., & Casey, L.P. (2014, April 10). iPods, Apps and Education: Examining Self-Monitoring Strategies for Students with Exceptionalities, Annual Convention of the Council for Exceptional Children, Philadelphia, PA.

Williamson, R., & Casey, L. (2014, April 10). iPads and Autism: Examining iPad-based AAC on the Ability to Mand, Annual Convention of the Council for Exceptional Children, Philadelphia, PA.

Hunter, W., Williamson, R.L., Whitney, J.T., Stratton, E., (2014, March). Reviewing the First Year Implementation of SWPBS within a Rural School District. Poster presented at the International Conference on Positive Behavior Supports, Chicago, IL.

Hunter, W., Murley, R., & Williamson, R. (2014, February). Assessing Numbered Heads Together as a Primary Instructional Strategy within Multi-Tiered Interventions, Tennessee Department of Education State Conference, Nashville, TN.

Williamson, R., & Hunter, W., (2013, December). iPods, Apps and Education: Examining Self-monitoring Strategies for Students with Exceptionalities. Annual Meeting of the Tennessee Association on Assistive Technologies, Murfreesboro, TN.

Williamson, R., & Hunter, W., (2013, December). The Effective Use of Cell Phones as Assistive Technology in the Classroom. Annual Meeting of the Tennessee Association on Assistive Technologies, Murfreesboro, TN.

Hunter, W., Williamson, R., & Stratton, B. (2013, October). Utilizing Middle School Common Planning Time to Support Inclusive Environments, Annual Meeting of the Tennessee Council for Exceptional Children, Nashville, TN.

Hunter, W., Williamson, R., Casey, L., Smith, C., & Perry, C. (2013, October). Evaluating the Use of Technology and Self-Management Interventions for Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, Annual Meeting of the Tennessee Council for Exceptional Children, Nashville, TN.

Frame, K., Casey, L., Smith, B., Langford, E., & Williamson, R. (2013, October). How Does a Diagnosis of Autism Affect Emergency Room Visits: A pilot study. Annual Meeting of the Tennessee Association for Behavior Analysis, Nashville, TN.

Smith, C., Robertson, J., Singleton, J., & Williamson, R. (2013, April). Decreasing Time Spent in In-School Suspension Using Function-Based Interventions, Annual Meeting of the Council for Exceptional Children, San Antonio, TX.

Williamson, R., Hunter, W., & Smith, C. (2013, January). Autism, iPads and Self-Advocacy: Examining AAC’s effect on the ability to mand. Meeting of the Applied Behavior Analysis Association, Portland, OR.

Williamson, R.L. (2012, July). Smart Apps: Demonstrating Technology Connecting People to Automated Mobile Supports. Annual Meeting of Information Technology & Autism Spectrum Disorders, Valencia, Spain.

Williamson, R.L. (2012, October). Smart Apps: Demonstrating Technology Connecting People to Automated Mobile Supports. Annual Meeting of the Tennessee Council for Exceptional Children, Nashville, TN.

Williamson, R.L. (2012, October). iPods and Apps: Teaching for Successful Transitions using ‘I’ Technologies. Annual Meeting of the Tennessee Council for Exceptional Children, Nashville, TN.

Williamson, R.L. (2011). Harnessing Technology: Using advanced technologies in support of people with disabilities. Solicited speaker at MIDD Dual Diagnosis Conference, Lima, OH.

Robertson, J., Christensen, J.D., Casey, L.B., Williamson, R.L. & Smith, C. (2011, April). What Principals Want to Know About Special Education. Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA.

Casey, L.B., Robertson, J.S., Williamson, R.L. & Johnson, M.T. (2011, April). The Use of Brief Intervention Probes to Determine the Most Effective Tier 2 Reading Fluency Strategy. Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA.

Robertson, J., Casey, L.B., Reeves, K., Smith, C., & Williamson, R.L. (2011, April). Does Alternative Preparation of Special Education Teachers Impact Teacher Retention? Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA.

Casey, L.B., Williamson, R.L., Zanskas, R., & Reeves, K. (2011, April). Symptoms of Post-traumatic Stress in Parents Following a Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder. Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA.

Williamson, R.L. (2010). Supporting successful transition using an endless, dynamic skill development approach. Annual Meeting of the Ohio Rehabilitation Commission, Columbus, OH.

Williamson, R.L. (2010). Dynamic Transition. Annual Meeting of the National Council for Exceptional Children, Nashville, TN.

Williamson, R.L. (2009). Systems Impacts on post-secondary employment and post-secondary education outcomes for people with disabilities. Annual Research Conference of Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH.

Williamson, R., Schiro-Geist, C., & Broadbent, E. (2009, September). Applying a systems approach to transition from school to work. Annual Meeting of the National Rehabilitation Association, Louisville, KT.

Robertson, J., Taylor, S.S., & Williamson (2009). How do you know if your lessons are evidence based instruction? Annual Meeting of the National Council for Exceptional Children, Seattle, WA.

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