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Karla Doepke

Professor
Psychology
Office
Degarmo Hall - DEG 426
Office Hours
by appointment
  • About
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  • Research

Biography

PhD Child Clinical Psychology - West Virginia University; Internship - KKI/Johns Hopkins School of Medicine; Post-Doctoral Fellow - Emory University School of Medicine

Current Courses

390.010Advanced Research Apprenticeship

287.010Independent Study

436.001Practicum: Psychosocial Assessment and Interpretation

392.004Senior Seminar

290.010Special Projects: Research Apprenticeship

590.010Advanced Practicum Intervention

499.010Independent Research For The Master's Thesis

502.010Research Apprenticeship

Teaching Interests & Areas

Service-learning courses Child Psychopathology Behavior Analysis

Research Interests & Areas

Treatment outcome research Autism Suicide assessment and treatment Child eyewitness testimony

Post-Doc Pediatric Psychology

Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, GA

Ph D Child Clinical Psychology

West Virginia University
Morgantown, West Virginia

Other Child Psychology

Johns Hopkins School of Medicine - Kennedy Krieger Institute
Baltimore, MD

MA Child Clinical Psychology

West Virginia University
Morgantown, WV

BS Special Education

State University of New York - College at Geneseo
Geneseo, NY

Departmental Nominee for Outstanding College Teaching Award

ISU College of Arts and Sciences
2018

Faculty Mentor Honor

ISU Red Tassel Chapter of Mortar Board
2012

Faculty Mentor Honor

The Reggies
2012

Book, Authored

Thompson, J., Doepke, K., Holmes, A., Pratt, C., Myles, B., Shogrun, K., & Wehmyer, M. SIS-A: Perso-Centered Planning with the Supports Intensity Scale-Adult Version. American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (2017)

Book, Chapter

Critchfield, T., & Doepke, K. Origins of clinical innovations: Why practice needs science and how science reaches practic. F.D. DiGennaro Reed & D.D. Reed (EDs), Bridging the gap between science and autism service delivery. Springer (2015): 1-23.
Doepke, K. J., Banks, B. M., Mays, J. F., Toby, L. M., & Landau, S. (2014). Co-occurring emotional and behavior problems in children with Autism Spectrum Disorders. In L. Wilkinson (Ed.), Autism Spectrum Disorders in Children and Adolescence: Evidence-based Assessment and Intervention in Schools (pp. 125-148). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

Journal Article

Critchfield, T., & Doepke, K. Generality of behavior theory: A multifaceted “engineering test.”. PsycCRITIQUES 60.49 (2015): Article 6.
Doepke, K.J., Mulderink, T., D’Santiago, V., & Karlen, C. (2014). Prospective social entrainment: Imitation interventions in children with autism. Journal of Cognitive Education and Psychology, 13, 176-187.
Critchfield, T., D, K., Epting, L., Becirevic, A., Reed, D., Fienup, D., Kremsreiter, J., & Ecott, C. Normative emotional responses to behavior analysis jargon: How not to use words to win friends and influence people. Behavior Analysis in Practice

Presentations

Differentiating Social Skills Instruction for Children with Autism Using Self-Management. National Association for School Psychologists Annual Convention. (2016)
Pill Swallowing and Food Exposure: Autism and Health Related Skills. National Association for School Psychologists Annual Convention. (2016)
Prompting Procedure Skill Acquisition: The Role of Performance Feedback. National Association for School Psychologists Annual Convention. (2016)
Teaching Asking and Answering Social Questions to Children with ASD. National Association for School Psychologists Annual Convention. (2016)
Teaching Students With Autism Spectrum Disorder Effective Coping Skills. National Association for School Psychologists Annual Convention. (2016)
The Generalization of Social Skills from Group to Summer Camp. National Association for School Psychologists Annual Convention. (2016)
Co-occurring psychiatric conditions in children with autism spectrum disorders.. National Association for School Psychology Annual Meeting. National Association for School Psychology. (2013)
Comparison of theory of mind tasks for children with ASD.. National Association for School Psychology Annual Meeting. National Association for School Psychology. (2013)
Imitation skill development in children with autism spectrum disorders: Teacher-directed versus child-directed tasks.. National Association for School Psychology Annual Meeting. National Association for School Psychology. (2013)

Mays, J. F., Toby, L. M., Banks, B. M., Doepke, K. J., & Landau, S. (2013, February). Co-occurring Psychiatric Conditions in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Paper presented at the annual National Association of School Psychologists Convention, Seattle, WA.

Grants & Contracts

The Autism Project at Illinois State University. Illinois DHS / The Hope Institute for Children and Families, Springfield, Illinois. State. (2018)
The Autism Project at Illinois State University. Illinois Dept of Human Services / The Hope Institute for Children and Families, Springfield, Illinois.. State. (2017)
Psychosocial Assessment and Intervention. St. Mary's School, Bloomington, IL. Private. (2016)
The Autism Project at Illinois State University. Illinois Dept of Human Services / The Hope Institute for Children and Families, Springfield, Illinois.. State. (2016)
AHEC and TAP at ISU Collaborative Agreement. Central Illinois Area Health Education Center. State. (2015)