Sarah
Dunkel-Jackson
Sarah Dunkel-Jackson
- Campus: Online
- Department: Applied Behavior Analysis
- Institution: The Chicago School
Biography
Dr. Sarah Dunkel-Jackson is an Assistant Professor at The Chicago School in the Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) program where she serves as Research Faculty. She has served as Academic and Research Faculty at Michigan State University in the Human Development and Family Studies (HDFS) and Counseling, Educational Psychology, and Special Education (CEPSE) Department where she taught courses and served as project director on several U.S. Department of Education Institute for Education Sciences (IES) research grants exploring assessments and interventions to support educators, families, and individuals with disabilities. As a Board Certified Behavior Analyst at the Doctoral level (BCBA-D), Dr. Dunkel-Jackson has held several other program coordination and clinical leadership roles in human service agencies, schools, and secure treatment centers in Michigan, Illinois, Ontario, and Ghana. Her applied and translational research is focused on behavior assessment, behavioral interventions, caregiver/staff training/development, communication/verbal behavior, and youth sports. Recently, Dr. Dunkel-Jackson received the Willie O'Ree Community Hero Award from the National Hockey League (NHL) and several other honors for her work on the Sports Are For Everyone (SAFE) Challenge programs that she founded to make youth sports accessible and safe for everyone.
Education History
Degree Institution PhD Southern Illinois University , Carbondale, IL MS Southern Illinois University , Carbondale, IL BA Grand Valley State University , Allendale, MI Professional Memberships
Role Organization Member Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) Executive Board Member The Arc Livingston Member Research in Autism and Developmental Disabilities (RADD) Lab Member Association for Behavior Analysis International (ABAI) Presentations
Title Location Date Dr. Dunkel-Jackson presents at international, national, and local conferences and meetings Community Involvement
Role Organization Founder / Coach Sports Are For Everyone (SAFE) Challenge Board Member / Coach Youth baseball and softball programs Areas of Expertise
Area Expertise Applied Behavior Analysis Assessment/Analysis Autism Spectrum / Developmental Disorders Early Intensive Behavioral Intervention Functional Behavior Assessment Organizational Behavior Management Verbal Behavior/Language Acquisition Child & Adolescent Development Learning/Learning Disabilities Ethical & Legal Issues Ethics for Behavior Analysts Licenses
Board Certified Behavior Analyst- Doctoral (BCBA-D) Licensed Behavior Analyst , Michigan Publications
Book Dunkel-Jackson, S. M. & Lantzy, S. (in p). Sports Are For Everyone. : .
Elsligar, C., General, J., Manohoran, K., Mirza, A., Osipova, A., & Dunkel-Jackson, S. M. (2019). How Ontarians Enjoy Old Age: A behaviour analytic perspective. : .
Chapter Douglas, S. N. & Dunkel-Jackson, S. M. (in p). Communication partner training. In Handbook of Effective Behavior Guidance: .
Journal Douglas, S. N., Bowles, R., Plavnick, J., Dunkel-Jackson, S. M., Sun, T., & Bagawan, A (2024). An online communication partner training program: POWR+ Intervention results for teachers, paraeducators, and children. Rural Special Education Quarterly, ,
Douglas, S. N., Dunkel-Jackson, S., Bowles, R., Plavnick, J., Sun, T., & Bagawan, A. (2024). POWR+ intervention results: An online communication partner training program for educational teams. Communication Disorders Quarterly, ,
Bagawan, A., Douglas, S. N., & Dunkel-Jackson, S. M. (2023). Indonesian caregivers’ perspectives of the use of AAC for children with autism spectrum disorder. Journal of International Special Needs Education, ,
Douglas, S. N., Bowles, R., Plavnick, J., Dunkel-Jackson, S. M., Sun, T., & Bagawan, A. (2023). Iterative pilot testing of the POWR intervention: Online training to support paraeducator implementation of augmentative and alternative communication strategies. Journal of Special Education Technology, ,
Dunkel-Jackson, S. M., Bagawan, A., Douglas, S. N., & Jensen, E. (2023). Baseball is for everyone: Evaluation of an inclusive, community-based, Baseball Challenge League pilot program. Division on Autism and Developmental Disabilities Online Journal, ,
Douglas, S. N., Dunkel-Jackson, S. M., Bagawan, A., & Sun, T. (2022). Five tips for implementing telepractice interventions with family members of young children with autism spectrum disorders. Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups, ,
Douglas, S. N., Dunkel-Jackson, S. M., Sun, T., and Owusu, P. (2022). A review of research related to the POWR Intervention: A communication partner intervention to support children with neurodevelopmental disorders. Current Developmental Disorders Reports, ,
Jackson, J. W., Dunkel-Jackson, S. M., Dixon, M. R., & Szekely, S. (2022). Effectiveness of environmental manipulation to enhance engagement and ecological validity at an agency serving individuals with autism spectrum disorder and other disabilities. Behavior Analysis in Practice, ,
Dunkel-Jackson, S. M., & Dixon, M. R. (2018). Promoting generalized advanced language skills of children in intensive behavioural intervention with Promoting the Emergence of Advanced Knowledge Generalization Module (PEAK-G). Behavior Analysis in Practice, ,
Dunkel-Jackson, S. M., Kenney, K., Borch, S. & Neely, C. (2018). Intervention evaluation of trial-based functional analyses in school. Journal on Developmental Disabilities, ,
Dunkel-Jackson, S. M., Dixon, M. R., & Szekely, S. (2016). Self-control as generalized operant behavior by adults with autism spectrum disorder. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, ,
Dunkel-Jackson, S. M., Dixon, M. R., & Szekely, S. (2012). Portable data assistants: Potential in evidence-based practice autism treatment. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, ,
Dunkel, C. S. & Dunkel-Jackson, S. M. (2010). On the move in Michigan. The Renewable News, ,
Dunkel-Jackson, S. M. (2009). Introduction to Creating the Learningful Environment. Q Notes Online Newsletter of the National Association of Qualified Developmental Disabilities Professionals, ,
Other Mowat, V., Barretto, J., Dunkel-Jackson, S. M., & Goodman, L. (2019). Putting children and youth first: Integrating autism and mental health services for children and youth. .
Contributor (2019). Ontario Scientific Expert Task Force for the Treatment of Challenging Behaviour (OSETT-CB).. .
Dunkel-Jackson, S. M., Delemere, E., Borch, S., Gandolfo, M, & Jalal, A.Central east region Ontario Autism Program report on ABA in schools for individuals with ASD submitted to the Central East Region Ontario Autism Program School-Based Transitions sub-committee. .
Dunkel-Jackson, S. M. (2016). How to be an effective advocate for a child with ASD. .
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