Department / Division
- Applied Behavior Analysis Faculty
Title
- Assistant Teaching Professor
- Autism Liaison Program Coordinator
Contact
Email: js5152@msstate.edu
Address
- 508 Allen Hall
Education
- B.S., University of Illinois at Chicago, Psychology
- Ed.S., Illinois State University, School Psychology
- Post-Graduate Applied Behavior Analysis Training, Florida Institute of Technology
- Anticipated Ph.D., Mississippi State University, Educational Leadership
Courses Taught
- Principles of Behavior Analysis
- Individal Assessment for Educational and Related Settings
- Psychological Testing
- Social, Emotional, and Behavior Assessment
Selected Publication
- Fairchild, L.A., Powell, M. B., Gadke, D. L., Spencer, J. C., & Stratton, K. K. (2020). Increasing Social Engagement Among College Students with Autism using Peer Mentorship: A Pilot Study. Advances in Autism. 6(2), 83-93.
Selected Presentations
- Fairchild, L.A., Powell, M.B., Gadke, D.L., Spencer, J.C., Stratton, K.K. (2020). Let's Hang: Increasing Social Engagement Among College Students with Autism, Presentation at the National Association of School Psychologists Annual Conference, Baltimore, MD.
- Spencer, J.C. & Pillete, K. (2020). Unicorns of the Field: School Psychology Practitioners in Higher Education, Presentation at the National Association of School Psychologists Annual Conference, Baltimore, MD.
- Elsenbroek, M.R., Creviston, J.M., Spencer, J.C., Gadke, D.L. (2020). Functional analysis and evaluation of function-based intervention for non-vocal toddler, Poster at the National Association of School Psychologist Conference, Baltimore, MD.
- Fairchild, L., Spencer, J., & Stratton, K. K. (2019). Pica, Poison, and Assessment: School Psychologists versus Caregivers as Assessors. Poster at the National Association of School Psychology Conference, Atlanta, Georgia.
- Spencer, J. (2018). Post-Secondary Consideration and Preparation for Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Presentation at Serna/RAM Conference, Gulfport, MS.
Selected Professional Memberships
- National Association for School Psychologists
- Mississippi Association for Psychology in the Schools
- Association for Behavior Analysis International
- Behavior Analysis Association of Mississippi
Certifications and Licensures
- AAA Licensed School Psychologist, State of Mississippi, License #302332
- Nationally Certified School Psychologist, Cert. #51948
- Board Certified Behavior Analyst, License #1-18-31520
- Licensed Behavior Analyst, State of Mississippi, License #190075