Dr. Patricia Korzekwa Hampshire joined the Department of Special Education and Early Childhood Studies at Boise State University in 2011, after completing her Ph.D. in Special Education from Indiana University. She also has an M.S. in Special Education from Portland State University. Much of Dr. Hampshire's work has focused on the education of students with Autism Spectrum Disorder. In addition to having experience as a Special Education Teacher and teaching at the university level, she has worked as an Autism Special Education Liaison and a Community Education Coordinator at the Christain Sarkine Autism Treatment Center at Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis, and as a lead trainer in the Helping Answer Needs by Developing Specialists in Autism (HANDS in Autism) program. Dr. Hampshire has also served as a coach for the Special Olympics program in Marion County, Indiana.
Articles
Effects of Risperidone and Parent Training on Adaptive Functioning in Children With Pervasive Developmental Disorders and Serious Behavioral Problems, Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (2012)
Objective: Children with Pervasive Developmental Disorders (PDDs) have social interaction deficits, delayed communication, and repetitive...
Self-Management and Parents as Interventionists: Improving Homework Performance in Middle School Students with Disabilities (with Gretchen Butera and Scott Bellini), Beyond Behavior (2011)
As research has suggested, success with homework tasks directly relates to overall academic achievement (Coutts,...
Medication and Parent Training in Children With Pervasive Developmental Disorders and Serious Behavior Problems: Results From a Randomized Clinical Trial, Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (2009)
Objective
Many children with pervasive developmental disorders (PDDs) have serious, functionally impairing behavioral problems. We...
Bridging for Success in Autism: Training and Collaboration Across Medical, Educational, and Community Systems (with Naomi Swiezy and Melissa Stuart), Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America (2008)
The basis for the need for improved training and collaboration models in the field of...
Contributions to Books
Assessment of Independent Living/Adaptive Skills (with Naomi Swiezy, Melissa Stuart, and Stacie Pozdol), Clinical Assessment and Intervention for Autism Spectrum Disorders (2008)
Presentations