Wolfe Katie

Assistant Professor
Educational Studies
University of South Carolina
United States of America

Biography

Dr. Katie Wolfe is an assistant professor of Early Childhood Special Education in the Department of Educational Studies. Before pursuing her PhD at Utah State University, she worked in various capacities and settings with young children with autism and their families. Her research interests include the development and implementation of interventions to promote language and communication skills in young children with autism, the synthesis of single-subject research to identify empirically-supported treatments, and the use of technology in training individuals to analyze single-subject data. She is also interested in parent and practitioner training. Dr. Wolfe is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst who teaches courses in early childhood special education, autism, and applied behavior analysis.

Research Intrest

Dr. Wolfe's research interests include the development and implementation of interventions to promote language and communication skills in young children with autism, the synthesis of single-subject research to identify empirically-supported treatments, and the use of technology in training individuals to analyze single-subject data. She is also interested in parent and practitioner training.

List of Publications
Wolfe K, Slocum TA. A comparison of two approaches to training visual analysis of AB graphs. Journal of applied behavior analysis. 2015 Jun 1;48(2):472-7.
Wolfe K, Pyle D, Charlton CT, Sabey CV, Lund EM, Ross SW. A systematic review of the empirical support for Check-In Check-Out. Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions. 2016 Apr;18(2):74-88.
Drasgow E, Martin CA, Chezan LC, Wolfe K, Halle JW. Mand Training: An Examination of Response-Class Structure in Three Children With Autism and Severe Language Delays. Behavior modification. 2016 May;40(3):347-76.