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Kathryn Bailey

Assistant Professor

University of North Texas

Department of Educational Psychology

Email: Kathryn.Bailey2@unt.edu

Education

  • MEd, Vanderbilt University,
    Major: Special Education
    Specialization: Applied Behavior Analysis/Severe Disabilities

Professional Positions

    Academic - Post-Secondary

  • Assistant Professor, University of North Texas. University of North Texas. (2025 - Present).

Licensures and Certifications

  • Board Certified Behavior Analyst, Behavior Analyst Certification Board. (2021 - Present).
  • Licensed teacher (Tennessee), SPED comprehensive, Tennessee Department of Education. (2020 - Present).

Professional Memberships

  • International Society for Autism Research. (2021 - 2024).
  • Division for Early Childhood. (2020 - 2024).
  • Tennessee Association for Behavior Analysis. (2019 - 2021).
  • Association for Behavior Analysis International. (2018 - 2020).

Teaching

Teaching Experience

    University of North Texas

  • EDSP 4340 - Classroom and Behavioral Management Strategies for Exceptional Learners, 1 course.
  • EDSP 4360 - Transition Education and Services for Exceptional Learners, 2 courses.

Directed Student Learning

  • Doctoral Advisory Committee Member, Educational Psychology. (December 2025 - December 2025).

Awards and Honors

  • Provost’s Pathbreaking Discovery Award, Vanderbilt University. (2025).
  • Research Mentoring-Pair Travel Award, ASHA. (2024).
  • Robert Gaylord-Ross Award for Excellence in Scholarly Writing, Vanderbilt. (2023).
  • Graduation with honor, Michigan State University. (2017).

Research

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Book Chapter

  • Ledford, J., Bailey, K., Pak, N., Ledford, J., Gast, D. (2024). Analyzing data from studies using rapid iterative alternation..
  • Bailey, K., Pak, N., Ledford, J., Ledford, J., Gast, D. (2024). Conducting studies using rapid iterative alternation of conditions..

    • Journal Article

  • Krippel, M., Bailey, K., Ostrosky, M. (2025). Hidden gems in your community: Learning landscapes, supportive interactions, and development..
  • Krippel, M., Ostrosky, M., Corr, C., Bailey, K. (2025). Learning landscapes, caregivers, and young children: Results from a multiple methods study..
  • Bailey, K., Rodgers, M., Quinn, E., Thompson, S., Nietfeld, J., Kaiser, A. (2024). Just-in-time: A caregiver-mediated intervention for toddlers with autism..
  • Pak, N., Bailey, K., Ledford, J., Kaiser, A. (2023). Comparing interventions with speech-generating devices and other AAC modes: A meta-analysis..
  • Banerjee, I., Lambert, J., Copeland, B., Paranczak, J., Bailey, K., Standish, C. (2022). Extending functional communication training to multiple language contexts in bilingual learners with challenging behavior..
  • Standish, C., Bailey, K., Lambert, J., Copeland, B., Banerjee, I., Lamers, M. (2021). Formative applications of ongoing visual inspection for trial-based functional analysis: A proof of concept..
  • Standish, C., Lambert, J., Copeland, B., Bailey, K., Banerjee, I., Lamers, M. (2021). Partially automated training for implementing, summarizing, and interpreting trial-based functional analyses..
  • Lambert, J., Pericozzi, H., Bailey, K., Standish, C., Perry, E. (2020). Evaluating duration of reinforcement history as a moderator of sequence and magnitude of resurgence..
  • Casagrande, K., Frost, K., Bailey, K., Ingersoll, B. (2020). Positive predictors of life satisfaction for autistic college students and their neurotypical peers..
  • Bailey, K., Frost, K., Casagrande, K., Ingersoll, B. (2020). The relationship between social experience and subjective well-being in college students with ASD: A mixed methods study..
  • Frost, K., Bailey, K., Ingersoll, B. (2019). “I just want them to see me as… me”: Identity, disclosure practices, and community among college students on the autism spectrum..
  • Pickard, K., Wainer, A., Bailey, K., Ingersoll, B. (2016). A mixed-method evaluation of the feasibility and acceptability of a telehealth-based parent mediated intervention for children with ASD..

Presentations Given

    Paper

  • Kaiser, A. (Author & Presenter), Jang, E. (Author & Presenter), Bailey, K. (Author & Presenter), Wing Institute Single-Case Conference, Describing, evaluating, and aggregating adaptations of experimental interventions: What just happened here?, United States of America. (2025 - 2025).
  • Kaiser, A. (Author & Presenter), Jennifer, B. (Author), Bailey, K. (Author), Big Sky Literacy Summit, Connect, communicate, teach: Supporting language and social emotional development in ECE, United States of America. (2024 - 2024).
  • Bailey, K. (Author & Presenter), Rodgers, M. (Author & Presenter), Quinn, E. (Author), Kaiser, A. (Author), American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Annual Convention, Tackling tailored telehealth! Optimizing virtual parent coaching interventions for families of young children with autism, United States of America. (2023 - 2023).
  • Bailey, K. (Author & Presenter), Rodgers, M. (Author), Reilly, M. (Author & Presenter), Kaiser, A. (Author), Division for Early Childhood’s Annual International Conference on Young Children with Special Needs and their Families, How much is enough? Using language intervention with sufficient dosage, United States of America. (2023 - 2023).
  • Bailey, K. (Author & Presenter), Rodgers, M. (Author), Quinn, E. (Author), Thompson, S. (Author), Nietfleld, J. (Author), McCulla, K. (Author), Kaiser, A. (Author), American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Annual Convention, Examining variability in dosage during caregiver-mediated NDBIs for toddlers with ASD, United States of America. (2022 - 2022).
  • Bailey, K. (Author & Presenter), Rodgers, M. (Author), Quinn, E. (Author), Thompson, S. (Author), Nietfled, J. (Author), McCulla, K. (Author), Kaiser, A. (Author), Division for Early Childhood International Conference on Young Children with Special Needs and their Families, Measuring active ingredients and child opportunities for teaching in NDBIs, United States of America. (2022 - 2022).
  • Taylor, A. (Author & Presenter), Harbin, S. (Author), Bailey, K. (Author), Cunningham, J. (Author), Rodgers, M. (Author), Upanan, N. (Author), Division for Early Childhood International Conference on Young Children with Special Needs and their Families, Toddler Talk: Learning through play and interaction in toddler classrooms, United States of America. (2022 - 2022).
  • Kaiser, A. (Author & Presenter), Bailey, K. (Author), Rodgers, M. (Author), Quinn, E. (Author), Thompson, S. (Author), Nietfeld, J. (Author), McCulla, K. (Author), Spencer Single Case Conference, Exploring dosage, United States of America. (2022 - 2022).
  • Cunningham, J. (Author & Presenter), Artman-Meeker, K. (Author), Kaiser, A. (Author), Hemmeter, M. (Author), Taylor, A. (Author), Rodgers, M. (Author), Bailey, K. (Author), Division for Early Childhood International Conference on Young Children with Special Needs and Their Families, ToddlerTalk: Tier 1 support for language and social emotional skills, United States of America. (2021 - 2021).

    • Poster

  • Bailey, K. (Author & Presenter), Rodgers, M. (Author), Reilly, M. (Author), Nalley, A. (Author), Pak, N. (Author), Kaiser, A. (Author), American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Annual Convention, Relating caregiver linguistic input to later language intervention outcomes in children with autism, United States of America. (2024 - 2024).
  • Krippel, M. (Author & Presenter), Bailey, K. (Author), Ostrosky, M. (Author), Corr, C. (Author), World Association for Infant Mental Health Interim World Congress, Perspectives from diverse families: Caregiver-child interactions at learning landscapes, Finland. (2024 - 2024).
  • Kaiser, A. (Author & Presenter), Bailey, K. (Author & Presenter), Rodgers, M. (Author), Chow, J. (Author), Wing Institute Single-Case Conference, A FRAMEwork for describing intervention adaptations within single case experiments, United States of America. (2024 - 2024).
  • Rodgers, M. (Author & Presenter), Bailey, K. (Author), Reilly, M. (Author), Nalley, A. (Author), Dillehay, K. (Author), Kaiser, A. (Author), Conference on Research Innovations in Early Intervention, Diving into dosage: What is measured and reported in caregiver-implemented NDBIs?, United States of America. (2024 - 2024).
  • Krippel, M. (Author & Presenter), Ostrosky, M. (Author), Bailey, K. (Author & Presenter), Corr, C. (Author), Conference on Research Innovations in Early Intervention, Observational data: Learning Landscapes, caregivers, and young children, United States of America. (2024 - 2024).
  • Krippel, M. (Author & Presenter), Bailey, K. (Author & Presenter), Ostrosky, M. (Author), Corr, C. (Author), Division for Early Childhood’s Annual International Conference on Young Children with Special Needs and their Families, Multi-method analysis: Caregiver-child interactions and learning landscapes, United States of America. (2023 - 2023).
  • Bailey, K. (Author & Presenter), Pak, N. (Author), Ledford, J. (Author), Kaiser, A. (Author), Wing Institute Single-Case Conference, The use of rapid iterative alternation designs in early intervention research, United States of America. (2023 - 2023).
  • Rodgers, M. (Author & Presenter), Bailey, K. (Author), Quinn, E. (Author), Thompson, S. (Author), Nietfled, J. (Author), Kim, M. (Author), Kaiser, A. (Author), American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Convention, Telehealth caregiver-mediated JASP-EMT for toddlers with ASD: Adaptations within a second iteration, United States of America. (2022 - 2022).
  • Rodgers, M. (Author & Presenter), Bailey, K. (Author), Quinn, E. (Author), Wilkerson, C. (Author), McCulla, K. (Author), Kaiser, A. (Author), Conference on Research Innovations in Early Intervention, A telehealth application of J-EMT with caregivers of toddlers with ASD: Using social validity to tailor intervention, United States of America. (2022 - 2022).
  • Bailey, K. (Author & Presenter), Rodgers, M. (Author), Quinn, E. (Author), McCulla, K. (Author), Kaiser, A. (Author), Conference on Research Innovations in Early Intervention, Characterizing caregiver implementation: Four contrasting approaches to measuring fidelity and change, United States of America. (2022 - 2022).
  • Lambert, J. (Author & Presenter), Standish, C. (Author), Bailey, K. (Author), Copeland, B. (Author), Banerjee, I. (Author), Lamers, M. (Author), International Conference on Positive Behavior Support, Teaching caregivers to implement trial-based intensive intervention in their homes, United States of America. (2020 - 2020).
  • Bailey, K. (Author & Presenter), Frost, K. (Author), Casagrande, K. (Author), Ingersoll, B. (Author), International Society for Autism Research, A mixed-methods evaluation of social experiences and well-being of college students with ASD, Canada. (2019 - 2019).
  • Bailey, K. (Author & Presenter), Frost, K. (Author), Casagrande, K. (Author), Ingersoll, B. (Author), Midwestern Psychological Association, Factors affecting life satisfaction in college students with autism spectrum disorder, United States of America. (2018 - 2018).

    • Symposium

  • Bailey, K. (Author & Presenter), Lane, J. (Chair), Landa, R. (Discussant), Conference on Research Innovations in Early Intervention, Modeling dosage in caregiver-mediated NDBIs, United States of America. (2024 - 2024).
  • Lambert, J. (Author & Presenter), Standish, C. (Author), Copeland, B. (Author), Bailey, K. (Author), Banerjee, I. (Author), Lamers, M. (Author), Michigan Autism Conference, Addressing challenging behavior through function-informed trial-based treatment packages., United States of America. (2020 - 2020).
  • Banerjee, I. (Author), Lambert, J. (Author), Copeland, B. (Author), Paranczak, J. (Author), Bailey, K. (Author), Standish, C. (Author), Tennessee Association for Behavior Analysis, Evaluating the effects of code switching on the resurgence of challenging behavior in bilingual children with disabilities., United States of America. (2020 - 2020).
  • Lamers, M. (Author & Presenter), Lambert, J. (Author), Copeland, B. (Author), Banerjee, I. (Author), Bailey, K. (Author), Association for Behavior Analysis International, Adding nuance to discrimination training in AAC systems for children with disabilities and complex communication needs, United States of America. (2020 - 2020).
  • Bailey, K. (Author & Presenter), Lambert, J. (Author), Standish, C. (Author), Banerjee, I. (Author), Copeland, B. (Author), Lamers, M. (Author), Association for Behavior Analysis International, Teaching caregivers to execute trial-based FCT using a partially automated training protocol, United States of America. (2020 - 2020).
  • Copeland, B. (Author & Presenter), Lambert, J. (Author), Standish, C. (Author), Bailey, K. (Author), Banerjee, I. (Author), Lamers, M. (Author), Association for Behavior Analysis International., Teaching caregivers to execute and interpret trial-based FAs using a partially automated training protocol, United States of America. (2020 - 2020).
  • Standish, C. (Author & Presenter), Lambert, J. (Author), Bailey, K. (Author), Copeland, B. (Author), Banerjee, I. (Author), Lamers, M. (Author), Association of Behavior Analysis International, Improving efficiency and accuracy of trial-based FA through standardized data analysis techniques: An exploratory study., United States of America. (2020 - 2020).
  • Lamers, M. (Author & Presenter), Lambert, J. (Author), Copeland, B. (Author), Banerjee, I. (Author), Bailey, K. (Author), Tennessee Association for Behavior Analysis, Adding nuance to discrimination training for a child with complex communication needs and challenging behavior, United States of America. (2019 - 2019).
  • Standish, C. (Author & Presenter), Lambert, J. (Author), Bailey, K. (Author), Bailey, K. (Author), Banerjee, I. (Author), Lamers, M. (Author), Tennessee Association for Behavior Analysis, Improving efficiency and accuracy of trial-based FA through standardized data-analysis techniques: An exploratory study, United States of America. (2019 - 2019).
  • Copeland, B. (Author & Presenter), Lambert, J. (Author), Standish, C. (Author), Bailey, K. (Author), Banerjee, I. (Author), Lamers, M. (Author), Tennessee Association for Behavior Analysis, Teaching caregivers to execute and interpret trial-based FAs using a partially automated training protocol, United States of America. (2019 - 2019).
  • Bailey, K. (Author & Presenter), Lambert, J. (Author), Standish, C. (Author), Banerjee, I. (Author), Copeland, B. (Author), Lamers, M. (Author), Tennessee Association for Behavior Analysis, Teaching caregivers to execute trial-based FCT using a partially automated training protocol., United States of America. (2019 - 2019).

Contracts, Grants, Sponsored Research

    Contract

  • Siller, M., Alai Rosales, S., Bergmann, S., Toussaint, K., Bailey, K., "Engaging Faculty Across Disciplines to Create a Spectrum of Focused Intervention Programs for Children with Autism," sponsored by Texas Health & Human Services – Children’s Autism Program, State, $500000 Funded. (2025 - 2026).

Service

University Service

  • Committee Member, Faculty and Student Advisory Committee. (2025 - Present).

Consulting

  • Academic, Center for Autism Services, Science and Innovation, Kennedy Krieger Institute, United States of America. (2023 - 2024).
  • Academic, Center for Autism Services, Science and Innovation, Kennedy Krieger Institute, United States of America. (2023 - 2024).