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Michael Siller

Title: Associate Professor

Department: Educational Psychology

College: College of Education

Curriculum Vitae

Curriculum Vitae Link

Education

  • PhD, University of California, Los Angeles, 2006
    Major: Psychology
  • MA, University of California, Los Angeles, 2001
    Major: Psychology

Current Scheduled Teaching

EPSY 6950.732Doctoral DissertationSpring 2025
EPSY 6030.733Practicum, Field Problem or InternshipSpring 2025
EDSP 5340.490Supporting High Functioning Students with Autism in General EducationSpring 8W2 2025

Previous Scheduled Teaching

EPSY 6950.732Doctoral DissertationFall 2024
EDSP 5310.480Introduction to Autism Spectrum DisorderFall 8W1 2024 SPOT
EDSP 6530.001Advanced Studies in AutismSpring 2024 SPOT
EPSY 6030.733Practicum, Field Problem or InternshipSpring 2024
EDSP 5310.080Introduction to Autism Spectrum DisorderFall 8W1 2023 SPOT

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Book

  • Siller, M., Siller, M., Morgan, L. (2018). Handbook of Parent-Implemented Interventions for Very Young Children with Autism. Autism and Child Psychopathology Series. Springer International Publishing. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-90994-3
  • Book Chapter

  • Siller, M. (2018). Systematic Review of Research Evaluating Parent-Mediated Interventions for Young Children with Autism: Years 2013 to 2015. Other.
  • Siller, M., Morgan, L., Swanson, M., Hotez, E. (2013). Promoting Early Identification of Autism in the Primary Care Setting: Bridging the Gap Between What We Know and What We Do. Recent Advances in Autism Spectrum Disorders - Volume I. InTech. http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/53715
  • Siller, M., Sigman, M. (2004). From neonatal imitation to social cognition: Social and cognitive pathways to developmental continuity..
  • Instructor's Manual

  • Siller, M. (2013). Our special playtime - Finding ways to improve playtime with my young child with autism: Treatment manual.. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disabilities. Online Resoures.
  • Journal Article

  • Zhang, Y., Sarker, D., Mitsven, S., Perry, L., Messinger, D., Rudolph, U., Siller, M., Song, C. (2024). Emergence of social phases in human movement. Physical Review E. 110 (4) American Physical Society (APS). http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/physreve.110.044303
  • Siller, M., Landa, R., Vivanti, G., Ingersoll, B., Jobin, A., Murphy, M., Pellecchia, M., Boyd, B., D’Agostino, S., Zierhut Ursu, C., Stapel-Wax, J., Fuhrmeister, S., Morgan, L. (2024). Bridging Priorities Between Naturalistic Developmental Behavioral Interventions for Autism and Educational Practice in Inclusive Early Childhood Education. Other. 44 (1) 45-57. SAGE Publications. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/02711214231213285
  • Rudrabhatla, A., Morgan, L., Siller, M. (2024). Attitudes About Inclusive Preschool Education Among Parents of Children Without Disability: Generalized Social Justice Orientation and Specific Inclusive Concerns. Other. SAGE Publications. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/02711214241242058
  • Siller, M., Morgan, L., Fuhrmeister, S., Wedderburn, Q., Schirmer, B., Chatson, E., Gillespie, S. (2024). Feasibility and acceptability of a low-resource-intensive, transdiagnostic intervention for children with social-communication challenges in early childhood education settings. Other. 28 (3) 587-599. SAGE Publications. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/13623613231179289
  • Siller, M. (2023). Moving beyond the mother–child dyad: a commentary on Oppenheim et al. (2023). Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. 64 (9) 1369-1371. Wiley. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.13849
  • Siller, M. (2023). Distance Learning in an Inclusive Preschool Focused on Autism During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Other. https://doi.org/10.1097/IYC.0000000000000244
  • Siller, M., Pickard, K., Fuhrmeister, S., Kushner, E., Rudrabhatla, A., Morgan, L. (2022). Teacher-Implemented Parent Coaching in Inclusive Preschool Settings for Children With Autism. Other. 44 (2) 211-231. SAGE Publications. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/10538151221083552
  • Morgan, L., Close, S., Siller, M., Kushner, E., Brasher, S. (2022). Teachers’ experiences: social emotional engagement – knowledge and skills. Educational Research. 64 (1) 41-59. Informa UK Limited. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00131881.2021.1988865
  • Siller, M., Morgan, L., Wedderburn, Q., Fuhrmeister, S., Rudrabhatla, A. (2021). Inclusive Early Childhood Education for Children With and Without Autism: Progress, Barriers, and Future Directions. Other. 12 Frontiers Media SA. http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.754648
  • Siller, M. (2021). Editorial: Individualizing Interventions for Young Children With Autism: Embracing the Next Generation of Intervention Research. Other. 60 (6) 680-682. Elsevier BV. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaac.2020.11.003
  • Siller, M., Morgan, L., Fuhrmeister, S. (2020). Social Communication Predictors of Successful Inclusion Experiences for Students With Autism in an Early Childhood Lab School. Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups. 5 (3) 611-621. American Speech Language Hearing Association. http://dx.doi.org/10.1044/2020_persp-20-10004
  • Siller, M., Hotez, Swanson, Swanson, Hutman, Sigman. (2018). Parent coaching increases the parents’ capacity for reflection and self-evaluation: results from a clinical trial in autism. Other. 20 (3) 287-308. https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85043339304
  • Hotez, E., Shane-Simpson, C., Obeid, R., DeNigris, D., Siller, M., Costikas, C., Pickens, J., Massa, A., Giannola, M., D'Onofrio, J., Gillespie-Lynch, K. (2018). Designing a summer transition program for incoming and current college students on the autism spectrum: A participatory approach. Frontiers in Psychology. 9 (FEB) https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85042081584
  • Kasari, C., Siller, M., Huynh, L.N., Shih, W., Swanson, M., Hellemann, G.S., Sugar, C.A. (2014). Randomized controlled trial of parental responsiveness intervention for toddlers at high risk for autism. Other. 37 (4) 711-721. https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84908329135
  • Siller, M., Swanson, M., Gerber, A., Hutman, T., Sigman, M. (2014). A Parent-Mediated Intervention That Targets Responsive Parental Behaviors Increases Attachment Behaviors in Children with ASD: Results from a Randomized Clinical Trial. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 44 (7) 1720-1732. Springer Science and Business Media LLC. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10803-014-2049-2
  • Erstenyuk, V., Swanson, M.R., Siller, M. (2014). Pupillary responses during a joint attention task are associated with nonverbal cognitive abilities and sub-clinical symptoms of autism. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders. 8 (6) 644-653. Elsevier BV. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rasd.2014.03.003
  • Siller, M., Swanson, M.R., Serlin, G., Teachworth, A.G. (2014). Internal state language in the storybook narratives of children with and without autism spectrum disorder: Investigating relations to theory of mind abilities. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders. 8 (5) 589-596. Elsevier BV. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rasd.2014.02.002
  • Swanson, M.R., Siller, M. (2014). Brief Report: Broad Autism Phenotype in Adults is Associated with Performance on an Eye-Tracking Measure of Joint Attention. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 44 (3) 694-702. Springer Science and Business Media LLC. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10803-013-1901-0
  • Siller, M. (2014). Interview Skills for Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders.
  • Eilam-Stock, T., Xu, P., Cao, M., Gu, X., Van Dam, N.T., Anagnostou, E., Kolevzon, A., Soorya, L., Park, Y., Siller, M., He, Y., Hof, P.R., Fan, J. (2014). Abnormal autonomic and associated brain activities during rest in autism spectrum disorder. Other. 137 (1) 153-171. https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84892722626
  • Siller, M., Morgan, L., Turner-Brown, L., Baggett, K.M., Baranek, G.T., Brian, J., Bryson, S.E., Carter, A.S., Crais, E.R., Estes, A., Kasari, C., Landa, R.J., Lord, C., Messinger, D.S., Mundy, P., Odom, S.L., Reznick, J.S., Roberts, W., Rogers, S.J., Schertz, H.H., Smith, I.M., Stone, W.L., Watson, L.R., Wetherby, A.M., Yoder, P.J., Zwaigenbaum, L. (2013). Designing Studies to Evaluate Parent-Mediated Interventions for Toddlers With Autism Spectrum Disorder. Other. 35 (4) 355-377. https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84907204595
  • Siller, M. (2013). Longitudinal change in the use of services in autism spectrum disorder: Understanding the role of child characteristics, family demographics, and parent cognitions. Other.
  • Swanson, M.R., Siller, M. (2013). Patterns of gaze behavior during an eye-tracking measure of joint attention in typically developing children and children with autism spectrum disorder. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders. 7 (9) 1087-1096. Elsevier BV. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rasd.2013.05.007
  • Siller, M., Hutman, T., Sigman, M. (2013). A Parent-Mediated Intervention to Increase Responsive Parental Behaviors and Child Communication in Children with ASD: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 43 (3) 540-555. Springer Science and Business Media LLC. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10803-012-1584-y
  • Hutman, T., Siller, M., Sigman, M. (2009). Mothers’ narratives regarding their child with autism predict maternal synchronous behavior during play. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. 50 (10) 1255-1263. Wiley. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7610.2009.02109.x
  • Siller, M., Sigman, M. (2008). Modeling longitudinal change in the language abilities of children with autism: Parent behaviors and child characteristics as predictors of change.. Developmental Psychology. 44 (6) 1691-1704. American Psychological Association (APA). http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0013771
  • Siller, M., Sigman, M. (2003). The origin of language: Evidence from longitudinal research in autism..
  • Siller, M., Sigman, M. (2002). The behaviors of parents of children with autism predict the subsequent development of their children's communication.. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 32 (2) 77-89.

Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research

    Grant - Research

  • Siller, M. (Principal), "Community-viable Family-school Partnership Intervention for Children with Social-communication Deficits in Early Childhood Education," sponsored by Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Federal, $435458 Funded. (2023 - 2025).
  • Siller, M. (Principal), Messinger, D. (Principal), "Continuous, Objective Measures of Social Contact: Maximizing the Value of an Innovative Process Measure for Classroom-based Early Intervention Research in Autism," sponsored by Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and Emory University, Local, $50000 Funded. (2022 - 2023).
  • Siller, M. (Principal), Morgan, L. (Principal), "SEE-KS Coaching to Support Children with ASD in Early Childhood Classrooms," sponsored by Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Federal, $400000 Funded. (2019 - 2022).
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  • Overall Summative Rating (median):
    This rating represents the combined responses of students to the four global summative items and is presented to provide an overall index of the class’s quality. Overall summative statements include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 5 = Excellent, 3 = Good, and 1= Very poor):
    • The course as a whole was
    • The course content was
    • The instructor’s contribution to the course was
    • The instructor’s effectiveness in teaching the subject matter was
  • Challenge and Engagement Index:
    This rating combines student responses to several SPOT items relating to how academically challenging students found the course to be and how engaged they were. Challenge and Engagement Index items include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 7 = Much higher, 4 = Average, and 1 = Much lower):
    • Do you expect your grade in this course to be
    • The intellectual challenge presented was
    • The amount of effort you put into this course was
    • The amount of effort to succeed in this course was
    • Your involvement in course (doing assignments, attending classes, etc.) was
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