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Laura Bassette specializes in researching and teaching people with autism how to exercise at the gym. Read more.
Dr. Bassette's current research explores how technology can effectively deliver behavioral interventions and facilitate learning in people with autism and developmental disabilities through socially valid community engaged projects. Her research has been published in journals including: Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, and the Journal of Special Education Technology.
Professional Experience
Prior to Ball State, Dr. Bassette earned her Ph.D. in Special Education from Purdue University in 2011. Following her doctoral program, she taught in the Exceptional Education Department at SUNY College of Old Westbury in Old Westbury, NY. She also previously worked as a behavior analyst in Central Indiana for adolescents and adults with autism and other developmental disabilities in residential settings and became a Board Certified Behavior Analyst - Doctoral Level (BCBA-D) in 2013. She then completed a post-doctoral fellowship with an emphasis in severe disabilities in the Department of Special Education at the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana in 2015.
EDUCATION
- Ph.D. Purdue University
- M.S. Purdue University
- B.A. Lehigh University Psychology
- A.A. Cazenovia College Liberal Studies
CERTIFICATIONS
2014-present Indiana - Special Education (Mild & Intense Intervention) License, Secondary License # 10110757
2013-present Board Certified Behavior Analyst, Doctoral Level (BCBA-D)
Certification # 1-13-14971
2006-present Professional Association for Therapeutic Horsemanship (PATH)
Certified Therapeutic Horseback Riding Instructor
Registered Instructor Member # 68632
Select Publications and Research
Bassette, L.A, Sundberg, S., Magnusen, A., Ramirez, A., & Badger, E. (2023). An exploration of a physical activity intervention in a community fitness setting for adolescents with autism, Behavioral Interventions, 1-19 https://doi.org/10.1002/bin.1970
Bassette, L.A. & Savage. M. (2022). Assistive technology to promote physical activity in students with disabilities. In X. Liu & P. Wachira (Eds.), Technology-Supported Interventions for Students With Special Needs in the 21st Century. IGI Global. DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-8874-1.ch001
Bassette, L.A., Dieringer, S., Donges, E.*, Glass, M.*, & Scheible, C.+ (2021). Choice of exercises: The impact of preference and selection of exercises when teaching physical activity skills to people with autism in the community, Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 56(1), 83-100.
Bassette, L.A., Kulwicki, J., Dieringer, S., Zoder-Martell, K. & Heneisen, R. (2018). The use of a multi-component behavioral intervention to promote physical activity in adolescents with autism across inclusive community settings. Behavior Analysis in Practice, 11, 358-369. doi:10.1007/s40617-018-00285-7