Susan Wilczynski
Plassman Family Distinguished Professor of Special Education and Applied Behavior Analysis
Curriculum Vitae
About Susan Wilczynski
Dr. Susan Wilczynski is a licensed psychologist and a board-certified behavior analyst. She holds a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion certificate from Cornell University. Susan conducts research on training practitioners to use the diversity affirming evidence-based practice decision-making model, which strongly emphasizes social validity, quality of life, and person-centered care. She serves on the nursing division of Wolters-Kluwer Publishing House’s diversity advisory board. Susan is the former Coordinator for ABAI’s Practice Board, served on their Task Force for the Promotion of Quality and Values-Based ABA, and on their Licensing Committee. Susan has edited and/or written multiple books, including Postsecondary Transition for College- or Career-Bound Autistic Students. She has published in numerous journals such as Behavior Analysis in Practice, Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, and Psychology in the Schools. She has been an active member of AUCD’s ABA Task Force.
Professional Experience
As the former Executive Director of the National Autism Center, she chaired the first National Standards Project, the most comprehensive systematic review of behavioral and educational interventions supporting Autistic people of its time. She developed the first center-based intervention program at the University of Nebraska Medical Center and was the first woman in the Psychology Department at the University of Southern Mississippi to have an active research lab. Susan has provided services in schools, homes, hospitals, and community settings.
Education
- Ph.D., Indiana State University, Psychology
- M.S., Northern Illinois University, Psychology
- B.S., Indiana University Northwest, Psychology
Books
Wilczynski, S. M. (2017). A practical guide to finding treatments that work for people with autism. Elsevier: San Diego.
Wilczynski, S. M. (July, 2024). A practice guide to finding interventions that work for Autistic people: Diversity-affirming evidence-based practice. Elsevier: San Diego.
Select Publications and Research
Wilczynski, S. M. & Hu, X. (2022). Introduction: International use of single-case research design in schools. Psychology in the Schools, 59, 950-953.
Hu, X. & Wilczynski, S. M. (2022). International use of N=1 research design with secondary students with disabilities. Submitted to Psychology in the Schools.
Wilczynski, S. M.,Magnusen, A., Sundberg, S., & Seifert, B. (2022). Evidence-based practice. Finding the right treatment that works. In L. Chezan, E. Drasgow, E., & K. Wolfe (Eds.).Guide to Evidence-Based Practices for Practitioners Working with Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder.Rowman & Littlefield.
Viezel, K. D.,Wilczynski, S. M., & Davis, A. S. College- or career-bound Autistic Adolescents: An introduction. In K. Viezel, S. Wilczynski, & A. Davis (Eds.).Postsecondary Transition for Students with High-Functioning Autism. Springer.
Wilczynski, S. M., Snyder, R. A., Kazee, A. J., Sundberg, S., Conner, C. A., Miller, B. N., & Johnson, S. (peer-reviewed; 2022). Self-management for transition-aged college-bound autistic students. In K. Viezel, S. Wilczynski, & A. Davis (Eds.).Postsecondary Transition for Students with High-Functioning Autism. Springer.
Wilczynski, S. M.Sundberg, S., Miller, B., & Johnson, S. (peer-reviewed; 2022). The need for relationship and sexuality education for transition aged Autistic youth. In K. Viezel, S. Wilczynski, & A. Davis (Eds.).Postsecondary Transition for Students with High-Functioning Autism. Springer.
Trammell, B., Kazee, A.,Wilczynski, S. M., Simmons-Reed, E., Kraft, A., & Sundberg, S. (peer-reviewed; 2022). Considering College Alternatives. In K. Viezel, S. Wilczynski, & A. Davis (Eds.).Postsecondary Transition for Students with High-Functioning Autism. Springer.
Viezel, K. D., Wilczynski, S. M., Davis, A. S. (Eds.) (2022). Postsecondary Transition for College- or Career-Bound Autistic Students. Springer.
Dieringer, S. T., Zoder-Martell, K.A., Wilczynski, S. M., McIntosh, D. E. (2021). Vizi BCBA® Exam Prep. Vizi Courseware. https://viziexamprep.com.
Wilczynski, S. M.,& Sundberg, S. (2021). Teaching social skills and self-regulation to decrease challenging behavior and improve quality of life: A preschooler with ASD. In P.A. Prelock & R.J., McCauley (Eds.) Case Studies for the Treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorder (pp 23-32). Baltimore, MD: Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co.
Kazee, A., Wilczynski, S. M., Martino, Maria, Sundberg, S., Quinn, M. & Mundell, N. L. (2021). Discrete Trial Instruction. In P. A. Prelock & R. J. McCauley (Eds.). Treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorder: Evidence-Based Intervention Strategies for Communication & Social Interactions (2nd ed.), (pp. 133-162). Baltimore, MD: Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co.
Wilczynski, S. M. LaBrie, A., Baloski, A., Kaake, A., Marchi, N., & Zoder-Martell, K. (2017). Web-based teacher training and coaching/feedback: A Case Study. Psychology in the Schools, 54(4), 433-445.
McIntosh, C. E., Thomas, C. M., Wilczynski, S., & McIntosh, D. E. (2017). Increasing nursing students' knowledge of autism spectrum disorder by using a standardized patient. Nursing Education Perspectives, 1-3.
Wilczynski, S. M., Henderson, A., Harris, N. R., Kosmala, S. D., & Bostic, J. (2016). Evidence-
based practice, culture, and young children with autism spectrum disorder. Perspectives in Early Childhood Psychology and Education, 1(2), 141-160.
Wilczynski, S. M., Trammell, B., Caugherty, N., Shellabarger, K., & Kaake, A. (2016).
Integrating Evidence-Based Practice into Early Childhood Alternative Settings with Children with ASD. Perspectives in Early Childhood Psychology and Education, 1(2), 73-91.