CURRICULUM VITAE
B. Allyson Phillips
Birthplace:
Little Rock, Arkansas
Birthdate:
December 7, 1987
Maiden Name:
Shelton
Education:
Ph.D., Psychology- University of Alabama, May 2014
Advisors: Frances Conners, Ph.D.; Mary Liz Curtner-Smith, Ph.D.
M.A. Degree, Psychology- University of Alabama, August 2012
Advisors: Frances Conners, Ph.D.
B.A. Degree, Psychology- Colorado Christian University, December 2009
Teaching Interests:
Statistics
Experimental Psychology
Developmental Psychology
Special Topics: Typical vs. Atypical Development; Intellectual Disabilities;
Parenting
Research Interests:
Intellectual Disability
Down Syndrome
Autism Spectrum Disorders
Parenting
Atypical/Typical Child Development
Reading Skills
Implicit vs. Explicit Learning
Language Development
Honors and
Awards:
Professional
Societies:
Committees:
UA Graduate Student Research Award, 2013
UA Graduate Student Travel Award, 2013
UA Graduate Student Travel Award, 2012
David Zeaman Student Award for Travel, Gatlinburg Conference, 2012
UA Graduate Student Association Research Award, 2011
Jacob K. Javits Fellowship, U.S. Department of Education- Alternate, 2011
Dean’s Merit Assistantship- University of Alabama, 2010-Present
Graduate Council Fellowship- University of Alabama, 2010-2011
Summa Cum Laude- Colorado Christian University, 2009
Dean’s List- Colorado Christian University, 2006-2009
Drive Your Future Scholarship Recipient- Mercedes-Benz USA, 2006-2009
Presidential Scholarship Recipient- Colorado Christian University, 2006-2009
Society for the Scientific Studies of Reading, 2011-2012
American Psychological Association, 2010-2012
Omicron Delta Kappa- Colorado Christian University, 2008-2009
Psychology Graduate Student Association Newsletter Committee- University of
Alabama, 2012-present
Enhance Recruitment of Graduate Students Work Group- University of Alabama,
2010-2011
Faculty Development Committee- University of Alabama, 2010-2011
Journal Reviews:
American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 2013
Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities, 2013
Journal of Pediatric Psychology, Mentored Reviewer in Student Reviewer
Mentoring Program, 2009
TEACHING EXPERIENCES
Instructor:
PY 355: General Experimental Psychology, Fall 2013, University of Alabama
Number of Students: 72
PY 211: Elementary Statistical Methods (co-instructor), Spring 2013, University of
Alabama
Number of Students: 70
PY 101: Introduction to Psychology, Fall 2012, University of Alabama
Number of Students: 35
Teaching
Assistant:
PY 604: Multivariate Statistics, Spring 2014, University of Alabama
Number of Students: 20
PY 101: Introduction to Psychology, Spring 2013, University of Alabama
Number of Students: 221
Guest Lecture:
PY 101: Introduction to Psychology
“Developmental Psychology”- April 2, 2013
PY 211: Elementary Statistical Methods
“Two Independent Samples t-test”- March 18, 2013
“Related Samples t-test”- March 20, 2013
“Related Samples t-test Lab”- March 22, 2013
PY 625: Developmental Contemporary Issues
“Explicit Learning in Down Syndrome: A cross-sectional developmental
trajectory approach”- April 20, 2012
“Parenting Children with Intellectual Disability” – January 24, 2014
PY 607: Research Methods in Psychology
“The Importance and Use of RefWorks”- August 30, 2011
Teacher Training:
PY 695: Teaching of Psychology
PUBLICATIONS
1.
Phillips, B.A., Conners, F.A., Merrill, E., Klinger, M.R. (2014). Rule-based Category Learning in
Down Syndrome. American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disability.
2.
Whiteside-Mansell, L., Weber, J.L., Moore, P.C., Johnson, D., Williams, E.R., Ward, W.L., Robbins,
J.M., & Phillips, B.A. (2014). School Bonding in Early Adolescents: Psychometrics of the Brief Survey
of School Bonding. Journal of Early Adolescence.
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Conners, F.A., Phillips, B.A., Rhodes, J.R., & Hamilton, J.C. (2014). Building a Regional Participant
Contact Registry for Research on Intellectual Disability. Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities,
52(2), 112-123.
4.
Phillips, B.A., Loveall, S.J., Moore Channell, M., & Conners, F.A. (2014). Matching Variables for
Research Involving Youth with Down Syndrome: Leiter-R versus PPVT-4. Research in Developmental
Disabilities, 35(2), 429-438.
5.
Loveall, S.J., Moore, M.S., Phillips, B.A., & Conners, F.A. (2013). Phonological Recoding, Rapid
Automatized Naming, and Orthographic Knowledge. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology,
116(3), 738-746.
6.
Thompson, J., Phillips, B.A., McCracken, A., Thomas, K., & Ward, W.L. (2013). Social Anxiety in
Obese Youth in Treatment Setting. Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal, 30(1), 37-47.
7.
Phillips, B.A., Gaudette, S., Razzaq, S., Sutton, K., Speed, L., Thompson, J., & Ward, W.L. (2012).
Psychosocial Functioning in Children and Adolescents with Extreme Obesity. Journal of Clinical
Psychology in Medical Settings, 19(3), 277-284.
8.
Phillips, B.A. (2012). Infants and Toddlers with Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Review of the Early
Signs, Early Diagnosis, and Early Intervention. Quills and Pixels.
9.
Ward-Begnoche, W.L., McNeill, V., & Phillips, B.A. (2011, November). Child Workout DVDs:
Helpful or Hype? PARENTGUIDE News.
10.
Moore Channell, M., Phillips, B.A., Loveall, S.J., Conners, F.A., Klinger, L.G., & Bussanich, P. (under
review). Patterns of Autism Symptomatology in Youth with Down Syndrome without Comorbid
Autism Spectrum Disorder. Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders.
ARTICLES IN PRODUCTION
1.
Loveall, S.J., Moore Channell, M., Phillips, B.A., Abbeduto, L., & Conners, F.A. (in preparation).
Receptive Vocabulary Pattern Analysis in Down Syndrome.
2.
Phillips, B.A., & Ward, W.L. (under revision). A Theoretical Understanding of Obesity in Children with
Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.
3.
Magness, J., Phillips, B.A., McCracken, A., Tang, X., Gance-Cleveland, B., & Ward, W.L. (under
revision). A Comparison of Depression, Social Anxiety, and HRQOL in Early Adolescence between
Clinic-based and School-based Samples.
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
1.
Phillips, B.A., Moore Channell, M., Loveall, S.J., & Conners, F.A. (2013, March). Matching Variables
in Down Syndrome Research: Leiter versus PPVT. Gatlinburg Conference on Intellectual and
Developmental Disabilities, San Antonio, Texas.
2.
Loveall, S.J., Phillips, B.A., Moore Channell, M., Abbeduto, L., & Conners, F.A. (2013, March).
Receptive Vocabulary Pattern Analysis in Down Syndrome. Gatlinburg Conference on Intellectual and
Developmental Disabilities, San Antonio, Texas.
3.
Moore Channell, M. Loveall, S.J., Phillips, B.A., Conners, F.A., Bussanich, P.M., & Klinger, L.G.
(2013, March). Autism Symptomatology in Youth with Down Syndrome who do not Meet Criteria for
Autism. Gatlinburg Conference on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, San Antonio, Texas.
4.
Phillips, B.A., Conners, F., & Merrill, E. (2012, March). Explicit Learning in Down Syndrome: A
Cross-sectional Developmental Trajectory Approach. Gatlinburg Conference on Intellectual and
Developmental Disabilities, Annapolis, Maryland.
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5.
Johnson, D., Whiteside-Mansell, L., Weber, J., Moore, P., Williams, E., Ward, W., Robbins, J., &
Phillips, B.A. (2012, March). School Bonding in Early Adolescents: Psychometrics of a Comprehensive
Measure. Society of Research in Human Development Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana.
6.
Moore, M., Loveall, S., Conners, F., & Phillips, B.A. (2011, July). Individual Differences in RAN and
Orthographic Knowledge: Word Specific vs. General. Society for the Scientific Study of Reading
Conference, St. Petersburg, Florida.
7.
Ward-Begnoche, W.L., McCracken, A., & Phillips, B.A. (2011, April). A Comparison of Depression,
Social Anxiety, and HRQOL in Early Adolescence between Clinic-based and School-based Samples of
Obese Youth. Division 54 of the American Psychological Association Conference, San Antonio, Texas.
8.
Hayslip, B., Shelton, B.A., & Freeman, N. (2009, April). Emotionally-unexpected Defendant
Behaviors: An Investigation of Predictors of Conviction in Murder and Arson Cases. Rocky Mountain
Psychology Association Conference, Albequerque, New Mexico.
RESEARCH EXPERIENCES
Registry Coordinator, University of Alabama Intellectual Disabilities Participant Registry, 2012-2014
Responsibilities: maintain and expand the participant registry, conduct survey of participant satisfaction
with the registry, recruit participants for current studies utilizing the registry, write bi-annual newsletter
for registry families
Research Assistant with Frances Conners, Ph.D., University of Alabama, 2010-2014
Projects: Cognitive Predictors of Language Impairment in Down Syndrome, University of Alabama
Intellectual Disabilities Participant Registry
Responsibilities: Recruit, schedule, and test participants for R01 research grant, Train undergraduate
research assistants, Write current research report for registry newsletter
Research Assistant with Rachel Saffo, Ph.D., University of Alabama, 2012
Projects: Autism and Play Study
Responsibilities: Conduct literature review, develop study, submit IRB
Research Assistant with Patti Bokony, Ph.D., University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 2010
Projects: Arkansas State Tips
Responsibilities: Researching and Writing State Tips (reports for preschool teachers and parents on
topics dealing with child development)
Research Assistant with Nikki Conners-Burrow, Ph.D., Leanne Whiteside-Mansell, Ed.D., and Lorraine
McKelvey, Ph.D., University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Partners for Inclusive Community, 2009-2010
Projects: Family Map, Delta Garden Project
Responsibilities: Literature Reviews, Edit papers and surveys used in data collection, Data collection at
pre-kindergarten programs and middle schools
Research Assistant with Wendy L. Ward-Begnoche, Ph.D., University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and
Arkansas Children’s Hospital, 2009
Projects: Obesity and Developmental Delay, Obesity and Psychosocial Functioning
Responsibilities: Literature reviews, Write manuscripts for publication, Review articles for the Journal
of Pediatric Psychology, Data analysis
Internship- Summer Science Student, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and Arkansas Children’s
Hospital Research Institute, 2009
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Projects: Obesity and Developmental Delay, Obesity and Psychosocial Functioning
Responsibilities: Data entry, Literature reviews, Write manuscripts for publication, Review articles for
the Journal of Pediatric Psychology, Data analysis, Shadow in psychological clinics (Weight
Management, Sleep, Pain, Autism, ADHD, and Behavior Therapy Sessions)
Research Assistant with Nahanni Freeman, Ph.D., Colorado Christian University, 2007-2009
Projects: Ego Depletion, Jury Bias
Responsibilities: Literature reviews, Study development, Recruit participants, Data collection, Data
analysis
APPLIED EXPERIENCES
University of Alabama Autism College Transition and Support Program, Mentor Client, 2012
University of Alabama Autism College Transition and Support Program, Monitor Study Hall, 2011
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