Tia Schultz
Professor, Associate Professor (Sv), Ad Hoc Program Specialist

COORDINATION

ABA Graduate Program Co-Coordinator
Sweden Student Teaching Coordinator

EDUCATION

• 2012 - Post-doctoral Fellow, Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  Focus: Evidence Based Practices in Autism
• 2011 - PhD, Special Education (Behavior Disorders & Autism), University of Missouri 
  Foci:  Applied Behavior Analysis, Social/Emotional Development and Intervention, Parent Education, Autism
• 2006 - Post-Master’s Certificate in Behavior Analysis, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale (Board exam passed December 2006)
• 2005 - M.A. Human Development and Family Studies, University of Missouri
• 2002 - B.A., cum laude: Human Development and Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay

COURSES

• Advanced Behavior Intervention Strategies
• Inclusive Behavior Management
• Social Emotional Learning
• Ethics in Applied Behavior Analysis
• Specialized Fieldwork
  
  

RESEARCH FOCUS

• Identification of variables associated with effective support and training for teachers and parents of individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder and/or challenging behavior

• Sreckovic, M.A., Schultz, T. R., Kucharczyk, S., & Welsh-Young, N. (2023). Coming Out Autistic at Work: A Review of the Literature. Autism.
• Sreckovic, M. A., Schultz, T. R., Kenney, C. K., & Winchell, B. N. (2021). Understanding friendship from the perceptions of individuals with ASD: A synthesis of the literature. Division on Autism and Developmental Disabilities Online Journal, 8, 42-57.
• Sreckovic, M.A., Schultz, T. R., Common, E. A., & Kucharczyk, S. (2019). “I have autism”: A review of the literature on sharing diagnosis with peers. Division on Autism and Developmental Disabilities Online Journal, 6, 23-37.
• Winchell, B. N., Sreckovic, M. A., & Schultz, T. R. (2018).  Preventing bullying and promoting friendship for students with ASD: Looking back to move forward.  Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 55(3), 243-252.
• Sreckovic, M. A., Schultz, T. R., Kenney, C.K., & Able, H. (2018). Building classroom communities in the inclusive classroom: Setting the stage for success. Young Children, 73(3), 75-81.
• Schultz, T. R., Kucharczyk, S., Sreckovic, M. A., & Fettig, A. (2018).  Teaming with families of young children with ASD to prevent challenging behavior.  Perspectives on Early Childhood Psychology and Education, 3(1).
• Schultz, T. R., Able, H., Sreckovic, M., White, T. (2016). Parent-teacher collaboration: Teacher perceptions of what is needed to support students with ASD in the inclusive classroom. Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 51(4), 344-354.
• Wong, C., Odom, S. L., Hume, K. A., Cox, A. W., Fettig, A., Kucharczyk, S., Brock, M. E., Plavnick, J. B., Fleury, B. P., & Schultz, T. R. (2015). Evidence-based practices for children, youth, and young adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A comprehensive Review.  Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 45(7), 1951-1966. doi: 10.1007/s10803-014-2351-z
• Fettig, A., Schultz, T. R., & Sreckovic, M. (2015).  Effects of coaching on the implementation of functional assessment-based parent intervention in reducing challenging behaviors. Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 17(3), 170-180.  doi: 10.1177/1098300714564164
• Able, H., Sreckovic, M., Schultz, T. R., Garwood, J. D., & Sherman, J. (2015).  Views from the trenches: Teacher and student supports needed for full inclusion of students with ASD.  Teacher Education and Special Education, 38(1), 44-57. doi:10.1177/0888406414558096
• Fettig, A., Schultz, T. R., & Ostrosky, M. M. (2013). Collaborating with parents in using effective strategies to reduce children’s challenging behaviors.  Young Exceptional Children, 16(1), 30-41. doi:10.1177/1096250612473127
• Schultz, T. R., Stichter, J. P., Herzog, M. J., McGhee, S. D. & Lierheimer, K. (2012). Social Competence Intervention for Parents (SCI-P): Comparing outcomes for a parent education program targeting adolescents with ASD.  Autism Research and Treatment.
• Schultz, T. R., Schmidt, C. & Stichter, J. P. (2011). A review of parent education programs for parents of children with autism spectrum disorder. Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 26(2), 96-104.
• Stichter, J. P., Herzog, M. J., Visovsky, K., Schmidt, C., Randolph, J, Schultz, T. R. & Gage, N. (2010). Social Competence Intervention for youth with Asperger Syndrome and High-Functioning Autism: An initial investigation. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 40(9), 1067-1079.