Krista Wilkinson

Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders

Krista Wilkinson

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Communication Intellectual Disability Down Syndrome Child Symbol Color Developmental Disabilities Augmentative And Alternative Communication Eye Direction Compound Research Cues Language Disability Technology Visual Attention Mental Health Efficiency Pathologists Vocabulary Visual Search Psychotherapy Autism Spectrum Disorders Autism Spectrum Disorder Arrangement

Most Recent Publications

Supporting Access to Mental Health Services for Patients Who Use Augmentative and Alternative Communication: A Proposed Framework and Suggestions for Future Directions

Adrianna M. Noyes, Krista M. Wilkinson, 2022, American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology on p. 2268-2282

Judicious Arrangement of Symbols on a Simulated Augmentative and Alternative Communication Display Optimizes Visual Attention by Individuals With Down Syndrome

Krista Wilkinson, Rick Gilmore, Yiming Qian, 2022, Journal of Speech and Hearing Disorders on p. 710-726

A preliminary study of the relation of visual attention to stimulus complexity and functional vision in individuals with cortical visual impairment: Implications for AAC.

Tara McCarty, Sawn Sowers, Sophie Wolf, Krista Wilkinson, 2021, Perspectives of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, 6 on p. 1603-1617

An in-depth case description of gaze patterns of an individual with cortical visual impairment to stimuli of varying complexity: Implications for AAC Design

Krista Wilkinson, Sophie Wolf, 2021, Perspectives on p. 1591-1602.

The early development of emotional competence profile: A means to share information about emotional status and expression by children with complex communication needs

Gabriela A. Rangel-Rodríguez, Mar Badia Martín, Sílvia Blanch, Krista M. Wilkinson, 2021, American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology on p. 551-565

Speech-Language pathologists’ decisions when designing an aided AAC display for a compilation case study of a beginning communicator

Jennifer J. Thistle, Krista M. Wilkinson, 2021, Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology on p. 871-879

Impact of the design of visual communication supports on social interaction by individuals with Down syndrome.

Krista Wilkinson, Rachel Bennet, 2021, Journal of Interactional Research in Communication Disorders.

Visual attention to cued targets in simulated aided augmentative and alternative communication displays for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities

Krista M. Wilkinson, Tara O’Neill Zimmerman, Janice Light, 2021, Journal of Speech and Hearing Disorders on p. 1726-1738

Centering the family in their system: a framework to promote family-centered AAC services

Kelly L. Coburn, Sojung Jung, Ciara L. Ousley, Dawn J. Sowers, Meghan Wendelken, Krista M. Wilkinson, 2021, AAC: Augmentative and Alternative Communication on p. 229-240

Children with cortical visual impairment and complex communication needs: Identifying gaps between needs and current practice

Sarah W. Blackstone, Krista M. Wilkinson, Fei Luo, Jesse Canchola, Christine Roman-Lantzy, 2021, Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools on p. 612-629

Most-Cited Papers

Communication services and supports for individuals with severe disabilities: Guidance for assessment and intervention

Nancy C. Brady, Susan Bruce, Amy Goldman, Karen Erickson, Beth Mineo, Bill T. Ogletree, Diane Paul, Mary Ann Romski, Rose Sevcik, Ellin Siegel, Judith Schoonover, Marti Snell, Lorraine Sylvester, Krista Wilkinson, 2016, American Journal on Mental Retardation on p. 121-138

Working memory demands of aided augmentative and alternative communication for individuals with developmental disabilities

Jennifer J. Thistle, Krista M. Wilkinson, 2013, AAC: Augmentative and Alternative Communication on p. 235-245

Building evidence-based practice in AAC display design for young children: Current practices and future directions

Jennifer J. Thistle, Krista M. Wilkinson, 2015, AAC: Augmentative and Alternative Communication on p. 124-136

Designing effective AAC displays for individuals with developmental or acquired disabilities: State of the science and future research directions

Janice Light, Krista M. Wilkinson, Amber Thiessen, David R. Beukelman, Susan Koch Fager, 2019, AAC: Augmentative and Alternative Communication on p. 42-55

Eye tracking research to answer questions about augmentative and alternative communication assessment and intervention

Krista M. Wilkinson, Teresa Mitchell, 2014, AAC: Augmentative and Alternative Communication on p. 106-119

Preliminary study of gaze toward humans in photographs by individuals with autism, down syndrome, or other intellectual disabilities: Implications for design of visual scene displays

Krista M. Wilkinson, Janice Catherine Light, 2014, AAC: Augmentative and Alternative Communication on p. 130-146

Eye-tracking measures reveal how changes in the design of aided AAC displays influence the efficiency of locating symbols by school-age children without disabilities

Krista M. Wilkinson, Tara O'Neill, William J. McIlvane, 2014, Journal of Speech and Hearing Disorders on p. 455-466

Perceptual factors influence visual search for meaningful symbols in individuals with intellectual disabilities and Down syndrome or autism spectrum disorders

Krista M. Wilkinson, William J. McIlvane, 2013, American Journal on Mental Retardation on p. 353-364

Effects of background color and symbol arrangement cues on construction of multi-symbol messages by young children without disabilities: implications for aided AAC design

Jennifer J. Thistle, Krista Wilkinson, 2017, AAC: Augmentative and Alternative Communication on p. 160-169

The potential influence of stimulus overselectivity in AAC: Information from eye tracking and behavioral studies of attention with individuals with intellectual disabilities

William Dube, Krista Wilkinson, 2014, AAC: Augmentative and Alternative Communication on p. 172-185