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: Research Interests: Statistics Experimental Psychology Developmental Psychology Special Topics: Typical vs. Atypical Development; Intellectual Disabilities; Parenting Intellectual Disability Down Syndrome Autism Spectrum Disorders Parenting Atypical/Typical Child Development Reading Skills Implicit vs. Explicit Learning Language Development Honors and Awards: 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 Professional Societies: Society for the Scientific Studies of Reading, 2011-2012 American Psychological Association, 2010-2012 Omicron Delta Kappa- Colorado Christian University, 2008-2009 Committees: 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. 2
3. 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. 3
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 4
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 5