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Dr. Muriel D. Saunders

Ph.D., Developmental and Child Psychology
University of Kansas

Assistant Research Professor

University of Kansas
Life Span Institute at Parsons

10212 S. North Lake Ave.
Olathe, KS 66061
(913) 579-6073 or (913) 397-9632
msaundrs@ku.edu

Areas of Interest

Mental retardation, aberrant behavior, assistive technology, supported routines, ergonomics and environmental adaptations in the workplace

Representative Publications and Presentations

Saunders, M.D., Questad, K.A., Kedziorski, T. L., Boase, B.C., Patterson, E.A., & Cullinan, T.B. (2001). Unprompted mechanical switch use in individuals with severe multiple disabilities: An evaluation of the effects of body position. Journal of Developmental and Physical Disables, 13, 27-39.

Saunders, M. D. (2003). Book note (Review of the book Mental retardation: Definition, classification, and systems of support, 10th ed.). The Psychological Record, 53, 327-329.

Saunders, M. D., Smagner, J. P., & Saunders R. R. (2003). Improving methodological and technological analyses of adaptive switch use of individuals with profound multiple impairments. Behavioral Interventions, 18, 227-243

Saunders, M.D., Timler, G., Cullinen,T.B., Pilkey, S., Questad, K.A., and Saunders, R.R. (2003). Evidence of contingency awareness in people with profound multiple impairments: Response duration versus response rate indicators. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 24,231-245.

Murphy, K. M., Saunders, M. D., Saunders, R. R., & Olswang, L. B. (2004). Effects of ambient stimuli on measures of behavioral state and microswitch use in adults with profound multiple impairments. Research in Developmental Disabilities,25, 355-370.

Mellstrom, B.P., Saunders, M.D., Saunders, R.R., & Olswang, L.B. (2005). Interaction of biobehavioral state and microswitch use in individuals with profound multiple impairments. Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities, 17, 35-53.

Saunders, M. D., Saunders, R. R., Mulugeta, A., Henderson, K., Kedziorski, T., Hekker, B., & Wilson, S. (2005). A novel method for testing learning and preferences in people with minimal motor movement. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 26, 255-266.

Saunders, R. R., & Saunders, M. D. (2005). In search of contingency learning: Something old, something new, something borrowed. . . Behavioral Development Bulletin, 1, 23-30.

Saunders, R. R., McEntee, J. E., Saunders, M. D. (2005). Interaction of reinforcement schedules, a behavioral prosthesis, and work-related behavior in adults with mental retardation. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 38, 163-176.

Recent Awards and Service

Recipient, Kansas Special Educator of the Year Award, 1990

Recipient, Clarissa Hug Teacher of the Year Award, 1991, from the Federation of the Council for Exceptional Children