Recent publications
Books & Contributions to Edited Books
Munno, R., Thomson, K. & Pear, J. (in press). History of Applied Behaviour Analysis. In Matson, J. L. & Sturmey, P. (Eds). International Handbook of Autism And Pervasive Developmental Disorders. Springer Nature: Switzerland.
Condillac, R., & Thomson K. (2020). Teaching Adaptive Behaviour to People with Developmental Disabilities. In I. Brown, M. Percy, H. M. Aldersey, R. A. Condillac, W. L. A. Fung, & B. J. Isaacs, Developmental disabilities in Ontario (4th ed.). Toronto, ON: Delphi Graphic Communications.
Brown, R., Thomson K., & Davis, S. (2020). Roles and training of disability personnel. In I. Brown, M. Percy, H. M. Aldersey, R. A. Condillac, W. L. A. Fung, & B. J. Isaacs, Developmental disabilities in Ontario (4th ed.). Toronto, ON: Delphi Graphic Communications.
Wilson, R. Ioannou, S. & Thomson, K. (2019). Using a multicomponent model in the assessment of persons with intellectual disabilities and problems in sexual behaviour. In W. R. Lindsay, L. A. Craig, & D. M. Griffiths (Eds.), The Wiley Handbook on What Works for Offenders with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: An Evidenced‐Based Approach to Theory, Assessment, and Treatment, First Edition (pp. 239-260). New Jersey, USA: John Wiley & Sons
Griffiths, D., Thomson, K., Ioannou, S., Hoath, J., & Wilson, R. (2019). Sex Offending Behaviour of Persons with an Intellectual Disability: An Applied Behavioural Analytic Approach. NADD Independent Publishers Group.
Peer-Reviewed Papers
Magnacca, C., Thomson, K. Marcinkiewicz, A., Davis, S., Steel, L., Lunsky, Y. Fung, K., Vause, T., & Redquest, B. (accepted). A telecommunication model to train mediators to facilitate Acceptance and Commitment Training. Behaviour Analysis in Practice
Lunsky, L., Bobette, N., Abou Chacra, M., Wang, W., Zhao, H., Thomson, K.,Hamdani, Y. (2021). Predictors of worker mental health in intellectual disability services during COVID-19. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities. Early View: https://doi.org/10.1111/jar.12892
Magnacca, C., Thomson, K., & Marcinkiewicz, A. (2021). Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for caregivers of children with neurodevelopmental disabilities: A systematic review. Current Developmental Disorders Reports https://doi.org/10.1007/s40474-021-00228-y
Davis, S., Thomson, K., & Magnacca, C., (2020). Evaluation of a caregiver training program to teach help-seeking behavior to children with autism spectrum disorder. International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 66(5), 348-357 https://doi.org/10.1080/20473869.2020.1812144
Davis, S., Thomson, K., & Connolly, M. (2019). Evaluation of behavioural skills training with volunteers teaching motor skills to individuals with developmental disabilities. Behavioral Interventions, 9(34), 431–450. https://doi.org/10.1002/bin.1688
Zonneveld, K., Ennett, T., & Thomson, K., Vause, T., & Ditor, D. (2019). Assessment of the effectiveness of teaching with acoustical guidance (TAG) for teaching yoga poses to beginner and intermediate yoga practitioners. Journal of Applied Behaviour Analysis. Online early view: https://doi.org/10.1002/jaba.550
Weiss, J. A. Thomson, K., Burnham-Riosa, P., Albaum, C., Chan, V., Maughan, A., Tablon, P., Black, K. (2018). A randomized controlled trial of cognitive behavior therapy for emotion regulation in children with autism. Journal of Child Psychology & Psychiatry, 59(11), 1180-1191. doi:10.1111/jcpp.12915
Hassan, M., Simpson, A., Danaher, K., Haesen, J., Makela, T., & Thomson, K. (2018). An evaluation of behavioral skills training for teaching caregivers how to support social skill development in their child with autism spectrum disorder. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 48(6), pp 1957–1970. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-017-3455-z
Hassan, M., Thomson, K., Khan, M., Burnham Riosa, P., & Weiss, J. A. (2017). Behavioral skills training for graduate students providing cognitive behavior therapy to children with autism spectrum disorder. Behavior Analysis: Research and Practice, 17(2), 155-165. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/bar0000078
Conference presentations (selected)
Bobbette, N., Abou Chacra, M., Hamdani, Y., Thomson, K. & Lunsky, Y. (2021, June). Recognizing the Mental Health Needs of Direct Support Professionals in the Time of COVID-19. Poster presented at the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Conference. Virtual
Bobbette, N., Abou Chacra, M., Cardiff, K., Hamdani, Y., Thomson, K. & Lunsky, Y. (2021, April). Mental health and coping in the time of COVID-19: Perspectives of direct support professionals in Canada. Poster presented at the Research Special Interest Group Meeting of the Ontario Association on Developmental Disabilities. Virtual.
Thakur, A., Iruthayanathan, R., Pereira, C, Lunsky, Y., Grier, L., Thomson, K., Bobbette, N., Gonzales, A., Mia, G., Steel, L., Bonato, S., Carroll, J., Hardy, J., Durbin, J., Sockalingam, S. (2020, October). An Innovative Approach to Using the ECHO Model to Build Capacity in the Community for Supporting Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. Poster presented at the Canadian Psychiatric Association Annual Conference. Virtual.
Davis, S., Kupferschmidt, S., Thomson, K., & Magnacca, C. (2020, May). Evaluation of a caregiver training intervention to teach safety skills to children with autism. In P. Sturmey (Chair), Training caregivers, Part 1: Working with young children. Symposium delivered at the Association for Behavior Analysis International 46th Annual Convention, Washington, DC. Virtual.
Robertson, J., Thomson, K., Hume, M., Magnacca, C., & Marcinkiewicz, A. (2020, May). An error analysis of a telehealth intervention for teaching behaviour technicians common behavioural protocols. In P. Sturmey (Chair), Training caregivers, Part 2: Enhancing Treatment Integrity. Symposium delivered at Association for Behavior Analysis International 46th Annual Convention, Washington, DC. Virtual.
Munno, R., Thomson, K., & Zonneveld, K. (2020, May). The effects of a self-management treatment package on physical activity in university students with depressive symptoms. Paper presented at the Association for Behavior Analysis International 46th Annual Convention, Washington, DC, United States. Virtual.
Marcinkiewicz, A., Thomson. K. Magnacca, C., Davis, S., Steel, L., & Lunsky, Y. (2020, May). Direct measures of committed actions in group-based acceptance and commitment training for caregivers of people with neurodevelopmental disabilities. Poster presented at the Association for Behavior Analysis International 46th Annual Convention, Washington, DC. Virtual.
Malkin, A., Gunnarsson, K., & Thomson, K., (2020, May). Behavioural economic analysis of demand for regulation of behaviour analysts in Ontario to inform public policy. Poster presented at the Association for Behavior Analysis International 46th Annual Convention, Washington, DC. Virtual.
Deochand, N., Lang, H., Thomson, K., & Broto, J. (2020, May). A case example of stimulating growth in the field: Ontario, Canada. In M. Costello (Chair) Crafting Evidence-Based Policies Using Data Displays of International BACB Certificants Symposium presented at the Association for Behavior Analysis International 46th Annual Convention, Washington, DC. Virtual.
Magnacca, C., Thomson, K., & Marcinkiewicz, A. (2020, February). Acceptance and commitment therapy for caregivers of children with neurodevelopmental disabilities: A systematic review. Poster presented at the Association for Behavior Analysis, International 14th Annual Autism Conference, Miami, FL.
Malkin, A., Gunnarsson, K., & Thomson, K., (2019, November). Behavioural economic analysis of demand for regulation of behaviour analysts in Ontario to inform public policy. Symposium presented at the Ontario Association for Behaviour Analysis Annual Conference, Toronto, Ontario.
Bishop, C., Robertson, J., Ensor, R., Thomson, K., Whittingham, L., & Flagg, D. (2019, November). Ethics and Using Technology in Research and Services for Persons with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. In P. Burnham-Riosa (panel) presentation conducted at the Ontario Association for Behaviour Analysis Annual Conference, Toronto, Ontario.
Munno, R., Thomson, K., & Zonneveld, K. (2019). The effects of a self-management treatment package on physical activity in university students with depressive symptoms. In K. Thomson (Chairperson), Increasing Adaptive Behaviors Across Populations Symposium at the Ontario Association for Behaviour Analysis Annual Conference, Toronto, Ontario.
Davis, S., Thomson, K., & Connolly, M. (2019, May). A component analysis of behavioural skills training with volunteers teaching motor skills. In P. Sturmey (Chair), Training care givers in behavior analytic skills: I. Training individual staff and volunteer skills. Symposium delivered at the International Association for Behavior Analysis Conference, Chicago, IL.
Davis, S., Thomson, K, & Connolly, M. (2019, April). Evaluation of behavioural skills training with volunteers teaching motor skills to people with developmental disabilities. Poster presented at the Ontario Association on Developmental Disabilities Research Special Interest Group, Niagara Falls, ON.
Robertson, J., Thomson, K., Hume, M., Magnacca, R., Marcinkiewicz, M., & Cauchi, J. (2019, May). Telecommunication Training for Early Intervention Staff: Evaluation of Generalization and Maintenance. In K. Thomson (Chair), Mediator Training: Bridging distance, settings and skills. Symposium conducted at the Association for Behavior Analysis International 45th Annual Convention, Chicago, IL.
Magnacca, C. & Thomson, K. (2019, May). A review of training methodologies for providing acceptance and commitment therapy to caregivers. Poster presented at the Association of Behavior Analysis International 45th Annual Conference Chicago, IL.
Marcinkiewicz, A., & Thomson. K., (2019, April). Direct Measures of Committed Actions in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: A Scoping Review. Poster Presentation at the OADD Research Special Interest Group Conference. Niagara Falls, ON.