Phd, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, Developmental Psychology, 2002

Deborah Deckner, Ph. D. Curriculum Vitae [email protected] (678) 466-4836 work (404) 287-7696 home

Education PhD, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, Developmental Psychology, 2002 MA, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, Developmental Psychology, 2000 MEd, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, Counseling and Human Development, 1995 BS, Vanderbilt University, Psychology, 1991

Professional Experience April 2011-Present, Associate Professor, Department of Psychology and Human Services, Clayton State University, Morrow, GA April 2010-Present, Director, Master of Science in Psychology, Department of Psychology and Human Services, Clayton State University, Morrow, GA August 2006-April 2010 Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology and Human Services, Clayton State University, Morrow, GA January 2003-August 2006, Research Scientist, Department of Psychology, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA

Honors/Awards 2006: Early Career Investigator Award, International Society for Infant Studies. 2003: Bailey M. Wade Memorial Scholarship, Georgia State University, Department of Psychology. 2003: Outstanding Graduate Student Award, Georgia State University, Department of Psychology. 2002: Bailey M. Wade Memorial Scholarship, Georgia State University, Department of Psychology.

Professional Memberships American Psychological Association (Divisions 7 and 27) Society for Research in Child Development International Society on Infant Studies Southeastern Psychological Association

Publications Deckner, D. F., Adamson, L. B., & Bakeman, R. (in preparation). Continuity of toddlers' precocious verbal status. Deckner, D. F., & Copeland, S.E. (in preparation) Implications of child care access within higher education. Adamson, L. B., Bakeman, R., Deckner, D. F., & Nelson, P. B. (submitted). Symbol-infused joint engagement during early childhood: From interactions to conversations. Child Development Adamson, L. B., Bakeman, R., Deckner, D. F., & Nelson, P. B. (2012). Rating parent-child interactions: Joint engagement, communication dynamics, and shared topics in autism, Down syndrome, and typical development. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, http://www.springerlink.com/content/j82666167g036515/ Adamson, L. B., Deckner, D.F., & Bakeman, R. (2009). Early Interests and Joint Engagement in Typical Development, Autism, and Down Syndrome. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 40, 665-676. http://www.springerlink.com/content/g4573751436376l7/ Adamson, L. B., Bakeman, R., Deckner, D.F., & Romski, M. (2009). Joint Engagement and the Emergence of Language in Children with Autism and Down Syndrome. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 39, 84-96. http://www.springerlink.com/content/8l6r877723773174/?p=137d585a28ca429e98e5961590608146&pi=1 Deckner, D. F., Adamson, L. B., & Bakeman, R. (2006). Child and maternal contributions to shared reading: Effects on language and literacy development. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 27, 31-41. http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/620199/description#description Adamson, L. B., Bakeman, R., & Deckner, D. F. (2005). In Laura Namy (Ed.), Symbol Development and Symbol Use, Variations in shared attention and language development (pp. 171-195). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum. Bakeman, R., Deckner, D. F., & Quera, V. (2005). In Doug Teti (Ed.), Handbook of Research in Developmental Science, Analysis of Behavioral Streams (pp. 394-420). Oxford, UK: Blackwell Publishers. McArthur, D., Adamson, L. B., & Deckner, D. F. (2005). As Stories become familiar: Mother child conversations during shared reading. Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 51, 423-445. http://wsupress.wayne.edu/journals/merrill/merrillj.html Adamson, L. B., Bakeman, R., Deckner, D. F. (2004). The development of symbol-infused joint attention. Child Development, 75, 1171-1187. Adamson, L. B., Bakeman, R., & Deckner, D. F. (2004). In Yasushi Oyabu (Ed.), Development and Disorders of Joint Attention, Atypical patterns in joint attention development (pp. 187-215). Tokyo: Kawashima-shoten. Deckner, D. F., Adamson, L. B., & Bakeman, R. (2003). Rhythm in mother-infant interactions. Infancy, 4, 201-217.

Refereed Conference Presentations. Deckner, D.F., & Copeland, S. (2012). Family Structure and Role Strain in Higher Education. Presented at the Southeastern Psychological Association, New Orleans, LA *James, M. & Deckner-Davis, D.F. (2012). Measuring Diagnosis and Service Utilization of Families Affected with an Autism Spectrum Disorder. Presented at the Georgia Psychological Society, Valdosta, GA *Wooten, C., Deckner-Davis, D.F., & Maddox, S. (2012). Regional Differences in Sexual Education and Sexual Risk-taking. Presented at the Georgia Psychological Society, Valdosta, GA. *Roland, Y., & Deckner-Davis, D. F. (2012). The Relationship between Community Involvement and Well-being. Presented at the Society for Research in Human Development, New Orleans, LA Adamson, L. B., Bakeman, R., Nelson, P. B., Deckner, D., & Grossniklaus, A. (2011). Autism's Pervasive Effect on Early Parent-Child Communication. Presented at International Society for Autism Research, San Diego, CA. Deckner, D., & Maddox, S. (2011). 50 years and counting: The President’s panel on mental retardation. Presented at Southeastern Psychological Association, Jacksonville, FL. Adamson, L. B., Bakeman, R., Romski, M., Sevcik, R., & Deckner, D. (2008). The Effects of Intervention on the Development of Joint Engagement in Autism. Presented at Gatlinburg Conference on Research and Theory in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, San Diego. Deckner, D. F., Adamson, L. B., & Bakeman, R. (2007). Continuity of toddlers' precocious verbal status. Presented at Society for Research in Child Development, Boston, Massachusetts. Nelson, P. B., Adamson, L. B., Bakeman, R., & Deckner, D. F. (2007). Mother-child conversations about desires and beliefs. Presented at Society for Research in Child Development, Boston, Massachusetts. Deckner, D., Adamson, L. B., & Bakeman, R. (2006). Interest in people and objects and its relation to joint engagement. Presented at International Society on Infant Studies, Kyoto, Japan. Adamson, L. B., Bakeman, R.,& Deckner, D. F. (2006). Variations in the forms of joint engagement and language in toddlers with Autism and Down syndrome. Presented at International Conference on Infant Studies, Kyoto, Japan. Adamson, L. B., Bakeman, R., Deckner, D. F., & Robertson, P. B. (2005). Forms of joint engagement and early language development. Presented at Society for Research in Child Development, Atlanta, Georgia. Deckner, D. F., Adamson, L. B., & Bakeman, R. (2003). Shared book reading and early language development. Presented at Society for Research in Child Development, Tampa, Florida. Deckner, D. F., Adamson, L. B., & Bakeman, R. (2003). Effects of home literacy practices and child interest on expressive language development and emergent literacy. Presented at American Psychological Society Annual Convention, Atlanta, Georgia. Deckner, D. F., Adamson, L. B., & Bakeman, R. (2002). Direct and indirect effects of parental reading practices on infant language development. Presented at International Conference on Infant Studies, Toronto, Canada. Adamson, L. B., Bakeman, R., & Deckner, D. F. (2002). Atypical patterns of joint attention. Presented at Japanese Society of Developmental Psychology, Tokyo, Japan. * work with student(s) as first(&/or second author)

Technical Reports Adamson, L. B., Deckner, D., Nelson, P. B., & Bakeman, R. Symbol-infused Joint Engagement During Language Play Protocol (Tech. Rep. No. 15). Adamson, L. B., Deckner, D., Bakeman, R. Coding Object People Interest (Tech. Rep. No. 14). Atlanta, GA: Georgia State University, Department of Psychology. Adamson, L. B., Bakeman, R., Russell, C. L., & Deckner, D. F. (2000). Coding symbol-infused engagement states (Tech. Rep. No. 9). Atlanta, GA: Georgia State University, Department of Psychology.

Undergraduate Courses Taught Clayton State University Intro to General Psychology Intro to Human Development Adolescent Psychology Psychology Research Methods Infancy Selected Topics in Psychology (Cross-cultural and multicultural perspectives on infancy and early childhood) Georgia State University Psychology Research methods Adolescent Development Developmental Psychology Graduate Courses Taught Clayton State University Cognitive Development Social and Emotional Development Georgia School of Professional Psychology/Argosy University Lifespan Development

Institutional Service Fall 2009 - Present: University Child Care Task Force, Co-Chair Spring 2009 - Spring 2010: Clayton State University Academic Conference Committee, Co-Chair. Spring 2008: Women's History Month; Chair 2007 -2008 Present: College of Arts and Sciences Assessment Committee 2007 – 2008 Present: Honors Council.

Professional Service Reviewer, Conference Papers 2011: Southeastern Psychological Association 2010: Southeastern Psychological Association. 2008: Society for Research in Child Development; Served as a reviewer for Panel 8: "Developmental Disabilities: Biological, Cognitive, Social, Emotional, and Personality Processes" Reviewer, Journal Article Ad Hoc Reviewer: Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology Ad Hoc Reviewer Society for the Research in Child Development Ad Hoc Reviewer National Head Start Association Power Over Prejudice: Anti-Discrimination Consortium Program Evaluation

References Lauren B. Adamson, Ph.D. Dean, College of Arts and Sciences, and Regents’ Professor, Department of Psychology Georgia State University P.O. Box 5010, Atlanta, GA 30302-5010 [email protected] 404-413-5060

Roger Bakeman, Ph.D. Professor Emeritus, Department of Psychology Georgia State University P.O. Box 5010, Atlanta, GA 30302-5010 [email protected] (404) 413-6309

Christopher Henrich, Ph. D. Associate Professor, Department of Psychology Georgia State University P.O. Box 5010, Atlanta, GA 30302-5010 [email protected] (404) 413-6274

Donna Wood McCarty, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology and Chair, Department of Psychology College of Arts & Sciences Clayton State University 2000 Clayton State Boulevard Morrow, Georgia 30260 [email protected] 678-466-4833