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University of Wyoming

Developmental Disabilities Laboratory

 

William E. MacLean


 

 

 

 

 

William E. MacLean, Jr., Ph.D.

Abbie Patik (left) and Sigan Hartley (right)
Abbie presented her poster at the 2008 Undergraduate Research Day.

Email: maclean@uwyo.edu


Graduate Students

  • Athena Hayes
  • Sarah Voss Horrell


Recent Laboratory Publications

  • Hartley, S.L. & MacLean, W.E. (in press). Staff-averse challenging behavior in older adults with intellectual disabilities.  Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities.
  • Roebel, A.M. & MacLean, W.E., Jr. (2007). Spontaneous eye-blinking and stereotyped behavior in older persons with mental retardation. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 28,37-42.
  • Hartley, S., Horrell, S. V., & MacLean, W. E., Jr. (2007). Science to practice in intellectual disability: The role of empirically supported treatments. In J.W. Jacobson & J.A. Mulick (Eds), Handbook of mentalretardation and developmental disabilities (pp. 425-443). New York, NY: Springer
  • Hartley, S.L. & MacLean, W.E., Jr. (2006). Reliability and validity of Likert-type scales for people with mental retardation.  Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 50, 813-827.
  • Horrell, S.V., MacLean, W.E., Jr., & Conley, V.M. (2006). Patient and parent/guardian perspectives of the health care of adults with mental retardation.  Mental Retardation, 44, 239-248.
  • MacLean, W.E., Jr., & Hartley, S.L. (2005). Down syndrome. In N. J. Salkind (Ed.), Encyclopedia of human development. Sage.
  • Hartley, S.L., MacLean, W. E., Jr., Butler, M., Zarcone, J., & Thompson, T. (2005). Maladaptive behaviors and risk factors among the genetic subgroups of Prader-Willi Syndrome. American Journal of Medical Genetics 136A, 140-145.
  • Hartley, S.L., & MacLean, W.E., Jr. (2005). Perceptions of stress and coping strategies among adults with mild mental retardation: Insight into psychological adjustment. American Journal on Mental Retardation, 110, 285-297.
  • Roebel, A.M. & MacLean, W.E., Jr.(in press). Spontaneous eye-blinking and stereotyped behavior in older persons with mental retardation. Research in Developmental Disabilities

Laboratory Presentations at National Meetings

  • Hayes, A., MacLean, W.E., Jr., Hepburn, S., & Rogers, S. (2007, March).  Restricted, repetitive, and stereotyped behaviors, interests, and activities in children with autism. Poster presented at the 40th Annual Gatlinburg Conference on Research and Theory in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.
  • Hartley, S.L., & MacLean, W.E., Jr. (2007, March). Stressful social interactions, attributions, and coping among depressed adults with mild intellectual disability. Poster presented at the 40th Annual Gatlinburg Conference on Research and Theory in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. Annapolis, MD.
  • Hartley, S.L., MacLean, W.E., Jr., Horrell, S.V., & Thompson, T. (2004, March). Clinically significant psychopathology among the genetic subtypes of Prader-Willi syndrome. Poster presented at the 37th annual meeting of the Gatlinburg Conference on Research and Theory in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. San Diego.
  • Horrell, S.V., MacLean, W.E., Jr., Miller, M.L., & Hartley, S.L. (2004, March). Ritualistic and compulsive behavior in typically developing children and children with developmental delays. Poster presented at the 37th annual meeting of the Gatlinburg Conference on Research and Theory in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. San Diego.
  • Hartley, S.L., & MacLean, W.E., Jr. (2005, August). Stress and coping among adults with mild mental retardation. Poster presented at the 113th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association. Washington.
  • Horrell, S.C.V., & MacLean, W.E., Jr. (2005, August). Health care of adults with mental retardation: Patient and parent/guardian perspectives. Poster presented at the 113th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association. Washington.