Tiffany Hutchins, Ph.D.

VT-Vermont Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities, LEND

Research

Tiffany (Jimerson) Hutchins has researched the relations between maternal belief systems, mother-child interaction strategies, and child language development. She is also interested in research design and analysis and measurement in communication processes. She is currently investigating the efficacy of Social Stories to rememdiate the core deficits associated with Autism.
Selected Publications:

Hutchins, T. L., Brannick, M., Bryant, J., & Silliman, E. R. (2005). Methods for controlling amount of talk: Difficulties, considerations, and recommendations. First Language, 25(3), 347-363.

Hutchins, T.L., & Prelock, P.A.(2006). Using social stories and comic strip conversations to promote socially valid outcomes for children with austim. Seminars in Speech and Language, 27(1)47-59.

Hutchins, T.L., Prelock, P.A., Bonazinga, L., & Taylor, R. (in review). Beyond false beliefs: The development of a preliminary psychometric of the Perceptions of Children's Theory of Mind Measure (PCTOMM). Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders.

Hutchins,T.L., Bond, L.A., Silliman, E.R., & Bryant, J.B. (in review). Maternal epistemologies and variations in mental state talk. Cognitive Development.
Courses:
The Development of Spoken Language
Cognition and Language
Measurement of Communication Processes