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Ms Ciara Gunning

BA, MSc

Contact Details

LECTURER BELOW THE BAR
E: CIARA.GUNNING@nuigalway.ie

Biography

Ciara is a graduate of the BA Psychology, MSc in Applied Behavior Analysis, and PhD in Applied Behavior Analysis in National University of Ireland Galway. Ciara is also a Board Certified Behaviour Analyst with the Behavior Analyst Certification Board(R). Ciara's clinical experience is in early intervention services for children with ASD and across preschool services with typically developing children. She has also facilitated social skills groups and parent education for children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder delivered by NUIG and the HSE.

Research Interests

Ciara’s research interests include social skills and social development, early intervention for children with additional needs, peer mediated intervention, preventive research, early childhood care and education, parent and teacher training.

Peer Reviewed Journals

	Year	Publication
	(2020)	'Exploring Interventions Used to Teach Friendship Skills to Children and Adolescents with High-Functioning Autism: a Systematic Review' Brady, R; Maccarrone, A; Holloway, J; Gunning, C; Pacia, C (2020) 'Exploring Interventions Used to Teach Friendship Skills to Children and Adolescents with High-Functioning Autism: a Systematic Review'. Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, [Details]
	(2020)	'Implementing Positive Behavior Support Within Preschool Settings: Group Functional Assessment and CW-FIT' Mahon, D; Gunning, C; Holloway, J; Lydon, H (2020) 'Implementing Positive Behavior Support Within Preschool Settings: Group Functional Assessment and CW-FIT'. Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, [Details]
	(2020)	'An evaluation of parents as behavior change agents in the Preschool Life Skills program' Gunning, C; Holloway, J; Grealish, L (2020) 'An evaluation of parents as behavior change agents in the Preschool Life Skills program'. Journal Of Applied Behavior Analysis, [DOI] [Details]
	(2019)	'A Systematic Review of Generalization and Maintenance Outcomes of Social Skills Intervention for Preschool Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder' Gunning, C; Holloway, J; Fee, B; Breathnach, Ó; Bergin, CM; Greene, I; Ní Bheoláin, R (2019) 'A Systematic Review of Generalization and Maintenance Outcomes of Social Skills Intervention for Preschool Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder'. Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, [Details]
	(2018)	'A Systematic Review of Peer-Mediated Interventions for Preschool Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder in Inclusive Settings' Gunning, C; Breathnach, Ó; Holloway, H; McTiernan, A; Malone, B (2018) 'A Systematic Review of Peer-Mediated Interventions for Preschool Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder in Inclusive Settings'. Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, [Details]
	(2018)	'Evaluating the preschool life skills program to teach school readiness skills: An Irish pilot study' Gunning, C; Holloway, J; Healy, O (2018) 'Evaluating the preschool life skills program to teach school readiness skills: An Irish pilot study'. European Journal Of Behavior Analysis, [Details]
	(2018)	'An investigation of the effects of a parent delivered stimulus-stimulus pairing intervention on vocalizations of two children with Autism Spectrum Disorder' Barry, L; Holloway, J; Gunning, C (2018) 'An investigation of the effects of a parent delivered stimulus-stimulus pairing intervention on vocalizations of two children with Autism Spectrum Disorder'. The Analysis Of Verbal Behaviour, [Details]