Jacquie Muir-Broaddus
Professor of Psychology
Education
PhD,Florida Atlantic University 0
BA, MA,University of Guelph, Canada 0
Research
My research
interests include the development of memory and the executive functions among
typically developing children as well as children with special needs.
Executive functions are the processes involved in the allocation of mental
resources such as attention, inhibition, working memory, and planning, and as
such they underlie much of what we think of as intelligence. Children with
attention deficit disorder (ADHD) and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) are often
among those who exhibit deficiencies in the executive functions. Recent
research projects have been conducted in collaboration with the Ride on Center
for Children (R.O.C.K.), a local non-profit provider of therapeutic horseback
riding for individuals with cognitive, emotional, and physical challenges.
Although equine-assisted activities and therapy (EAA/EAT) has become
increasingly popular as a treatment modality, it has received relatively little
research attention to date. Our research is designed to assess the
changes in behavioral, cognitive, linguistic, sensory and social functioning of
children with ASD who participate in EAA/EAT in order better understand the
efficacy of this treatment modality.
Publications
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
Bogs, K., Garcia, M., Kurth, K., & Muir-Broaddus, J. E. (manuscript in preparation). Healing through horses: Changes in sensory and social functioning of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder during 22 weeks of equine-assisted activities and therapy.
Bogs, K., Garcia, M., Kurth, K., & Muir-Broaddus, J. E. (March, 2011). Shifting in the saddle: The effects of equine-assisted therapy on social and behavioral symptoms of children with disabilities. Poster presented at the Southwestern Student Works Symposium, Georgetown, TX.
Coffman, J., Lopez, D., Ertel, C., & Muir-Broaddus, J. E. (April, 2010). Riding through the spectrum: The effects of equine-assisted therapy on the cognitive, behavioral, and linguistic functioning of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Poster presented at the Southwestern Student Works Symposium, Georgetown, TX.
Anderson, E. L., McWhorter, K. N., Hlavinka, C., & Muir-Broaddus, J. E. (April, 2009). Embrace the pace: Factors affecting self-regulation. Poster presented at the Southwestern Student Works Symposium, Georgetown, TX.
Mingle, L., Redden, S., Tang, S., & Muir-Broaddus, J. E. (April, 2007). ZZZs to As: The effects of limited sleep on executive functioning. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southwestern Psychological Association, Fort Worth, TX.
Chalmers, C., Borrego, S., Stockton, C., & Muir-Broaddus, J. E. (April, 2006). Autism and executive functions: The effects of motivational/ attentional accommodations. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southwestern Psychological Association, Austin, TX.
Muir-Broaddus, J. E., Rosenstein, L. D., Medina, D., & Soderberg, C. (2002). Neuropsychological test performance of children with ADHD relative to test norms and parent behavioral ratings. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 17 (7), 671-689.
Muir-Broaddus, J. E. (2002). Name seven words: Demonstrating the effects of knowledge on rate of retrieval. In R. A Griggs (Ed.), Handbook for teaching introductory psychology. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum
Honors & Awards
2007 Exemplary Teaching Award from the Board of Higher Education and Ministry of The United Methodist Church
Specific subjects or issues you can knowledgeably discuss:
Memory and ADHD in children, adolescents and young adults.
I am willing to talk to the media: yes
I am willing to talk to community groups about my area of expertise: no
Can you do interviews in Spanish? no
Other languages you are fluent in:
Experience with the news media (especially electronic media):
Contact Details:
(512) 863-1571(office)
Office: Olin 214
muirbroj@southwestern.edu
