Sanikan Wattanawongwan


 

Biography

 

Dr. Wattanawongwan is an Adjunct Faculty of Applied Behavior Analysis Program at Texas A&M University San Antinio. She also serve as Project Director for Parent-Directed Treatment Coach to Communicate (C2C) for Texas A&M University funded by the state of Texas to improve communication for individuals with autism. Dr. Wattanawongwan has provided services for individuals with autism in Thailand and the United States in school, clinic, and home settings. She received her doctorate at the Texas A&M University, and is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst. Her current research interest focuses on coaching families and paraprofessionals of individuals with autism to use evidence-based behavioral strategies to enhance communication and social skills.
 

 

 

 

 

Awards/Grants

 
Year Name of the award
2024

Project Title: Coach to Communicate: Parent Partnerships Supporting Individuals with Autism

Funding Organization: Division of Academic Quality and Workforce, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. Autism Grant Program

Project Director: Sanikan Wattanawongwan

Budgeted: $500,000

Status: Funded

2020

Dean’s Graduate Award: Texas A&M University

2020

DADD 2020 Student Poster Presentation Award Winner

Council for Exceptional Children- Division on Autism and Developmental Disabilities

Poster entitled Parents Coaching Naturalistic Strategies to Improve Communication for Adolescents and Adults with Autism via Telepractice

 

Teaching Summary

 
Year Rank Company/Institute/University
2024-Present Adjunct Faculty Texas A&M University -San Antonio
2020-present Guest Lecturer Texas A&M University
2016-2020 Graduate Teaching Assistant  Texas A&M University

 

Publications

Simacek, J., Wattanawongwan, S., Reichle, J., Cakir-Dilek, B., Ganz, J., Elmquist, M., Hong, E. R., & Pierson, L. M. (in press). Telehealth use in augmentative and alternative communication intervention: A systematic review. Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities.

Elmquist, M., Crowe, B., Wattanawongwan, S., Reichle, J., Pierson, L., Simacek, J., Hong E. R., Liao, C., Ganz, J. B. (in press). Caregiver-Implemented AAC Interventions for Children with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities: A Systematic Review. Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders 

Ganz, J. B., Pustejovsky, J. E., Reichle, J., Vannest, K., Foster, M., Fuller, M. C., Pierson, L. M., Wattanawongwan, S., Bernal, A., Chen, M., Haas, A., Skov, R., Smith, S. D., & Yllades, V. (2023). Augmentative and alternative communicative intervention targets for school-aged participants with ASD and ID: A single-case systematic review and meta-analysis. Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders.

Ganz, J. B., Pustejovsky, J. E., Reichle, J., Vannest, K., Foster, M., Pierson, L. M., Wattanawongwan, S., Fuller, M. C., Haas, A., Sallese, M. R., Smith, S. D., & Yllades, V. (2023). A Case for increased rigor in AAC research: A methodological quality review. Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities. 58(1), 3-21. Pre-print: https://edarxiv.org/9qnfp 

Ganz, J. B., Pustejovsky, J. E., Reichle, J., Vannest, K., Foster, M., Pierson, L. M., Wattanawongwan, S., Bernal, A., Chen, M., Haas, A., Sallese, M. R., Skov, R., & Smith, S. D. (2023). Participant characteristics predicting communication outcomes in AAC implementation for individuals with ASD and IDD: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Augmentative and Alternative Communication. https://doi.org/10.1080/07434618.2022.2116355. 39(1), 7-22.

Ganz, J. B., Pustejovsky, J. E., Reichle, J., Vannest, K., Foster, M., Haas, A., Pierson, L. M., Wattanawongwan, S., Bernal, A., Chen, M., Skov, R., & Smith, S. D. (2023). Considering instructional contexts in AAC interventions for people with ASD and/or IDD experiencing complex communicative needs: A single case design meta-analysis. Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 10, 615-629. doi: 10.1007/s40489-022-00314-w

Reichle, J., Pustejovsky, J. E., Vannest, K., Foster., Pierson, L. M., Wattanawongwan, S., Chen, M., Fuller, M. C., Haas, A., Bhat, B., Sallese, M. R., Smith, S. D., Yllades, V., Rodriguez, D., Yoro, A., Ganz, J. B. (2023). Systematic review of variables related to instruction in augmentative and alternative communication implementation and single-case design. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. 32(1), 1-24.

Wattanawongwan, S., Ganz, J. B., Hong, E. R., Dunn, C., Yllades, V., Pierson, L. M., Baek, E., & Foster, M. (2022). Interventions on improving social-communication skills for adolescents and adults with ASD: A Meta-analysis review. Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders.

Wattanawongwan, S., Ganz, J. B., Pierson, L. M., Yllades, V., Liao, C., & Ura, S. (2022). Communication intervention implementation via telepractice parent coaching: Child outcomes and correlations. Journal of Special Education Technology, 37(1), 35-48. https://doi.org/10.1177/0162643420962007

Wattanawongwan, S., Ganz, J. B., Pierson, L. M., Yllades, V., Liao, C., & Ura, S. (2022). Communication intervention implementation via telepractice parent coaching: Parent implementation outcomes. Journal of Special Education Technology, 37(1), 110-111. https://doi.org/10.1177/0162643420950026

Wattanawongwan, S., Ganz, J. B., Pierson, L. M., Hong, E. R., Yllades, V., Dunn, C., & Foster, M. (2022). A quality review of social-communication interventions for adolescents and adults with ASD: Maintenance, generalization, and social validity. Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 57(1), 67-91.

Liao, C. Y., Ganz, J. B., Wattanawongwan, S., Haas, A., Ura, S., Vannest, K. J., & Morin, K. (2022). Effects of a parent-mediated multimodal communication intervention on communicative behaviors in children with autism spectrum disorder. Education and Treatment of Children. https://doi.org/10.1007/s43494-022-00072-8.

Liao, C. Y., Ganz, J. B., Wattanawongwan, S., Haas, A., Ura, S. K., Vannest, K. J., & Morin, K. (2022). Parent coaching in a multimodal communication intervention for children with autism. Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities. doi: 10.1177/10883576221099896

Pierson, L. M., Ganz, J. B., Pustejovsky, J. E., Reichle, J., Vannest, K., Wattanawongwan, S., Foster, M., Fuller, M. C., Haas, A., Sallese, M. R., Smith, S. D., & Yllades, V., Kenny, E., Morgan, P., & Paterson, S. (2022). Social validity, cost, acceptability, and feasibility of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) devices used for individuals with ASD and ID: A systematic review. Perspectives. 7(6), 1917-1940.

Wattanawongwan, S., Smith, S. D., & Vannest, K. J. (2021). Cooperative learning strategies to building relationship skills in students with emotional and behavioral disorders. Beyond Behavior, https://doi.org/10.1177/1074295621997599

Simacek, J., Wattanawongwan, S., Reichle, J., Hyppa-Martin, J., Pierson, L. M., & Dimian, A. (2021). Supporting aided augmentative and alternative communication interventions for individuals with complex communication needs via telepractice: An opening to a tutorial series. Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups. 6(1), 1-12. http://doi.org/10.1044/2021_PERSP-21-00050.

Yllades, V., Ganz, J.B. Wattanawongwan, S., Dunn, C., Pierson, L. M. (2021). Parent Coaching via Telepractice for Children from Latinx Backgrounds with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Journal of Special Education Technology, https://doi.org/10.1177/01626434211033604

Pierson, L. M., Thompson, J. L., Ganz, J. B., Wattanawongwan, S., Haas, A. N., & Yllades, V. (2021). Coaching parents of children with developmental disabilities to implement a modified dialogic reading intervention using low-technology via telepractice. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 30(1), 119-136.   

Wattanawongwan, S. (2020). Increase parent involvement for IEP meeting via telecommunication. Journal of Early Childhood Education Management, 1(2), 31-38.

Wattanawongwan, S., Ganz, J. B., Pierson, L. M., Yllades, V., Dunn, C., & Ura, S. (2020). Parents coaching in naturalistic interventions to improve communication skills for adolescents and adults with autism via telepractice. DADD Online Journal, 7(1), 144-163.

Haas, A. N., Vannest, K., Thompson, J., Fuller, M., & Wattanawongwan, S. (2020). Peer-mediated instruction and academic outcomes for students with autism spectrum disorders: A comparison of quality indicators. Mentoring & Tutoring: Partnership in Learning, https://doi.org/10.1080/13611267.2020.1859330

Liao, C. Y., Ganz, J. B., Vannest, K. J., Wattanawongwan, S., Pierson, L. M., Yllades, V., & Li, Y. F. (2020). Caregiver involvement in communication skills for individuals with ASD and IDD: A meta-analytic review of single-case research on the English, Chinese, and Japanese literature. Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, https://doi.org/10.1007/s40489-020-00223-w

Reichle, J., Simacek, J., Wattanawongwan, S., & Ganz, J. (2019). Implementing Aided Augmentative Communication Systems with Persons Having Complex Communicative Needs. Behavior modification43(6), 841-878.

Sanikan Wattanawongwan

College Of Education And Human Development

Department of Counseling, Health and Kinesiology


Adjunct Faculty



Sanikan.Wattanawongwan@tamusa.edu
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Course Teachings

SubjectNumberSectionDescriptionTermSyllabi
ABA 5306 601 Supervision in ABA Fall 2024 Syllabus