Publications

Publications

Selected publications organized by research theme. * indicates student co-author. For a complete list, see Dr. Ingersoll’s Google Scholar profile.

01 Developing

  • Frost, K. M.* & Ingersoll, B. (2026). Theory of change of caregiver coaching for an early parent-mediated autism intervention. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders.
  • Frost, K. M.* & Ingersoll, B. (2026). Commentary: Differentiating compliance training from naturalistic teaching approaches in NDBIs: A response to Cullinane et al. (2024). Topics in Early Childhood Special Education.
  • Frost, K. M.* & Ingersoll, B. (2024). Mapping the active ingredients and mechanisms of change of a naturalistic developmental behavioral intervention using mixed methods. Journal of Early Intervention.
  • Frost, K. M.*, Ingersoll, B., & Venker, C. (2022). Revisiting the simplification of adult language input in the context of naturalistic developmental behavioral interventions. Autism Research.
  • Edmunds, S., Frost, K., Sheldrick, C., et al. (2022). A method for defining the core of a psychosocial intervention to guide adaptation in practice: Reciprocal imitation teaching as a case example. Autism.
  • Frost, K. M.*, Brian, J., Gengoux, G., Hardan, A., Rieth, S., Stahmer, A., & Ingersoll, B. (2020). Identifying and measuring the common elements of naturalistic developmental behavioral interventions for autism spectrum disorder: Development of the NDBI-Fi. Autism.
  • Schreibman, L., Dawson, G., Stahmer, A., et al. (2015). Naturalistic developmental behavioral interventions: Empirically validated treatments for ASD. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders.
  • Ingersoll, B. & Wainer, A. (2013). Initial efficacy of Project ImPACT: A parent-mediated social communication intervention for young children with ASD. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders.
  • Ingersoll, B. (2010). Pilot randomized controlled trial of Reciprocal Imitation Training for teaching elicited and spontaneous imitation to children with autism. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders.
  • Ingersoll, B. & Schreibman, L. (2006). Teaching reciprocal imitation skills to young children with autism using a naturalistic behavioral approach: Effects on language, pretend play, and joint attention. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders.

02 Delivering

  • Ingersoll, B., Frost, K. M., Straiton, D., Ramos, A. P., & Casagrande, K. (2024). Telehealth coaching in Project ImPACT indirectly affects children’s expressive language ability through parent intervention strategy use and child intentional communication: An RCT. Autism Research.
  • Ingersoll, B., Frost, K., Straiton, D., Pomales, A., & Howard, M. (2024). Relative efficacy of self-directed and therapist-assisted telehealth models of a parent-mediated intervention for autism: Examining effects on parent intervention fidelity, well-being, and program engagement. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders.
  • Ingersoll, B., Douglas, S., Brodhead, M., Barber, A., & Kaczmarek, L. (2024). Interdisciplinary competencies for implementing NDBIs with young children with ASD. Journal of Early Intervention.
  • Pomales-Ramos, A.*, Tokish, H., Howard, M., Straiton, D., & Ingersoll, B. (2023). A mixed-methods examination of clinicians’ perceived barriers to telehealth delivered Applied Behavior Analysis. Frontiers in Psychology.
  • Ingersoll, B., Straiton, D., & Rivera Carquias, N. (2020). The role of professional training experiences and manualized programs in behavior analysts’ use of parent training with children with autism. Behavior Therapy.
  • Ingersoll, B., Straiton, D., Casagrande, K., & Pickard, K. (2018). Community providers’ intentions to use a parent-mediated intervention for children with ASD following training: An application of the theory of planned behavior. BMC Research Notes.
  • Ingersoll, B., Shannon, K., Berger, N., Pickard, K., & Holtz, B. (2017). Self-directed telehealth parent-mediated intervention for children with autism spectrum disorder: Examination of the potential reach and utilization in community settings. Journal of Medical Internet Research.
  • Wainer, A.*, Pickard, K. E., & Ingersoll, B. (2017). Using web-based instruction, brief interactive workshops, and remote consultation to train community-based providers in a parent-mediated naturalistic developmental behavioral intervention. Journal of Child and Family Studies.
  • Ingersoll, B., Wainer, A. L., Berger, N. I., Pickard, K. E., & Bonter, N. (2016). Comparison of a self-directed and therapist-assisted telehealth parent-mediated intervention for children with ASD: A pilot RCT. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders.
  • Wainer, A.* & Ingersoll, B. (2015). Increasing access to an ASD imitation intervention via a telehealth parent training program. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders.

03 Reaching

  • Straiton, D.* & Ingersoll, B. (2026). Short Report: Disparities in hours of applied behavior analysis services for Medicaid-enrolled autistic youth. Autism.
  • Dai, Y., Frost, K. M., Britsch, E., et al. (2025). Characterizing federally mandated early intervention for children with social communication delays: A mixed methods analysis. Behavioral Sciences.
  • Wainer, A. L., Edmunds, S., Carter, A. S., et al. (2025). A hybrid type I randomized effectiveness-implementation trial of a naturalistic developmental behavioral intervention in the Part C early intervention system. BMC Pediatrics.
  • Hernandez, A., Straiton, D., Mandell, D., Ingersoll, B., Crabbe, S., Rieth, S., & Pellecchia, M. (2025). Short Report: Associations of family characteristics and clinicians’ use of caregiver coaching in early intervention. Autism.
  • Greatorex, J.*, Straiton-Webster, D., & Ingersoll, B. (2025). Pilot study of the effects of a naturalistic developmental behavioral intervention on child social communication outcomes in a community mental health system. Behavioral Sciences.
  • Pellecchia, M., Ingersoll, B., Marcus, S. C., et al. (2024). Pilot randomized trial of a caregiver-mediated naturalistic developmental behavioral intervention in Part C Early Intervention. Journal of Early Intervention.
  • Straiton, D.*, Frost, K., & Ingersoll, B. (2023). Factors that influence clinical decisions about offering parent coaching for autistic youth served within the Medicaid system. Implementation Research and Practice.
  • Cidav, Z., Mandell, D., Ingersoll, B., & Pellecchia, M. (2023). Costing implementation and intervention in hybrid trials using time-driven activity based costing: Project ImPACT for young children with autism. Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research.
  • Straiton, D.*, Groom, B., & Ingersoll, B. (2021). A mixed methods exploration of community providers’ perceived barriers and facilitators to the use of parent training with Medicaid-enrolled clients with autism. Autism.
  • Drahota, A., Hippensteel, Ingersoll, B., Bishop-Fitzpatrick, L., & Sadler, R. (2020). Service deserts and service oases: Utilizing GIS to evaluate service availability for individuals with autism spectrum disorder. Autism.

Books

  • Ingersoll, B. & Dvortcsak, A. (2019). Teaching social communication to children with autism and other developmental delays: The Project ImPACT guide to coaching parents and the Project ImPACT manual for parents (2 book set), Second Edition. New York: Guilford Press.
  • Ingersoll, B. & Dvortcsak, A. (2010). Teaching social-communication to children with autism: A practitioner’s guide to parent training and a manual for parents (2 book set). New York: Guilford Press.