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Psychology Department (0436)
109 Williams Hall
Blacksburg VA 24061
Phone: 540-231-6581
Fax: 540-231-3652
Email: psycinfo@vt.edu
Brenda Jeanette Salley
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Graduate Student Psychology Department

Graduate Student Clinical Psychology

Program Coordinator VT Autism Clinic

bsalley@vt.edu


329 Williams Hall
Blacksburg, VA 24061

Office Hours:
By appointment only

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Background

  • 2003-2005 M.A. Clinical Psychology, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN
  • 1999-2003 B.S. Psychology, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN

Research/Professional Interests

  • Autism and developmetental disabilities
  • Early social engagement and language development

Recent Courses Taught

  • Lifespan Developmental Psychology
  • Principles of Psychological Research
  • Abnormal Psychology

Publications

Salley, B., & Dixon, W.E., Jr. (2007). Temperamental and joint attentional predictors of language. Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 53(1), 131-154.
Clements, A.D., Parker, C.R., Dixon, W.E., Jr., & Salley, B. (2007). Marshmallows make saliva collection more palatable for toddlers: A comparison of six methods of saliva stimulation on salivary cortisol concentrations. Developmental Psychobiology, 49(7), 702-707.
Rhoades, R., Scarpa, A., & Salley, B. (2007). The importance of physician knowledge of Autism Spectrum Disorder: Results of a parent survey. BMC Pediatrics, 7(37).
Dixon, W.E. Jr., Salley, B., Clements, A.D. (2006). Temperament, distraction, and early learning in toddlerhood. Infant Behavior & Development, 29(3), 342-357.
Dixon, W.E., Jr., & Salley, B. (2006). "Shhh! We’re tryin’ to concentrate”: Attention and environmental distracters in novel word learning. Journal of Genetic Psychology, 164(4), 393-414.