12/13/2025
Congrats to Madeline! ❤️🖤
She graduated this week with her M.Ed in Special Education with a focus on applied behavior analysis. Madeleine worked at Burkhart as an undergraduate student worker during undergrad and continued as a research assistant at Burkhart for majority of her graduate degree.
She was instrumental in many research projects & work that provided a multitude of learning opportunities to set her on her path as a strong practitioner in our field.
During her time at Burkhart, Madeline made contributions to the following:
PUBLICATIONS
Wheeler, K., Johnson, S., Hamrick, J., Faz, E., Smith, S., Fricke, M., (2024) The Role of Child-Directed Interaction in Reducing Emotional Distress in One Young Autistic Child [Clinical Case Studies]
Wheeler, K., Hamrick, J., Fricke, M., Faz, E., (2025) Can I Play Too? Facilitating Social Engagement in Two Young Autistic Children through Child-Directed Strategies in Early Childhood Special Education [Early Childhood Education]
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Armes, C., Fricke, M., Prueitt, N., Hyman, L., Hamrick, J., Banda, D., Niland, H. (March 2025). Incorporating the Whole Family: Increasing Coping Skills through Parent-Implemented Behavior Contracts with a Neurodivergent Teenager [Poster]. Association of Professional Behavior Analysts 15th Annual Conference, Dallas, TX, United States.
Fricke, M., Prueitt, N., Hart, S., Hyman, L., Hamrick, J., Banda, D. (March 2024). Evaluating Communication through Parent Implemented Intervention using Functional Communication Training via Telehealth for a Child with Autism [Poster]. Texas Association for Behavior Analysis 39th Annual Conference, Houston, TX, United States.
Fricke, M., Prueitt, N., Hart, S., Hyman, L., Hamrick, J., Banda, D. (March 2024). Evaluating Communication through Parent Implemented Intervention using Functional Communication Training via Telehealth for a Child with Autism [Poster]. Texas Tech Undergraduate Research Conference, Lubbock, TX, United States.
Hyman. L., Fricke. M., Hamrick. J., Favela. A., Jeantet. A., Banda. D. (March 2023). Mobile and Telehealth Outreach Clinic for Autism: Providing Supports and Services to Families Throughout Rural Texas [Poster]. Texas Tech Undergraduate Research Conference, Lubbock, TX, United States.
Hyman. L., Fricke. M., Hamrick. J., Favela. A., Jeantet. A., Banda. D. (April 2023). Mobile and Telehealth Outreach Clinic for Autism: Providing Supports and Services to Families Throughout Rural Texas [Poster]. Texas Association for Behavior Analysis 38th Annual Conference, San Antonio, TX, United States.
