James P. Donnelly

Jim Donnelly is a Professor in the Department of Counseling and Human Services and is Director of Measurement and Statistics at the Institute for Autism Research

Awards

Faculty Scholarship Award, School of Education and Human Services, Canisius University, Buffalo, NY (2016)

Publications

Rodgers, J.D., Thomeer, M.L., Lopata, C., Donnelly, J.P., Brennan, S.L., Reilly, B.M., Rajnisz, C.J., Gionis, Z.L., Monti, A., Andrews, S.L. (in press). Development, feasibility, and initial efficacy of a telemedicine parent-delivered social skills intervention for children with ASD. Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities. 

Lopata, C., Rodgers, J.D., Donnelly, J.P., Thomeer, M.L., Kozlowski, K.F., & Lodi-Smith, J., (in press). Development and pilot testing of the  Social Competence Observation Scale (SCOS) for children with ASD. Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities.

Lodi-Smith, J., Rodgers, J.D., Kozlowski, K.F., Khan, S., Marquez Luna, V., Long, C., Donnelly, J.P., Lopata, C., & Thomeer, M.L. (2021). Autism characteristics and self-reported health in older adulthood. The Journals of Gerontology, Series B, 76, 1738-1744.

Lopata, C.; Rodgers, J.D.; Donnelly, J.P.; Thomeer, M.L.; Lodi-Smith, J.; Gionis, Z.L.; Andrews, S.L.; Rajnisz, C.J. (2021). Brief Report: Effect of COVID-19 Stay-at-Home Restrictions on Symptom Severity and Adaptive Functioning of Youth with ASD. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 34(3), 459-470.

Rodgers, J., Lopata, C., Booth, A., Thomeer, M., Donnelly, J.P., Rajnisz, C., Wood, J., Lodi-Smith, J., & Kozlowski, K. (2021). Psychometric properties of the CAM-C for children with ASD. Autism Research. https://doi.org/10.1002/aur.2546

Donnelly, K. & Donnelly, J.P. (2021). Path analysis of the mediating roles of personality, distress, and cognitive flexibility in the subjective well-being of combat veterans with traumatic brain injury. Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation, 36 (6), E381-E390.

Lodi-Smith, J., Rodgers, J.D., Marquez Luna, V., Khan, S., Long, C.J., Kozlowski, K.F., Donnelly, J.P., Lopata, C., & Thomeer, M.L., (2021).  The Relationship of Age to the Autism-Spectrum Quotient Scale in a Large Sample of Adults. Autism in Adulthood, 3 (2), 147-156. https://doi.org/10.1089/aut.2020.0010

Lopata, C., Thomeer, M.L., Rodgers, J.D., Donnelly, J.P., & Booth, A.J. (2020). RCT of a Comprehensive Outpatient Treatment for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 50 (6), 796-810 https://doi.org/10.1080/15374416.2020.1790380. 

Lopata, C., Donnelly, J.P., Thomeer, M.L., Rodgers, J.D., Lodi-Smith, J., Booth, A.J., & Volker, M.A. (2020). Moderators of School Intervention Outcomes for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology. 48 (8), 1105-1114. doi.org/10.1007/s10802-020-00652-5

Kozlowski, K.F., Lopata, C., Donnelly, J.P., Seymour, C.M., Thomeer, M.L., Rodgers, J.L. & Seymour, C.M. (2020). Feasibility and effectiveness of high intensity exercise training for high-functioning children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport. 32 (5), 735-754. doi.org/10.1080/02701367.2020.1726272

Lopata, C., Donnelly, J.P., Rodgers, J.D., Thomeer, M.L., Booth, A.J., & Volker, M.V. (2020). Exploratory Factor Analysis of the Adapted Skillstreaming Checklist for Higher-Functioning Children with ASD. Autism, 24, 437-446. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F1362361319868639

Thomeer, M.L., Lopata, C., Rodgers, J.D., Donnelly, J.P., Jordan, A.K., Booth, A.J. & McDonald, C.A. (2020). Feasibility and Initial Efficacy of a Cognitive-Behavioral Summer Treatment for Young Children with ASD.  Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities, 32, 735-754. DOI 10.1007/s10882-019-09717-w
 
Lopata, C., Donnelly, J.P., Rodgers, J.D., Thomeer, M.L., & Booth, A.J. (2019). Reliability and Validity of Teacher Ratings on the Adapted Skillstreaming Checklist for Children with ASD. Autism, 24, 1127-1137 . DOI: 10.1177/1362361319894824

Seymour, C.M., Illg, K., Donnelly, J.P., Kozlowski, K.F., Lopata, C. & Thomeer, M.L. Effects of Common Core State Standards on Student Physical Activity Rates and Student and Teacher Perceptions in Physical Education (2019). The Physical Educator, 76,1264-1284.

Nasca, B.C., Lopata, C., Donnelly, J.P., Rodgers, J.D., & Thomeer, M.L. (2019, in press). Sex Differences in Externalizing and Internalizing Symptoms of Children with ASD. Journal of Autism & Developmental Disorders. Published online 7/4/2019. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-019-04132-8.

McDonald, C.A., Donnelly, J.P., Alguire-Feldman, A.L., Rodgers, J.D., Lopata, C. & Thomeer, M. (2019). Special Education Service Use by Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Journal of Autism & Developmental Disorders. Published online 4/3/2019. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-019-03997-z. 

Chirico, J., Donnelly, J.P., Gupton, A., Cromwell, P., Miller, M., Dawson, C., & Korones, D. (2019). Costs of Care and Location of Death in Community-based Pediatric Palliative Care. Journal of Palliative Medicine, 5, 517-521. https://doi.org/10.1089/jpm.2018.0276 
                                                                                          
Jordan, A.K., Thomeer, M.L., Lopata, C., Donnelly, J.P., Rodgers, J.D., & McDonald, C.A. (2019). Informant Discrepancies in the Assessment of Adaptive Behavior of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.  Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 49, 2024-2034. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-018-03876-z

Lopata, C., Donnelly, J.P., Rodgers, J.D. & Thomeer, M.L., (2019). Systematic Review of Data Analyses and Reporting in Group-Based Social Skills Intervention RCTs for Youth with ASD. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorder, 59, 10-21. 

Rodgers, J.D., Lodi-Smith, J., Donnelly, J.P., Lopata, C., McDonald, C.A., Thomeer, M.L., Lipinski, A.M., Nasca, B.C., & Booth, A.J. (2019). Brief Report: Examination of Sex-Based Differences in ASD Symptom Severity Among High-Functioning Children with ASD Using the SRS-2. Journal of Autism & Developmental Disorders, 49, 781-787. 

Lopata, C., Thomeer, M.L., Rodgers, J.D., Donnelly, J.P., McDonald, C.A., Volker, M., Smith, T. & Wang, H.  (2018). Cluster randomized trial of a school intervention for high-functioning children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Journal of Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 48, 922-933. DOI: 10.1080/15374416.2018.1520121

Seymour, C., Donnelly, J.P., & Lindauer, J. (2018). A clinically rich model in Physical Education Teacher Education. The Physical Educator, 75, 459-474. https://doi.org/10.18666/TPE-2018-V75-I3-7707

Lopata, C., McDonald, C.A., Thomeer, M.L., Donnelly, J.P., Jordan, A.K. & Rodgers, J.D.  Pilot trial of a comprehensive summer psychosocial treatment for high-functioning young children with ASD. (2018). Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities. 30, 439-454. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10882-018-9595-z

Donnelly, J.P., Downing, K., Cloen, J., Fragen, P., Gupton, A.W., Misasi, J., & Michelson, K. Development and Assessment of a Measure of Parent and Child Needs in Pediatric Palliative Care. (2018). Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 55, 1077-1084. doi: 10.1016//j.jpainsymman.2017.12.484

Donnelly, J.P., Lopata, C., Jordan, A.K., Thomeer, M.L., Rodgers, J.D., McDonald, C.A. & Nelson, A.T. (2018). Informant Discrepancies in the Assessment of ASD Symptoms of High-Functioning Children with ASD Using the SRS-2. Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling. 51, 60-70. doi: 10.1080/07481756.2017.1395706

Donnelly, K., Donnelly, J.P., Warner, G., Kittleson, C.J., King, P.R. (2018). Longitudinal study of objective and subjective cognitive performance and psychological distress in OEF/OIF Veterans with and without traumatic brain injury. The Clinical Neuropsychologist.  32(3), 436-455. doi: 10.1080/13854046.2017.1390163