Dr. Lauren Hampton

Associate Professor

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Biography

Lauren H. Hampton is an Associate Professor in the Department of Special Education at the University of Texas at Austin. She is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst-Doctoral (BCBA-D) and earned her Ph.D. in Special Education from Vanderbilt University, along with a post-doctoral fellowship in Communication Sciences and Disorders from Northwestern University. Dr. Hampton's research focuses on optimizing parent-mediated early interventions for young children with language communication delays, challenging behavior, and autism spectrum disorders. Her work emphasizes early identification of communication delays and autism characteristics. With extensive experience in various early intervention settings, she has worked as a behavior analyst, interventionist, parent coach, and teacher. Dr. Hampton is proficient in research methodology, including analysis of Sequential Multiple Assignment Randomized Trials (SMART designs), meta-analysis, and longitudinal modeling. She is currently accepting Ph.D. students to join her laboratory, which is dedicated to advancing knowledge in early childhood special education.

Research Interests

Parent-Mediated Interventions Communication Delays Autism Spectrum Disorders Research Methodology Early Identification of Communication Delays

Experience

Associate Professor

— Present

University of Texas at Austin • Austin, TX

Associate Professor in the Department of Special Education focusing on early interventions for communication delays and autism.

Awards

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Dean's Distinguished Early Career Research Award

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Division Research Scholar

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Robert Gaylord Ross Award for Excellence in Scholarly Writing

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Semmel Dissertation Award

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Experimental Education Research Training Fellow

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Summer Undergraduate Research Experience Fellowship

Courses

SED 384: Design & Evaluation of Adaptive Intervention Methods SED 384: Families in Early Childhood Special Education SED 378E: Advanced Early Childhood Intervention SED 388: Theoretical Frameworks in Applied Behavior Analysis SED 384: Families in Early Childhood Intervention

Requirements for University of Texas at Austin

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
GRE General
TOEFL
Total
Required:79
IELTS
Overall
Required:6.5
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution
Application Checklist
  • Online application
  • Application fee
  • Official transcripts
  • Statement of Purpose
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • CV/Resume
Specialization Notes

General requirements for the Graduate School at UT Austin apply to all programs unless otherwise specified.