Jennifer MacSween

Program affiliation: Clinical psychology

Supervisor: Dr. Kimberly Kerns

Research interests

Broadly, my interests involve areas of memory, attention and suggestibility. I am presently conducting research with children diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, as well as children diagnosed with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. I am also part of a team that designed computerized attention training materials as an intervention for children with attention deficits.

Awards

UVIC Graduate Fellowship

Representative publications and presentations

Hutchison, M., Pei, J., Kerns, K., Denys, K., & MacSween, J. (April 2012). Metacognitive Strategies for Adolescents with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. Oral session presented at the 5th National Biennial Conference on Adolescents and Adults with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, Vancouver, BC.

Kerns, K., MacSween, J., Wekken, S. V., & Grupposo, V. (2011). Investigating the efficacy of an attention training program in children with foetal alcohol spectrum disorder. Developmental Neurorehabilitation, 13, 413-422. doi: 10.3109/17518423.2010.511421.

Irwin, J., MacSween, J., & Kerns, K. (2011). History and evolution of the autism spectrum disorders. In J. L. Matson & P. Sturmey (Eds.), International handbook of autism and pervasive developmental disorders (pp. 3-16). New York, NY: Springer.

Kerns, K.A., MacSween, J., & Engle, J. (2011). Rehabilitation of attention in children. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 17(S1), 124.

MacSween, J., VanderWekken, S., Sinclair, K., Bartle, D., & Kerns, K.A. (2011). Investigating the efficacy of an computerized attention training program in children with epilepsy. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 17(S1), 160.

Marcellus, L., Tan-Dy, C., Mackinnon, K., Ringham, C., Wadsworth, S., MacSween, J., & Kerns, K. (October 2011). Field Test of the FIR Square Neonatal Withdrawal Assessment Tool. Poster session presented at the 1st National Conference of the Canadian Association of Perinatal and Women’s Health Nurses, Victoria, BC.

Denys, K., Kerns, K., Pei, J., MacSween, J., & Rasmussen, C. (February 2011). Executive functioning training in children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder. Oral session presented at the 4th International Conference on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, Vancouver, BC.

Kerns, K.A., MacSween, J., & Engle, J. (February 2011). Rehabilitation of attention in children. Poster session presented at the 39th Annual Meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

MacSween, J., Gruppuso, V., Baker, T., & Kerns, K. (March 2011). Investigating gains in children with FASD on orienting, alerting and executive attentional networks. Oral session presented at the 4th International Conference on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, Vancouver, BC.