Qichao (Zoe) Pan, MA, BCBA

Personal quote of the year

If I were an intervention, which one would I be?

Peer-based instruction and intervention 

Research Interests

• Play assessment and play intervention in autistic children
• Evidence-based behavioral analysis for children with developmental disabilities
• Family member empowerment – caregiver training & peer/sibling mediated training
• School-based sex education for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities
• Language and communication interventions for autistic children from culturally and linguistically diverse families

Current Projects

• Construct of play among autistc adults and service providers
• School-based sex education curriculum development with SpEd teachers
• Video modeling play intervention for minimally-verbal autistic children
• Chinese caregivers’ experiences of behavioral intervention for autistic children
• Social validity measure in behavioral-focused journals

Selected Publications

• Pan, Q., Bak, M. Y. S., DeLiema, D., Symons, F. J. & Dueñas, D. A. (2024). Using interaction and quantitative analysis to examine the effects of video modeling on play of a preschooler with autism. Journal of Behavioral Education. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10864-024-09550-y
• Pan, Q., Bak, M. Y. S., Yang, Yi., & Beckstrand, M. (2024). Chinese caregivers’ attitudes towards ABA-based interventions for their autistic children: A qualitative exploration. International Journal of Developmental Disorders. https://doi.org/10.1080/20473869.2024.2331837
• Pan, Q., Bak, M. Y. S., Johnson, L. D., Bell, L. S., & Dumas, N. G. (2023). Siblings and social interaction development of individuals with ASD: A systematic review. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 109, 102280. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rasd.2023.102280
• Bak, M. Y. S., Dueñas, A. D., Reilly, A. M., Pan, Q., & Abas, H. (2023). The demographics of autistic individuals in social communication evidence-based practice: A systematic review. Review Journal of Autism and Developmental. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40489-023-00424-z
• Hu, X., Lee, G. T., Pan, Q., Gilic, L., & Zeng, S. (2023). Effects of foreign mand training on the emergence of foreign tact and listener responses for Chinese‐speaking children with autism spectrum disorder. Behavioral Interventions, 38(2), 437-455. https://doi.org/10.1002/bin.1930
• Bak, M. Y. S., Reilly, A. M., Yang, Y., Abas, H., Pan, Q. & Hugh M. (2022). Familiarity of evidence based practices in Chinese caregivers of autistic children. International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1080/20473869.2022.2142374

Selected  International/National Presentations

• Pan, Q., Bak, M. Y. S., DeLiema, D., Symons, F. J. & Dueñas, D. A (2024). Using interactional and quantitative analysis to examine the effects of video modeling on play of a preschooler with autism. Roundtable session at American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
• Pan, Q., Bak, M. Y. S., Johnson, L., Bell, L., &  Dumas, N. (2023). Social interaction development of autistic individuals and siblings: A systematic review. International Society for Autism Research conference. Stockholm, Sweden.
• Pan, Q., Reilly, A. M., Bak, M. Y. S. (2023). Social validity trends in applied behavior analysis journals: An update. Association for Behavioral Analysis International 49th Annual Convention. Denver, CO.
• Dueñas, A. D., Bak, M. Y. S., Reilly, A. M., Pan, Q., D’Agostino, S., Kunze, M., & Bell, L. (2023). Designing autism evidence-based practice modules for caregivers: Focus group analysis. International Society for Autism Research conference. Stockholm, Sweden.
• Bak, M. Y. S., Dueñas, A. D., Reilly, A. M., Abas, H., & Pan, Q. (2022) Diversity representation in evidence-based practices for social communication. International Society for Autism Research conference. Austin, TX.
• Chaxiong, P., Bak, M. Y. S., Michael, B., Reilly, A. M., Worthley, E., Pan, Q. & Wolff, J. (2022) Public perceptions of ABA: A preliminary examination of public Facebook pages. International Society for Autism Research conference. Austin, TX.
• Reilly, A. M., Bak, M. Y. S., Abas, H., Johnson, L. D., Pan, Q., & Xin, S. (2022). Translating evidence-based research to practical interventions for students with autism. Council of Exceptional Children Conference. Orlando, FL.