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Julia  Wilbarger, Ph.D., OTR

 

Assistant Professor of Kinesiology
3076 Medical Sciences Center
1300 University Avenue
Madison, WI   53706

Main: 608-262-4923

or: 608-262-1218

jlwilbarger@education.wisc.edu

Education and Training

Ph.D.
Developmental Psychology
University of Denver, CO
M.A.
Developmental Psychology
University of Denver, CO
M.S.
Occupational Therapy
Boston University, Sargent College of Allied Health Professions, Boston, MA
B.A.
Psychology
University of California, Berkeley, CA
Certification in the administration of the Sensory Integration and Praxis Test; Sensory Integration International, September 1993
Neurodevelopmental Treatment: 8-Week Course in the Treatment of Children with Cerebral Palsy; Lois Bly, Instructor, NDTA, February, 1997

Practice and Experience

I have worked as an occupational therapist in early intervention with high risk and developmentally delayed infants and toddlers, and in private practice and the public schools with a focus on children with learning, developmental and sensory integrative disorders. I have also developed community based & transitional programs for children with a variety of disorders and conditions.

Research Interests

The aim of my research is to understand the underlying neuropsychological processes that influence how people with neurodevelopmental disorders respond to the sensory and affective dimensions of the environment. My research incorporates the collection of both psychopysiological and neuropsychological data. A further area of interest is to develop means to bridge the gap between occupational therapy researchers and occupational therapy practioners to document the effects of treatment.

Teaching Areas

TS622
Infant & Childhood Occupations & Therapeutic Interventions
TS 621
Assessment of Occupational Participation
TS 625
Clerkship in Pediatrics (Level I OT fieldwork)
TS 775
Special Topics: Sensory Integration Theory and Practice
TS 775
Research Issues in Early Development

Publications

McIntosh, D.N., Reichmann-Decker, A., Winkielman, P. & Wilbarger, J.(2006). When the Social Mirror Breaks: Deficits in Spontaneous, but not Voluntary Mimicry of Emotional Facial Expressions in Autism. Developmental Science.
Winkielman, P., Berridge, K, & Wilbarger, J. (2005). Unconscious affective reactions to masked happy versus angry faces influence consumption behavior and judgements of value. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin.
Winkielman, P., Berridge, K., & Wilbarger, J.(2005). On the relation between emotion and consciousness. In Feldman-Barrett, L., Niedenthal, P., & Winkielman, P. (Eds.), Emotion: Conscious and Unconscious. Guilford Press. New York.
Wilbarger, J.L. (2003). Affective startle modification in individuals with autism. Unpublished Doctoral Dissertation. University of Denver, CO.
Wilbarger, J.L.. & Wilbarger, P.L (2002).
Wilbarger approach to treating sensory defensiveness and Clinical Application of the Sensory Diet. Sections in Alternative and Complementary Programs for Intervention, Chapter 14. In Bundy, A.C., Murray, E.A., & Lane, S. (Eds.). Sensory Integration: Theory and Practice, 2nd Ed. F.A. Davis, Philadelphia, PA.
Miller, L. J., Wilbarger, J. L., Stackhouse, T.M., Trunnell, S.T., & Hanft, B. E. 2002)
Use of Clinical Reasoning in Occupational Therapy: The STEP-SI Model of Treatment of Sensory Modulation Dysfunction. In Bundy, A.C., Murray, E.A., & Lane, S. (Eds.). Sensory integration: Theory and practice. 2nd Ed., F.A. Davis, Philadelphia, PA.