Carolyn Shivers

Carolyn Shivers, Assistant Professor

_{Department of Human Development and Family Science

295 West Campus Drive

Blacksburg, VA 24061

540-231-5434 | shivercm@vt.edu}

Carolyn Shivers, an assistant professor of human development and family science at Virginia Tech, serves as director of the disability sudies minor.

Accepting new grad students: Yes
In need of students for research team: Yes
Name of research team: SibLab

Principal Areas of Research Focus

Siblings of Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Family Systems in Families of Individuals with Disabilities
Mutually Beneficial Interventions
Structural Equation Modeling

Education

PhD in Developmental Psychology, Vanderbilt University
MS in Developmental Psychology, Vanderbilt University
BS in Psychology, University of Notre Dame

Professional Roles

Director, Disability Studies Minor
Director, SibSaturdays, Vanderbilt University Kennedy Center
Member, American Psychological Association

Awards and Honors

Diversity Award, Virginia Tech College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences, 2020

Shivers, C.M., & Plavnick, J.B. (2015). Sibling involvement in interventions among families of children with autism spectrum disorder: A systematic review. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 45(3), 685-696.

Shivers, C. M., Deisenroth, L., & Taylor, J. L. (2013). Patterns and predictors of anxiety among siblings of children with autism spectrum disorders. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 43(6), 1336-46.

Taylor, J. L. & Shivers, C. (2011) Sibling relationship factors predictive of helping profession choice and volunteerism among adult siblings of individuals with mild intellectual deficits. American Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities,116(4). 263-277.

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