Community Outreach

Members of the COSMA Lab are excited to offer consultation, professional development, and psychoeducational presentations to schools, educators, families, or other community organizations in Mobile and the surrounding areas. We are also available to provide teleconsultation and virtual trainings. We have provided training on the following topics, among others:

Strategies for managing challenging behaviors
Social skills interventions for neurodiverse youth
Cognitive behavioral therapy
Classroom interventions for general education classes
Classroom interventions for use in autism support classrooms
Neurodiversity and inclusion
School consultation models

Interested in having a COSMA Lab member work with your organization? Contact us here!

Additionally, COSMA lab graduate student members can offer assessments and treatment services on a sliding scale through the University of South Alabama Psychology Clinic. To learn more about the clinical services offered, visit the USA Psychology Clinic website.

Invited Talks and Workshops

School District Professional Development Trainings

Wolk, C.B., Albright, J., & Rushworth, S. (2023, February). Supporting Interdisciplinary Collaboration in Schools with Team Strategies & Tools to Enhance Performance & Patient Safety (TeamSTEPPS). [Workshop presentation]. Penn Center for Mental Health & Upper Darby School District, Philadelphia, PA.
Wolk, C.B., Worley, J.A., Albright, J., Rushworth, S., Rutledge, A., & Buineicz, S. (2023, February). BRIDGE: Bridging Education and Mental Health in Philadelphia Schools. [Workshop presentation]. Penn Center for Mental Health & Community Behavioral Health, Philadelphia, PA.
Wolk, C.B., Worley, J.A., Washington, A., Armstrong, J., Albright, J., & Rushworth, S. (2022, November). BRIDGE: Bridging Education and Mental Health in Philadelphia Schools. [Workshop presentation]. Penn Center for Mental Health & Community Behavioral Health, Philadelphia, PA.
Wolk, C.B., Albright, J., & Rushworth, S. (2022, September). Supporting Interdisciplinary Collaboration in Schools with Team Strategies & Tools to Enhance Performance & Patient Safety (TeamSTEPPS). [Workshop presentation]. Penn Center for Mental Health & Gloucester City School District, Gloucester City, NJ.
Wolk, C.B., Worley, J.A., Washington, A., Armstrong, J., & Albright, J. (2022, February). BRIDGE: Bridging Education and Mental Health in Philadelphia Schools. [Workshop presentation]. Penn Center for Mental Health & Community Behavioral Health, Philadelphia, PA.

Invited Community Trainings

Albright, J., & Bertollo, J. (2019, April). An introduction to autism spectrum disorders [Workshop presentation]. Ladies American Legion Auxiliary meeting, Blacksburg, VA.
Axsom, D., & Albright, J. (2018, September). Virginia Tech Department of Psychology Graduate Program Presentation. North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro, NC.
Albright, J., & Capriola-Hall, N. (2018, March). Addressing social skill needs of children and adolescents with ASD [Workshop presentation]. Virginia Tech Autism Clinic and Center for Autism Research Annual Conference. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA.
Albright, J., & Angela, D.S. (2018, March). 4-H Consultation: Behavior training workshop [Workshop presentation]. Southwest Virginia 4-H Educational Center. Abingdon, VA.
Angela, S., & Albright, J. (2017, October). Autism Spectrum Disorder: Signs, symptoms, and behavioral challenges [Workshop presentation]. Virginia Association of Community Services Board 2017 Emergency Services Conference. Roanoke, VA.
Albright. J., & Antezana, L. (2017, April). Addressing social skills in ASD across the lifespan: Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills (PEERS) [Workshop presentation]. Virginia Tech Autism Clinic Outreach Conference. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA
Albright, J., & Scarpa, A. (2017, January). Virginia Tech Center for Autism Research & Autism Clinic: Promoting awareness and inclusion [Workshop presentation]. Advancing Diversity Workshop, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA
Albright, J., & Factor, R. (2016, October). Autism Spectrum Disorder 101 [Workshop presentation]. Roanoke City Public Schools Special Education Advisory Board & Blue Ridge Independent Living Center’s Parent’s Day. Roanoke, VA.
Hupp, S., Albright, J., & Stachniak, C. (2015, October). Parent’s guide to child development: Separating the silliness from the science [Workshop presentation]. St. Clair County All Our Kids – Early Childhood Network at the East St. Louis Higher Education Campus. East St. Louis, IL.
Albright, J., Barlaan, D., & Stachniak, C. (2015, February). How to handle non-compliance: Supportive& proactive approach (SPA) for parents. [Workshop presentation]. Riverbend Head Start Parenting Class. Granite City, IL.
Hupp, S. & Albright, J. (2015, April). Six steps to shaping strong-willed behaviors in children [Workshop presentation]. Early Explorations, Edwardsville Center’s parent education meeting. Edwardsville, IL.

Supporting Autism Friendly Environments (SAFE) Program Workshops

Albright, J. (2020, March). Supporting Autism Friendly Environments - Training for PHYS 2404 – Physics Department K-12 Outreach Program [Workshop presentation]. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA.
Albright, J. (2019, November). Supporting Autism Friendly Environments - Training for RED 3663 – Universal Design [Workshop presentation]. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA.
Albright, J. (2019, November). Supporting Autism Friendly Environments – Training for PHYS 2404 – Physics Department K-12 Outreach Program [Workshop presentation]. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA.
Albright, J., & Carlton, C. (2019, October). Supporting Autism Friendly Environments – Training for VT Science Festival [Workshop presentation]. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA.
Albright, J., & Carlton, C. (2019, May). Supporting Autism Friendly Environments – Training for Housing and Residential Life [Workshop presentation]. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA.
Albright, J. (2019, February). Supporting Autism Friendly Environments – Training for Theta Delta Chi fraternity Bro’s United mentorship program [Workshop presentation]. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA.
Albright, J. (2019, January). Supporting Autism Friendly Environments – Training for vendors at the Virginia Tech Kids Tech University [Workshop presentation]. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA.
Albright, J., & Dahiya-Singh, A. (2018, October). Supporting Autism Friendly Environments – Training for PHYS 2404 – Physics Department K-12 Outreach Program [Workshop presentation]. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA.
Albright, J. (2018, October). Supporting Autism Friendly Environments. Training for Vendors at the Virginia Tech Science Fair [Workshop presentation]. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA.
Albright, J. (2018, September). Supporting Autism Friendly Environments – Training for Volunteers at the Virginia Tech Panhellenic Oak Lane Trick or Treat [Workshop presentation]. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA.
Albright, J. (2018, April). Supporting Autism Friendly Environments – Training for volunteers at the Virginia Tech Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology (ICAT) Creativity and Innovation Day [Workshop presentation]. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA.
Albright, J., McFayden, T. (2017, October). Supporting Autism Friendly Environments – Training for vendors at the Virginia Tech Science Festival [Workshop presentation]. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA.