Erinn Finke, PhD, CCC-SLP
Erinn Finke, PhD, CCC-SLP
Associate Professor
efinke1@uthsc.edu
865-974-4802
- Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
- Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)
- Social development, social intervention, friendship formation, and friendship interventions
Dr. Erinn Finke has been with UT since 2017. Her research interests and current projects
are focused on understanding the nature of friendships for boys and girls with ASD.
This work includes developing evidence-based methods for supporting the establishment
and maintenance of friendships and other socially significant relationships for individuals
with ASD, including those children on the autism spectrum with severe communication
impairments and who use AAC systems for communication, including understanding the
overlapping and differential ways to support and intervene with boys and girls on
the autism spectrum. Dr. Finke’s research is primarily focused on school-age, adolescent,
and young adult populations and includes a variety of research methods including qualitative
methods, single-subject research designs, as well as larger group designs. Data collection
for this program of research takes place in the on-campus laboratory as well as in
community settings like schools, homes, and during extracurricular activities.
- BS, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces (2000)
- MS, Pennsylvania State University, University Park (2002)
- PhD, Pennsylvania State University, University Park (2008)