• Research Coordinator at DU: Cognitive Battery for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities. NIH funded (IRB# 698133-5).
• Principal Investigator: Expressed Emotion of Parents of Children with Intellectual Disabilities. Flow-back Opportunity Grant, funded by the Morgridge College of Education, University of Denver (IRB# 794895-1).

Coleman, J. & Hardin, J. (2012). Establishing a common vision for Colorado’s early childhood system. In S. L. Kagan & K. Kauerz (Eds.), Early Childhood Systems. New York: Teachers College Press.

Coleman, J. & Riley, K. (2014). The expressed emotion of mothers of children with Fragile X syndrome.  Lifespan and Disability, XVII(1), (59-88).

Coleman, J., Riley, K., Braden, M., Haas-Givler, B. (2018). Fragile X School Services Guidelines: Early Childhood. Practice Guidelines for Fragile X-associated Disorders, Fragile X Research and Clinic Consortium.

Germeroth, C., Day-Hess, C. & Coleman, J. (2015). Special Populations Summary Report: Prepared for the Colorado Office of Early Childhood. University of Denver: Marsico Institute for Early Learning and Literacy.

Harvey, H., Coleman, J., & Miller, G. (2019). School readiness and school entry. In G. Bear (Ed.) Helping Children Handouts: Prevention and Intervention Strategies for Common Concerns at School and Home. Bethesda, MD: National Association of School Psychologists.

Hessl, D., Sansone, S.M., Berry-Kravis, E., Riley, K., Widaman, K., Abbeduto, L., Schneider, A., Coleman, J., Oaklander, D., Rhodes, K., & Gerson, R. (2016). The NIH toolbox cognitive battery for intellectual disabilities: Three preliminary studies and future directions. Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders, 8(35), pp. doi:10.1186/s11689-016-9167-4.

Kubicek, L., Riley, K., Coleman, J., Miller, G., &, Linder, T (2013).  Assessing the Emotional Quality of Parent-Child Relationships Involving Young Children with Special Needs: Applying the Constructs of Emotional Availability and Expressed Emotion. Infant Mental Health Journal, 34(3), 242-256.

Miller, G. E., Coleman, J., & Mitchell, J. (2018). Interprofessional preparation to enhance collaborative partnering between educators and families. Special Issue: Preparing pre-service teachers for family-school partnerships, Guest Editors: T. M. Willemse, U. Baeck, T. Mutton, I. Thompson, & R. Vanderlinde, Journal of Education for Teaching, DOI: 10.1080/02607476.2018.1465660..

Riley, K., Braden, M., Haas-Givler, B., Coleman, J., & Talapatra, D. (2018). Fragile X School Services Guidelines General. Practice Guidelines for Fragile X-associated Disorders, Fragile X Research and Clinic Consortium.

Thompson, T., Coleman, J. M., Riley, K., Snider, L. A., Howard, L. J., Sansone, S. M. & Hessl, D. (2018). Standardized assessment accommodations for individuals with intellectual disability.   Contemporary School Psychology, 18(1), pp. DOI 10.1007/s40688-018-0171-4.

Thompson T., Coleman, J., & Olmos, A. (2018). The expressed emotion of parents of children with developmental disabilities: A meta-analysis. Lifespan & Disability, XXI (2), 177-189.

Coleman, J., Riley, K, Abbeduto, L., Thurman, A. J., Hessl, D., Berry-Kravis, E. (2018, October). Balancing   expressed emotion for parents of young children with disabilities. Poster Presentation at the Zero to Three Conference, Denver, CO.

Coleman, J., Abbeduto, L., & Thurman, A. J. (2018, July). Comparison of expressed emotion of parents of children with fragile X syndrome and other intellectual disabilities. Poster Presentation at the 16^th International FX Conference, Cincinnati, OH.

Coleman, J. (2018, July). Managing powerful emotions: Preschool social skills groups for children with fragile X syndrome. Presentation at the 16^th International FX Conference, Cincinnati, OH.

Coleman. J., Thompson, T., & Riley, K. (2017, August). The expressed emotion of parents with intellectual disabilities. Poster Presentation at the American Psychological Association Conference, Washington D.C.

Coleman, J. & Riley K. (2018, July). Early childhood developmental and educational guidelines for children with fragile X syndrome. Presentation at the 16^th International FX Conference, Cincinnati, OH.

Thompson, T, Coleman, J., & Olmos, A. (2017, August). The expressed emotion of parents of children with developmental disabilities: A meta-analysis. Poster Presentation at the American Psychological Association Conference, Washington D.C.

Snider, L., Talapatra, D., Thompson, T., Coleman, J. Howard, L. & Riley, K. (2017, August). A cyclic approach to accommodations in standardized cognitive assessment. Workshop/Presentation at the American Psychological Association Conference,   Washington D.C.

Snider, L., Talapatra, D., Thompson, T., Coleman, J. Howard, L. & Riley, K. (2017, March). A model of best practices in standardized assessment accommodations. Poster presentation at the Trainers of School Psychology Conference, San Antonio, TX.

Coleman, J., Miller, G., & Mitchell, J.  (2016, October).  Early childhood Interprofessional education and training. Presentation at the Division for Early Childhood Conference, Louisville, KY.

Mitchell, J., Coleman, J., & Miller, G. (2016, November). None of us is as smart as all of us. Presentation at the Council for Social Work Educators, Atlanta, GA.

Snider, L., Coleman, J., & Riley, K. (2016, November).  Cognitive test accommodations for students with neurodevelopmental disabilities.  Skills and information session presented at the Colorado Society of School Psychologists Fall Conference: Vail, CO.  

Coleman, J. (2016, July).  The Expressed Emotion of Parents of Children with Intellectual Disabilities. Poster session presented at the International Fragile X Conference, San Antonio, TX.

Coleman, J. (2010, July). The Expressed Emotion of Mothers of Children with Fragile X Syndrome. Poster session presented at the International Fragile X Syndrome Conference, Detroit, MI.

Coleman, J. (2008, July). The Expressed Emotion of Mothers of Children with Fragile X Syndrome. Paper presented at the International Fragile X Syndrome Conference, St. Louis, MO.

Coleman, J. (2017, August). Early Childhood curriculum planning and implementation. Professional Development for Sewall Child Development Center.

Coleman, J. (2017, May). Infant Massage. Presentation at the Star-Spangled Baby Shower for Operation Home Front, Denver, CO.

Coleman, J. & Rausch, A. (2017, March). Connecting the dots: Best practices in early childhood inclusion. Presentation at Rocky Mountain Early Childhood Conference, Denver, CO.

Coleman, J., Mitchell, J., & Miller, G. (2017, March). None of us is as smart as all of us: Early Childhood Interprofessional Training. Presentation at Rocky Mountain Early Childhood Conference, Denver, CO.

Coleman, J., Pietruszewski, L. & Belleau, K. (2017, March). The ECE teacher’s role in the IEP meeting. Presentation at Rocky Mountain Early Childhood Conference, Denver, CO.

Coleman, J. (2017, February). Transdisciplinary Teaming. Professional development training for Sewell Child Development Center, Denver, CO.

Coleman, J. (2017, January). IDEA Overview. Professional Development for Fisher Early Learning Center, Denver, CO.

Coleman, J. (October, 2016). The ECE teacher’s role in the IEP meeting. Presentation at Colorado Association for the Education of Young Children Conference, Denver, CO.

Coleman, J. & Follari, L., (2016, February). The Division for Early Childhood Recommended Practices. Bringing Evidence-Based Practices to Live in ECE Classrooms for Children with Disabilities  Presentation at the Rocky Mountain Early Childhood Conference, Denver, CO.

Coleman, J. & Panten, M. (2016, February). Teaching Strategies Gold©: A Collaboration between ECE & ECSE Teachers, Presentation. Presentation at the Rocky Mountain Early Childhood Conference, Denver, CO.

Coleman, J.  (2015, February). Help! This kid is changing: Child Development.  Workshop at the Colorado Suzuki Association & the Lamont School of Music, University of Denver, Denver, CO.

Coleman, J.  (2014, December). Transdisciplinary Play-Based Intervention Training. Workshop at the San Juan BOCES, Durango, CO.

Coleman, J.  (2014, February). Transdisciplinary Play-Based Assessment. Training at Aurora Public Schools, Aurora, CO.