Jill Locke, PhD

Faculty Appointment(s)

Associate Professor

jjlocke@uw.edu

Jill Locke, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in the UW Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, a licensed child psychologist and the former co-Director of the SMART Center from 2020-23. To date, her research has focused on the: 1) presentation of social impairment for autistic youth; 2) identification of best practices for autistic youth; and 3) understanding of successful implementation and sustainment of evidence-based practices (EBPs) for autistic youth in public school settings. Her current research focuses on understanding EBP use to support autistic youth in inclusive settings and developing and testing implementation strategies to support the adoption, implementation, and sustainment of EBPs in public schools.

Education

Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Pennsylvania, 2010-2012
PhD, UCLA, 2010
MA, UCLA, 2007
BA, UCLA, 2005

Department Affiliations

Centers/Programs

Recent Publications

Identifying Implementation Usability Issues of an Evidence-Based Behavioral Intervention for Use in Schools.
(2026 Jan-Dec)
Implement Res Pract 7(): 26334895261448447
Locke J, Tagavi D, Seaver S, Kuo Y, Fettig A, Torres R, Bearss K
Study protocol for coaching and leadership in autism support settings: a cluster randomized controlled hybrid type 2 effectiveness-implementation trial.
(2026 Mar 28)
Implement Sci 21(1):
Locke J, Williams NJ, Sridhar A, Shih W, Espeland C, Tagavi D, Bearss K
Improving the Fit of Interventions for Autism in Schools: Lessons Learned Following Paraeducator Coaching on the RUBIES Program.
(2025 Nov 5)
J Educ Psychol Consult
Tagavi DM, Puga S, Dick C, Dahiya AV, Bearss K, Locke J
Unpacking the implementation climate in general education settings in public schools: a sequential-explanatory mixed-methods study.
(2025 Nov 28)
Implement Sci Commun 6(1): 132
Sridhar A, Bravo A, Landa Y, Choudhuri PG, Shih W, Michael O, Locke J
Exploring Factors Across Levels Impacting Educators' Selection of Evidence-Based Practices for Autistic Students.
(2025 Jan-Dec)
Implement Res Pract 6(): 26334895251389976
Hugh ML, Michael OG, Joshi MM, Hernandez AM, Locke JJ
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