Assistant Professor
Department of Communication Disorders
Lab: Social and Cognitive Stimulation Lab
Biography
Dr. Esse Wilson received a Ph.D. in Linguistics with a Concentration in Speech and Hearing Sciences and an M.S. in Speech and Hearing Sciences from the University of New Mexico. She completed her B.A. at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She also has more than 15 years of experience as an early intervention and school-based speech-language pathologist practicing in New Mexico.
Dr. Esse Wilson joined the Department fall of 2020. Her research is focused on developing and improving interventions for social communication and social cognition for individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
Research Interests
- Noninvasive Brain Stimulation (NIBS) to Increase the Efficacy of Treatment Interventions
- Social Cognition
- Social Communication
- Empathy
- Facial Emotion Recognition
- Facial Emotion Analysis
Selected Publications
Esse Wilson, J., Trumbo, M. C., & Tesche, C. D. (2021). Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) improves empathy and recognition of facial emotions conveying threat in adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD): A randomized controlled pilot study. NeuroRegulation, 8(2):87–95.
Esse Wilson, J., Quinn, D. K., Wilson, J. K., Garcia, C. M., & Tesche, C. D. (2018). Transcranial direct current stimulation to the right temporoparietal junction for social functioning in autism spectrum disorder. The Journal of ECT, 34(1), e10–e13. https://doi.org/10.1097/YCT.0000000000000445
Esse Wilson, J., Trumbo, M. C., Wilson, J. K., & Tesche, C. D. (2018). Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) over right temporoparietal junction (rTPJ) for social cognition and social skills in adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Journal of Neural Transmission, 125(12), 1857–1866. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00702-018-1938-5
Selected Recognitions
Emerging Scholar Award, NMSU, College of Education, 2021
Academic Background
Ph.D. University of New Mexico, Linguistics with a Concentration in Speech and Hearing Sciences
M.S. University of New Mexico, Speech and Hearing Sciences
B.A. University of Minnesota Duluth, Accounting and Business Administration
