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Byron P. Rourke

Byron P. Rourke

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Psychology

D-Index
58
Citations
11736
World Ranking
3897
National Ranking
254

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1999 - CPA Donald O. Hebb Award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology as a Science, Canadian Psychological Association (CPA)
  • 1997 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of Social Sciences

Overview

Byron P. Rourke was affiliated with the University of Windsor in Canada. Their research primarily focused on the field of psychology, with a specialization in developmental and educational psychology.

The main topics of Byron P. Rourke's work included reading and literacy development. This reflects a concentrated interest in understanding processes related to reading acquisition and literacy skills.

Throughout their career, Byron P. Rourke collaborated with various researchers. Frequent co-authors included:

  • Jack Μ. Fletcher
  • Karla K. Stuebing
  • Bennett A. Shaywitz
  • Sally E. Shaywitz
  • David J. Francis

Byron P. Rourke received notable recognitions during their career. These included the CPA Donald O. Hebb Award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology as a Science from the Canadian Psychological Association in 1999, and being named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 1997, under the Academy of Social Sciences.

Best Publications

  • Validity and Neuropsychological Characterization of Asperger Syndrome: Convergence with Nonverbal Learning Disabilities Syndrome

    A. Klin;F. R. Volkmar;S. S. Sparrow;D. V. Cicchetti

  • Nonverbal Learning Disabilities: The Syndrome and the Model

    Byron P. Rourke

  • Journal of Clinical Neuropsychology

    Louis Costa;Byron P. Rourke;K. M. Adams;D. J. Bakker

  • Child neuropsychology : an introduction to theory, research, and clinical practice

    Dirk J. Bakker;John L. Fisk;Byron P. Rourke P.D;Byron P. Rourke

  • Arithmetic Disabilities, Specific and Otherwise A Neuropsychological Perspective

    Byron P. Rourke

  • Neuropsychological significance of variations in patterns of academic performance: verbal and visual-spatial abilities.

    Byron P. Rourke;M. Alan J. Finlayson

  • Syndrome of nonverbal learning disabilities : neurodevelopmental manifestations

    Byron P. Rourke

  • Central processing deficiencies in children: toward a developmental neuropsychological model.

    Byron P. Rourke

  • Neuropsychology of learning disabilities: Essentials of subtype analysis.

    Byron P. Rourke

  • Syndrome of nonverbal learning disabilities: The final common pathway of white-matter disease/dysfunction?

    Byron P. Rourke

  • Reduced thalamic volume in high-functioning individuals with autism

    Katherine D Tsatsanis;Byron P Rourke;Ami Klin;Fred R Volkmar

  • Principal Identifying Features of the Syndrome of Nonverbal Learning Disabilities in Children

    Michael C. S. Harnadek;Byron P. Rourke

  • Disabilities of Arithmetic and Mathematical Reasoning Perspectives From Neurology and Neuropsychology

    Byron P. Rourke;James A. Conway

  • The Validity of Discrepancy-Based Definitions of Reading Disabilities

    Jack M. Fletcher;David J. Francis;Byron P. Rourke;Sally E. Shaywitz

  • A Childhood Learning Disability that Predisposes Those Afflicted to Adolescent and Adult Depression and Suicide Risk

    Byron P. Rourke;Gerald C. Young;Antoon A. Leenaars

  • Child Clinical/Pediatric Neuropsychology: Some Recent Advances

    B. P. Rourke;S. A. Ahmad;D. W. Collins;B. A. Hayman-Abello

  • Identification of subtypes of retarded readers: A neuropsychological, multivariate approach

    Rymantas J. Petrauskas;Byron P. Rourke

  • Neuropsychological Significance of Variations in Patterns of Academic Performance: Motor, Psychomotor, and Tactile-Perceptual Abilities

    Byron P. Rourke;John D. Strang

  • The syndrome of nonverbal learning disabilities: developmental manifestations in neurological disease, disorder, and dysfunction

    Byron P. Rourke

  • Cognitive complaints, depression, medical symptoms, and their association with neuropsychological functioning in HIV infection: a structural equation model analysis.

    Sherri L. Carter;Sean B. Rourke;Shemira Murji;Douglas Shore

Frequent Co-Authors

David J. Francis
David J. Francis University of Houston
Domenic V. Cicchetti
Domenic V. Cicchetti Yale University
Fred R. Volkmar
Fred R. Volkmar Yale University
Sally E. Shaywitz
Sally E. Shaywitz Yale University
Kenneth M. Adams
Kenneth M. Adams University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Jack M. Fletcher
Jack M. Fletcher University of Houston
Robert M. Stelmack
Robert M. Stelmack University of Ottawa
Linas A. Bieliauskas
Linas A. Bieliauskas University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Donald J. Cohen
Donald J. Cohen Yale University
Kimberly Andrews Espy
Kimberly Andrews Espy Wayne State University

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