About - Pamela

Pamela Crooke, PhD, CCC-SLP, is Chief Operations Officer and Head of Training, Curriculum, and Research at Think Social Publishing, Inc. She served as a clinical faculty member of three universities and worked as a speech-language pathologist in the Arizona public schools for 15 years. Pam is a prolific speaker both in North America and abroad, and has co-authored 13 books related to Social Thinking with Michelle Garcia Winner. Their book, You Are a Social Detective! 2nd Edition (2020), won the 2021 Creative Child Magazine Preferred Choice Award, the 2021 Mom's Choice Gold Medal Award, the 2021 Best Book Awards Finalist, and the 2022 International Book Awards Finalist. They co-authored the companion You Are a Social Detective! Teaching Curriculum and Support Guide (2022), and the Superflex® Curriculum 2nd Edition Kit (2024). She and Winner collaborate on writing articles and blogs that appear on the Social Thinking website and in a wide array of publications. Her current research focuses on using practice-based research to examine how professionals and caregivers use frameworks and strategies within the Social Thinking® Methodology.

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Financial Disclosure

Financial: Pamela Crooke is employed by Think Social Publishing, Inc. as an author/speaker. She receives a salary but does not receive additional compensation for speaking or royalties for books or products. She is also employed by The Center for Social Thinking as a therapist.

Non-financial: No relevant non-financial relationship exists.