CV
My Current Curriculum Vitae (pdf)
Google Scholar Citations (link)
Academic Appointments
Associate Professor AJ Drexel Autism Institute, Drexel University
Fall 2023 - Present
Director Social Connections & Treatment Lab, AJ Drexel Autism Institute, Drexel
Fall 2023 - Present University
Leader Life Course Outcomes Research Program, AJ Drexel Autism Institute, Drexel
Fall 2023 - Present University
Co-Director Stony Brook University, Stony Brook LEND Center
Summer 2021 – Summer 2023
Research Director Stony Brook University, Autism Initiative
Fall 2019 - Present
Visiting Associate
Professor University of Virginia, Department of Psychology
2019 – 2020 Visiting Scholar Appointment
Associate Professor Stony Brook University, Psychology Department
Fall 2018 – Fall 2023 Clinical Area
Associate Professor Stony Brook Medicine, Department of Pediatrics
Fall 2018 – Fall 2023 Faculty Affiliate Appointment
Associate Professor Stony Brook Medicine, Department of Psychiatry
Fall 2018 – Fall 2023 Faculty Affiliate Appointment
Affiliated Faculty Stony Brook University, Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science
2018 – Present Faculty Affiliate Appointment
Assistant Professor Stony Brook University, Psychology Department
2013 – 2018 Clinical Area
Assistant Professor Stony Brook Medicine, Department of Psychiatry
2013 – 2018 Faculty Affiliate Appointment
Education
2009-2013 University of Virginia
Ph.D. Child Clinical Psychology
Minor: Community Psychology
Concentrations: Quantitative Methods & Affective Neuroscience
Dissertation: Knowledge or Performance:Why Youth with Autism Experience Social Problems
2012 – 2013 University of Chicago, Dept. of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience
Predoctoral Intern Child Clinical Psychology/Pediatric Neuropsychology
2012 - 2013 University of Illinois – Chicago. Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
Fellow Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities
2010 – 2012 International Max Planck Research School
Research Fellow Life Course: Evolutionary and Ontogenetic Dynamics
Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin, Germany
2007 – 2009 University of Virginia
MA. Psychology
Major: Clinical Psychology
Thesis: The Therapeutic Alliance and Group Cohesion in a Parent Friendship Coaching Intervention for
Children with ADHD
2005-2006 Harvard Extension School
1999-2003 Wesleyan University
B.A. Major: Philosophy
Awards & Honors
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Grants & Contracts
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Publications
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Editorial Experience
Editor-in-Chief
Jefferson Journal of Science & Culture (2010 - 2012)
Associate Editor
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders (July 2021 - )
Editorial Board/Consulting Editor
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders (December 2013 – July 2021)
Behavior Therapy (2014 - )
Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology (2016 - )
Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology (2016 - )
Clinical Child & Family Psychology Review (2018 - )
Child Development (2019 - )
Evidence-Based Practice in Child & Adolescent Mental Health (2019 - )
Autism Research (2019 - )
Ad hoc reviewer
JAMA Psychiatry (since 2018), Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (since 2018), Behavioral & Brain Sciences (since 2017), Proceedings of the Royal Society B (since 2017), Review of Education Research (since 2016), European Journal of Developmental Psychology (since 2017), Journal of Personality & Social Psychology (since 2016), Biological Psychology (since 2016), Journal of Abnormal Psychology (since 2016), Developmental Psychology (since 2016), Journal of Child Psychology & Psychiatry (since 2016), Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders (since 2015), Journal of Experimental Psychopathology (since 2016), Journal of Experimental Child Psychology (since 2015), Journal of Experimental Psychopathology (since 2015), Molecular Autism (since 2015), Clinical Neurophysiology (since 2015), Social Neuroscience (since 2015), Journal of Child & Family Studies (since 2015), Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology (since 2014), Behavior Research Methods (since 2014), Journal of Clinical Psychology (since 2014), Journal of Consulting & Clinical Psychology (since 2014), Neuropsychologia (since 2014), Quarterly Review of Biology (since 2014), Developmental Neurorehabilitation (since 2014), Child Development (since 2013), Biological Psychiatry (since 2013); PLoS One (since 2013), International Journal of Psychophysiology (since 2013), Journal of Psychopathology & Behavioral Assessment (since 2013), Clinical Psychology Review (since 2013), Focus on Autism & Other Developmental Disabilities (since 2013), Remedial & Special Education (since 2013), Journal of Cognition & Development (since 2013), Child Development Perspectives (since 2013), Behavior Therapy (2013 - 2014), Reproductive Sciences (since 2013), Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology (since 2012), Autism Research (since 2012), Psychotherapy Research (since 2012), Research in Developmental Disabilities (since 2012), Child Neuropsychology (since 2012), World Journal of Biological Psychiatry (since 2011), Child and Adolescent Mental Health (since 2011), Mind, Brain, & Education (since 2011), Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders (2010 - 2013), Autism: International Journal of Research & Practice (since 2009), Journal of Child Psychology & Psychiatry (since 2009)
Professional Affiliations & Organizations
ABCT Autism Spectrum & Developmental Disabilities SIG, Co-Chair (2013 - )
Society of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology, Student (2008 – 2013), Member (2013 - )
Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Student (2009 – 2013), Full Member (2013 - )
Society for a Science of Clinical Psychology, Student Member (2008 – 2013), Full Member (2013 - )
International Society for Autism Research, Student (2009 – 2013), Full Member (2013 - )
Society for Research in Child Development, Student Member (2008 – 2013), Full Member (2013 - )
American Psychological Association, Student (2007 – 2013), Full Member (2013 - )
Society for Psychophysiology Research, Student Member (2011 – 2013)
Association for Psychological Science, Student Member (2008 – 2013)
2010 – 2012 LIFE Program, International Max Planck Research School, Fellow Speaker
2007 – 2008 Children’s Group Therapy Association, Member
2007 – 2008 The ARC of the United States, Member
2007 – 2008 The ARC of Massachusetts, Member
2004 – 2008 Asperger’s Association of New England, Member
2006 – 2007 Harvard/MIT Autism Consortium, Affiliate
Professional Interests
Design and development of empirically-supported social competency interventions for children and adolescents with developmental disorders.
Therapeutic process variables (mediators and moderators of outcomes) in social competency intervention research.
Developmental psychopathological models of social competency deficits.
Peer relations and their impact on developmental psychopathology.
Improving quality of life for children with developmental disabilities and their families.
Certifications
Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS) Mod 1 & 2, Certified Research Reliable, Oct. 2011
ADOS Mod 3 & 4, Certified Research Reliable, Nov. 2010
ADOS Clinical Training, May 2010
Therapeutic Options of Virginia (TOVA) restraint training, July 2009
HIPAA Certified, North Shore Arc, August 2003
Child & Adult First Aid Certified, North Shore Arc, June 2006
Child & Adult CPR Certified, Lafayette School, August 2009
Protection of Human Research Subjects - Biomedical Research Certified, CITI Course, McLean Hospital, January 2006
Protection of Human Research Subjects – Social Sciences Research Certified, CITI Course, University of Virginia, Fall 2007
White Badge -- MRI Safety Level, Spring 2008
Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS) Assessor, Spring, 2008