Publications

* Denotes Graduate Student

Baker, E.*, Veytsman, E.*, Choy, T.*, Blacher, J. & Stavropoulos, K. K. M. (2021). Investigating changes in reward-related neural correlates after PEERS intervention in adolescents with ASD: Preliminary evidence of a ‘precision medicine’ approach. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 12, 1-14. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.742280

Galligan, M. L.*, Heyman, M.*, Bolourian, Y., Stavropoulos, K. K. M., & Blacher, J. (2021). Brief report: Emotional and behavioral problems among young children with ASD: An exploratory study of ADOS E-codes and child characteristics. Journal of autism and developmental disorders, 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-021-05313-0

Heyman, M.*, Galligan, M. L.*, Salinas, G. B.*, Baker, E.,* Stavropoulos, K. K. M., & Blacher, J. (2021). Differential diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder, intellectual disability and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Advances in Autism. https://doi.org/10.1108/AIA-01-2021-0002

Choy, T.*, Baker, E.*, & Stavropoulos, K. (2021). Systemic racism in EEG research: Considerations and potential solutions. Affective Science. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42761-021-00050-0

Stavropoulos, K. K. M., & Baker, E.* (2021). Priming the pathway: Combining oxytocin and behavioral intervention to improve outcomes in autism spectrum disorder. In W. Wu (Ed.), IntechOpen. https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.96859

Baker, E.*, Stavropoulos, K. K. M., Baker, B. L., & Blacher, J. (2021). Daily living skills in adolescents with autism spectrum disorder: Implications for intervention and independence. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 83, 101761. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rasd.2021.101761

Alba, L. A.*, Baker, E.*, & Stavropoulos, K. K. M. (2021). In vivo electrophysiology for reward anticipation and processing. In M. Fakhoury (Ed.), The Brain Reward System (Vol. 165, pp. 307–326). Springer US. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-1146-3_15

Baker, E.*, Veytsman, E.*, Martin, A. M.*, Blacher, J., & Stavropoulos, K. K. M. (2020). Increased neural reward responsivity in adolescents with ASD after social skills intervention. Brain Sciences, 10(6), 402. https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci10060402

Engle, J., Baker-Harvey, H., Nguyen, H.-K., Carney, H., Stavropoulos, K. K. M., & Carver, L. J. (2021). Anticipation to social and nonsocial dynamic cues in preschool-age children. Child Development. https://doi.org/10.1111/cdev.13551

Baker, E.*, & Stavropoulos, K. K. M. (2020). The effects of oxytocin administration on individuals with ASD: Neuroimaging and behavioral evidence. In M. Ilieva & W. K. W. Lau (Eds.), Progress in Molecular Biology and Translational Science (Vol. 173, pp. 209–238). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.pmbts.2020.04.009

Llanes, E.*, Blacher, J., Stavropoulos, K. K. M., & Eisenhower, A. (2020). Parent and teacher reports of comorbid anxiety and ADHD symptoms in children with ASD. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 50(5), 1520–1531. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-018-3701-z

Losh, A.*, Alba, L. A.*, Blacher, J., & Stavropoulos, K. K. M. (2020). Neuroimaging research with diverse children with ASD: Impact of a social story on parent understanding and likelihood of participation. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 71, 101511. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rasd.2020.101511

Martin, A. M.*, Stavropoulos, K. K. M., & Blacher, J. (2020). Differential diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder and early onset schizophrenia: Two clinical cases. Advances in Autism, 6(2), 139–151. https://doi.org/10.1108/AIA-11-2019-0043

Stavropoulos, K. K. M. (Ed.). (2019). Abnormal psychology for educators. Cognella Academic Publishing.

Blacher, J., Stavropoulos, K. K. M., & Bolourian, Y. (2019). Anglo-Latino differences in parental concerns and service inequities for children at risk of autism spectrum disorder. Autism, 23(6), 1554–1562. https://doi.org/10.1177/1362361318818327

Lakes, K. D., Neville, R., Vazou, S., Schuck, S. E. B., Stavropoulos, K. K. M., Krishnan, K., Gonzalez, I., Guzman, K., Tavakoulnia, A., Stehli, A., & Palermo, A. (2019). Beyond broadway: Analysis of qualitative characteristics of and individual responses to creatively able, a music and movement intervention for children with autism. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16(8), 1377. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16081377

Stavropoulos, K. K. M., & Alba, L. A*. (2018). “It’s so cute I could crush it!”: Understanding neural mechanisms of cute aggression. Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 12. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnbeh.2018.00300

Chuang, C., Rolison, M., Yang, J. F., Brooks, E. D., Hashim, P. W., Travieso, R., Terner, J., Steinbacher, D. M., Landi, N., Stavropoulos, K. K. M., Mayes, L. C., Persing, J. A., & McPartland, J. C. (2018). Normalization of speech processing after whole-vault cranioplasty in sagittal synostosis. Journal of Craniofacial Surgery, 29(5), 1132–1136. https://doi.org/10.1097/SCS.0000000000004474

Foss-Feig, J. H., Stavropoulos, K. K. M., McPartland, J. C., Wallace, M. T., Stone, W. L., & Key, A. P. (2018). Electrophysiological response during auditory gap detection: Biomarker for sensory and communication alterations in autism spectrum disorder? Developmental Neuropsychology, 43(2), 109–122. https://doi.org/10.1080/87565641.2017.1365869

Stavropoulos, K. K. M., Viktorinova, M., Naples, A., Foss-Feig, J., & McPartland, J. C. (2018). Autistic traits modulate conscious and nonconscious face perception. Social Neuroscience, 13(1), 40–51. https://doi.org/10.1080/17470919.2016.1248788

Stavropoulos, K. K. M., & Carver, L. J. (2018). Oscillatory rhythm of reward: Anticipation and processing of rewards in children with and without autism. Molecular Autism, 9(1), 4. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13229-018-0189-5

Stavropoulos, K. K. M., & Carver, L. J. (2018). An electrophysiology protocol to measure reward anticipation and processing in children. Journal of Visualized Experiments, 140. https://doi.org/10.3791/58348

Stavropoulos, K. K. M., Bolourian, Y., & Blacher, J. (2018). Differential diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder and post traumatic stress disorder: Two clinical cases. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 7(4), 71. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm7040071

Stavropoulos, K. K. M. (2017). Using neuroscience as an outcome measure for behavioral interventions in autism spectrum disorders (ASD): A review. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 35, 62–73. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rasd.2017.01.001

Stavropoulos, K. K. M., & Carver, L. J. (2016). Neural correlates of attention to human-made sounds: An ERP study. PLOS ONE, 11(10), e0165745. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0165745

Stavropoulos, K. K. M., & Carver, L. J. (2014). Reward anticipation and processing of social versus nonsocial stimuli in children with and without autism spectrum disorders. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 55(12), 1398–1408. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.12270

Stavropoulos, K. K. M., & Carver, L. J. (2014). Effect of familiarity on reward anticipation in children with and without autism spectrum disorders. PLOS ONE, 9(9), e106667. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0106667

Stavropoulos, K. K. M., & Carver, L. J. (2014). Reward sensitivity to faces versus objects in children: An ERP study. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, 9(10), 1569–1575. https://doi.org/10.1093/scan/nst149

Stavropoulos, K. K. M., & Carver, L. J. (2013). Research review: Social motivation and oxytocin in autism – Implications for joint attention development and intervention. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 54(6), 603–618. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.12061