The 14th annual International Meeting for Autism Research (IMFAR) was held in May in Salt Lake City, Utah. Presenters came from over 40 countries across the globe. The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center was well-represented by members and investigators from a range of disciplines and by faculty and staff of the Treatment and Research Institute for Autism Spectrum Disorders (TRIAD).
The following Vanderbilt Kennedy Center-affiliated presentations were delivered:
Paul Yoder, Ph.D. (Special Education), Tiffany Woynaroski, Ph.D. (Hearing and Speech Sciences)
- Stability and Validity of Automated Vocal Analysis As a Measure of Vocalization Complexity in Preschoolers with ASD in Early Stages of Language Development
- Looking Under the Hood of the Infraphonological Vocal Complexity Score
- Toward Improved Clinically Useful Automated Vocal Assessments for the Prediction of ASD
Paul Yoder, Ph.D. (Special Education), Blythe Corbett, Ph.D. (Psychiatry and Psychology), Cassandra Newsom, Psy.D. (Pediatrics and TRIAD), Dorita Jones (VKC)
- A Randomized Wait-List Control Trial of a Peer-Mediated, Theatre-Based Intervention to Improve Social Ability in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Evon Lee, Ph.D. (Pediatrics, Psychology, Psychiatry, LEND)
- Psychophysiological Predictors of Gastrointestinal Symptomatology in Autism Spectrum Disorder
Jim Bodfish, Ph.D. (Hearing & Speech Sciences and Psychiatry)
- Are Social Cognitive Deficits Relative in Autism? Examination Using a Social Versus Nonsocial Salience Paradigm
- From a Heterogeneous ASD Phenotype to Quantitatively Distinct Putative ASD Subtypes
- Translational Developmental Research in Restricted and Repetitive Behaviors: From Basic Mechanisms to Intervention
- Eye-Tracking Restricted Behaviors and Interests in Autism
Amy Weitlauf, Ph.D. (Pediatrics)
- Evidence-Based Treatment and Assessment of Autism Spectrum Disorder
Neill Broderick, Ph.D. (TRIAD), Alacia Stainbrook, Ph.D. (TRIAD), Katie Herrington, Ph.D. (TRIAD), Pablo Juárez (TRIAD, Pediatrics, and Psychiatry), Zachary Warren, Ph.D. (Pediatrics, Psychiatry, and Special Education, TRIAD)
- Early Intervention Services and Effects on Parent Stress
- Implementation of Early Service Interventions and Its Effects on Parent Resilience Implementation and Impact of Focused Early Intervention Services
Katie Herrington, Ph.D. (TRIAD), Cassandra Newsom, Psy.D. (Pediatrics and TRIAD), Blythe Corbett, Ph.D. (Psychiatry and Psychology)
- The Relation Between Parent Stress and Children's Communication Skills Following a Theatre-Based Intervention for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Amy Weitlauf, Ph.D. (Pediatrics), Zachary Warren, Ph.D. (Pediatrics, Psychiatry, and Special Education, TRIAD), Melissa McPheeters, Ph.D. (General Medicine & Public Health and Health Policy)
- Bayesian Meta-Analysis of Multiple Interventions and Outcomes for the Treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorder
Zachary Warren, Ph.D. (Pediatrics, Psychiatry, and Special Education, TRIAD)
- Parental Concerns and Their Relation to Early Intervention and Social-Communicative Functioning within the First Two Years of Life
Beth Malow, M.D. (Neurology and Pediatrics)
- Genetic Variation in Melatonin Pathway Enzymes in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Comorbid Sleep Onset Delay
- Pilot Study of a Tailored Behavioral Intervention for Insomnia in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Paul Yoder, Ph.D. (Special Education)
- Studying Why and for Whom Intervention Works
Amy Swanson, Ph.D. (TRIAD), Zachary Warren, Ph.D. (Pediatrics, Psychiatry, and Special Education, TRIAD), Nilanjan Sarkar, Ph.D. (Mechanical Engineering)
- The Effect of Gaze-Contingent Feedback on the Performance of Adolescents with ASD in a Virtual Reality Driving Environment
Amy Swanson, Ph.D. (TRIAD), Zachary Warren, Ph.D. (Pediatrics, Psychiatry, and Special Education, TRIAD), Nilanjan Sarkar, Ph.D. (Mechanical Engineering), Amy Weitlauf, Ph.D. (Pediatrics)
- A 3-D Learning Environment for Infants and Toddlers at-Risk for ASD: Can Technology Improve Early Social Communication Vulnerabilities
- Design of a Collaborative Virtual Environment to Foster Collaborative Skills for Children with ASD
Amy Swanson, Ph.D. (TRIAD), Zachary Warren, Ph.D. (Pediatrics, Psychiatry, and Special Education, TRIAD), Lisa Wallace (TRIAD)
- Design and Assessment of a Web-Based Training Tutorial Developed to Empower Parents with the Knowledge and Skills Necessary to Effectively Improve Their Child's Communication and Behavior during Daily Activities
Ann Kaiser, Ph.D. (Special Education)
- Heterogeneity at the Minimally Verbal End of the Spectrum
- Examining the Spontaneous Communication of Minimally Verbal Children with ASD in Supported Versus Unsupported Contexts
- Spoken Communication Outcomes for Young Children with Autism: A Meta-Analysis and Meta-Regression
Katherine Gotham, Ph.D. (Psychiatry)
- Longitudinal Associations Between Social Experiences and Depression for Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Katherine Gotham, Ph.D. (Psychiatry), Julie Lounds Taylor, Ph.D. (Pediatrics and Special Education)
- Major Life Events and Their Role in Psychopathology Among Transitioning Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Whitney Loring, Ph.D. (Pediatrics, TRIAD), Rebecca Johnston (TRIAD), Beth Malow, M.D. (Neurology and Pediatrics)
- A Brief Behavioral Sleep Intervention Improves Sleep and Irritability in Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Erik Carter, Ph.D. (Special Education)
- Examining Treatment Implementation in Secondary Education Settings
Elisabeth Dykens, Ph.D. (VKC, Psychology, Psychiatry, and Pediatrics),
- Mindfulness in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Whitney Loring, Ph.D. (Pediatrics, TRIAD)
- Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial of a Wireless Moisture Pager for Toileting Training Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Katherine Gotham, Ph.D. (Psychiatry), Julie Lounds Taylor, Ph.D. (Pediatrics and Special Education), Zachary Warren, Ph.D. (Pediatrics, Psychiatry, and Special Education, TRIAD)
- Characterizing the Daily Life, Needs, and Priorities of Adults with ASD
Blythe Corbett, Ph.D. (Psychiatry and Psychology), Kevin Sanders, M.D. (TRIAD),
- Examining the Relationship Between Oxytocin and Cortisol in a Double-Blind, Placebo Controlled, Randomly Assigned Hydrosome Challenge Study in Autism Spectrum Disorder
Blythe Corbett, Ph.D. (Psychiatry and Psychology)
- Examining the Relationship Between Social Communication on the ADOS and Real-World Reciprocal Social Communication in Children with ASD
- Autonomic Nervous System Function in Response to Social Judgment in Adolescents with and without Autism Spectrum Disorder and without Autism Spectrum Disorder
James Sutcliff, Ph.D. (Molecular Physiology and Biophysics)
- Function Based GWAS Identifies Novel Candidate Genes in Autism Spectrum Disorders
Mark Wallace, Ph.D. (Hearing and Speech Sciences, Psychiatry, and Psychology)
- An fMRI Exploration of Atypical Multisensory Perception in Autism Spectrum Disorders
Carissa Cascio, Ph.D. (Psychiatry)
- Intrainsular White Matter Connectivity and Sensory Profiles in Children with and without Autism Spectrum Disorder
For more detailed information on the sessions or on IMFAR in general, visit the IMFAR website.
Last Updated: 5/28/2015 11:18:30 AM
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