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Somer L. Bishop, PhD

Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

Phone: 513-636-3849

Fax: 513-636-1360

Email: somer.bishop@cchmc.org

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Specialties

Clinical Interests

Assessment of children with developmental disabilities

Research Interests

Assessment and diagnosis of autism spectrum disorders (ASD), with a particular emphasis on differentiating symptom profiles in ASD from other developmental disorders

Biography

Somer Bishop, PhD, is an assistant professor in the Division of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics at Cincinnati Children’s. She received her doctorate from the University of Michigan and completed post-doctoral training at the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Waisman Center.

Dr. Bishop's research has focused mainly on assessment and diagnosis of autism spectrum disorders (ASD), with a particular emphasis on differentiating symptom profiles in ASD from other developmental disorders. She is also interested in phenotypic characterization of and measurement of symptoms in individuals with ASD. Dr. Bishop’s current projects involve the development of screening tools with improved specificity that can be used to identify participants for large-scale research studies of ASD.

Education and Training

BA: Psychology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, May 2001.

MA: Psychology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 2003.

PhD: Clinical Psychology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 2006.

Fellowship: University of Michigan Autism and Communication Disorders Center, 2007.

Postdoctoral Training: Mental Retardation, National Institutes of Child Health and Human Development, Waisman Center, University of Wisconsin, 2009.

Publications

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Smith LE, Hong J, Seltzer MM, Greenberg JS, Almeida DM, and Bishop SL. Daily experiences among mothers of adolescents and adults with autism spectrum disorders. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 2010 Feb;40(2):167-78.

Richler J, Huerta M, Bishop SL, & Lord C. Developmental trajectories of restricted and repetitive behaviors and interests in children with autism spectrum disorders. Dev Psychopathol. 2010 Winter;22(1):55-69.

Luyster R, et al. The Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule – Toddler Module: A new module of a standardized diagnostic measure for autism spectrum disorders.J Autism Dev Disord. 2009 Sep;39(9):1305-20.

Lord C, & Bishop SL. The autism spectrum: definitions, assessment, and diagnoses. Br J Hosp Med (Lond). 2009;70(3):132-135.

Bishop SL, Gahagan S, & Lord C. Re-examining the core features of autism: A comparison of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD). Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. 2007;48:1111-1121.

Bishop SL, Richler J, Cain AC, & Lord C. Perceived negative impact in mothers of children with autism spectrum disorder. American Journal on Mental Retardation. 2007;112:450-461.

Richler J, Bishop SL, Kleinke J, & Lord C. Restricted and repetitive behaviors in young children with autism spectrum disorders. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 2007;37:73-85.

Bishop SL, Richler J, & Lord C. Restricted and repetitive behaviors and nonverbal IQ in children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Journal of Child Neuropsychology. 2006;20:247-267.