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Donna S. Murray, PhD, CCC-SLP

Director of Clinical Services, Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics

Co-Director, The Kelly O’Leary Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders

Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

Phone: 513-636-4966

Email: donna.murray@cchmc.org

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Specialties

Autism spectrum disorders; communication; language development; Asperger Syndrome; social skills; process improvement in healthcare

Biography

Donna Murray, PhD, CCC-SLP, is Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics and the Director of Clinical Services for the Division of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center and Co-Director of the the Kelly O'Leary Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders in the Division of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics at Cincinnati Children's.

Dr. Murray joined Cincinnati Children's and the Kelly O'Leary Center for Autsim Spectrum Disorders in July 2001 to develop multidisciplinary treatment programs, and community based support for children with autism spectrum disorders. Under her direction, the Kelly O'Leary Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders treatment program has experienced significant growth, serving over 600 children with autism spectrum. In July 2008, Dr. Murray assumed the role of Director of Clinical Services for the Division of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics. In this role Dr. Murray develops and oversees multidisciplinary clinical programs and process improvement initiatives for the division.

Academically Dr. Murray‘s research interests include; language, communication, social skills, autism spectrum disorders including Asperger syndrome and process improvement in healthcare. Dr. Murray teaches graduate level courses in communication and autism spectrum disorders and is a frequent lecturer at the local, regional and national level on topic relating to autism spectrum disorders.

Education and Training

PhD: University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH.

MS: University of Louisville, Louisville, KY.

BS: Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, KY.

Clinical Fellowship Year: Judevine Center for Autistic Children, St. Louis, MO.

Certification: Ohio Board of Speech-Language Pathology; American Speech-Language, Hearing Association.

Publications

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Molloy CA, Murray DS, Akers R, Mitchell T, Manning-Courtney P. Use of the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS) in a clinical setting. Autism. 2011 Feb 21.

Molloy CA, Murray DS, Kinsman A, Castillo H, Mitchell T, Hickey FJ, Patterson B. Differences in the clinical presentation of Trisomy 21 with and without autism.J Intellect Disabil Res. 2009 Feb;53(2):143-51.

Molloy CA, Murray DS, Kinsman A, Castillo H, Mitchell T, Hickey FJ, Patterson B. Differences in the clinical presentation of Trisomy 21 with and without autism.J Intellect Disabil Res. 2008 Dec 2.

Murray DS, Ruble LA, Willis H, Molloy CA. Parent and teacher report of social skills in children with autism spectrum disorders.Lang Speech Hear Serv Sch. 2009 Apr;40(2):109-15.

Molloy CA, Manning-Courtney P, Swayne S, Bean J, Brown JM, Murray DS, Kinsman AM, Brasington M, Ulrich CD 2nd. Lack of benefit of intravenous synthetic human secretin in the treatment of autism. J Autism Dev Disord. 2002 Dec;32(6):545-51.

Grants

Development of a Screening Interview for Research Studies of ASD. Faculty Collaborator. National Institute of Child Health & Human Development. Sep 2009 - Aug 2011.

Development of a Brief Screener for Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders. Faculty Collaborator. National Institute of Mental Health. Sep 2009 - Aug 2011.

Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities Autism Expansion. Autism Training Coordinator. Maternal and Child Health Bureau. Jul 2009 - Jun 2011.

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