Donna Murray, PhD, CCC-SLP
Title
Director of Clinical Services, Division of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics
Co-Director, The Kelly O’Leary Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders
Appointment
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Email
donna.murray@cchmc.org
Phone
513-636-4966
Fax
513-636-0527
Bio
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.
Credentials
PhD: Communication Sciences and Disorders, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH.
MS: Speech Pathology, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY.
BS: Communication Disorders, 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
Awards and Honors
- Recipient of the "Distinguished Dissertation Fellowship" University of Cincinnati, 2000-2001
- Recognized by the Autism Society of Cincinnati for "Outstanding Service, April 1996, April 1997
- SpeechPath Therapist of the Year, 1994
- Recipient, WHAS Crusade for Children Scholarship, 1984
- Member, Kappa Delta Pi Honor Society, 1984
Research
Face / name recognition; play in a sibling pair in which one child was diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder joint attention and language in children with autism spectrum disorder; the effects of secretin as a treatment in autism spectrum disorder
Publications, Most Recent
Dr. Murray is a frequent presenter on issues surrounding autism and pervasive developmental disorders at local, state and national conferences and currently serves on the editorial board of Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities.
Publications, Most Recent:
Breit-Smith, A., & Murray, D. (in press), Teaching Conversation Skills to Children with High Functioning Autism/Asperger Syndrome.Perspectives on Language Learning and Education.
Molloy, C.A., Murray, D., Kinsman, A., Castillo, H., Mitchell, T., Hickey, F., Patterson, B., (2009). "Differences in the Clinical Presentation of Trisomy 21 with and without Autism."Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, volume 53, pp 143-151.
Murray, D. Ruble, L., Willis, H., Molloy, C.A. (2008), Parent and Teacher Report of Social Skills in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools Vol.40 109-115 April 2009.
Murray, D., Creaghead, N., Manning-Courtney, P., Shear, P., Bean, J.Prendeville, J., (2008). The Relationship Between Joint Attention and Language in Children with Autism.Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, volume 23, issue 1.
Manning-Courtney, P., Brown, J., Molloy, C., Reinhold, J. Murray, D., Sorensen-Burnworth, R., Messerschmidt, T., Kent, B. (2004) Diagnosis and Treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorders.Pediatric and Adolescent Health Care, 33, 277-312.
Emerich, D., Creaghead, N., Grether, S., Murray, D. & Grasha, C. (2003). The comprehension of humorous materials by adolescents with high-functioning autism and Asperger's syndrome.Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 33 (3), 253-257 (2003).
Molloy, C., Manning-Courtney, P., Swayne, S., Bean, J., Brown, J., Murray, D., Kinsman, A., Brasington, M., Ulrich, C. Lack of Benefit of IV Synthetic Human Secretin in Autism. (2002). Journal of Autism and Developmental Disabilities 32 (6). 545-551
Brown, J. & Murray, D,. Communication-Based Behavioral Intervention for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. (2002). Special Interest Division 1, Language, Learning, and Education. ASHA.
Brown, J. & Murray, D. Strategies for Enhancing Play Skills for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. (2001). Education and Training in Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, 36 (3), 312-317.
Editing
- Editorial Board - Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2001-2009
Presentations, Most Recent
Asperger Syndrome: Diagnosis and Intervention Strategies. Webinar, Speechpathology.com, National, April 2008.
Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorders. Lorman Educational Services, National Teleconference, March 2007.
Understanding Individuals with Asperger Syndrome or High Functioning Autism in Ohio (with Jennifer Brown), Lorman Educational Services, National Teleconference, May 2007.
Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorders. Ohio Speech Language & Hearing Association. Columbus, OH. March 2007.
Social Skills Intervention in Autism Spectrum Disorders. Regional Autism Training Council, Autism Summer Institute, Cincinnati, Ohio June 2006.
Understanding Individuals with Asperger Syndrome or High Functioning Autism in Ohio (with Jennifer Brown), Lorman Educational Services, Cincinnati, Ohio February 2006.
Asperger Syndrome: Diagnosis and Intervention Strategies. Regional Autism Training Council, Autism Summer Institute, Cincinnati, Ohio June 2005.
Effective Intervention Strategies in the Classroom. Regional Autism Training Council, Autism Summer Institute, Cincinnati, Ohio June 2005
Asperger Diagnosis and Common Characteristics. The Kelly O’Leary Center and Autism Society of Greater Cincinnati Regional Conference, Cincinnati, Ohio October 2004
Effective Strategies for Working with Children with ASD. Regional Autism Training Council – General Educators, Cincinnati, Ohio September 2004
Communication Strategies (Early Nonverbal/High Functioning) Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Autism Summer Institute, Cincinnati, Ohio June 2004
Strategies for Individuals with High Functioning Autism and Asperger Syndrome. Autism Training Council Full day workshop. Cincinnati, Ohio Jan. 04
Teaching
Dr. Murray teaches graduate level courses in communication and autism spectrum disorders at University of Cincinnati College of Medicine.
Abstracts
Zimmer, M, Molloy, C.A., Manning, P. Murray, D., Rider, T. Jandacek, R. "Red Blood Cell and Plasma Faty Acid Composition among Children with Autism: A Case control Study." Pediatric Academic Societies’ Annual Meeting Baltimore, M.D. May 2009 (National)
Manning, P., Murray, D. & Luzader, C., "Using 'scaleable' Models to Improve Access to Autism Services." Society of Developmental and Behvaioral Pediatrics, Cincinnati, Ohio, October 2008 (National).
Murray, D. Manning, P., & Luzader, C., "Using 'scaleable' Models to Improve Access to Autism Services: Successes and Challenges." International Meeting of Autism Research, London England, May 2008 (International).
Murray, D. & Brown, J.. "The Role of the SLP in Diagnosis and Treatment of Asperger Syndrome and High Functioning Autism." Short Course, Kentucky Speech-Language and Hearing Association, Feb. 08, Covington, Ky. (State)
Murray, D. Ruble, L., & Molloy, C.A. Parent and Teacher Report of Social Skills in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. International Meeting of Autism Research, Seattle, WA., June 07. (International)
Manning-Courtney, P., Murray, D. & Luzader, C. Improving Access To Treatment Services For Children with ASD. International Meeting of Autism Research, Seattle, WA. June 2007. (International).
Molloy, C.A., Castillo, H., Kinsman, A. Murray, D., Hickey, F., Patterson, B. Age of Regression in Children with Autism with and Without Down Syndrome. International Meeting of Autism Research, Seattle, WA. 2007. (International)
Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorders. Short Course: Ohio Speech Language & Hearing Association. Columbus, OH. March 2007. (State)
Murray, D., Ruble, L., & Willis, H. The Congruency of Parent and Teacher Report of Social Skills in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. International Meeting of Autism Research, Montreal, Canada, May 2006. (International)
Brown, J. & Murray, D. The role of the SLP in Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorders. Ohio Speech-Language, Hearing Association Conference, Columbus, Ohio March 2006 (State).
Murray, D. & Brown, J., Understanding Behaviors in Autism Spectrum Disorders. Ohio Speech-Language, Hearing Association Conference, Columbus, Ohio March 2005 (State).
Murray, D., "The Relationship Between Joint Attention and Language Skills in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders." International Meeting For Autism Research, International Conference, Sacramento, CA., May 2004 (International)
Murray, D. & Brown J. "Navigating School-Based Intervention Methodologies for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders." Mini-seminar, Ohio Speech Hearing and Language Association State Conference, Columbus, OH., March 2004 (State)
Special Interests
Autism spectrum disorders; communication; language development; Asperger Syndrome; social skills; process improvement in healthcare
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