I am an assistant professor for the Division of Psychiatry at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center who specializes in the clinical care and research in neurodevelopmental disorders including Autism Spectrum Disorder and Fragile X Syndrome. I received my undergraduate degree in Biology and Psychology at Transylvania University. I then earned my MD and PhD degrees at Boston University School of Medicine where I was awarded a pre-doctoral fellowship (F30 NRSA) from the National Institutes of Health. I completed a combined residency program in pediatrics, adult and child psychiatry at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center.
My research interests include the use of neuroimaging to examine neural development, early identification and treatment of autism spectrum disorder and Fragile X Syndrome.
MD, PhD: Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, 2011.
Residency: Pediatrics/Adult Psychiatry/Child Psychiatry, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 2016.
Certification: Pediatrics, American Board of Pediatrics.
Psychiatry
Psychiatry
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Return of genetic research results in 21,532 individuals with autism. Genetics in Medicine. 2024; 26:101202.
Evidence-based recruitment strategies for clinical research: Study personnel's and research participants' perceptions about successful methods of outreach for a U.S. Autism-Research Cohort. Journal of Clinical and Translational Science. 2024; 8:e65.
Neurodevelopmental Disorders Including Autism Spectrum Disorder and Intellectual Disability as a Risk Factor for Delayed Diagnosis of Catatonia. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics. 2024; 45:e137-e142.
Reliability of resting-state electrophysiology in fragile X syndrome. Biomarkers in Neuropsychiatry. 2023; 9:100070.
A sensitive and reproducible qRT-PCR assay detects physiological relevant trace levels of FMR1 mRNA in individuals with Fragile X syndrome. Scientific Reports. 2023; 13:3808.
Genetic syndromes are prevalent in patients with comorbid neurodevelopmental disorders and catatonia. American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part A. 2023; 191:2716-2722.
27.4 Catatonia in Neurodevelopmental Disorders and the Creation of a Neurobehavioral Catatonia Specialty Clinic. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 2023; 62:s366-s367.
Systematic Review: Emotion Dysregulation in Syndromic Causes of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 2023; 62:518-557.
Brief Report: Telehealth Satisfaction Among Caregivers of Pediatric and Adult Psychology and Psychiatry Patients with Intellectual and Developmental Disability in the Wake of Covid-19. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 2022; 52:5253-5265.
Optimization, validation and initial clinical implications of a Luminex-based immunoassay for the quantification of Fragile X Protein from dried blood spots. Scientific Reports. 2022; 12:5617.
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