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published 5 February 2013

An article in the Yale News features our work on eye-tracking in infants

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published 14 January 2013

We are currently accepting applications for the 2013 Yale Pre-Doctoral Fellowship in Developmental and Computational Social Neuroscience.  Highly qualified college graduates with a strong interest in autism research are encouraged to apply.  For more information, please visit the Yale Autism Program's Fellowship site.

New Publication: Context modulates attention to social scenes in toddlers with autism

published August 2012

K. Chawarska; S. Macari; & F. Shic(2012). The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry.(Epub) doi:10.1111/j.1469-7610.2012.02538.x

New Lab Members

published 2 July 2012

We're happy to welcome Sophy Kim as a Post-Doctoral Associate and Emily Prince as a research fellow.  This follows the recent departure of Grace Chen to pursue a Master's in education at Stanford. We have been thankful to have Grace as part of our group and look forward to collaborating with our new lab members. For more information about our lab’s members, please see our people page.

New Publication: Predicting Developmental Status from 12 to 24 Months in Infants at Risk for Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Preliminary Report

published 07 April 2012

New Publication: Early Generalized Overgrowth in Boys with Autism

published 05 Oct 2011

K. Chawarska, PhD; D. Campbell, PhD; L. Chen. PhD; F. Shic, PhD; A. Klin, PhD; J. Chang, PhD. (2011). Arch Gen Psychiatry, 68(10):1021-1031.

Baby Siblings Research Consortium

published 02 June 2011

Dr. Chawarska was recently elected to be on the Executive Committee of the Baby Siblings Research Consortium (BSRC). The BSRC seeks to accelerate our understanding of the earliest behavioral and biomedical markers of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) by bringing together major research groups in the field to investigate infant siblings of children with ASD.

100 Years of Child Study @ Yale: A Celebration

Dr. Chawarska's January 11, 2011 talk, "From cineanalysis to eye-tracking: Studies of infants at risk for developmental disorders," was part of this year's  Yale Child Study Center's Centennial Series (http://www.childstudycenter.yale.edu/centennial/index.aspx) celebrating the 100 years of child study at Yale. Dr. Chawarska was one of the experts who spoke at the first event focused on infant mental health and development held in honor of the Child Study Center's founder, Dr. Arnold Gesell.

JSDP 2010 International Workshop on Developmental Psychology

published 09 Aug 2010

Dr. Chawarska will be the guest speaker at the 2010 International Workshop of the Japanese Society of Developmental Psychology. The workshop will be held from August 20—23 at Ritsumeikan University in Kyoto. For a list of other conferences our lab has participated in, please see our conferences page.

New Publication: Limited Attentional Bias for Faces in Toddlers With Autism Spectrum Disorders

published 01 Feb 2010

Chawarska, K., Volkmar, F., & Klin, A. (2010). Limited Attentional Bias for Faces in Toddlers With Autism Spectrum Disorders. Arch Gen Psychiatry, 67(2), 178-185.

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