CURRICULUM VITAE
Geraldine Dawson, Ph.D

Current Website: http://www.autismspeaks.org/leadership.php#geri

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EDUCATION  
B. S. University of Washington
  Psychology 1974
   
Ph. D. University of Washington, 1979
  Major area: Developmental Psychology
  Minor area: Child Clinical Psychology
  Dissertation: Early Infantile Autism and Hemispheric Specialization
   
Postdoctoral Fellow Neuropsychiatric Institute, University of California, Los Angeles

AWARDS  
  Autism Hero Award Cure Autism Now Foundation (2006)
  Autism Society of Washington Medical Professional of the Year (2004)
  Autism Society of America Honoree for Research Contributions to the Autism Community (2004)
  NICHD and NIDCD Award for UW Collaborative Program of Excellence in Autism (1996)
  Washington Autism Society Achievement Award for Outstanding Service (1996)
  Autism Society of America Award for Valuable Service (1989)
  Junior Faculty Award. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1983)
  Postdoctoral Fellowship Award, Neuropsychiatric Institute, UCLA (1979-80)
  Gatzert Child Welfare Award, University of Washington, (9/77 - 6/78)
  Child Development and Mental Retardation Fellowship Award, University of Washington (9/76 - 6/77)
  Fellow, American Psychological Society
  Fellow, American Psychological Association

CURRENT PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS
2008 - Chief Science Officer, Autism Speaks
2008 - Research Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
2008 - Professor Emeritus of Psychology, University of Washington

PAST PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS
1990 - 2007 Professor of Psychology, University of Washington
2003 - 2007 Adjunct Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington
1985 - 1990 Associate Professor of Psychology, University of Washington
2000 - 2007 Founding Director, UW Autism Center, University of Washington
2007 - 2008 Director, UW Autism Center of Excellence, part of NIH ACE program
2003 - 2008 Director, UW Center of Excellence in Autism Research, part of NIMH STAART (Studies to Advance Autism Research and Treatment) Network
1996 - 2006 Director, NICHD/NIDCD Center on the Neurobiology and Genetics of Autism, part of National Institutes of Health Collaborative Program of Excellence in Autism
2003 - 2005 Co-Director, Integrated Brain Imaging Center, University of Washington
1999 - 2004 Director, Child Clinical Psychology Graduate Program, University of Washington
1997 - 2000 Director, Autism Spectrum Disorders Clinic, Center on Human Development and Disability, University of Washington
1997 - 1999 Director, UAP Autism Clinical Program, Center on Human Development and Disability, University of Washington
1985 - 2008 Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Washington State.
1985 - 1991 Director, Child Clinical Psychology Program, University of Washington
1980 - 1985 Assistant Professor of Psychology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
1980 - 1985 Licensed Practicing Psychologist, North Carolina Specialty: Developmental Disabilities
1980 - 1980 Research Associate, Division TEACCH , Department of Psychiatry, UNC at Chapel Hill
1979 - 1980 Postdoctoral fellow, Neuropsychiatric Institute, University of California, Los Angeles

OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
   
Consensus Panelist:  
  National Institutes of Health Consensus Conference on PKU (1999 - 2000)
   
Member:   
  NIH Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee Scientific Advisory Panel to establish a strategy for autism research; Chair, Treatment Panel (2008)
  Autism Treatment Network Strategic Planning Committee (2007 -  present)
  Center on Disease Control workgroup on early child development (2005-2008)
  Committee of Senior Investigators.  Autism Genome Project (2005 - 2007)
  NIH Baby Siblings Research Consortium (2005 - 2007 )
  NIH Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee Scientific Advisory Panel to establish 10 year road map for autism research (2003 - 2007)
  Steering Committee: NIMH STAART Centers Program (2003 - 2008)
  Executive Committee:  International Society for Autism Research (2002 - 2003)
  National Institute of Health Committee on Practice Parameters for Treatment of Autism (2001 - 2002)
  National Advisory Panel: North Carolina Autism Early Intervention Project, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1999)
  National Early Childhood Technical Assistance System For Policy Recommendations regarding Services for Young Children with Autism. Office of Special Education Program, U.S. Department of Education (1998 - 99)
  National Institute of Health Committee on Practice Parameters for Screening and Diagnosis of Autism (1998 - 1999)
  Human Brain Development Project directed by Michael Posner, Director of the Sackler Institute in Cornell Medical School Psychopathology subcommittee (1997 - 1998)
  Steering Committee:  NIH Collaborative Program of Excellence in Autism (1996 - 2006)
  National Institute of Mental Health Special Emphasis Panel (1995, Chair)
  National Institute of Mental Health Review Committee for Behavioral Science Track Awards for Rapid Transition (1994 - 2005)
  National Institutes of Health Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration (ADAMHA) Reviewers Reserve (1992-2005)
  National Institute of Mental Health Study Section: Child Psychopathology and Treatment Review Committee (1992 - 1993)
  National Institute of Mental Health Small Grants Review Committee: Biological and Neurological Subcommittee (1989 - 1991)
   
Congressional Testimony/Briefing:
  US Senate, Public Health Subcommittee, Testified in support of Child Health Act Children's Health Act of 2000 in support of autism research by NIH, Sept 1999
  US Congressional briefing on Autism: Nature, Diagnosis, and Treatment. Sponsored by the Federation of Behavioral, Psychological and Cognitive Sciences.  March 2002
  Washington State Ways and Means Committee
   
Past Grant Review Committees (Ad hoc member):
  National Institute of Mental Health
  National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
  National Institute of Neurological and Communication Disorders
  National Science Foundation
  Ontario Mental Health Foundation, Canada
  Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, Canada 
  Autism Society of America
  Cure Autism Now
  Tamana Association of India: For Individuals with Intellectual Disability, Multiple Disability & Autism.  New Delhi, India (2006 - present)
   
Past Mentor:  
  Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Fellowship
  NIMH First Awards
   
Past Conference reviewer:
  American Psychological Association
  International Conference on Infant Studies
  Society for Research in Child Development
  Autism Society of America National Conference
  International Meeting for Autism Research
   
Advisor/Consultant:  
  Nastech, Inc. (2007 - 2008)
  Integragen, Inc. (2006 - present)
  National Academy of Sciences: Institute of Medicine (2003)
  Center for Children’s Environmental Health and Disease Prevention, UC Davis M.I.N.D. Institute (2002 - 2006)
  Center for Disease Control in Atlanta (2002)
  John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation: (1996 - 2000)
  Research Group on Risk and Prevention
  Planning Initiative on Psychopathology and Development
  Research Network on Psychopathology and Development
  American Academy of Pediatrics (development of AAP Autism Toolkit)
   
Professional Advisory Boards:
  Autism Society of America (2004 - present)
  Autism Society of Washington (1990 - 2007)
  State of the Art, Inc. Project on Early Detection of Autism (2003 - 2006)
  “First Signs:  Early Signs of Autism” (2004 - present)
  Autism Spectrum Quarterly (2004 - present)
  Guildford Press, Inc.  New York, NY (2005- present)
  TeachTown, Inc.  (2004-present)
  Autism Speaks 100 Day Kit for Families (2007)
  Northwest Academy for Exceptional Children (2007)
  Integragen, Inc. (2008 - present)
   
Scientific Advisory Boards:
  Cure Autism Now Foundation (1998 - 2007)
  M.I.N.D. Institute, UC Sacramento (2002 - 2007)
  Vanderbilt University Kennedy Center Advisory Board (2002 - 2007)
   
Program Chair:  
  2002 Meeting of the International Society for Autism Research. Orlando, FL.
   
Conference Co-Chair:  
  2006  US-Indo conference on “Unraveling Autism-Causes, Diagnosis, and
  Intervention”, New Delhi, India
  2007 Meeting of the International Society for Autism Research, Seattle, WA.
   
Co-chair:  
  Committee on Diagnosis and Early Intervention, Washington State Task Force on Autism (1986 - 1987)
   
Member:  
  Washington State Task Force on Education for Children with Autism
   (1990 -1993)
  Washington State Task Force on Autism (1997 - 1999)
  Washington State Task Force on Autism (2005 – 2007)
  Steering Committee, MRRC, Center on Human Development and Disability, Univ. of Washington (1997 - 2007)
  Board of Directors University of Washington Foundation (2003-2006)
  UW Foundation, Award and Recognition Committee (2004-2006)

PROFESSIONAL AFILIATIONS
  American Psychological Association  
  American Psychological Society
  International Society on Early Intervention
  Society for Research in Child Development
  Society for Research in Child Psychopathology
  Society for Research in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
  Society for Research in Psychopathology
  International Society for Autism Research
   
EDITORIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
Associate Editor:  
  Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders (1996 - 2000)
   
Editorial Boards:  
  Autism Research (2007 – present)
   
Ad hoc Reviewer:  
  American Journal on Mental Retardation
  Archives of General Psychiatry
  British Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
  Biological Psychiatry
  Biological Psychology
  Child Development
  Clinical Neuropsychiatry
  Developmental Psychology
  Developmental Neuropsychology
  Developmental Science
  Genes, Brain, and Behavior
  Journal of Abnormal Psychology
  Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology
  Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
  Journal of Clinical Child Psychology
  Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics
  Journal of Pediatric Psychology
  Journal of Speech and Hearing Disorders
  Lancet
  Nature
  Psychiatry Research
  Psychological Bulletin
  Psychological Review
  Psychological Science
  Science

PUBLICATIONS
Books:  
1. Coch, D.J., Fischer, K.W., & Dawson, G. Editors.  (2007). Human Behavior and the Developing Brain, Second Edition: Typical Development. New York:  Guilford Press.
2. Coch, D.J., Dawson, G., & Fischer, K.W., Editors. (2007).  Human Behavior and the Developing Brain, Second Edition: Atypical Development. New York:  Guilford Press.
3. Ozonoff, S., Dawson, G.,  & McPartland, J.  (2002).  A parent’s guide to Asperger syndrome and high-functioning autism:  How to meet the challenges and help your child thrive.  New York:  Guilford Publications.  Translated to Japanese.
4. Dawson, G., & Fischer, K. (1994).  Human Behavior and the Developing Brain.  New York:  Guilford.
5. Dawson, G. (Editor) (1989).  Autism:  Nature, Diagnosis and Treatment, New York: Guilford Press. Translated to Japanese.
   
Scientific Articles, Reviews, & Chapters
6. Dawson, G. (1981).  Review of Social Cognition and the Acquisition of Self. Michael Lewis and Jeanne Brooks-Gunn.  Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 6, 463-467.
7. Dawson, G., Warrenburg, S., & Fuller, P. (1982). Cerebral lateralization in individuals diagnosed as autistic in early childhood. Brain and Language, 15, 353-368
8. Dawson, G., & Mesibov, G. (1983). Childhood psychoses. In Roberts, M.  Walker, H.   (Eds.). Handbook of Clinical Child Psychology, New York: John Wiley and Sons.
9. Dawson, G. (1983). Lateralized brain dysfunction in autism:  Evidence from the Halstead-Reitan Neuropsychological Battery. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 13, 269-286.
10. Dawson, G., Warrenburg, S. & Fuller, P. (1983). Hemisphere functioning and motor imitation in autistic persons. Brain and Cognition, 2, 346-354.
11. Dawson, G. (1983). Review of Understanding Child Behavior Disorders. D.M. Gelfand, W.R. Johnson, C.J. Drew. Journal of Clinical Child Psychology, 12, 101-102.
12. Dawson, G., & Adams, A. (1984). Imitation and social responsiveness in autistic children. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 12, 209-225.
13. Dawson, G., & McKissick, F.C. (1984).  Self-recognition in autistic children. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 14, 383-394.
14. Dawson, G. (1985).  Expanding perspectives on children's psychological problems. Contemporary Psychology, 30, 24-25.
15. Dawson, G., Warrenburg, S., & Fuller, P. (1985). Left hemisphere specialization for facial and manual imitation in children and adults. Psychophysiology, 22, 237-243.
16. Dawson, G., Finley, C., Phillips, S., & Galpert, L. (1985). Cognitive processing of verbal and musical stimuli in autistic children as indexed by P300 of the event-related potential.  Journal of Experimental and Clinical Neuropsychology, 7, 626.
17. Dawson, G., & Galpert, L. (1986). A developmental model for facilitating  the social behavior of autistic children. In E. Schopler  G. Mesibov (Eds.). Social Behavior in Autism, (pp. 237-261)  New York: Plenum.
18. Mesibov, G.,  & Dawson, G. (1986).  Pervasive developmental disorders and schizophrenia. In Reisman, J. (Ed.). Behavior Disorders in Infants, Children, and Adolescents, New York: Random House.
19. Dawson, G., Finley, C., Phillips, S., & Galpert, L. (1986). Hemispheric specialization and the language abilities of autistic children. Child Development, 57, 1440-1453.
20. Hawk, B., Schroeder, S.R., Robinson, G., Otto, D., Mushak, P.,  & Dawson, G. (1986). Relation of lead and social factors to IQ of low SES children: A partial replication. American Journal of Mental Deficiency, 2, 178-183.
21. Vanbourgondien, M., Mesibov, G., & Dawson, G. (1987). Pervasive developmental disorders: Autism. In M.L. Wolraich (Ed.). The Practical Assessment and Management of Children with Disorders of Development and Learning, Year Book Medical Press.
22. Dawson, G. (1987).  The role of abnormal hemispheric specialization in the syndrome of autism. In E. Schopler  G. Mesibov (Eds.). Neurobiological Issues in Autism, (pp. 213-228), New York: Plenum Publishing Company.
23. Dawson, G., & Fernald, M. (1987).  Perspective-taking ability and its relationship to the social behavior in autistic children. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 17, 487-498.
24. Dawson, G. (1988). Cerebral lateralization in autism:  Clues to its role in language and social development.  In S. Segalowitz  D. Molfese (Eds.). The Developmental Implications of Brain Lateralization, (pp. 885-938), New York: Guilford Press.
25. Dawson, G., Finley, C., Phillips, S.,  & Galpert, L. (1988).  Reduced P3 amplitude of the event-related brain potential: Its relationship to language ability in autism.  Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 18, 493-504.
26. Dawson, G. (1989). Autism:  The more we learn, the more we recognize the complexity.  Review of Neurobiological Issues in Autism.  E. Schopler and G. Mesibov (Eds.).  Contemporary Psychology, 34, 29-30.
27. Dawson, G., & Lewy, A. (1989).  Reciprocal subcortical-cortical influences in autism: The role of attentional mechanisms.  In G. Dawson (Ed.) Autism: Nature, Diagnosis and Treatment, (pp. 144 -173).  New York:  Guilford.
28. Dawson, G., & Lewy, A. (1989).  Arousal, attention and the socioemotional impairments of individuals with autism.  In G. Dawson (Ed.), Autism: Nature, Diagnosis, and Treatment, (pp 49-74). New York: Guilford.
29. Dawson, G., Finley, C., Phillips, S.,  & Lewy, A. (1989).  A comparison of patterns of cerebral lateralization for speech in autistic and dysphasic children. Brain and Language, 37, 26-41.
30. Dawson, G. (1989).  Review of The Exceptional Brain by L. Obler and D. Fein (NY: Guilford).  Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 19, 178-179. 
31. Dawson, G., Hill, D., Galpert, L., Spencer, A. , & Watson, L (1990). Affective exchanges between young autistic children and their mothers.  Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 18, 335-345.
32. Dawson, G. (1990).  Review of Autism by L. Schreibman.  Child Development Abstracts and Bibliography.
33. Dawson, G., & Galpert, L.  (1990). Mothers' use of imitative play for facilitating the social behavior of autistic children. Development and Psychopathology, 2, 151-162.
34. Dawson, G. (1991).  A psychobiological perspective on the early socioemotional development of children with autism. In D. Cicchetti and S. Toth (Ed.)  Rochester Symposium on Developmental Psychopathology: Volume 3.  Rochester, NY: University of Rochester.
35. Dawson, G. & Castelloe, P.  (1992). Autism.  In M.C. Roberts and H. Walker (Eds.), Handbook of Clinical Child Psychology (Second Edition).  NY: Wiley and Sons.
36. Dawson, G., Panagiotides, H., Klinger, L. G, & Hill, D. (1992).  The role of frontal lobe development in infant self-regulatory behavior. Brain and Cognition, 20, 152-175.
37. Klinger, L. and Dawson, G. (1992).  Facilitating early social and communicative development in children with autism. In S. Warren and J. Reichle (Eds.)  Causes and Effects in Communication and Language Intervention.  Baltimore: Brookes.
38. Dawson, G., Grofer, L., Hill, D., Panagiotides, H., and Speiker, S.  (1992).  Frontal lobe activity and affective behavior of infants of mothers with depressive symptoms.  Child Development, 63, 725-737.
39. Dawson, G., Grofer, L., Panagiotides, H., and Speiker, S. (1992).  Infants of mothers with depressive symptoms:  Electrophysiological and behavioral findings related to attachment status. Development and Psychopathology, 4, 67-80.
40. Lewy, A.,  Dawson, G. (1992).  Social stimulation and joint attention deficits in young autistic children.  Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 20, 555-566.
41. Dawson, G. (1993).  Review of M.R. Gunnar  C.A. Nelson (Eds.), Developmental Behavioral Neuroscience:  The Minnesota Symposia on Child Psychology, Vol. 24Biological Psychology.
42. Castelloe, P.  Dawson, G. (1993).  Subclassification of children with autism and pervasive developmental disorder.  Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 23, 229-241.
43. Klinger, L.,  Dawson, G. (1993). Autism and related communication disorders.  In F.C. Bennett (ed.), A practical approach to developmental disabilities.  Andover Medical Publishers. 
44. Dawson, G. (1994).  Frontal electrophysiological correlates of individual differences in emotional expression in infancy:  A brain systems perspective on emotion.  In N. A. Fox (ed.). The development of emotion regulation:  Biological and behavioral considerations.  Monograph of the Society for Research in Child Development, 59, 135-152.
45. Dawson, G. (1994).  Development of emotional expression and emotion regulation in infancy:  Contributions of the frontal lobe.  In G. Dawson and K. Fischer (eds.), Human Behavior and the Developing Brain. (pp. 346-378).  New York: Guilford.
46. Osterling, J., & Dawson, G. (1994).  Early recognition of children with autism:  A study of first birthday home videotapes. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 24, 247-257.
47. Klinger, L., & Dawson, G.  (1995). A fresh look at categorization abilities in persons with autism.  In E. Schopler and G. Mesibov (Eds.) Cognition and learning in autism (pp. 119-136).  New York:  Plenum.   
48. Dawson, G., Klinger, L., Panagiotides, H., Lewy, A., & Castelloe, P.  (1995). Subgroups of autistic children based on social behavior display distinct patterns of brain activity.  Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 23, 569-583.
49. Dawson, G., Hessl, D., & Frey, K (1995).  Social influences on early-developing biological and behavioral systems related to risk for affective disorder.  Special Issue of Development and Psychopathology on "Neural plasticity, sensitive periods and psychopathology,"  D. Cicchetti  D. Tucker (eds.), 6, 759-780. 
50. Klinger, L., & Dawson, G. (1996).  Autistic disorder.  In E. Mash and R. Barkley (Eds).  Child Psychopathology. (pp. 311-339). New York:  Guilford Press
51. Dawson, G. (1996). Neuropsychology of autism: A report on the state of the science.  Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 26, 179-184.
52. Dawson G. (1996). What is PDDNOS and how is it diagnosed? Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 26, 581.
53. Dawson, G., & Osterling, J. (1997).  Early intervention in autism:  Effectiveness and common elements of current approaches.  In Guralnick (Ed.)  The effectiveness of early intervention:  Second generation research.  (pp. 307-326) Baltimore:  Brookes.
54. Dawson, G., Frey, K., Panagiotides, H., Hessl, D., Self, J. (1997).  Infants of depressed mothers exhibit atypical frontal brain activity:  A replication and extension of previous findings. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 38, 179-186.
55. Dawson, G., Klinger, L., & Panagiotides, H., (1997).  Infants of depressed and nondepressed mothers exhibit differences in frontal brain electrical activity during the expression of negative emotions. Developmental Psychology, 33, 650-656.
56. Hessl, D., Dawson, G., Frey, K., Panagiotides, H., Self, J., Yamada, E., & Osterling, J. (1998). A longitudinal study of children of depressed mothers:  Psychobiological findings related to stress.  In D.M. Hann, L.C. Huffman, K.K. Lederhendler, and D. Meinecke (Eds.) Advancing research on developmental plasticity: Integrating the behavioral science and the neuroscience of mental health.  National Institute of mental Health, Bethesda, MD.
57. Dawson G. (1998). Are there other disorders or disabilities associated with autism? Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 28, 171.
58. Dawson, G., Meltzoff, A., Osterling, J., &  Brown, E. (1998).  Children with autism fail to orient to social stimuli. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 28, 479-485.
59. Carter, A., Volkmar, F., Sparrow, S., Wang, J., Lord, C., Dawson, G., Fombonne, E., Mesibov, G., & Schopler, E. (1998).  The Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales:  Supplementary norms for individuals with autism.  Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 28, 287-303. 
60. Dawson, G., Meltzoff, A., Osterling, J., & Rinaldi, J. (1998). Neuropsychological correlates of  early autistic symptoms.  Child Development, 69, 1247-1482.
61. Dawson, G., Frey, K., Self, J., Panagiotides, H., Hessl, D., Yamada, E., & Rinaldi, J. (1999).  Frontal electrical brain activity in infants of depressed mothers:  Relation to variations in infant behavior.  Development and Psychopathology, 11, 589-605.
62. Dawson, G. (1999).  What are early indicators of risk for autism?  Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 29, 97.
63. Dawson, G., Frey, K., Panagiotides, H., Yamada, E., J., Hessl, D., & Osterling, J. (1999).  Infants of depressed mothers exhibit atypical frontal brain electrical activity during interactions with mother and with a familiar, nondepressed adult.  Child Development, 70, 1058-1067. 
64. Dawson, G., & Watling, R. (2000). Interventions to facilitate auditory, visual and motor integration in autism: A review of the evidence. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 30, 415-421.
65. Werner, E., Dawson, G., Osterling, J.,  & Dinno, J. (2000). Recognition of autism before 1 year of age:  A retrospective study based on home videotapes.  Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 30, 157-162.
66. Dawson, G., Osterling, J., Meltzoff, A.N., & Kuhl, P. (2000). Case study of the development of an infant with autism from birth to 2 years of age.  Journal of Applied Developmental  Psychology, 21, 299-313.
67. Dawson, G., & Ashman, S. (2000). On the origins of a vulnerability to depression: The influence of the early social environment on the development of psychobiological systems related to risk for affective disorder. In C. Nelson (ed.)  The effects of early adversity on neurobehavioral development: The Minnesota Symposium, Vol 31.  (pp. 245-279)  Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Mahwah, N.J.
68. Filipek, P.A., Accardo, P.J., Baranek, G.T., Cook, E.H., Dawson, G., Gordon, B., et. al. (2000). Practice Parameters: The screening and diagnosis of autistic spectrum disorders. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 29, 439-484.
69. Dawson, G., Ashman, S., & Carver, L., (2000). The role of early experience in shaping behavioral and brain development and its implications for social policy.  Development and Psychopathology, 12, 695-712.
70. Aylward, E.H., Dawson G., Meltzoff A., Panagiotides H., Steury K., & McPartland J. (2000). Functional MRI of autistic individuals during face perception task. Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, 12.
71. Dawson, G. (2000). What is Childhood Disintegrative Disorder, how is it different from autism, and what is believed to be its cause?  Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 30, 177.
72. Dager, S.R., Friedman, S.D., Shaw, D., Echelard, D., Artru, A., Strauss, W.L., Sparks, B., Carver, L., Richards, T.L., Munson, J, & Dawson, G.  (2000). Neuroimaging of the Autistic Child’s Brain: Brain Structure, Chemistry and Function.  J Intellectual Disability Research 44, 253.
73. Filipek, P.A., Accardo, P.J., Baranek, G.T., Cook, E.H., Dawson, G., Gordon, B., Gravel JS, Johnson CP, Kallen RJ, Levy SE, Minshew NJ, Ozonoff S, Prizant BM, Rapin I, Rogers SJ, Stone WL, Teplin SW, Tuchman RF, Volkmar FR. (2000).  Practice parameter: Screening and diagnosis of autism. Neurology, 55, 468-479.
74. Klinger, L., & Dawson, G. (2001). Prototype formation in children with autism and Down syndrome. Development and Psychopathology, 13, 111-124.
75. Osterling, J., Dawson, G., & McPartland. (2001). Autism. In M.C. Roberts and H. Walker (Eds.), Handbook of Clinical Child Psychology (Third Edition). (pp. 432-452). NY: Wiley and Sons.
76. Friedman, S.D., Shaw, D.W.W., Artru, A.A., Echelard, D., Richards, T.L., Posse, S., Dawson, G., & Dager, S.R.  (2001).Brain neurochemical abnormalities in childhood autism.  Proc Intl Soc Magn Reson Med 577. 
77. Howell, R.R., Chakracarti, A., Dawson, G., Dungy, C.I., Fletcher, J.M., Jackson, D., et al. (2001).  Phenylketonuria (PKU):  Screening and Management (NIH consensus statement).  Pediatrics, 108, 972-82.
78. Dawson, G., Osterling, J., Rinaldi, R. Carver, L.,  & McPartland, J. (2001). Brief Report:  Recognition memory and stimulus-reward associations: Indirect support for the role of the ventromedial prefrontal dysfunction in autism.  Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 31, 337-341.
79. Embry, L., & Dawson, G., (2002).  Disruptions in parenting behavior related to maternal depression:   Influences on children’s behavioral and psychobiological development.  In J. Borkowsky, S. Ramey, and M. Bristol-Power (eds.)  Parenting and the Child’s World. (pp. 203-214). NJ: Erlbaum.
80. Dawson, G., Ashman, S.B., Hessl, D., Spieker, S., Frey, K., Panagiotides, H.  & Embry, L  (2002). Autonomic and Brain Electrical Activity in Securely- and Insecurely-Attached Infants of Depressed Mothers Infant Behavior and Development
81. Osterling, J., Dawson, G., &  Munson, J. (2002). Early recognition of one year old infants with autism spectrum disorder versus mental retardation:  A study of first birthday party home videotapes.  Development and Psychopathology, 14, 239-51.
82. Ashman, S. B., Dawson, G., Panagiotides, H., Yamada, E., & Wilkinson, C. W.  (2002).  Stress hormone levels of children of depressed mothers. Development and Psychopathology 14, 333-49.
83. Dawson, G., Carver, L., Meltzoff, A.N., Panagiotides, H.,  & McPartland, J. (2002).  Neural correlates of face recognition in young children with autism spectrum disorder, developmental delay, and typical development. Child Development, 73, 700-717.
84. Ashman, S., & Dawson, G.  (2002).  Maternal Depression, Infant Psychobiological Development, and Risk for Depression. In S. H. Goodman and I. H. Gotlib (Eds).  Children of Depressed Parents:  Mechanisms of Risk and Implications for Treatment.  (pp. 37-58).  Washington, DC:  American Psychological Association.
85. Dawson, G., Munson, J., Estes, A., Osterling, J., McPartland, J., Toth, K., Carver, L., Abbot, R. (2002). Neurocognitive function and joint attention ability in young children with autism spectrum disorder. Child Development, 73, 345-358.
86. Carver, L., & Dawson, G. (2002).  Development and neural bases of face recognition.  Molecular Psychiatry, 7(2), 18-20.
87. Devlin, B., Bennett, P., Cook, E. H., Dawson, D., Grigorenko, E. L., McMahon, W., Pauls, D., Spence, M. A., the CPEA Genetics Network, Schellenberg, G. D. (2002). No evidence for linkage of liability to autism to HOXA1  in a Sample from the CPEA Network. Am. J. Med. Genetics, 114(6), 667-672.
88. Sparks, B.F., Friedman, S.D., Shaw, D.W., Aylward. E.H., Echelard, D., Artru, A.A., Maravilla, K.R., Giedd, J.N., Munson, J., Dawson, G., & Dager, S.R. (2002). Brain Structural Abnormalities in Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.  Neurology, 59, 184-192.
89. Strauss, W.L., Unis, A.S., Cowan, C., Dawson, G., & Dager, S.R. (2002). Fluorine magnetic resonance spectroscopy measurement of brain fluzoxamine and fluoxetine in pediatric patients treated for pervasive developmental disorders. Am J Psychiatry, 159, 755-760.
90. Unis, A., Munson, J., Rogers, S.J., Goldson, E., Osterling, J., Gabriels, R., Abbott, R.,  & Dawson, G. (2002). A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of porcine versus synthetic secretin for reducing symptoms of autism. Journal of the Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 41, 1315-21.
91. Yu, C., Dawson, G., Munson, J., D’Souza, I., Osterling, J., Estes, A., A., Leutenegger, A.-L., Flodman, P., Smith, M., Raskind, W.H., Spence, M.A., McMahon, W., Wijsman, W.M., Schellenberg, G.D. (2002). Presence of Large Deletions in Autism Kindred. American Journal of Human Genetics, 71, 100-115.
92. Klinger, L., Dawson, G., & Renner, P. (2002).  Autistic disorder.  In E. Mash and R. Barkley (Eds).  Child Psychopathology. (pp 409-454). New York:  Guilford Press.
93. Cheney, C.L., Pechstein, S., Lucas, B., Trahms, C., McBride, B., & Dawson, G. (2002). Abstract: Nutritional status and restricted diets in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.  Supplement to the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.  75, 395. 
94. Sultana, R., Yu, C.-E., Yu, J.,  Munson, J., Chen, D., Hua, W.,  Estes, A., Cortes, F., de la Barra, F., Yu, D.,  Haider, S. T., Trask, B. J.,  Green, E. D.,  Raskind, W. H., Disteche, C. M.,  Wijsman, E.,  Dawson, G., G., Storm, D. R., Schellenberg, G. D., Villacres, E. C. (2002).  Identification of a Novel Gene on Chromosome 7q11.2 Interrupted by a Translocation Breakpoint in a Pair of Autistic Twins. Genomics: 80, 129-134.
95. McPartland, J., Dawson, G., Brown, E. & Osterling, J. (2003). Early recognition of autism. International Journal of Special Education: Proceedings of the International Conference on Autism. http://www.internationalsped.com/magazines_articles/Early Recognition of Autism.IJSE.pdf.
96. Dawson, G., Webb, S., Schellenberg, G., Aylward., E., Richards, T., Dager, S., & Friedman, S., (2002).  Defining the phenotype of autism: Genetic, brain, and behavioral perspectives.  Special Issue of Development and Psychopathology on “Multiple Levels of Analysis.” Cicchetti, D., & Dawson, G., (Editors), 14, 581-611. Also published in Japanese in Advances in Research on Autism and Developmental Disorders.  (2003) Tokyo, Japan:  Weiwa Shoten Co, Publishers in Medicine and Psychiatry.
97. Carver, L., Dawson, G., Panagiotides, H., Meltzoff, A. N., McPartland, J., Gray, J., & Munson, J.  (2003).  Age-related differences in neural correlates of face recognition during the toddler and preschool years.  Developmental Psychobiology, 42, 148-59.
98. Dawson, G., Ashman, S.B., Panagiotides, H., Hessl, D., Self, J., Yamada, E., & Embry, L. (2003).  Preschool outcomes of children of depressed mothers:  Role of maternal behavior, contextual risk, and children’s brain activity.  Child Development. 74(4), 1158-75.
99. Friedman, S.D., Shaw, D.W., Artru, A.A., Richards, T.G., Gardner, J., Dawson, G., Posse S., & Dager S.R. (2003).  Regional Brain Chemical Alterations in Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Neurology, 60, 100-7.  Also published in Japanese in Advances in Research on Autism and Developmental Disorders.  (2003) Tokyo, Japan:  Weiwa Shoten Co, Publishers in Medicine and Psychiatry.
100.  Dawson, G., & Zanolli, K. (2003).  Early intervention and brain plasticity in autism.  In G. Bock & J. Goode (Eds.).  Autism: Neural bases and treatment possibilities. (Novartis Foundation Symposium 251), (pp. 266-280), Chichester, UK: John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
101. Devlin, G., Bennett, P., Dawson, G. Figlewicz, D.A., Grigorenko, E.L., McMahon, W., Schellenberg, G.  (2004).  Alleles of a reelin CGG repeat do not convey liability to autism in a sample from the CPEA Network.  American Journal of Medical Genetics, 126B, 46-50.
102. Dawson, G., Toth, K., Abbott, R., Osterling, J., Munson, J., Estes, A., & Liaw J. (2004).  Defining the early social attention impairments in autism: Social orienting, joint attention, and responses to emotions. Develop. Psychology, 40(2), 271-283.
103. McPartland, J. & Dawson, G. Asperger syndrome and giftedness. (2004).Duke Gifted Newsletter.
104. Ozonoff,  S.,  Cook,  I., Coon,  H.,  Dawson, G., Joseph,  RM., Klin A., (2004). Performance on CANTAB Subtests Sensitive to Frontal Lobe Function in People with Autistic Disorder: Evidence from the CPEA Network.  J. Autism & Develop Disorders, 34(2), 139-150.
105. Dawson, G., Webb, S., Carver, L., & Panagiotides, H., & McPartland, J. (2004). Young children with autism show atypical brain responses to fearful versus neutral facial expressions. Developmental Science. 7, 340-359.
106. McPartland, J., Dawson, G., Webb, S., Panagiotides, H. & Carver L. (2004).   Event-related brain potentials reveal anomalies in temporal processing of faces in autism.  Journal of Child Psychiatry and Psychology. 45(7), 1235-1245
107. Speltz, M.L., Kapp-Simon, K.A., Cunningham, M., Marsh, J., & Dawson G. (2004). Single-Suture Craniosynostosis: A Review of Neurobehavioral Research and Theory. J Pediatric Psychology. Dec. 29(8), 651-68
108. Dawson, G., Webb, S., & McPartland, J. (2005). Understanding the nature of face processing impairment in autism:  Insights from behavioral and electrophysiological studies.  Developmental Neuropsychology, 27(3) 403-424.
109. Luyster, R., Richler, J., Risi, S., Hsu, WL., Dawson,  G., Bernier, R., Dunn, M., Hepburn, et al.  (2005). Early regression in social communication in autistic spectrum disorders: a CPEA study.   Developmental Neuropsychology, 27, 2005.
110. Lord, C., Wagner, A., Pickles, A., Rogers, S., Szatmari, P., Aman, M., Charman, T., Dawson, G., et al. (2005). Challenges in Evaluating Psychosocial Interventions for Autistic Spectrum Disorders. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 35(6) 695-708.
111. Bernier, R., Dawson, G., Panagiotides, H., & Webb, S. (2005). Individuals with autism spectrum disorder show normal responses to a fear potential startle paradigm. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 35(5), 575-583.
112. Bernier, R., Webb, S., & Dawson, G. (2006).  Understanding impairments in social engagement in autism.  In P. Marshall & N. Fox (Eds).  The Development of Social Engagement: Neurobiological Perspectives. (pp. 314-330). Oxford: Oxford University Press.
113. Kuhl, P.K., Coffey-Corina, S., Padden, D., & Dawson, G. (2005).   Links between social and linguistic processing of speech in preschool children with autism: Behavioral and electrophysiological measures.  Developmental Science, 8(1), F9-F20.
114. Sung, J.U., Dawson, G., Munson, J., Estes, A., Schellenberg, J., & Wijsman, E.M. (2005). Genetic Investigation of Quantitative Traits Related to Autism: Use of Multivariate Polygenic Models with Ascertainment Adjustment. Am. J. Hum. Genet. 76, 68-81.
115. Werner, E. & Dawson. G. (2005). Regression in autism: Validation of the phenomenon using home videotapes.  Archives of General Psychiatry, 62, 889-895.
116. Devlin, B., Cook, E.H., Coon, H., Dawson, G., Grigorenko, E.L., McMahon, W., Minshew, N., Pauls, D., Smith, M., Spence, M.A., Rodier, P.M., Stodgell, C., & the CPEA Genetics Network, GD Schellenberg.  (2005). Autism and the serotonin transporter:  The long and short of it. Molecular Psychiatry, 10(12), 1110-6.
117. Dawson, G., Webb, S.J., Wijsman, E., Schellenberg, G., Estes, A., Munson, J., & Faja, S. (2005). Neurocognitive and electrophysiological evidence of altered face processing in parents of children with autism:  Implications for a model of abnormal development of social brain circuitry in autism.  Development and Psychopathology, 17, 679-697.
118. Amundsen, L. B.,  Artru, A. A., Dager, S.R., Shaw, D. W. W., Friedman, S. D., Sparks, B., & Dawson, G. (2005). Propofol sedation for longitudinal pediatric neuroimaging.  Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology, 17,180-192.
119. Werner, E., Dawson, G., Munson, J., & Osterling, J. (2006).  Variation in early developmental course in autism and its relation with behavioral outcome at 3-4 years of age.  J. Autism & Developmental Disorders 35(3), 337-350.
120. Dawson, G.  (2006). Face processing in individuals with autism. Medscape Psychiatry & Mental Health.
121. Faja, S. & Dawson, G. (2006).  Early intervention in autism. In J. Luby (Ed). Handbook of Preschool Mental Health: Development, Disorders and Treatment. NY: Guilford Press.
122. Carver, L., Meltzoff, A., & Dawson, G. (2006). Event-related potential indices of infants’ recognition of familiar and unfamiliar objects in 2- and 3-dimensions. Developmental Science 9(1) 51-62.
123. Boger-Megiddo, I., Shaw, D. W., Friedman, S. D., Sparks, B. F., Artru, A. A., Giedd, J. N., Dawson, G., & Dager, S. R. (2006).  Corpus callosum morphometrics in young children with autism spectrum disorder. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 36: 733-9.
124. Molloy, C.A., Morrow, A.L., Meinzen-Derr, J., Dawson, G., Bernier, R., Dunn, M., et al. (2006). Familial autoimmune thyroid disease as a risk factor for regression in children with autism spectrum disorder:  A CPEA Study. J. Autism and Developmental Disorder.
125. Dawson, G. & Toth, K.  (2006). Autism spectrum disorders.  In D. Cicchetti & D. Cohen (Eds.), Developmental psychopathology, second edition, volume three: Risk, disorder, and adaptation.  
126. Richler, J., Luyster, R., Risi, S., Hsu, W.L. Dawson, G., Bernier, R., Dunn, M., Hepburn, S., Human, S..K., McMahon, W.M., Goudie-Nice, J., Minshew, N., Rogers, S., Sigman, M., Spence, M.A., Goldberg, W.A., Tager-Flusberg, H., Volkmar, F., & Lord, G. (2006).  Is there a “regressive phenotype” of autism spectrum disorder associated with the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine?  A CPEA Study.  Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders.  
127. Petropoulos, H., Friedman, S. D., Shaw, D. W. W., Artru, A. A., Dawson, G., & Dager, S. R. (2006).  T2 relaxometry reveals evidence for gray matter abnormalities in autism spectrum disorder.  Neurology: 67: 632-6
128. Dawson, G. & Bernier, R. (2006).  Development of social brain circuitry in autism.  To appear in Human Behavior and the Developing Brain, Second Edition: Atypical Development, edited by Donna J. Coch, Geraldine Dawson, and Kurt W. Fischer. (pp. 28-55). New York:  Guilford Press.
129. Smith, M., Rogers, S., & Dawson, G. (2007).  The Early Start Denver Model:  A comprehensive early intervention approach for toddlers with autism.  Preschool Education Programs for Children with Autism: Third edition, J.S. Handleman and S. L. Harris (Eds). ( pp. 65-101).Pro Ed Corporation, Inc., Austin TX.
130. Minshew, N., Webb, S.J., Williams, D.L., & Dawson, G. (2006).  Neuropsychology and neurophysiology of autism spectrum disorders.  In S. Moldin and J. Rubenstein (Eds) Understanding autism:  From Basic Neuroscience to Treatment.   CRC Press.
131. Schellenberg, G.D., Dawson, G., Sung, Y.J., Estes, A., Munson, J., Rosenthal, E., Rothstein, J., Flodman, P., Smith, M., Coon, H., Leong, L., Yu, C-E., Stodgell, G., Rodier, P.M., Spence, A., Minshew, N., McMahon, W.M., Wijsman, E. (2006).  Evidence for multiple loci from a genome scan of autism kindred: A CPEA Study.  Molecular Psychiatry: 11, 1049-60.
132. Dager, S., Wang, L., Friedman, S. D., Shaw, D. W., Sparks, B. F., Constantino, J., Artru, A. A., Dawson, G., & Csernansky, J. (2007). Shape mapping of the hippocampus in young children with autism spectrum disorder. American Journal of Neuroradiology, 28: 672-7.
133. Toth, K., Munson, J., Meltzoff, A., Dawson, G. (2007). Early predictors of language growth in young children with autism: Joint attention, imitation, and toy play.  Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 36: 993-1005.
134. Lainhart, J.E., Bigler, E.D. Bocian, M., Coon, H., Dinh, E., Dawson, G., Deutsch, C.K., Dunn, M., Estes, A., Tager-Flusberg, H., Folstein, S., Helburn, S., Hyman, S., McMahon, W., Minshew, N., Munson, J., Osann, K., Ozonoff, S., Rodier, P., Rogers, S., Sigman, M., Spence, M.A. Stodgell, C.j., Volkmar, F. (2006).  Head circumference and height in autism:  A study by the Collaborative Program of Excellence in Autism.  American J. of Medical Genetics, 140: 2257-74.
135. Smith, T., Scahill, L., Dawson, G., Guthrie, D., Lord, C., Odom, S., Rogers, S., and Wagner, A. (2007).  Designing research studies on psychosocial interventions in autism.  Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 37:  354-66.
136. Webb, S.J., Dawson G., Bernier, R., & Panagiotides, H. (2006).  ERP evidence of atypical face processing in young children with autism.  Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 36: 881-90.
137. Dawson, G., Estes, A., Munson, J., Schellenberg, G., & Bernier, R. (2007). Quantitative assessment of autism symptoms in children with autism and their parents:  Broader Phenotype Autism Symptom Scale. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 37: 523-536.
138. Munson, J., Dawson, G., Abbott, R., Faja, S., Webb, S.J., Friedman, S.D. Shaw, D., Artru, A., and Dager, S.  (2006). Amygdalar volume and behavioral development in autism.  Archives of General Psychiatry.  63, 686-693.
139. Friedman, S.D., Shaw, D.W., Artru, A.A., Dawson, G., Petropoulos, H., Dager, S.R. (2007) Gray and white matter brain chemistry alterations in young children with autism.  Archives of General Psychiatry. 63: 786-794.
140. Dawson, G., Munson J., Webb S.J., Nalty, T., Abbott, R., Toth, K. (2007). Deceleration in rate of head growth and decline in skills in the second year of life in autism. Biological Psychiatry.61:458-464.
141. Dawson, G., & Sterling, L. (2007). Overview of Autism Spectrum Disorders. In Haith M. & Benson, J. (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Infant and Early Childhood Development: Volume 1. (pp. 137-143). Oxford, UK: Elsevier, Inc.
142. Murias, M., Webb, S., Greenson, J., and Dawson, G. (2007).  Resting state cortical connectivity reflected in EEG coherence in individuals with autism.  Biological Psychiatry, 62L 270-3.
143. Ashman, S., Dawson, G. (2008).  Trajectories of maternal depression over seven years:  Relations with child psychophysiology and behavior.  Development and Psychopathology. 20: 55-77.
144. Autism Genome Project Consortium: Szatmari P, Paterson AD, Zwaigenbaum L, Roberts W, Brian J, Liu XQ, Vincent JB, Skaug JL, Thompson AP, Senman L, Feuk L, Qian C, Bryson SE, Jones MB, Marshall CR, Scherer SW, Vieland VJ, Bartlett C, Mangin LV, Goedken R, Segre A, Pericak-Vance MA, Cuccaro ML, Gilbert JR, Wright HH, Abramson RK, Betancur C, Bourgeron T, Gillberg C, Leboyer M, Buxbaum JD, Davis KL, Hollander E, Silverman JM, Hallmayer J, Lotspeich L, Sutcliffe JS, Haines JL, Folstein SE, Piven J, Wassink TH, Sheffield V, Geschwind DH, Bucan M, Brown WT, Cantor RM, Constantino JN, Gilliam TC, Herbert M, Lajonchere C, Ledbetter DH, Lese-Martin C, Miller J, Nelson S, Samango-Sprouse CA, Spence S, State M, Tanzi RE, Coon H, Dawson G, Devlin B, Estes A, Flodman P, Klei L, McMahon WM, Minshew N, Munson J, Korvatska E, Rodier PM, Schellenberg GD, Smith M, Spence MA, Stodgell C, Tepper PG, Wijsman EM, Yu CE, Roge B, Mantoulan C, Wittemeyer K, Poustka A, Felder B, Klauck SM, Schuster C, Poustka F, Bolte S, Feineis-Matthews S, Herbrecht E, Schmotzer G, Tsiantis J, Papanikolaou K, Maestrini E, Bacchelli E, Blasi F, Carone S, Toma C, Van Engeland H, de Jonge M, Kemner C, Koop F, Langemeijer M, Hijimans C, Staal WG, Baird G, Bolton PF, Rutter ML, Weisblatt E, Green J, Aldred C, Wilkinson JA, Pickles A, Le Couteur A, Berney T, McConachie H, Bailey AJ, Francis K, Honeyman G, Hutchinson A, Parr JR, Wallace S, Monaco AP, Barnby G, Kobayashi K, Lamb JA, Sousa I, Sykes N, Cook EH, Guter SJ, Leventhal BL, Salt J, Lord C, Corsello C, Hus V, Weeks DE, Volkmar F, Tauber M, Fombonne E, Shih A.  (2007) Mapping autism risk loci using genetic linkage and chromosomal rearrangements. Nature Genetics, 39(3):319-28
145. Dawson, G. (2007).  Editorial:  Despite major challenges, research offers hope for autism.  Special Issue on Autism Spectrum Disorders, Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine. 161: 411-412.
146. Webb, S.J., Nalty, T., Munson, J., Brock, C., Abbott, R., and Dawson, G. (2007) Rate of head circumference growth as a function of autism diagnosis and history of autistic regression.  Journal of Child Neurology. 22: 1182-1190
147. Brune, C.W., Korvatska, E., Allen-Brady, Cook, E.H. Dawson G., Devlin, B., Estes, A., Hennelly, M., Hyman, S., McMahon, W.M., Munson, J., Rodier, P.M., Schellenberg, G.D., Stodgell, C.J., and Coon, H. (2008).  Heterogeneous Association between Engrailed-2 and Autism in the CPEA Network.  Neuropsychiatric Genetics,  147B: 187-93.
148. Bernier, R., Dawson, G., Webb, S., and Murias, M. (2007).  EEG Mu rhythm and imitation impairments in individuals with autism spectrum disorder.  Brain and Cognition.   64: 228-237
149. Dawson, G. and Murias, M. (2007).  Autism.  In L. Squire (Editor) New Encyclopedia of Neuroscience.  Elsevier:  Oxford, UK.
150. Estes, A., Munson, J., Dawson, G., Koehler, K., Zhou, X-H., and Abbott, R. (under review)  Parenting stress and psychological functioning among mothers of preschool children with autism and developmental delay.
151. Toth, K., Collett, B., Kapp-Simon, K.A., Cloonan, Y.K., Gaither, R., Cradock, M.M., Buano, L., Cunningham, M., Dawson, G., Starr, J., and Speltz, M.L. (2007)  Memory and response inhibition in young children with single-suture craniosynostosis. Child Neuropsychology.  26:: 1-14.
152. Toth, K., Dawson, G., Meltzoff, A., Greenson, J., & Fein, D. (2007) Early social, imitation, play, and language abilities of young non-autistic siblings of children with autism.  Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 37: 145-57.
153. Sterling, L., Dawson, G., Webb, S., Murias, M., Munson, J., and Panagiotides, H. (2008)  The role of familiarity in eye-tracking of faces by individuals with autism spectrum disorders.  Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, Feb 28 (Epub ahead of print).
154. Estes, A., Dawson, G., Sterling, L., & Munson, J. (2007).  Level of intellectual functioning predicts patterns of associated symptoms in school children with autism spectrum disorder. American Journal on Mental Retardation, 112(6):439-49.
155. Elder, L., Dawson, G., Toth, K., Fein, D., and Munson, J. (2008).  Head circumference as an early predictor of autism symptoms in young siblings of children with autism, Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorder: 38: 1104-11.
156. Faja, S., Aylward, E., Bernier, R., and Dawson, G. (2008)  Become a face expert:  A computerized face training program for high-functioning individuals with autism spectrum disorders.  Developmental Neuropsychology, 33: 1-24.
157. Bernier, R. and Dawson, G. (in press) The role of mirror neuron dysfunction in autism.  J.A. Pineda (editor).  The role of mirroring processes in social cognition.  Totowa, N.J.: The Humana press, Inc.
158. Kleinhans, N.M., Johnson, L.C., Mahurin, R., Richards, R., Stegbauer, K.C., Greenson, J., Dawson, G., and Aylward, E. (2007)  Increased amygdala activation to neutral faces is associated with better face memory performance.  Neuroreport, 18, 987 – 991.
159. Sterling, L., Dawson, G., Estes, A., Greenson, J. (2008).  Characteristics associated with presence of depressive symptoms in adults with autism spectrum disorders.  Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 38:  1011-8.
160. Munson, J., Dawson, G., Sterling, L., Beauchaine, T., Zhou, A., Koehler, E., Lord, C., Rogers, S., Sigman, M., Estes, A., and Abbott, R.  (in press)  Evidence for latent classes of IQ in young children with autism spectrum disorders.  American Journal on Mental Retardation.  
161. Dawson, G., Sterling, L., & Faja, S. (in press).  Autism spectrum disorders.  To appear in Handbook of Developmental Social Neuroscience.  De Haan, J., and Gunnar, J. (eds.).  NY:  Guildford Press.
162. Wassink, T.H., Hazlett, H.C., Mosconi, M., Epping, E.A., Arndt, S., Schellenberg, G., Dager, S., Dawson, G., and Piven, J. (2007).  Cerebral cortical gray matter overgrowth in autism is associated with functional variation of the serotonin transporter gene.  Archives of General Psychiatry, 64:  709-17.
163. Dawson, G., and Faja, S. (2008).  Autism spectrum disorders :  A developmental perspective.  In T.P. Beauchaine and S.P. Hinshaw (Eds).  Child and Adolescent Psychopathology.  Hoboken, N.J. :  John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
164. Webb, S., Sparks, B., Friedman, S., Shaw, D., Giedd, J., Dawson, G., and Dager, S.  (under review)  Cerebellar vermal volumes in children with autism spectrum disorder. 
165. Kleinhaus, N.M., Richards, T., Stegbauer, K.C., Mahurin, R., Johnson., L.C., Greenson, J., Dawson, G., and Aylward, E. (2008).  Abnormal functional connectivity in autism spectrum disorders during face processing.  Brain, 131:  1000-12.
166. Kleinhaus, N.M., Richards, T., Stegbauer, K.C., Mahurin, R., Johnson., L.C., Greenson, J., Dawson, G., and Aylward, E. (2008).  Abnormal functional connectivity in autism spectrum disorders during face processing.  Brain, 131:  1000-12.
167. Corrigan, N.M., Richards, T., Webb, S.J., Merkle, K., Kleinhans, N., Murias, M., Poliakov, A., Aylward, E., and Dawson, G. (submitted).  An investigation into the relationship between fMRI and ERP source localization measurements of brain activity during face processing.  
168. Munson, J., Faja, S., Meltzoff, A., Abbott, R., and Dawson, G. (submitted).  Neurocognitive predictors of social and communication growth in preschoolers with autism spectrum disorders. 
169. Dawson, G. (2008).  Early behavioral intervention, brain plasticity, and the prevention of autism spectrum disorder.  Development and Psychopathology, 20:  775-803.

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