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Poster Reception 1

April 11, 2023 from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm

The Poster Receptions will be held in the Pershing Place conference room. You can view a map of the poster board layout, below, to see where these posters will be located in the conference room.

  1. Establishing a Disability Advocacy Scale for Parents of Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities : Amanda Johnston, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Chak Li, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Meghan Burke, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Leann Smith Dawalt, University of Wisconsin at Madison; Julie Lounds Taylor, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
  2. Social Skills Profile in Young Children with Prader-Willi Syndrome: Evelyn Nichols, Case Western Reserve University; Kerrigan Vargo, Case Western Reserve University; Rachel Gordon, Case Western Reserve University; Anastasia Dimitropoulos, Case Western Reserve University
  3. Longitudinal Case Series of Development & Behavior among children with Dup15q Syndrome: Maya Ayoub, UCLA; Carly Hyde, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health; Shafali Spurling Jeste, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, Keck School of Medicine, USC ; Charlotte DiStefano, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, Keck School of Medicine, USC
  4. Child Factors Related to Expressive Language Abilities of Children with Down Syndrome: Amanda Dimachkie Nunnally, University of California, Davis; Robyn Tempero Feigles, University of California, Davis; Anna Esbensen, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center; Jennifer Bekins, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center; Emily Hoffman, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center; Kellie Voth (Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center) Carolyn B. Mervis (University of Louisville) Angela Becerra (University of Louisville) C. Holley Pitts (University of Louisville) Marinie Joseph (University of Louisville) Deborah Fidler (Colorado State University) Lisa Daunhauer (Colorado State University) Kaylyn Van Deusen (Colorado State University) Leonard Abbeduto (University of California, Davis) Angela John Thurman (University of California, Davis)
  5. Reading Comprehension Intervention for Children with Autism and ID: Feasibility, Social Validity, and Preliminary Efficacy: Alyssa Henry, Texas A&M University; Nancy McIntyre, University of Central Florida; Emily Solari, University of Virginia
  6. Youth at low risk for receipt of an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) diagnosis: Gender differences in age of evaluation and diagnoses: Xiaotian “Daisy” Hu, Thompson Center for Autism and Neurodevelopment, University of Missouri; Braden Hayse, Thompson Center for Autism and Neurodevelopment, University of Missouri; Mackenzie Cissne, Thompson Center for Autism and Neurodevelopment, University of Missouri; Henry Huff, University of Missouri; Kerri Nowell, Thompson Center for Autism and Neurodevelopment, University of Missouri
  7. Employment Outcomes for Young Adults with Autism and Related Neurodevelopmental Conditions Attending a Community Transition Program: Annie Goerdt, University of Minnesota; Carley Matsumoto, Minnesota Independence College & Community; Annie Goerdt, University of Minnesota; Suma Jacob, University of Minnesota; Joan Gerring, SUNY Syracuse; Lynn Stansberry – University of St. Thomas
  8. Parent and student participation in IEP meetings: Transition-aged students still overlooked: Brittney Goscicki, Vanderbilt University; Kelli Sanderson, California State University, Long Beach; Richard Urbano, Vanderbilt University; Robert Hodapp, Vanderbilt University
  9. Exploring the early gross motor developmental trajectories of children with autism: Anna Wallisch, University of Kansas; Dwight Irvin, University of Kansas; Jay Buzhardt, University of Kansas; Nikki Gasley-Boy, University of Kansas; Charles Greenwood, University of Kansas; Brian Boyd, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
  10. Links between early prelinguistic communication and later expressive language in infants with autistic and non-autistic siblings: Zoë Kiemel, Vanderbilt University; Jennifer Markfeld, Vanderbilt University; Olivia Jamieson, Vanderbilt University; Bahar Keceli-Kaysili, Vanderbilt University Medical Center; Jacob Feldman, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Frist Center for Autism and Innovation- Vanderbilt University; Dr. Tiffany Woynaroski, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Vanderbilt Brain Institute, Vanderbilt University Frist Center for Autism and Innovation-Vanderbilt University, Vanderbilt Kennedy Center Pooja Santapuram, Columbia University Department of Anesthesiology Samantha L. Bordman, New York Presbyterian Hospital
  11. From Facilitator to Partner: Examining Effective Intervention Strategies in a Pretend Play Intervention for School-Aged Children with Prader-Willi Syndrome: Rachel Gordon, Case Western Reserve University; Morgan Hyun, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia; Ellen Doernberg, Case Western Reserve University; Sandra Russ, Case Western Reserve University; Anastasia Dimitropoulos, Case Western Reserve University
  12. Connecting Babies with Rare Diseases to Early Intervention through Newborn Screening: Elizabeth Reynolds, RTI International; Sara Andrews, RTI International ; Don Bailey, RTI International
  13. Characterization of Autism Spectrum Disorder in vitro models for drug discovery and development: Mitzy Rios de Anda, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai; Michael Jun, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai; Liam L Hiester, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai; Ana Kostic, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai; Joseph D Buxbaum, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
  14. Development and Initial Validation of RIGID-FX: Angelina Jones, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center; Sungeun Kang, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center; Rebecca Shaffer, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine; Lauren Schmitt, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
  15. Measuring Teacher Communication with Children who have Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities during Whole-Group Shared Reading: Sara Collins, Florida State University; Andrea Barton-Hulsey, Florida State University
  16. Impact of the Great Recession on Adults with Autism and their Mothers : Emily Hickey, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Leann DaWalt, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Daniel Bolt, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Jinkuk Hong, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Jieun Song, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Julie Lounds Taylor, Vanderbilt University Medical Center; Marsha Mailick, University of Wisconsin-Madison
  17. Sibling relationships in a global context: Findings from a pilot questionnaire for siblings of Special Olympics athletes with intellectual disability: Ashlyn Smith, Special Olympics Inc; Meghan Hussey, Special Olympics Inc.; Alicia Paul, Johns Hopkins University
  18. Improving Developmental Outcomes by Supporting Childcare Providers : Anne Hoffmann, Rush University; Lauren Little, Rush University; Kristen Vincent, Rush University
  19. Increasing the Quantity and Quality of Child Vocalizations to Facilitate Language Skills of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Jena McDaniel, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine; Mackenzie Bravence, University of Kansas; Sophia Mehnert, University of Kansas
  20. Validity of a Clinician-Reported Outcome Measures in Rett Syndrome: Jada Finley, Vanderbilt University ; Sarika Peters , Vanderbilt University ; Cary Fu, Vanderbilt University; Jeffery Neul, Vanderbilt University
  21. A Qualitative Study of Adult AAC User’s Experiences Related to Receiving Mental Health Services: Adrianna Noyes, The Pennsylvania State University; Krista Wilkinson, The Pennsylvania State University
  22. Understanding measurement stability of caregiver-child interactions in caregiver-implemented interventions: Annabel Garza, The University of Texas at Austin; Olivia Helm, The University of Texas at Austin; Jerrica Butler, The University of Texas at Austin; Elizabeth Rodriguez, The University of Texas at Austin; Micheal Sandbank, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Lauren Hampton The University of Texas at Austin
  23. Revealing delayed identification of females with ASD: Examining sex differences and sociodemographic factors in ASD diagnosis: Sungeun Kang, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital; Mya Jones, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital; Piper Hamilton, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital; Craig Erickson, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine ; Kelli Dominick, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine ; ● Ernest Pedapati, MD (Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine) ● Lauren M. Schmitt, PhD (Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine) ● Meredith Will, PhD (Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine) ● Debra Reisinger, PhD (Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine) ● Elizabeth Smith, PhD (Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine) ● Martin Lamy, MD (Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine) ● Oumou Kanoute, BA (Simons Foundation) ● Rebecca Shaffer, PsyD (Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine)
  24. Hippocampal Subfield Volumes in Youth with Down Syndrome: Annalysa Lovos, University of Arizona; Vishruth Anand, University of Arizona; Andrew Leung, University of Arizona; Chiara Canale, University of Arizona; Jasmine Saenz, University of Arizona; Jamie Edgin, The University of Arizona, College of Science, Department of Psychology; The University of Arizona, College of Medicine, Sonoran Center for Excellence in Disabilities
  25. The prevalence and correlates of self-restraint in individuals with autism and/or intellectual disability: a systematic review & meta-analysis: Katherine Marlow, University of Birmingham; Georgie Agar, Aston University; Christopher Jones, University of Birmingham; Rory Devine, University of Birmingham ; Caroline Richards, University of Birmingham
  26. A scoping review of vocal development in infants with or at risk for neurodevelopmental disabilities and speech impairment: Helen Long, Waisman Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Sydney Hayes, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Leslie Christensen, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Katherine Hustad, Waisman Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison
  27. Speech Ability Affects Expressive Language in Minimally Verbal Autistic Children: Remote Replication of In-Person Findings: Karen Chenausky, Massachusetts General Hospital Institute of Health Professions, Harvard Medical School; Helen Tager-Flusberg, Boston University; Jordan Green, Massachusetts General Hospital Institute of Health Professions, Harvard University
  28. Variability of Language Comprehension Assessments used with Adolescents and Adults with Down Syndrome: Kendall Willems, University of Nebraska Lincoln; Melinda Henson, University of Nebraska Lincoln; Susan Loveall, University of Nebraska Lincoln; Frances Conners, University of Alabama
  29. Physical Health Problems in Neurogenetic Syndromes: A Cross Syndrome Analysis: Kelly Wade, University of Birmingham, The Cerebra Network for Neurodevelopmental Disorders; Hayley Trower, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, The Cerebra Network for Neurodevelopmental Disorders; Chris Oliver, The Cerebra Network for Neurodevelopmental Disorders; Leah Bull, The Cerebra Network for Neurodevelopmental Disorders; Mary Heald, The Cerebra Network for Neurodevelopmental Disorders; Jo Moss (1&4) Laurie Powis (1) Caroline Richards (1&2) Jane Waite (1&5) Alice Welham (1) Lucy Wilde (1) Kate Woodcock (1) Hayley Crawford (1&3) 1 The Cerebra Network for Neurodevelopmental Disorders 2 University of Birmingham 3 Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick 4 University of Surrey 5 Aston University
  30. Developmental Variation Associated with Congenital Heart Defects in Infants with Down syndrome: Faith Albertson, University of South Carolina; Erin Hunt, University of South Carolina; Jenna Smith, University of South Carolina; Elizabeth Will, University of South Carolina
  31. Audiovisual Speech Processing Efficiency and Associations with Language in Autistic and Non-Autistic Children: An ERP Investigation: Kacie Dunham, Vanderbilt University; Jacob Feldman, Vanderbilt University Medical Center; David Simon, Vanderbilt University; Sarah Edmunds, University of South Carolina; Alexander Tu, Vanderbilt University; Wayne Kuang; Vanderbilt University Julie Conrad; Vanderbilt University Pooja Santapuram; Vanderbilt University Medical Center Mark Wallace; Vanderbilt University Tiffany G. Woynaroski; Vanderbilt University Medical Center
  32. Strengths, Barriers, and Needs to Improving Care for Incarcerated Teens with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Findings from an Indiana Department of Corrections Employee Evaluation: Jill Fodstad, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indiana University Health Physicians; Lauren Jones, Indiana University School of Medicine; Leah Stalnaker, Indiana University School of Medicine; Deanna Dwenger, Indiana Department of Corrections
  33. The comparison of expressed emotion of parents of individuals with fragile X syndrome to other intellectual disabilities: Jeanine Coleman, Regis University; Talia Thompson, University of Colorado; Karen Riley, Regis University
  34. Physiological Reactivity to Frustration in Young Children with Fragile X Syndrome: Holley Arnold, University of South Carolina; Jenna Smith, University of South Carolina; Erin Hunt, University of South Carolina; Abigail Hogan, University of South Carolina; Jane Roberts, University of South Carolina
  35. Longitudinal trajectories of adaptive behavior development in autistic children from infancy to school-age: Emma Worthley, University of Minnesota; Chimei Lee, University of Minnesota; Robert Schultz, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia; Meghan Swanson, University of Texas at Dallas; Joseph Piven, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Jason Wolff, University of Minnesota; The IBIS Network
  36. The Breastfeeding Experiences of Mother-Infant Dyads and the Effects of an FMR1 Mutation: Emily Cheves, RTI International; Sarah Potter, RTI International; Sara Andrews, RTI International; Angela Gwaltney, RTI International; Oksana Kutsa, RTI International; Anne Wheeler, RTI International
  37. The role of thriving in well-being among youth and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic: Teresa Sellitto, York University; Jessica Fraser-Thomas, York University; Rebecca Bassett-Gunter, York University; Vivian Lee, Carleton University; Yona Lunsky, University of Toronto, Azrieli Neurodevelopmental Centre, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health; Robert Balogh, Ontario Tech University Jonathan Weiss, York University
  38. Understand Reading Comprehension in Youth with Fragile X Syndrome: An Application of the Simple View of Reading: Carly Moser, University of South Carolina; Taylor Bryant, University of South Carolina; Angela John Thurman, University of California, Davis; Suzanne Adlof, University of South Carolina; Jane Roberts, University of South Carolina; Leonard Abbeduto, University of California, Davis Jessica Klusek, University of South Carolina
  39. School-readiness Promotion and Developmental Screening among Children Experiencing Homelessness: Lauren Little, Rush University; Anne Hoffmann, Rush University; Kristen Vincent, Rush University
  40. Heart Rate Variability in Swim Exercise in Children with Down Syndrome : Brenden Barness, University of Arizona; Alison Luongo , University of Arizona ; Ken Bottrill, University of Arizona; Kiara Garrett, University of Arizona; Noah Weaver, University of Arizona ; Jamie Edgin PhD, University of Arizona
  41. Quality of Maternal Input and Child Syntactic Development in Fragile X Syndrome: Heather Fielding-Gebhardt, University of Kansas; Karlin Mcgarvey, University of Kansas; Shelley Bredin-Oja, Minot State University; Nancy Brady, University of Kansas
  42. Co-occurring Medical and Neurodevelopmental Conditions in Down syndrome: Findings from a clinical database: Margaret Hojlo, Boston Children’s Hospital; Katherine Pawlowski, Boston Children’s Hospital; Rafael DePillis, Boston Children’s Hospital; Sydney Reynders, Boston Children’s Hospital; Nicole Baumer, Boston Children’s Hospital; Our program’s clinical and research team Boston Children’s Hospital
  43. Who receives classroom support? Comparing child and family characteristics between autistic students with and without paraprofessionals: Hayley McAvoy, University of California, Riverside; Jan Blacher, University of California, Riverside; Abbey Eisenhower, University of Massachusetts, Boston
  44. Parent Accommodation Survey Results in a Large Sample of Parents of Children with Developmental Disabilities: Maxine Covello, Center for Autism Research, the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia; Manisha Udhnani, Rush University Medical Center; Lindsey Becker, The National Institutes of Health; Kathleen Coogan, Rush University Medical Center; Glennis Muldoon, National Institutes of Health; Angel Wang, Rush University Medical Center Audrey Thurm, National Institutes of Health Elizabeth Berry-Kravis, Rush University Medical Center Judith S. Miller, the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
  45. The NIH INCLUDE Project: An Opportunity to Advance Treatments for Co-Occurring Conditions in Down Syndrome Through Research: Melissa Parisi, Eunice Kennedy National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; Sujata Bardhan, Eunice Kennedy National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; Rachel Dows, Eunice Kennedy National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; Cara Finley, Office of the Director, National Institutes of Health ; Linda Garcia, Eunice Kennedy National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; Huiqing Li, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Laura Long, Office of the Director, National Institutes of Health Gail Pearson, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Laurie Ryan, National Institute on Aging Charlene Schramm, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Jousett Service, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Erika Tarver, National Institute on Aging
  46. Facilitators and barriers of providing culturally responsive early intervention to marginalized families: A qualitative inquiry : James Lee, University of Washington School of Medicine; Kaori Terol, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Christy Yoon, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Brian Boyd, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
  47. Parenting Style Factors Unique to Parents of Children with Down Syndrome: Chelsea Chen, University of Alabama; Gayle Faught, University of Alabama; Allyson Phillips, Ouachita Baptist University; Frances Conners, University of Alabama
  48. Poster Reception Map

    Poster locations map