Memberships
- International Society for Autism Research
- American Psychological Association (APA)
- Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy (AABT)
- AABT Autism Special Interest Group
- Center for the Advancement of Research Methods and Analysis (CARMA)
Board Certifications
Publications
- Mazefsky, C.A., & Oswald, D.P. (2006). Emotion perception in Asperger's
syndrome and high-functioning autism: The importance of diagnostic criteria
and cue intensity. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, online
first.
- Mazefsky, C.A., & Oswald, D.P. (2006). The discriminative ability
and diagnostic utility of the ADOS-G, ADI-R, and GARS with children
from a clinical setting. Autism: The International Journal of Research
and Practice, 10, 533-549.
- Oswald, D.P., & Mazefsky, C.A. (2006). Autism and Bad Behavior. [Review
of the books People with Autism Behaving Badly and Mental Health Aspects
of Autism and Asperger Syndrome. PsycCRITIQUES-Contemporary Psychology:
APA Review of Books, 51(20).
- Oswald, D.P., & Mazefsky, C.A. (2006). Evidence-based interventions
for internalizing disorders. Psychology in the Schools (Special Issue
- Psychopathology in the Schools), 43, 439-450.
- Mazefsky, C.A. & Farrell, A.D. (2005). The role of parenting practices
and family support in aggression in rural adolescents: An examination
of mediating and moderating effects. The Journal of Child and Family
Studies, 14, 71-85.
- Shean, G.D., Abel, E., & DiSalvo, C. (2003). Interpersonal aspects
of the syndromes of schizophrenia. Psychopathology, 36, 113-116.
- Oswald, D.P., & DiSalvo, C. (2003). Adaptive behavior assessment.
In T. H. Ollendick & C. S. Schroeder (Eds.), The Encyclopedia of Pediatric
and Clinical Child Psychology. Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers: New
York.
- DiSalvo, C., & Oswald, D. (2002). Peer-mediated socialization interventions
for children with autism: A consideration of peer expectancies. Focus
on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 17, 198-207.
- DiSalvo, C., & McCullough, J.P. (2002). Treating a chronically depressed
adolescent female using the Cognitive Behavioral Analysis System of
Psychotherapy: A case study. Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy,
32, 273-280.
Active Research Projects/Grants
- Comorbidity in Asperger's Syndrome
- Psychiatric Comorbidity in High-functioning Autism and Asperger's
Disorder
- National Institutes of Health Loan Repayment Program Recipient
| Biographical Summary
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Carla A. Mazefsky, PhD, LCP, is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
and Psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Mazefsky joined
the team at the Child Development Unit of the Children's Hospital
of Pittsburgh of UPMC in August of 2006, bringing with her a wealth
of experience and expertise in the diagnosis of children with suspected
autism spectrum disorders and research on autism. She began her
focus on autism as an undergraduate at The College of William and
Mary where she earned a B.S. in psychology with high honors and
gained experience as an ABA therapist for young children with autism.
As a doctoral student in the clinical psychology program at Virginia
Commonwealth University (VCU), she continued her focus on autism
as clinic coordinator of a multidisciplinary diagnostic clinic for
autism spectrum disorders and with research on autism that was recognized
with the VCU Outstanding Clinical Psychology Student Award, the
VCU School of Graduate Studies Merit-based Dissertation Fellowship,
and the Deborah Braffman-Shroeder Award for Excellence in Research.
Before completing her PhD in clinical psychology, she completed
a pre-doctoral internship at Brown University School of Medicine
where she was the first intern to pass the Developmental Disabilities
rotation with distinction. She also completed an NIH T-32 postdoctoral
research fellowship in psychiatric genetics at the Virginia Institute
for Psychiatric and Behavioral Genetics before coming to Pittsburgh.
The overall goal of Dr. Mazefsky's research is to clarify factors
related to psychiatric disorders and emotional reactions and experiences
in older children and adolescents with high-functioning autism or
Asperger's disorder. More specifically, Dr. Mazefsky's research
carefully considers multiple potential contributors to the complexity
of emotional functioning in autism, from individual behavioral and
cognitive characteristics to underlying genetics. This information
can then be used to inform treatment and identify methods to promote
emotional stability in autism spectrum disorders. Dr. Mazefsky is
the Principal Investigator on a currently funded study from the
Organization of Autism Research that is focused on improving the
assessment of psychiatric disorders in adolescents with high-functioning
autism and Asperger's disorder. Dr. Mazefsky also collaborates with
Dr. Nancy Minshew at the Pittsburgh Autism Center of Excellence
on Autism Research funded by the National Institutes of Health.
Dr. Mazefsky is a licensed psychologist. She is a member of the
International Society for Autism Research, American Psychological
Association, and the Autism Special Interest Group of the Association
for Behavior and Cognitive Therapies. She is also an ad hoc reviewer
for the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders and the Journal
of Child and Family Studies.
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