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Bishay, A., Ghanem, Z., & Kang, E. (2026). Examination of IQ and Social Skills Relationship, Sex and Neurodevelopment as Moderators. Poster Accepted to the Eastern Psychological Association (EPA), Boston, MA, February 2026.
Candy, C., Peters, A., Khawar, S., McDonald, R., & Kang, E. (2026, April 22-25). Transdiagnostic Pathways from EEG to ADHD Symptoms: A Moderated Mediation by Cognitive Flexibility in Autistic and Non-Autistic Youth [Poster presentation]. The Annual Meeting of the International Society for Autism Research (INSAR), Prague, Czech Republic.
Cargill, M.I., & Kang, E. (2026, April 22-25). The role of autism stigma in predicting quality of life in Black/African American and Latinx parents of autistic children [Poster presentation]. The Annual to the International Society for Autism Research (INSAR) Annual Meeting, Prague, Czech Republic.
Cifuentes, N., McDonald, R.G., Castillo, A.C., Garcia, H., & Kang, E. (2026, April 22-25). Examining the Predictive Utility of Emotion Regulation Strategies on Behaviorally Expressed Emotion Dysregulation [Poster presentation]. The Annual Meeting of the International Society for Autism Research (INSAR), Prague, Czech Republic.
Gerber, A. H., Abu-Ramadan, T., Walker, K., Kang, E., & Lerner, M. D. (2026, April 22-25). Conjoint effects of autistic traits and ADHD symptoms on inflated social self-perception in youth. Poster at the International Society for Autism Research Annual Meeting, Prague, Czech Republic.
Ghanem, Z., & Kang, E. (2026, April 15-17). Diagnostic Overshadowing and Suicide Risk: Understanding Self-Injurious Behaviors in Neurodiverse Youth.Poster Accepted to the Virtual 2026 5th Annual Suicide Research Symposium.
Ghanem, Z., Candy, C., & Kang, E. (2026). Inflation of Schizoid Personality Features in Autism: Clarifying Diagnostic Overlap and Reducing Stigma. Poster Accepted to the Annual Meeting of the International Society for Autism Research (INSAR), Prague, Czech Republic, April 2026.
Ghanem, Z., & Kang, E. (2026). Influence of Autistic Traits on Depression and Anxiety Above and Beyond Sex in Youth. Poster Presented at the 20th Annual Autism Conference, New York City, NY, January 2026.
Gutierrez, J., Peters, A.W., & Kang, E. (2026, August). Social Flexibility: Linking Anxiety to Communication Challenges in Autism [Poster Presentation]. Accepted at the American Psychological Association Annual Conference (APA 2026), Washington D.C., United States.
Kang, E., McDonald, R. G., Cifuentes, N., & Candy, C. (2026, April 22-25). Neural Marker of Feedback-Based Reward Processing and Cognitive Flexibility in Autistic and Non-Autistic Youth: Evidence from a Developmentally Appropriate EEG Task [Poster presentation]. The Annual Meeting of the International Society for Autism Research (INSAR) Annual Meeting, Prague, Czech Republic.
Peters, A. W., Gutierrez, J., & Kang, E. (2026, February). Hot and Cold Executive Functioning in Daily Life Among Autistic Youth: Considering the Impact of Comorbidities [Poster presentation]. International Neuropsychological Society Annual Meeting (INS 2026), Philadelphia, PA, United States.
Peters, A.W., Gutierrez, J., & Kang, E. (2026, April 30-May 2). Examining Transdiagnostic Psychopathology Dimensions and ERP Markers of Cognitive Flexibility [Poster presentation]. Society of Biological Psychiatry Annual Meeting, New York, NY, United States.
Candy, C., Kang, E., Clements, C.C., Lerner, M.D., Nelson, B., Gerber, A.H. (2025, May 22-25). The Relationship Between ADHD Symptom Severity and Neural Response to Reward in Autistic Young Adults [Poster presentation]. Association for Psychological Science Annual Convention, Washington, DC, United States.
Castillo, A.C., McDonald, R.G., Garcia, H., Cifuentes, N., & Kang, E. (2025, November 20-23). Emotion Dysregulation and its Relationship to Peer Victimization and Aggression Among Neurodiverse Youth [Poster presentation]. The 59th Annual Convention of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT), New Orleans, LA, United States.
Castillo, A.C., McDonald, R.G., Lynch, H., Cifuentes, N., Khawar, S., & Kang, E. (2025). Examining the Relationship Between Treatment Usage and Executive Functioning Among Autistic Youth. Poster accepted at International Society for Autism Research (INSAR), Seattle, WA, United States.
Cargill, M.I., Lynch, E., & Kang, E. (2025, November 20). Exploring intolerance of uncertainty as a predictor of restricted and repetitive behaviors among autistic and non-autistic youth: A polynomial regression approach to informant discrepancy [Poster presentation]. The Society for Science in Clinical Psychology (SSCP) Student Poster Competition at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT) Annual Convention, New Orleans, LA, United States.
Filstein, T., Gregory, J., Kang, E., & Lakusta, L. (2025, November 20-23). Interpreting nonverbal communication: Impact of neurotype and autism stigma, knowledge, and experience [Poster Presentation]. The 59th Annual Convention of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT), New Orleans, LA, United States.
Freden, C. & Kang, E., (2025, November 20). The Influence of Minority Status on Camouflaging, Autistic Traits, and Diagnostic Recency [Poster presentation]. The Society for Science in Clinical Psychology (SSCP) Student Poster Competition at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT) Annual Convention, New Orleans, LA, United States.
Ghanem, Z.,Vonfrolio, K.,Scarcelli, R., Cargill, M. I., & Kang, E. (2025). Sex and Age Differences in Self-reported Anxiety, Executive Functioning, and Quality of Life in Autistic and Non-autistic Youth. Poster Presented at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT), New Orleans, LA, November 2025.
Ghanem, Z., & Kang, E. (2025, October 18- November 1). Sex Differences in the Role of Social Motivation and Restricted and Repetitive Behaviors on Depression and Anxiety in Autistic and Non-Autistic Youth.Poster Presented at the Virtual International Forum on Research Excellence (IFORE).
Ghanem, Z.,Scarcelli, R., Vonfrolio, K., Cargill, M. I., & Kang, E. (2025). Sex and Age Differences in Self-reported Anxiety and Quality of Life in Autistic and Non-Autistic Youth. Poster Presented at the Montclair State University Student Research Symposium, Montclair, NJ, April 2025.
Ghanem, Z., Tangarife, A., Khawar, S., Tilson, C., & Kang, E. (2025). Exploring Familial Support Needs and Impact of Amount of Service Use on Parental Mental Health in Families with Autism and Related Conditions: A Mixed-Method Approach. Poster Presented at the Annual Meeting of the International Society for Autism Research (INSAR), Seattle, WA, April 2025. *co-first authors
Mahmud, F., McDonald, R.G., Bsharat, W., Shahin, S., Wallace, D., Masia, C., Kang, E. (2025, May). Exploring the relationship between cognitive flexibility and anxiety in autistic youth. Poster presentation at International Society for Autism Research, Seattle, WA.
Peters, A. W., Lynch, E., & Kang, E. (2025, November 20-23). Examining Hot and Cold Executive Functioning in Autistic and Non-Autistic Youth: Task-Based vs. Everyday Contexts [Poster presentation]. The 59th Annual Convention of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT), New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.
Peters, A.W., McDonald, R.G., Khawar, S., Lynch, E., McSorely, N., Houston, S., Bixter, M. T., Kang, E. (2025, April 30 - May 3) Emotional Dysregulation as a Mediator of Task-based and Day-to-Day Executive Functioning in Adolescents. Poster accepted to the International Society for Autism Research (INSAR), Seattle, Washington, United States.
Radoeva, P.D., McDonald, R.G., Elizardo, C., Li, E.A., Legere, C.H., Saletin., J.M., Hunt, J.I., Deoni, S.C.L.., Sheinkopf, S.J., Mazefsky, C.A., Philip, N.S., Dickstein, D.P. (2025). Relationship between Food Selectivity, Sleep Problems and Emotional Reactivity in Autistic Youth. Poster accepted to the International Society for Autism Research (INSAR), Seattle, WA, United States.
Sorley, N. M., Peters, A. W., Houston, S., & Kang, E. (2025, November 20-23). The Mediating Effect of Emotional Dysfunction on the Relationship Between Autism Spectrum Disorder and Anorexia Nervosa [Poster presentation]. The 59th Annual Convention of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT), New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.
Ahmad, R.F., McDonald, R.G., Hollender, A., & Kang, E. (2024). The Mediating Role of Restricted and Repetitive Behaviors on Social-Neurocognitive Processes in Neurodiverse Youth. Accepted to the annual convention of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT), Philadelphia, PA, United States.
Ahmad, R.F., McDonald, R.G., & Kang, E. (2024). Differences in Social Behavior within Neurodiverse Youth. Presented at the Montclair State University Research Symposium, Montclair, NJ, United States.
Bsharat, W., Khawar, S., Cargill, M., Hartle, G., Hreno, S., Park, P., & Kang, E (2024, November). Exploring the Relationship between Autism Knowledge and Stigma Domains in Underrepresented Ethno Racial Minority Groups: Implications for Culturally Sensitive Support and Services [Poster Abstract]. Presented to the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Annual Convention, Philadelphia, PA.
Bsharat W., Khawar S., Cargill M., Lynch E., House M., and Kang E., “The impact of autism diagnosis on stigma: Parent-reported autism traits and stigma experiences in underrepresented ethno-racial minority groups,” in Montclair State University Research Symposium, Poster Presentation, 2024.
Castillo, A.C., McDonald, R.G., & Kang, E. (2024). Examining the Relationship Between Profiles of Anxiety and IQ. Presented at Montclair State University Student Research Symposium, Montclair, NJ, United States.
Castillo, A.C., McDonald, R.G., Lynch, E., & Kang, E. (2024). Examining the Role of Emotion Dysregulation and Intolerance of Uncertainty in the Manifestation of Restricted and Repetitive Behaviors. Presented at Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT), Philadelphia, PA, United States.
Cifuentes, N., McDonald, R.G., & Kang, E. (2024). A phenotypic examination of executive functioning challenges in children with autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Accepted to MSU Research Symposium, Montclair, NJ, United States.
Cifuentes, N., McDonald, R.G., & Kang, E. (2024). Examining the predictive utility of facets of executive functioning on anxiety symptom profiles in autistic and non-autistic youth. Presented at Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT), Philadelphia, PA, United States.
DeFilippo, W., Freden, C.E., Filstein, T., Kang, E. (2024, October 24). Examining Influences of Autism Presentation on Parent-Child Agreement on Child’s Anxiety [Poster Presentation]. To be presented at the International Society for Autism Research, Seattle, WA, United States.
DeFilippo, W., Mahmud, F., Freden, C.E., Bsharat, W. Kang, E. (2024, April 25). Parent-Child Agreement on Magnitude of Anxiety in Autistic vs Non-Autistic Children [Poster Presentation]. Presented at the Montclair State University Student Research Symposium, Montclair, NJ, United States.
Filstein, T., McDonald, R.G., Polanco, C.,& Kang, E. (2024). Impact of Social Skills and Theory of Mind on Internalizing Symptoms. Poster submitted to Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT), Philadelphia, PA, United States.
Hollender, A.E., Polanco, C., Bang, S., McDonald, R.G., & Kang, E. (2024). A Structural Equation Modeling Approach to Relationships between Specific Executive Functions in Neurodiverse Youth. [Poster] Association of Psychological Sciences Annual Convention, San Francisco, CA.
House, M., Cargill, & E. Kang E., “Embracing diversity in autism care: Beyond aba to meet the rising needs,” in Montclair State University Research Symposium, 2024
House M., “Martial arts as a therapeutic modality for children with autism spectrum disorder: An interdisciplinary approach to improve motor, neurological, and psychosocial outcomes,” in Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapists (ABCT) 58th Annual Conference, Poster Presentation, 2024.
Hreno, S., Khawar, S., Freden, C., Bsharat, W., Hartle, G., Mazis, E., Park, P., & Kang, E. (2024, November). Correlates of Family Stress, Quality of Care, and Unmet Needs in Underrepresented Ethnoracial Groups with Autistic Children: An Exploration via Path Analysis [Poster Abstract]. Presented to the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies 58th Annual Convention, Philadelphia, PA.
Lynch, E, House, M., Bsharat, W., McDonald, R.G., & Kang, E. (2024) The Utility of the EFCT within the Autism Population. To be presented at Montclair State Student Research Symposium, Montclair, NJ, United States.
Lynch, E, McDonald, R.G., & Kang, E. (2024). Relationships between Executive Functioning and Social Behaviors in Neurodiverse Youth using a Novel EF Measure. To be presented at Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT), Philadelphia, PA, United States.
Shahin, S., Mahmud, F., McDonald, R.G., Bsharat, W., Masia, C., & Kang, E. Use of an autism-specific anxiety measure to explore anxiety profiles in autistic and non-autistic males and females [Poster Abstract]. Anxiety & Depression Association of America Conference, Boston, MA
Terroso, S. R., McKenney, E. E., Brunwasser, S. M., Richards, J. K., Day, T. C., Kofner, B., McDonald, R. G., Gillespie-Lynch, K., Kang, E., Lerner, M.D., & Gotham, K. O. (2024, May). Longitudinal relationships between depressive attributional style and internalizing symptoms among neurodiverse students in their first semester of college. [Poster presentation]. International Society for Autism Research (INSAR) 23rd Annual Conference, Melbourne, Australia.

Kang, E., McDonald, R. G., Ahmad, R., & Wallace, D. (2025, May). Neural Correlates of Cognitive Flexibility Differences in Autistic and Allistic Youth. In E. Kang (Chair), Executive function development in autism: Multimodal insights into early indicators, neural mechanisms, and outcomes. Panel accepted to the International Society for Autism Research (INSAR) Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA.
McDonald, R.G., Lynch, E., Cifuentes, N., Garcia, H., Ahmad, R., Castillo, A., & Kang, E. (2025). Emotion Dysregulation: Examining the Predictive Utility of Delta Beta Correlations in Autistic Youth. In R.G. McDonald (Chair), Physiological Indicators and Neural Mechanisms of Dysregulated Emotional Profiles in Autistic Youth. Presentation accepted to the International Society for Autism Research, Seattle, WA, United States.
Peters, A.W., McDonald, R.G., Khawar, S., Lynch, E., McSorley, N., Houston, S., Bixter, M.T., Kang, E. (2025, April 30 - May 3) Emotional Dysregulation as a Mediator of Task-based and Day-to-Day Executive Functioning in Adolescents. [Submitted Oral Presentation]. International Society for Autism Research (INSAR), Seattle, Washington, United States.
Baker, J.K., Fenning, S., Erath, A., Messinger, S., McDonald, R.G., Lynch, E., Cifuentes, N., Garcia, H., Ahmad, R., Castillo, A., Kang, E., Radoeva, P.D., Elizardo., C., McDonald., R.G., Hunt, J.I., Deoni, S.J., Sheinkopf, S.J., Mazefsky, C.A., Dickstien, D.P., Philip, N.S., Emezie, A., Kamel., R., Dunphy, M., Youn, A., Nuske, H.J., & Siegel, M. (2025, May). Physiological Indicators and Neural Mechanisms of Dysregulated Emotional Profiles in Autistic Youth. R.G. McDonald (Chair). Panel accepted to the International Society for Autism Research, Seattle, WA, United States.
Radoeva, P.D., Elizardo., C., McDonald., R.G., Hunt, J.I., Deoni, S.J., Sheinkopf, S.J., Mazefsky, C.A., Dickstien, D.P., Philip, N.S. (2025, May). White Matter Microstructural Organization Associated with Depressive Symptoms in Autistic Children in the ABCD Study. Presentation accepted to the International Society for Autism Research, Seattle, WA, United States.
Bsharat, W., Khawar, S., Cargill, M.I., Hartle, G., Hreno, S., Park, P., & Kang, E. (2024, November 14-17). Exploring the relationship between autism knowledge and stigma domains in underrepresented ethno racial minority groups: Implications for culturally sensitive support and services [Poster presentation]. Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Annual Convention, Philadelphia, PA, United States.
Bsharat, W., Khawar, S., Cargill, M.I., Lynch, E., House, M., Kang, E. (2024, April 26). The impact of autism diagnosis on stigma: parent-reported autism traits and stigma experiences in underrepresented ethno-racial minority groups [Poster presentation]. Montclair State University Research Symposium, Montclair, NJ, United States.
Bsharat, W., Mahmud, F., Hollender, A., Lynch, E., Cargill, M.I., Stephen, S., & Kang, E. (2024, April 11-14). Examining the roles of biological sex and social communication in anxiety among autistic and non-autistic youth [Poster presentation]. Anxiety & Depression Association of America (ADAA) Conference, Boston, MA, United States.
Cargill, M.I., Khawar, S., & Kang, E. (2024, November 14-17). Factors predicting access to autism services among ethnoracial minority families – the impact of autism stigma and knowledge. In M.I. Cargill & S. Khawar (Chairs), Engaging varied stakeholders to disrupt stigma as a barrier to care across mental health conditions [Conference session].Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT) Annual Convention, Philadelphia, PA, United States.
Castillo, A.C., McDonald, R.G., & Kang, E. (2024). Examining the Relationship Between Profiles of Anxiety and IQ. To be presented at Montclair State University Student Research Symposium, Montclair, NJ, United States.
Castillo, A.C., McDonald, R.G., Lynch, E., & Kang, E. (2024). Examining the Role of Emotion Dysregulation and Intolerance of Uncertainty in the Manifestation of Restricted and Repetitive Behaviors. To be presented at Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT), Philadelphia, PA, United States.
Cifuentes, N., McDonald, R.G., & Kang, E. (2024, November). Examining the predictive utility of facets of executive functioning on anxiety symptom profiles in autistic and non-autistic youth. Poster presented at the 58th Annual Convention of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT), Philadelphia, PA, United States.
Cifuentes, N., McDonald, R.G., & Kang, E. (2024, April). A phenotypic examination of executive functioning challenges in children with autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Poster presented at Montclair State University Student Research Symposium, Montclair, NJ, United States.
McDonald, R.G., Rosen, T.E., & Kang, E. (2024, November). Impact of emotion dysregulation on multiple mental health conditions in autistic youth. In R. G. McDonald & E.Kang (Chairs), Impact and treatment of emotion dysregulation in autistic people across the lifespan. Symposium accepted at the 58th Annual Convention of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Philadelphia, PA, United States.
McDonald, R.G., Rosen, T.E., Kang, E., Kushner, R., Holbrook, C., Hendrix, N., Pickard, K., Conner, C.M., Beck, K., White, S., Mazefsky, C., Libsack, E.J., Kukaj, G., Brennan, E., Keinan, E., Chen, J.H., Pepa, L., Bal, V., Chu, B.C., & Keefer, A. (2024, November). Impact and treatment of emotion dysregulation in autistic people across the lifespan. R. G. McDonald & E. Kang (Chairs). Symposium accepted at the 58th Annual Convention of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Philadelphia, PA, United States.
Reynolds, M., Bsharat, W., Cargill, M.I., Kang, E. (2024, April 26). The impact of humiliation/rejection on the social & school functioning of autistic and non-autistic youth [Poster presentation]. Montclair State University Research Symposium, Montclair, NJ, United States.
Bsharat, W., Khawar, S., Mahmud, F., Wadi, A., & Kang, E. (2023, April). Exploring the Relationship between Autism and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Symptoms in Autistic Youth. Poster accepted to the Montclair State University Research Symposium, Montclair, NJ.
Cargill, M.I., & Goldie, P. (2023, April). Critiquing Applied Behavior Analysis Using A Justice-Oriented Perspective [Conference presentation]. Project presented at the Montclair State University Autism Interdisciplinary Group’s Annual Symposium, Montclair, NJ, United States.
Cargill, M.I., & Goldie, P. (2023, April). Critiquing Applied Behavior Analysis Using A Justice-Oriented Perspective [Conference presentation]. Project presented at the University of Virginia’s Diversifying Scholarship Conference, Charlottesville, VA, United States.
Cargill, M.I., Jeyanayagam, B., & Kang, E. (2023, November). Correlates of Quality of Life in Parents of Autistic and Non-Autistic Youth and the Protective Role of Child and Parent Service Utilization. Poster presented the Association of Behavior and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT) 57th Annual Convention, Seattle, WA.
Cargill, M.I., Jeyanayagam, B., DeFilippo, W., & Kang, E. (2023, May). Informant Discrepancy of Intolerance of Uncertainty Predicts Restricted and Repetitive Behaviors. Poster presented at the 2023 International Society for Autism Research (INSAR), Stockholm, Sweden.
Hollender, A., Przygoda, S., Kang, E. (2023, July). “Clinical Presentations of Overcontrol in Neurodiverse Youth.” Poster presented at the Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology (JCCAP) Future Directions Forum, Regina, Canada.
Jeyanayagam, B., Khawar, S., Mahmud, F., Cargill, M.I., Lynch, E., Tilson, C., & Kang, E. (2023, April). The Role of Parental Emotion Regulation on Child Behaviors in Autistic and Other Developmentally Disabled Children during the Covid-19 Pandemic: Investigating Mediation by Dysfunctional Parent-Child Interactions. Poster presented at the Montclair State University Research Symposium, Montclair, NJ.
Jeyanayagam, B., Khawar, S., Mahmud, F., Cargill, M.I., Lynch, E., Tilson, C., & Kang, E. (2023, May). The Role of Parental Emotion Regulation on Child Behaviors in Autistic and Other Developmentally Disabled Children during the Covid-19 Pandemic: Mediation by Dysfunctional Parent-Child Interactions. Poster presented at the 2023 International Society for Autism Research (INSAR) Annual Meeting, Stockholm, Sweden.
Jeyanayagam, B., McDonald, R.G., Cargill, M.I., Lerner, M.D., & Kang, E. (2023, March). The Influence of Autism Symptom Severity, Peer Victimization, and Prosocial Experiences on Social Anxiety in Youth. Poster presented at the Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT.
Kang, E., McDonald, R. G., Mahmud, F., Cargill, M. I., Jeyanayagam, B., & Khawar, S. (2023, June). Identifying Mechanisms Underlying Autistic Characteristics and Anxiety as Treatment Targets in CBT. In E. Kang & S. H. Kim (Chairs), New Directions in Autism Research and Treatment. Symposium at the 10th World Congress of Cognitive and Behavioral Therapies, Seoul, Korea.
Khawar, S., Cargill, M.I., Jeyanayagam, B., Hartle, G., Lynch, E., Wadi, A., McDonald, R.G., Tilson, C., & Kang, E. (2023, March). The mediating effects of parental psychological flexibility and child behaviors on psychopathology in parents of developmentally and intellectually disabled children during the COVID-19 pandemic: A mixed method study. Flash talk paper presented at the biennial convention of the Society for Research and Child Development, Salt Lake City, UT.
Lynch, E., McDonald, R.G., Jeyanayagam, B., & Kang, E. (2023, April). Congruence Among Clinician- and Parent-Reported Special Interests. Poster to be presented at the Montclair State University Research Symposium, Montclair, NJ.
Macapagal, N., Freden, C., Kang, E., Lerner, M. D. (2023, April). The Relationship of Social Anxiety and Bullying with Positive Social Interactions Amongst Autistic and Non-Autistic Youth. Poster accepted to the Montclair State University Research Symposium, Montclair, NJ.
McDonald, R.G., Hollender, A., & Kang, E. (2023). Unique Predictive Relationships of N170 Amplitudes and Latency on Anxiety and Emotion Dysregulation in Youth. Poster accepted to the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) 50th Annual Convention, New York, NY.
McDonald, R.G., Cargill, M.I., Khawar, S., & Kang, E. (2023, May). Emotion dysregulation in autistic individuals: A meta-analysis. Presentation presented at the 2023 International Society for Autism Research (INSAR), Stockholm, Sweden.
Cargill, M.I., Khawar, S., Tilson, C., & Kang, E. (2022, November). Parenting Stress and Other Processes Related to Depression in Parents of Developmentally Disabled Children During the Covid-19 Pandemic. Poster presented at the Autism Spectrum and Developmental Disabilities Special Interest Group at the annual convention of the Association of Behavior and Cognitive Therapies, New York, November, 2022.
Cargill, M.I., McDonald, R. G., Yacoub, N., Khawar, S., Jeyanayagam, B., Lynch, E., Hartle, G., Wadi, A., Tilson, C., & Kang, E. (2022, November). Correlates of Parenting Stress During the Covid-19 Pandemic and the Protective Role of Parent Psychotherapy Experience in Parents of Children with Developmental Disabilities. Poster presented at the annual convention of the Association of Behavior and Cognitive Therapies, New York, November, 2022.
Cargill, M.I., McDonald, R.G.,Yacoub, N., Khawar, S., Lerner, M.D., & Kang, E. (2022, May). The moderating effect of sex on autistic trait emotional intelligence and alexithymia. Poster accepted to the 2022 International Society for Autism Research (INSAR), Austin, TX, United States.
Fowler-Benton, E., McDonald, R.G., Khawar, S., Yacoub, N., Cargill, M.I., Macapagal, N., Rosen, T., Lerner, M. & Kang, E. (2022, May). Differential Effects of Specific Anxiety Symptoms on Facial Emotion Recognition in Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Examination By Stimulus Type. Poster accepted to the 2022 International Society for Autism Research (INSAR), Austin, TX, United States.
Jeyanayagam, B., McDonald, R.G., Cargill, M.I., Lynch, E., Khawar, S., Lerner, M.D., & Kang, E. (2022, November). Specific Autism Symptoms Differentially Predict Self- and Parent-Reported Social Anxiety in Youth With and Without ASD. Poster presented at the Annual Convention of the Association of Behavior and Cognitive Therapies, New York, NY.
Khawar, S., Schiavo, K., Fowler-Benton, E., Cargill, M.I., Yacoub, N., McDonald, R. G., Tilson, C., & Kang, E. (2022, May). Parent stress, emotion dysregulation, and depression in parents of children with autism and intellectual disabilities during the Covid-19 pandemic: a mixed-method analysis. Poster accepted to the 2022 International Society for Autism Research (INSAR), Austin, TX, United States.
McDonald, R.G., Day, T., Cargill, M.I., Khawar, S., Yacoub, N., Trimber, E., Lerner, M.D., Kang, E. (2022, May). Late Positive Potential to Emotional Faces in Young Children with Autism: Associations with Sex and Reciprocal Social Interaction. Poster accepted to the 2022 International Society for Autism Research (INSAR), Austin, TX, United States.
McDonald, R.G., Mckenny, E., Cargill, M.I., Richards, J.K., Day, T., Kofner, B., Gillespie-Lynch, K., Lerner, M.D., Gotham, K., & Kang, E. (2022, November). Impact of friendships on generalized anxiety in gender-diverse college students during the COVID-19 pandemic. Poster accepted to the annual convention of the Association of Behavior and Cognitive Therapies, New York, NY.
McDonald, R.G., Yacoub, N., Fowler-Benton, E., Lerner, M.D., & Kang, E. (2021, November). Co-occurring behavioral symptoms and peer rejection in youth with ASD: A mediation by peer conflict. Poster accepted to the 2021 Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, New Orleans, LA, United States
McDonald, R.G., Yacoub, N., Khawar, S., Lerner, M.D., & Kang, E. (2021, May). Discrete electrocortical predictors of anxiety during follow-up period after social skills intervention for youth with autism spectrum disorder. Poster accepted at the International Society for Autism Research, Virtual Annual Meeting.
Yacoub, N., McDonald, R.G., Fowler-Benton, E., Lerner, M.D., & Kang, E. (2021, November). Social anxiety mediates the relationship between atypical social communication and reciprocal friendships in ASD. Poster accepted to the 2021 Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, New Orleans, LA, United States
Schiavo, K. R., McDonald, R. G., Lerner, M. D., & Kang, E. (2021, May). Relations of Theory of Mind and Anxiety in Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Poster accepted at the 2021 Association for Psychological Science Virtual Convention

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