Scott S. Hall, Ph.D
Academic Appointments
- Assistant Professor (Research), Psychiatry & Behavioral Science - Center for Interdisciplinary Brain Sciences Research
- Member, Child Health Research Institute
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Honors and Awards
- Environmental, physiological and neural correlates of skin-picking in Prader-Willi syndrome, Foundation for Prader-Willi Research (2011-2012)
- K08 - Evaluating an Intensive Behavioral Intervention for Children with Fragile X Syndrome, NIMH (2008-2013)
Professional Education
| PhD: | Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology (1997) |
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Scientific Focus
Current Research Interests
Dr. Halls primary area of interest is understanding the pathogenesis of behavior disorders in individuals diagnosed with neurogenetic disorders such as fragile X syndrome, Cornelia de Lange syndrome and Prader-Willi syndrome. Dr. Hall studies methods for understanding how environmental and biological factors can affect the development of aberrant behaviors in these syndromes. The end goal of his research is to create patient-specific methods for treating the symptoms of these disorders.
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Publications
- Effects of computerized match-to-sample training on emergent fraction-decimal relations in individuals with fragile X syndrome. Res Dev Disabil. 2012 Jan-Feb; (1): 1-11
- Aberrant frontal lobe maturation in adolescents with fragile X syndrome is related to delayed cognitive maturation. Biol Psychiatry. 2011; (9): 852-8
- Effects of intranasal oxytocin on social anxiety in males with fragile X syndrome. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2011
- Functional analysis and treatment of aggressive behavior following resection of a craniopharyngioma. Dev Med Child Neurol. 2011; (4): 369-74
- Insular volume reduction in fragile X syndrome. Int J Dev Neurosci. 2011; (4): 489-94
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