Scott S. Hall, Ph.D

Honors and Awards

• K08 - Evaluating an Intensive Behavioral Intervention for Children with Fragile X Syndrome, NIMH (2008-2013)

Professional Education

• PhD, Institute of Psychiatry Psychology (1997)

Web Site Links

• Center for Interdisciplinary Brain Sciences Research

Research Interests

Dr. Hall’s areas of interest are the causes and treatments for childhood disorders, such as autism, fragile X, and Williams syndrome. Dr. Hall studies methods for understanding how environmental 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 cognitive and behavioral symptoms through the use of operant conditioning, social skills training, computer training packages, and fMRI analyses.

Publications

• Physiological correlates of social avoidance behavior in children and adolescents with fragile x syndrome. Hall SS,  Lightbody AA, Huffman LC, Lazzeroni LC, Reiss AL.  J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry.  2009; 48 (3): 320-9
• Using percentile schedules to increase eye contact in children with Fragile X syndrome. Hall SS,  Maynes NP, Reiss AL.  J Appl Behav Anal.  2009; 42 (1): 171-6
• The neural basis of auditory temporal discrimination in girls with fragile X syndrome. Hall SS,  Walter E, Sherman E, Hoeft F, Reiss AL.  J Neurodev Disord.  2009; 1 (1): 91-99
• Compulsive, self-injurious, and autistic behavior in children and adolescents with fragile X syndrome. Hall SS,  Lightbody AA, Reiss AL.  Am J Ment Retard.  2008; 113 (1): 44-53
• Longitudinal changes in intellectual development in children with Fragile X syndrome. Hall SS,  Burns DD, Lightbody AA, Reiss AL.  J Abnorm Child Psychol.  2008; 36 (6): 927-39
• Health and sleep problems in Cornelia de Lange Syndrome: a case control study. Hall SS,  Arron K, Sloneem J, Oliver C.  J Intellect Disabil Res.  2008; 52 (Pt 5): 458-68
• Aberrant brain activation during gaze processing in boys with fragile X syndrome. Watson C,  Hoeft F, Garrett AS, Hall SS, Reiss AL.  Arch Gen Psychiatry.  2008; 65 (11): 1315-23
• Neuroanatomy of fragile X syndrome is associated with aberrant behavior and the fragile X mental retardation protein (FMRP). Gothelf D,  Furfaro JA, Hoeft F, Eckert MA, Hall SS, O'Hara R, Erba HW, Ringel J, Hayashi KM, Patnaik S, Golianu B, Kraemer HC, Thompson PM, Piven J, Reiss AL.  Ann Neurol.  2008; 63 (1): 40-51
• Modeling family dynamics in children with fragile x syndrome. Hall SS,  Burns DD, Reiss AL.  J Abnorm Child Psychol.  2007; 35 (1): 29-42
• Fronto-striatal dysfunction and potential compensatory mechanisms in male adolescents with fragile X syndrome. Hoeft F,  Hernandez A, Parthasarathy S, Watson CL, Hall SS, Reiss AL.  Hum Brain Mapp.  2007; 28 (6): 543-54
• Fragile X syndrome: assessment and treatment implications. Reiss AL,  Hall SS.  Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin N Am.  2007; 16 (3): 663-75
• The acquisition of stimulus equivalence in individuals with fragile X syndrome. Hall SS,  Debernardis GM, Reiss AL.  J Intellect Disabil Res.  2006; 50 (Pt 9): 643-51
• Chronological age, but not FMRP levels, predicts neuropsychological performance in girls with fragile X syndrome. Lightbody AA,  Hall SS, Reiss AL.  Am J Med Genet B Neuropsychiatr Genet.  2006; 141B (5): 468-72
• Effects of social context on social interaction and self-injurious behavior in Cornelia de Lange syndrome. Arron K,  Oliver C, Hall S, Sloneem J, Forman D, McClintock K.  Am J Ment Retard.  2006; 111 (3): 184-92
• Comparing descriptive, experimental and informant-based assessments of problem behaviors. Hall SS,  Res Dev Disabil.  2005 Nov-Dec; 26 (6): 514-26
• Effects of increasing task load on memory impairment in adults with Down syndrome. Oliver C,  Holland T, Hall S, Crayton L.  Am J Ment Retard.  2005; 110 (5): 339-45
• The early development of self-injurious behaviour: evaluating the role of social reinforcement. Oliver C,  Hall S, Murphy G.  J Intellect Disabil Res.  2005; 49 (Pt 8): 591-9
• The association between environmental events and self-injurious behaviour in Cornelia de Lange syndrome. Moss J,  Oliver C, Hall S, Arron K, Sloneem J, Petty J.  J Intellect Disabil Res.  2005; 49 (Pt 4): 269-77
• Phenomenology of self-restraint. Oliver C,  Murphy G, Hall S, Arron K, Leggett J.  Am J Ment Retard.  2003; 108 (2): 71-81
• Risk markers associated with challenging behaviours in people with intellectual disabilities: a meta-analytic study. McClintock K,  Hall S, Oliver C.  J Intellect Disabil Res.  2003; 47 (Pt 6): 405-16
• Structural and environmental characteristics of stereotyped behaviors. Hall S,  Thorns T, Oliver C.  Am J Ment Retard.  2003; 108 (6): 391-402
• Transitions between cooperative and non-cooperative responding in the 'Pigeon's Dilemma' Hall SS,  Behav Processes.  2003; 60 (3): 199-208
• Descriptive functional analysis of behavioral excesses shown by adults with Down syndrome and dementia. Millichap D,  Oliver C, McQuillan S, Kalsy S, Lloyd V, Hall S.  Int J Geriatr Psychiatry.  2003; 18 (9): 844-54
• Molecular analyses of the principal components of response strength. Killeen PR,  Hall SS, Reilly MP, Kettle LC.  J Exp Anal Behav.  2002; 78 (2): 127-60
• Effects of environmental events on smiling and laughing behavior in Angelman syndrome. Oliver C,  Demetriades L, Hall S.  Am J Ment Retard.  2002; 107 (3): 194-200
• Self-injurious behavior, self-restraint, and compulsive behaviors in Cornelia de Lange syndrome. Hyman P,  Oliver C, Hall S.  Am J Ment Retard.  2002; 107 (2): 146-54
• Effects of social proximity on multiple aggressive behaviors. Oliver C,  Oxener G, Hearn M, Hall S.  J Appl Behav Anal.  2001; 34 (1): 85-8
• Self-injurious behaviour in young children with Lesch-Nyhan syndrome. Hall S,  Oliver C, Murphy G.  Dev Med Child Neurol.  2001; 43 (11): 745-9
• The principal components of response strength. Killeen PR,  Hall SS.  J Exp Anal Behav.  2001; 75 (2): 111-34
• Early development of self-injurious behavior: an empirical study. Hall S,  Oliver C, Murphy G.  Am J Ment Retard.  2001; 106 (2): 189-99
• Cognitive deterioration in adults with Down syndrome: effects on the individual, caregivers, and service use. Oliver C,  Crayton L, Holland A, Hall S.  Am J Ment Retard.  2000; 105 (6): 455-65
• A molecular to molar analysis of communicative and problem behaviors. Oliver C,  Hall S, Nixon J.  Res Dev Disabil.  1999 May-Jun; 20 (3): 197-213
• The treatment of severe self-injurious behavior by the systematic fading of restraints: effects on self-injury, self-restraint, adaptive behavior, and behavioral correlates of affect. Oliver C,  Hall S, Hales J, Murphy G, Watts D.  Res Dev Disabil.  1998 Mar-Apr; 19 (2): 143-65
• A four year prospective study of age-related cognitive change in adults with Down's syndrome. Oliver C,  Crayton L, Holland A, Hall S, Bradbury J.  Psychol Med.  1998; 28 (6): 1365-77