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Debra Karhson
Casual - Non-Exempt, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences - Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Child Development
Bio I am interested in understanding the neural mechanisms that underlie cognitive and social functioning heterogeneity in autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Impairments in social and cognitive functioning in children with ASD are intrinsically related to the changes in information processing. Moreover, social and cognitive functioning are emergent neural processes that can be manipulated by robust molecular neuromodulators. Social behaviors are specifically related to the neuropeptides, oxytocin (OT) and arginine vasopressin (AVP), while both social and cognitive functioning have been related to the endogenous cannabinoid (or endocannabinoid) system. Therefore, my postdoctoral research (funded by a T32 postdoctoral fellowship from the NIMH) investigates the role of neuromodulators (i.e., social neuropeptides and endocannabinoids) in social functioning in autistic children. My PI-lead efforts are include mass spectrometry method development and treatment-related clinical neurophysiological assessment in autistic children. Individually, my research interests are centered on leveraging a translational neuroscience skill set to interrogate information processing in ASD pathophysiology and understand its relationship with (potential dysregulation of) endocannabinoid signaling.
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Robert Koegel
Senior Research Scientist, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences - Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Child Development
Current Role at Stanford Senior Researcher. (1) Conducting and publishing research related to the education, understanding, and treatment of autism; (2) Training professionals and family members in Pivotal ResponseTreatment.
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Lindsay McHugh
Casual - Non-Exempt, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences - Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Child Development
Current Role at Stanford Lindsay joined the Eating Disorders Research Lab in early 2020 as a data analyst and assessor conducting our post-treatment and fidelity assessments for a multisite clinical trial Stanford has collaborated to conduct with the Oregon Research Institute. The Body Project: A Dissonance-Based Eating Disorder Prevention Intervention is an empirically based eating disorder prevention program that offers young women an opportunity to critically consider the costs of pursuing the ultra-thin ideal promoted in the mass media, and it improves body acceptance and reduces risk for developing eating disorders. It is the only currently available eating disorder prevention program that has been shown to reduce risk for onset of eating disorders and received support in trials conducted by several independent research groups. The project is being funded by the National Institutes of Health, and is being conducted by Cara Bohan at Stanford University, Eric Stice, Ph.D at Oregon Research Institute, Meghan Butryn, Ph.D at Drexel University, and Christopher Beevers, Ph.D at the University of Texas in Austin. Lindsay is passionate about increasing public knowledge and understanding of eating disorders to help get appropriate support to those who need it.
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