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Carla A. Mazefsky is affiliated with the University of Pittsburgh in the United States and has contributed extensively to research in psychology and neuroscience with a focus on autism spectrum disorder and related emotional and cognitive processes.

Their research spans multiple fields, primarily:

  • Psychology
  • Neuroscience

Within these broad fields, their work delves into specific subfields including:

  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Psychiatry and Mental Health
  • Education
  • Developmental and Educational Psychology

The main topics addressed in their research include:

  • Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
  • Family and Disability Support Research
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
  • Behavioral and Psychological Studies
  • Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Recent papers contributed by Carla A. Mazefsky demonstrate engagement with autism research and emotion regulation, reflecting focus areas within their broader topics. Notable publications include:

  • "Emotion Dysregulation is Substantially Elevated in Autism Compared to the General Population: Impact on Psychiatric Services," 2020, Autism Research
  • "The role of emotion regulation and core autism symptoms in the experience of anxiety in autism," 2020, Autism
  • "Assessment and Treatment of Emotion Regulation Impairment in Autism Spectrum Disorder Across the Life Span," 2020, Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America
  • "A Comparative Study of Suicidality and Its Association with Emotion Regulation Impairment in Large ASD and US Census-Matched Samples," 2020, Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
  • "Psychometric Properties of the Emotion Dysregulation Inventory in a Nationally Representative Sample of Youth," 2020, Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Caitlin M. Conner
  • Jessie B. Northrup
  • Susan W. White
  • Kelly B. Beck
  • Kristen T. MacKenzie

Carla A. Mazefsky's research is often published in venues that specialize in developmental and clinical aspects of autism and child psychology. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
  • Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
  • Autism Research
  • Autism
  • Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology

Best Publications

  • The Role of Emotion Regulation in Autism Spectrum Disorder

    Carla A. Mazefsky;John Herrington;Matthew Siegel;Angela Scarpa

  • Preliminary evidence suggesting caution in the use of psychiatric self-report measures with adolescents with high-functioning autism spectrum disorders.

    C.A. Mazefsky;J. Kao;D.P. Oswald

  • Emotion Regulation: Concepts & Practice in Autism Spectrum Disorder

    Carla A. Mazefsky;Susan W. White

  • Co-occurring psychiatric conditions in autism spectrum disorder.

    Tamara E Rosen;Carla A Mazefsky;Roma A Vasa;Matthew D Lerner

  • Social-cognitive, physiological, and neural mechanisms underlying emotion regulation impairments: understanding anxiety in autism spectrum disorder

    Susan W. White;Carla A. Mazefsky;Gabriel S. Dichter;Pearl H. Chiu

  • Emotion regulation patterns in adolescents with high-functioning autism spectrum disorder: comparison to typically developing adolescents and association with psychiatric symptoms.

    Carla A. Mazefsky;Xenia Borue;Taylor N. Day;Nancy J. Minshew

  • Students with autism spectrum disorder in college: Results from a preliminary mixed methods needs analysis.

    Susan W. White;Rebecca Elias;Carlos E. Salinas;Nicole Capriola

  • The discriminative ability and diagnostic utility of the ADOS-G, ADI-R, and GARS for children in a clinical setting

    Carla A. Mazefsky;Donald P. Oswald

  • The Need for a Broader Approach to Emotion Regulation Research in Autism.

    Carla A. Mazefsky;Kevin A. Pelphrey;Ronald E. Dahl

  • Child Behavior Checklist Scores for School-Aged Children with Autism: Preliminary Evidence of Patterns Suggesting the Need for Referral

    Carla A. Mazefsky;Ranita Anderson;Caitlin M. Conner;Nancy Minshew

  • Emotion Perception in Asperger’s Syndrome and High-functioning Autism: The Importance of Diagnostic Criteria and Cue Intensity

    Carla A. Mazefsky;Carla A. Mazefsky;Carla A. Mazefsky;Donald P. Oswald

  • Misinterpretation of facial expressions of emotion in verbal adults with autism spectrum disorder

    Shaun M Eack;Carla A Mazefsky;Nancy J Minshew

  • The emotion dysregulation inventory: Psychometric properties and item response theory calibration in an autism spectrum disorder sample.

    Carla A. Mazefsky;Lan Yu;Susan W. White;Matthew Siegel

  • Psychosocial Treatments Targeting Anxiety and Depression in Adolescents and Adults on the Autism Spectrum: Review of the Latest Research and Recommended Future Directions

    Susan W. White;Grace Lee Simmons;Katherine O. Gotham;Caitlin M. Conner

  • Development of a College Transition and Support Program for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder.

    Susan W. White;Rebecca Elias;Nicole N. Capriola-Hall;Isaac C. Smith

  • The combined impact of social support and perceived stress on quality of life in adults with autism spectrum disorder and without intellectual disability

    Lauren Bishop-Fitzpatrick;Carla A Mazefsky;Shaun M Eack

  • Perception of Life as Stressful, Not Biological Response to Stress, is Associated with Greater Social Disability in Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder

    Lauren Bishop-Fitzpatrick;Nancy J. Minshew;Carla A. Mazefsky;Shaun M. Eack

  • Brief Report: Comparability of DSM-IV and DSM-5 ASD Research Samples

    C. A. Mazefsky;J. C. McPartland;H. Z. Gastgeb;N. J. Minshew

  • Improving emotion regulation ability in autism: The Emotional Awareness and Skills Enhancement (EASE) program.

    Caitlin M Conner;Susan W White;Kelly B Beck;Josh Golt

  • The Relationship Between Stress and Social Functioning in Adults With Autism Spectrum Disorder and Without Intellectual Disability

    Lauren Bishop-Fitzpatrick;Carla A. Mazefsky;Nancy J. Minshew;Shaun M. Eack

  • The Role of Witnessing Violence, Peer Provocation, Family Support, and Parenting Practices in the Aggressive Behavior of Rural Adolescents

    Carla A. Mazefsky;Albert D. Farrell

  • ASD, a Psychiatric Disorder, or Both? Psychiatric Diagnoses in Adolescents with High-Functioning ASD

    Carla A. Mazefsky;Donald P. Oswald;Taylor N. Day;Shaun M. Eack

  • Overrepresentation of mood and anxiety disorders in adults with autism and their first-degree relatives: what does it mean?

    Carla A. Mazefsky;Susan E. Folstein;Janet E. Lainhart

Frequent Co-Authors

Susan W. White
Susan W. White University of Alabama
Shaun M. Eack
Shaun M. Eack University of Pittsburgh
Nancy J. Minshew
Nancy J. Minshew University of Pittsburgh
Donald P. Oswald
Donald P. Oswald Virginia Commonwealth University
Roma A. Vasa
Roma A. Vasa Kennedy Krieger Institute
Paul A. Pilkonis
Paul A. Pilkonis University of Pittsburgh
Gabriel S. Dichter
Gabriel S. Dichter University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Craig A. Erickson
Craig A. Erickson Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Gerald Goldstein
Gerald Goldstein Veterans Health Administration
Brien P. Riley
Brien P. Riley Virginia Commonwealth University

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