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Elizabeth A. Laugeson is affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Psychology and Neuroscience, with a particular focus on Clinical Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience. Additional subfields include Psychiatry and Mental Health, Developmental and Educational Psychology, and Education.

The scientist's research topics demonstrate a concentrated effort in areas related to developmental and behavioral conditions. Key topics include Autism Spectrum Disorder Research, Family and Disability Support Research, Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues, Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development, Behavioral and Psychological Studies, Child Development and Digital Technology, and Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders.

Among their recent publications are significant contributions to the understanding of social skills training and autism spectrum disorder. Representative papers include:

  • Social Skills Training in Autism Spectrum Disorder Across the Lifespan, 2020, published in Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America
  • Social Skills Training in Autism Spectrum Disorder Across the Lifespan, 2020, published in Psychiatric Clinics of North America
  • Autism, Emotion Recognition and the Mirror Neuron System: The Case of Music, 2020, published in McGill Journal of Medicine
  • Parent-Assisted Social Skills Training for Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder: PEERS for Preschoolers, 2022, published in Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities
  • Efficacy of PEERS® for Adolescents via Telehealth Delivery, 2022, published in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Elizabeth A. Laugeson has frequently collaborated with several co-authors over their career. Notable co-authors include Christine T. Moody, Reina S. Factor, Angela Scarpa, J. Chou, and Kyra L. Fisher.

Their research outputs have appeared mainly in journals that focus on autism and developmental disorders, with frequent publications in:

  • Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
  • PsycEXTRA Dataset
  • Research in Developmental Disabilities
  • Frontiers in Psychiatry
  • Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Best Publications

  • Evidence-Based Social Skills Training for Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders: The UCLA PEERS Program

    Elizabeth A. Laugeson;Fred Frankel;Alexander Gantman;Ashley R. Dillon;Ashley R. Dillon

  • Parent-Assisted Social Skills Training to Improve Friendships in Teens with Autism Spectrum Disorders

    Elizabeth A. Laugeson;Fred Frankel;Catherine Mogil;Catherine Mogil;Ashley R. Dillon

  • Atypical Visual Saliency in Autism Spectrum Disorder Quantified through Model-Based Eye Tracking

    Shuo Wang;Ming Jiang;Xavier Morin Duchesne;Elizabeth A. Laugeson

  • Social Skills Training for Young Adults with High-Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study

    Alexander Gantman;Steven K. Kapp;Kaely Orenski;Elizabeth A. Laugeson

  • A Randomized Controlled Trial to Improve Social Skills in Young Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder: The UCLA PEERS ® Program

    Elizabeth A. Laugeson;Alexander Gantman;Steven K. Kapp;Kaely Orenski;Kaely Orenski

  • A randomized controlled study of parent-assisted Children's Friendship Training with children having autism spectrum disorders.

    Fred Frankel;Robert Myatt;Catherine Sugar;Catherine Sugar;Cynthia Whitham

  • A controlled social skills training for children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders

    Mary J. O'Connor;Fred Frankel;Blair Paley;Amy M. Schonfeld

  • Cognitive behavioral therapy for early adolescents with autism spectrum disorders and clinical anxiety: a randomized, controlled trial.

    Jeffrey J. Wood;Jill Ehrenreich-May;Michael Alessandri;Cori Fujii

  • A Randomized Controlled Trial of the Korean Version of the PEERS® Parent‐Assisted Social Skills Training Program for Teens With ASD

    Hee Jeong Yoo;Geonho Bahn;In Hee Cho;Eun Kyung Kim

  • Social Skills for Teenagers with Developmental and Autism Spectrum Disorders: The PEERS Treatment Manual

    Elizabeth A. Laugeson;Fred H. Frankel

  • The ABC's of Teaching Social Skills to Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder in the Classroom: The UCLA "PEERS®" Program.

    Elizabeth A. Laugeson;Elizabeth A. Laugeson;Ruth Ellingsen;Ruth Ellingsen;Jennifer Sanderson;Lara Tucci;Lara Tucci

  • Emotion Dysregulation and Anxiety in Adults with ASD: Does Social Motivation Play a Role?.

    Deanna Swain;Angela Scarpa;Susan White;Elizabeth Laugeson

  • Long-Term Treatment Outcomes for Parent-Assisted Social Skills Training for Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders: The UCLA PEERS Program.

    Josh Mandelberg;Elizabeth Ann Laugeson;Tina D. Cunningham;Ruth Ellingsen

  • Autism spectrum disorder and the student teacher relationship: A comparison study with peers with intellectual disability and typical development

    Jan Blacher;Erica Howell;Stacy Lauderdale-Littin;Florence D. DiGennaro Reed

  • Transition to Adulthood for High-Functioning Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders

    Steven K. Kapp;Alexander Gantman;Elizabeth A. Laugeson

  • Social Skills Training in Autism Spectrum Disorder Across the Lifespan.

    Christine T. Moody;Elizabeth A. Laugeson

  • Social Skills for Teenagers with Developmental and Autism Spectrum Disorders

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  • Distinct Patterns of Neural Habituation and Generalization in Children and Adolescents With Autism With Low and High Sensory Overresponsivity

    Shulamite A Green;Leanna Hernandez;Katherine E Lawrence;Janelle Liu

  • Learning How to Make Friends for Chinese Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Randomized Controlled Trial of the Hong Kong Chinese Version of the PEERS ® Intervention

    Kathy Kar-Man Shum;Wai Kwan Cho;Lourdes Mei Oi Lam;Elizabeth A. Laugeson

  • Using a CBT Approach to Teach Social Skills to Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Other Social Challenges: The PEERS® Method

    Elizabeth A. Laugeson;Mi N. Park

  • Impaired Timing and Frequency Discrimination in High-functioning Autism Spectrum Disorders

    Anjali Bhatara;Anjali Bhatara;Anjali Bhatara;Talin Babikian;Elizabeth Laugeson;Raffi Tachdjian

  • "A controlled social skills training for children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders": Correction to O'Connor et al. (2006).

    Mary J. O'Connor;Fred Frankel;Blair Paley;Amy M. Schonfeld

Frequent Co-Authors

Blair Paley
Blair Paley University of California, Los Angeles
Jill Ehrenreich-May
Jill Ehrenreich-May University of Miami
Eric A. Storch
Eric A. Storch Baylor College of Medicine
Ofer Golan
Ofer Golan Bar-Ilan University
Adam B. Lewin
Adam B. Lewin University of South Florida
Susan Shur-Fen Gau
Susan Shur-Fen Gau National Taiwan University
Angela Scarpa
Angela Scarpa Virginia Tech
Susan W. White
Susan W. White University of Alabama
Jeffrey J. Wood
Jeffrey J. Wood University of California, Los Angeles
Mirella Dapretto
Mirella Dapretto University of California, Los Angeles

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