Adjunct Faculty
Adjunct faculty typically have an academic or research appointment at another institution and contribute or collaborate with one or more School of Medicine faculty members or programs.
Adjunct rank detailsJennifer Foss-Feig, PhD
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2025
Neural tracking of social navigation in autism spectrum disorder
Banker S, Schafer M, Barkley S, Trayvick J, Chen A, Peters A, Thinakaran A, Gu X, Foss-Feig J, Schiller D. Neural tracking of social navigation in autism spectrum disorder. Biological Psychiatry 2025, s0006-3223(25)01435-0. PMID: 40930374, PMCID: PMC12828915, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2025.08.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGenetic Subtypes of Phelan-McDermid Syndrome Exhibit Similar Rates of Change Despite Differences in Level of Impairment in Developmental Constructs
Levy T, Farmer C, Srivastava S, Johnson K, Trayvick J, Brune C, Massa A, Silver H, Siper P, Zweifach J, Halpern D, Foss-Feig J, Bernstein J, Berry-Kravis E, Powell C, Sahin M, Soorya L, Thurm A, Buxbaum J, Kolevzon A, Consortium O. Genetic Subtypes of Phelan-McDermid Syndrome Exhibit Similar Rates of Change Despite Differences in Level of Impairment in Developmental Constructs. American Journal On Intellectual And Developmental Disabilities 2025, 130: 395-413. PMID: 40858310, DOI: 10.1352/1944-7558.130.5.395.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPhenotypic variation in neural sensory processing by deletion size, age, and sex in Phelan-McDermid syndrome
Smith M, Berry-Kravis E, Thaliath A, Isenstein E, Durkin A, Foss-Feig J, Siper P, Nelson C, Baczewski L, Levin A, Powell C, Pulver S, Mosconi M, Kolevzon A, Ethridge L. Phenotypic variation in neural sensory processing by deletion size, age, and sex in Phelan-McDermid syndrome. Journal Of Neurodevelopmental Disorders 2025, 17: 51. PMID: 40855273, PMCID: PMC12376477, DOI: 10.1186/s11689-025-09642-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDecomposition of phenotypic heterogeneity in autism reveals underlying genetic programs
Litman A, Sauerwald N, Green Snyder L, Foss-Feig J, Park C, Hao Y, Dinstein I, Theesfeld C, Troyanskaya O. Decomposition of phenotypic heterogeneity in autism reveals underlying genetic programs. Nature Genetics 2025, 57: 1611-1619. PMID: 40634707, PMCID: PMC12283356, DOI: 10.1038/s41588-025-02224-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUnderstanding depression in autism: the role of subjective perception and anterior cingulate cortex volume
Hao Y, Banker S, Trayvick J, Barkley S, Peters A, Thinakaran A, McLaughlin C, Gu X, Schiller D, Foss-Feig J. Understanding depression in autism: the role of subjective perception and anterior cingulate cortex volume. Molecular Autism 2025, 16: 9. PMID: 39930465, PMCID: PMC11812218, DOI: 10.1186/s13229-025-00638-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPhenotypic divergence between individuals with self-reported autistic traits and clinically ascertained autism
Banker S, Harrington M, Schafer M, Na S, Heflin M, Barkley S, Trayvick J, Peters A, Thinakaran A, Schiller D, Foss-Feig J, Gu X. Phenotypic divergence between individuals with self-reported autistic traits and clinically ascertained autism. Nature Mental Health 2025, 3: 286-297. PMID: 40084231, PMCID: PMC11896879, DOI: 10.1038/s44220-025-00385-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA Family Peer Advocate Model to Address Disparities in Access to Care for Minority Autistic Children with Co-Occurring Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
Trelles P, Mahjani B, Wilkinson E, Buonagura N, Donnelly L, Foss Feig J, Halpern D, McKay M, Siper P, Buxbaum J, Kolevzon A. A Family Peer Advocate Model to Address Disparities in Access to Care for Minority Autistic Children with Co-Occurring Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. Journal Of Developmental And Physical Disabilities 2025, 37: 217-238. DOI: 10.1007/s10882-024-10001-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNeurobiology of Autism Spectrum Disorder and Intellectual Disability
Massa A, Costales J, Rubeis S, Foss-Feig J, Hof P, Kolevzon A. Neurobiology of Autism Spectrum Disorder and Intellectual Disability. 2025, 855-864. DOI: 10.1093/med/9780197640654.003.0063.Books
2024
Investigating social orienting in children with Phelan-McDermid syndrome and ‘idiopathic’ autism
San José Cáceres A, Wilkinson E, Cooke J, Baskett V, Blackmore C, Crawley D, Durkin A, Halpern D, Núñez M, Siper P, Murphy D, Foss-Feig J, Kolevzon A, Loth E. Investigating social orienting in children with Phelan-McDermid syndrome and ‘idiopathic’ autism. Journal Of Neurodevelopmental Disorders 2024, 16: 64. PMID: 39563223, PMCID: PMC11575217, DOI: 10.1186/s11689-024-09564-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSpeech and language patterns in autism: Towards natural language processing as a research and clinical tool
Trayvick J, Barkley S, McGowan A, Srivastava A, Peters A, Cecchi G, Foss-Feig J, Corcoran C. Speech and language patterns in autism: Towards natural language processing as a research and clinical tool. Psychiatry Research 2024, 340: 116109. PMID: 39106814, PMCID: PMC11371491, DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2024.116109.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus Statements