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Katarzyna Chawarska, PhD

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Emily Fraser Beede Professor of Child Psychiatry

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Director, Social and Affective Neuroscience of Autism Program, Child Study Center; Director, Yale Toddler Developmental Disabilities Clinic

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Emily Fraser Beede Professor of Child Psychiatry

Director, Social and Affective Neuroscience of Autism Program, Child Study Center; Director, Yale Toddler Developmental Disabilities Clinic

Biography

Professor Chawarska has received her clinical and research training at Yale. She is a leading expert in research on identifying early diagnostic markers and novel treatment targets in autism spectrum disorders (ASD). She leads the NIH Autism Center of Excellence at the Yale Child Study Center. In her clinical practice, Dr. Chawarska specializes in early diagnosis of ASD as well as developmental follow-up of infants at risk for ASD due to familial factors (e.g., having an older sibling with ASD), genetic factors (e.g., having a syndrome related to ASD such as Fragile X), or due to prenatal or perinatal complications such as premature birth.

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PhD
Yale University (2000)
Post-Doctoral Fellowship
Yale University School of Medicine (2000)
MS
Yale University, Psychology
MPhil
Yale University, Psychology
MA
Jagiellomian Univ. (1986)

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Attention; Autistic Disorder; Child Psychiatry; Developmental Disabilities; Human Development; Mental Disorders; Pediatrics; Perception; Prodromal Symptoms; Psychophysiology; Technology

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Katarzyna Chawarska, PhD, specializes in child psychiatry. She is the director of the Social and Affective Neuroscience of Autism Program and the Yale Toddler Developmental Disabilities Clinic at the Yale Child Study Center.

Chawarska's research focuses on understanding and improving treatments for autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Her work explores the impact of medications on children with ASD, how early signs can predict language development, and interventions used to support children with ASD in educational settings.

Chawarski’s research has been supported by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, the National Institute of Mental Health, and Autism Speaks.

Chawarska is the Emily Fraser Beede Professor of child psychiatry at Yale University School of Medicine.

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