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Adjunct rank detailsMax Rolison, MD
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Assistant Professor Adjunct in the Child Study Center
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Max Rolison, MD is a clinical fellow in the Albert J. Solnit Integrated Child, Adolescent, and Adult Psychiatry Program. He received his B.S. with distinction in Psychology (Neuroscience) from Yale University and his M.D. cum laude from Yale School of Medicine. Dr. Rolison previously worked as a Sara S. Sparrow Fellow in Clinical Neuroscience in the McPartland Lab and Developmental Disabilities Clinic at the Yale Child Study Center.
Since a young age, he has been dedicated to the care of children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder and other neurodevelopmental disabilities. He has worked extensively with these populations and their families in both clinical and research settings. His research has focused on understanding the neurobiological bases of autism using electroencephalography (EEG), eye-tracking, and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). Dr. Rolison is committed to translating this work into practice and aims to develop evidence-based treatments that can improve outcomes and individualize care for children with neurodevelopmental disabilities.
Last Updated on November 13, 2025.
Appointments
Child Study Center
Assistant Professor AdjunctPrimary
Other Departments & Organizations
- Child Study Center
- Creed House Affiliates
- McPartland Lab
- Multi-modal Imaging, Neuroinformatics, & Data Science (MINDS) Laboratory
Education & Training
- MD
- Yale School of Medicine (2021)
- BS
- Yale University, Psychology (2015)
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Medical Research Interests
Autism Spectrum Disorder; Autistic Disorder; Child Psychiatry; Developmental Disabilities; Intellectual Disability; Neurodevelopmental Disorders
ORCID
0000-0001-9534-3767
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Dustin Scheinost, PhD, BS
Stephanie Noble
James McPartland, PhD
Javid Dadashkarimi
Link Tejavibulya
Qinghao Liang
24Publications
490Citations
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Autistic Disorder
Publications
2026
What effect sizes can we expect in functional neuroimaging?
Shearer H, Rosenblatt M, Ye J, Jiang R, Tejavibulya L, Foster M, Liang Q, Dadashkarimi J, Westwater M, Cheng I, Rolison M, Peterson H, Adkinson B, Mehta S, Camp C, Fischbach A, Cravo F, Meija A, Nichols T, Curtiss J, Scheinost D, Noble S. What effect sizes can we expect in functional neuroimaging? JoCN Forum 2026 DOI: 10.21428/8e6ba8ef.af9f794c.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNeural and Computational Mechanisms of Reward Learning in Disordered Eating and Anorexia Nervosa
Westwater M, Mehta S, Shang S, Harvanek Z, Khaitova M, Rolison M, Scheinost D, Browning M. Neural and Computational Mechanisms of Reward Learning in Disordered Eating and Anorexia Nervosa. Biological Psychiatry 2026, 99: s24. DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2026.03.065.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEthical and Clinical Perspectives on Inpatient Psychiatric Care for Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Rolison M, Kratlian C, Taylor L, Holder-Niles F, Siegel M. Ethical and Clinical Perspectives on Inpatient Psychiatric Care for Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder. The American Journal Of Bioethics 2026, 26: 76-79. PMID: 42053536, DOI: 10.1080/15265161.2026.2645589.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetric
2025
BrainEffeX: A Web App for Exploring fMRI Effect Sizes
Shearer H, Rosenblatt M, Ye J, Jiang R, Tejavibulya L, Foster M, Liang Q, Dadashkarimi J, Westwater M, Cahill C, Cheng I, Fischbach A, Humphries A, Baskaran A, Rolison M, Peterson H, Adkinson B, Mehta S, Camp C, Nichols T, Curtiss J, Scheinost D, Noble S. BrainEffeX: A Web App for Exploring fMRI Effect Sizes. Aperture Neuro 2025, 5: 10.52294/001c.146251. PMID: 41675933, PMCID: PMC12889895, DOI: 10.52294/001c.146251.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricStructural and Clinical Factors Associated with Physical Restraint Use in a Pediatric Emergency Department
Rolison M, Adu M, Faustino I, Kumar A, Huang S, Powers E, Shabanova V, Wong A, Hoffman P, Tiyyagura G. Structural and Clinical Factors Associated with Physical Restraint Use in a Pediatric Emergency Department. Journal Of The American College Of Emergency Physicians Open 2025, 7: 100277. PMID: 41321938, PMCID: PMC12657716, DOI: 10.1016/j.acepjo.2025.100277.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricConceptschild protective serviceschild protective services involvementphysical restraint useemergency medical servicesrestraint useemergency departmentautism diagnosisphysical restraintbehavioral health carebehavioral health encountersbehavioral health concernstertiary care children's hospitalpediatric emergency departmentpediatric ED patientsretrospective cohort studychild-level factorsmultivariate logistic regressionprotective serviceshealth encountershealth carepediatric EDmedical servicespolicepediatric patientsarrival modeThe Emergence of a Psychodynamic Conceptualization of Childhood in the United States
Rolison M, Shulman K, Neustadter E, Accordino R. The Emergence of a Psychodynamic Conceptualization of Childhood in the United States. Child And Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics Of North America 2025, 34: e19-e30. PMID: 40846347, DOI: 10.1016/j.chc.2025.06.001.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptspsychodynamic conceptualizationyouth mental health treatmentmental health treatmentearly life experienceschildren's psychological needschild labor practicesconceptualizations of childhoodpsychodynamic psychotherapypsychodynamic theoryhealth treatmentpsychological needspublic policylabor practicespsychoanalytic perspectivelife experiencesyoung childrenUnited Stateschildrenchildhoodpsychotherapypovertyadolescentsyouthpolicycomplex natureTrends in self-citation rates in high-impact neurology, neuroscience, and psychiatry journals
Rosenblatt M, Mehta S, Peterson H, Dadashkarimi J, Rodriguez R, Foster M, Adkinson B, Liang Q, Kimble V, Ye J, McCusker M, Farruggia M, Rolison M, Westwater M, Jiang R, Noble S, Scheinost D. Trends in self-citation rates in high-impact neurology, neuroscience, and psychiatry journals. ELife 2025, 12: rp88540. PMID: 40366360, PMCID: PMC12077878, DOI: 10.7554/elife.88540.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsTrends in self-citation rates in high-impact neurology, neuroscience, and psychiatry journals
Rosenblatt M, Mehta S, Peterson H, Dadashkarimi J, Rodriguez R, Foster M, Adkinson B, Liang Q, Kimble V, Ye J, McCusker M, Farruggia M, Rolison M, Westwater M, Jiang R, Noble S, Scheinost D. Trends in self-citation rates in high-impact neurology, neuroscience, and psychiatry journals. ELife 2025, 12 DOI: 10.7554/elife.88540.4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDisrupted Resting‐State Functional Connectivity in the Social Visual Pathway in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder
Li C, Park H, Awasthi J, Rolison M, Li M, Scheinost D, Chawarska K, Hampson M. Disrupted Resting‐State Functional Connectivity in the Social Visual Pathway in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder. Autism Research 2025, 18: 1024-1036. PMID: 40183221, DOI: 10.1002/aur.70037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsautism spectrum disordersuperior temporal sulcusresting-state functional connectivityfunctional connectivityspectrum disordermiddle superior temporal sulcusAutism Brain Imaging Data Exchange (ABIDEvisual motion areasvisual pathwaysignificant hypoconnectivityTD childrenTD grouptemporal sulcusright hemispheredorsal pathwaysocial difficultiessocial symptomssocial informationautismdisorderschildrenmotion areahypoconnectivityanterior portionTD
2024
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
Rutten M, Zhong J, Rolison M, Sukhodolsky D. Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). 2024, 734-743. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-323-95702-1.00076-2.ChaptersCitationsConceptsautism spectrum disorderseverity of core symptomsidentity-first languageperson-first languagecore symptomspsychiatric disordersrestricted interestsintellectual disabilityrepetitive behaviorsspectrum disordersensory sensitivityneurodevelopmental disorderssocial communicationautismenvironmental risk factorsautism communitypharmacological interventionsdisordersadvanced parental ageparental ageADHDanxietylanguagephenotypic presentationdisability
Academic Achievements & Community Involvement
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activity Frontiers in Psychiatry
09/18/2023 - PresentJournal ServiceEditorial Board Memberactivity American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
2017 - PresentProfessional OrganizationsMemberactivity International Society for Autism Research
2011 - PresentProfessional OrganizationsMemberactivity Scientific Reports
2021 - PresentJournal ServiceRevieweractivity Research in Autism Spectrum Disorder
2023 - PresentJournal ServiceReviewer
Honors
honor David and Harriet Seligson Thesis Prize
05/24/2021Yale School of Medicine AwardYale School of MedicineDetailsUnited Stateshonor Farr Scholar
05/13/2021Yale School of Medicine AwardYale School of MedicineDetailsUnited Stateshonor Vernon W. Lippard, M.D., Student Summer Research Fellowship in Pediatrics
06/01/2018Yale School of Medicine AwardYale School of MedicineDetailsUnited Stateshonor Travel Award
05/01/2017, 05/01/2016International AwardInternational Society for Autism ResearchDetailsUnited Stateshonor Autism Program Scientific Poster Prize
06/01/2014Yale School of Medicine AwardYale School of MedicineDetailsUnited States
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- June 25, 2026
Yale Child Study Center Recognizes Spring 2026 Award Recipients and Retirees
- July 14, 2025
Department of Psychiatry Honors Residents, Fellows, Faculty, Staff at 2025 Annual Commencement Ceremonies
- May 13, 2025
Yale Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Chief Residents/Fellows Announced for 2025-2026
- July 08, 2024
2024 trainee pilot research award recipients announced
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