Alan H. Gerber, PhD

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Postdoctoral Fellow in the Child Study Center

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Postdoctoral Fellow in the Child Study Center

Biography

Dr. Gerber is a T32 postdoctoral fellow in the Yale Child Study Center. He is mentored by Dr. James McPartland. He received his Ph.D in Clinical Psychology in the Department of Psychology at Stony Brook University under Dr. Matthew Lerner. Dr. Gerber completed a clinical internship at the Stony Brook University Consortium Internship Program.

His research interests are centered on personalizing psychological treatment for autistic youth. He utilizes behavioral, EEG/ERP, and ecological momentary assessment (EMA) techniques to develop novel predicters and markers of treatment outcomes. His currently funded research focuses on understanding loneliness and suicidality in autistic adolescents.

Education & Training

PhD: Stony Brook University, Clinical Psychology (2022)

McPartland Lab

Research

Research at a Glance

Yale Co-Authors

Frequent collaborators of Alan H. Gerber's published research.

Wendy Silverman, PhD, ABPP
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Publications

2023

Quantifying social skill deficits and strengths profiles in autistic youth.
Gates JA, Gerber AH, Miller CE, Lerner MD. Quantifying social skill deficits and strengths profiles in autistic youth. Child Dev 2023, 94: 659-673. PMID: 36573397, DOI: 10.1111/cdev.13889.
Peer-Reviewed Original Research
Editorial Statement About JCCAP’s 2023 Special Issue on Informant Discrepancies in Youth Mental Health Assessments: Observations, Guidelines, and Future Directions Grounded in 60 Years of Research
De Los Reyes A, Epkins C, Asmundson G, Augenstein T, Becker K, Becker S, Bonadio F, Borelli J, Boyd R, Bradshaw C, Burns G, Casale G, Causadias J, B. C, Chorpita B, Cohen J, Comer J, Crowell S, Dirks M, Drabick D, DuPaul G, Ehrlich K, Evans S, Evans S, Felton J, Fite P, Gadow K, Galán C, Garbacz S, Gaylord-Harden N, Humphreys K, Gerber A, Hogue A, Ivanova M, Jarrett M, Jensen-Doss A, Kang E, Kendall P, Laird R, Langberg J, Langer D, Lee S, Lerner M, Lippold M, Luebbe A, Makol B, McLeod B, McMahon R, Miller M, Ohannessian C, Ollendick T, Piña A, Prinstein M, Rabinowitz J, Reynolds E, Salekin R, Schleider J, Scott J, Tackett J, Talbott E, Silverman W, Spears A, von der Embse N, Wakschlag L, Wang M, Watts A, Weisz J, White B, White S, Youngstrom E. Editorial Statement About JCCAP’s 2023 Special Issue on Informant Discrepancies in Youth Mental Health Assessments: Observations, Guidelines, and Future Directions Grounded in 60 Years of Research. Journal Of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology 2023, 52: 147-158. PMID: 36652590, DOI: 10.1080/15374416.2022.2158842.
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2022

Predictors of Treatment Response to a Community-Delivered Group Social Skills Intervention for Youth with ASD.
Gerber AH, Kang E, Nahmias AS, Libsack EJ, Simson C, Lerner MD. Predictors of Treatment Response to a Community-Delivered Group Social Skills Intervention for Youth with ASD. J Autism Dev Disord 2022 PMID: 35904648, DOI: 10.1007/s10803-022-05559-2.
Peer-Reviewed Original Research
Experiences of student and trainee autism researchers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Kaku SM, McVey AJ, Gerber AH, Pretzsch CM, Jones DR, Kodakkadan FM, Lei J, Singer L, Chitehwe L, Poulsen RE, Coffman M. Experiences of student and trainee autism researchers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Autism Res 2022, 15: 413-420. PMID: 34939747, DOI: 10.1002/aur.2662.
Peer-Reviewed Original Research

2020

Atypical social communication is associated with positive initial impressions among peers with autism spectrum disorder.
Granieri JE, McNair ML, Gerber AH, Reifler RF, Lerner MD. Atypical social communication is associated with positive initial impressions among peers with autism spectrum disorder. Autism 2020, 24: 1841-1848. PMID: 32498545, DOI: 10.1177/1362361320924906.
Peer-Reviewed Original Research
Multi-informant International Perspectives on the Facilitators and Barriers to Employment for Autistic Adults.
Black MH, Mahdi S, Milbourn B, Scott M, Gerber A, Esposito C, Falkmer M, Lerner MD, Halladay A, Ström E, D'Angelo A, Falkmer T, Bölte S, Girdler S. Multi-informant International Perspectives on the Facilitators and Barriers to Employment for Autistic Adults. Autism Res 2020, 13: 1195-1214. PMID: 32170919, DOI: 10.1002/aur.2288.
Peer-Reviewed Original Research
Felt but not seen: Observed restricted repetitive behaviors are associated with self-report-but not parent-report-obsessive-compulsive disorder symptoms in youth with autism spectrum disorder.
Santore LA, Gerber A, Gioia AN, Bianchi R, Talledo F, Peris TS, Lerner MD. Felt but not seen: Observed restricted repetitive behaviors are associated with self-report-but not parent-report-obsessive-compulsive disorder symptoms in youth with autism spectrum disorder. Autism 2020, 24: 983-994. PMID: 32168988, DOI: 10.1177/1362361320909177.
Peer-Reviewed Original Research
Autism Heterogeneity in a Densely Sampled U.S. Population: Results From the First 1,000 Participants in the RI-CART Study.
McCormick CEB, Kavanaugh BC, Sipsock D, Righi G, Oberman LM, Moreno De Luca D, Gamsiz Uzun ED, Best CR, Jerskey BA, Quinn JG, Jewel SB, Wu PC, McLean RL, Levine TP, Tokadjian H, Perkins KA, Clarke EB, Dunn B, Gerber AH, Tenenbaum EJ, Anders TF, Rhode Island Consortium for Autism Research and Treatment (RI-CART), Sheinkopf SJ, Morrow EM. Autism Heterogeneity in a Densely Sampled U.S. Population: Results From the First 1,000 Participants in the RI-CART Study. Autism Res 2020, 13: 474-488. PMID: 31957984, DOI: 10.1002/aur.2261.
Peer-Reviewed Original Research

2019

Alexithymia - Not autism - is associated with frequency of social interactions in adults.
Gerber AH, Girard JM, Scott SB, Lerner MD. Alexithymia - Not autism - is associated with frequency of social interactions in adults. Behav Res Ther 2019, 123: 103477. PMID: 31648083, DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2019.103477.
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Perspectives of key stakeholders on employment of autistic adults across the united states, australia, and sweden.
Black MH, Mahdi S, Milbourn B, Thompson C, D'Angelo A, Ström E, Falkmer M, Falkmer T, Lerner M, Halladay A, Gerber A, Esposito C, Girdler S, Bölte S. Perspectives of key stakeholders on employment of autistic adults across the united states, australia, and sweden. Autism Res 2019, 12: 1648-1662. PMID: 31276308, DOI: 10.1002/aur.2167.
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June 25, 2024
Forty trainees recognized at annual Yale Child Study Center graduation event
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April 03, 2023
2023 Trainee Pilot Research Award Recipients Announced
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December 21, 2022
40 under 40
Source: Spectrum News
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alan.h.gerber@yale.edu

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