Joseph Chang
James A. Attwood Professor of Statistics and Data ScienceCards
About
Research
Publications
2025
Functional Connectivity in the Social Perception Pathway at Birth Is Linked to Attention to Faces at Four Months
Chawarska K, Vernetti A, Sun H, Hampson M, Li C, Macari S, Powell K, Constable R, Chang J, Ment L, Scheinost D. Functional Connectivity in the Social Perception Pathway at Birth Is Linked to Attention to Faces at Four Months. Biological Psychiatry Global Open Science 2025, 5: 100597. PMID: 41127567, PMCID: PMC12538059, DOI: 10.1016/j.bpsgos.2025.100597.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIntrinsic functional connectivityFunctional connectivityNeural markersFamily history of autismSuperior temporal sulcusAssociated with attentionStatic facial featuresHistory of autismNo sex differencesSocial pathwaysHuman Connectome ProjectFusiform gyrusFacial cuesTemporal sulcusVentral pathwayFamilial riskSex differencesPerception pathwaysAutismConnectome ProjectSocial outcomesFamily historyFacial featuresAutism biomarkersWeeks postmenstrual age
2024
Developmental trajectories of the default mode, frontoparietal, and salience networks from the third trimester through the newborn period
Scheinost D, Chang J, Brennan-Wydra E, Lacadie C, Constable R, Chawarska K, Ment L. Developmental trajectories of the default mode, frontoparietal, and salience networks from the third trimester through the newborn period. Imaging Neuroscience 2024, 2: imag-2-00201. PMID: 40800486, PMCID: PMC12272234, DOI: 10.1162/imag_a_00201.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFronto-parietalDevelopmental trajectoriesImpact of maternal mental healthResting-state functional MRIWeeks postmenstrual ageInter-network connectivityIntra-network connectivityMaternal stress levelsMaternal mental healthPostmenstrual ageSalience networkFunctional MRINeurobehavioral disordersNeurodevelopmental disordersDMNMental healthThird trimesterConnectivity measuresSalienceConnectivity valuesFamily history of psychiatric conditions and development of siblings of children with autism
Bellia G, Chang J, Liew Z, Vernetti A, Macari S, Powell K, Chawarska K. Family history of psychiatric conditions and development of siblings of children with autism. Autism Research 2024, 17: 1665-1676. PMID: 38896553, PMCID: PMC11341253, DOI: 10.1002/aur.3175.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSiblings of childrenNeuropsychiatric disordersFamilies of childrenFamily history of schizophreniaYounger siblings of childrenHistory of psychiatric conditionsHistory of schizophreniaYounger siblingsAssess autism symptomsNonverbal IQAutism symptomsBipolar disorderIntellectual disabilityPsychiatric conditionsSubclinical symptomsAdaptive skillsSocial affectAdaptive functioningAutismFamily historyParent interviewsFamily factorsMultiple regression analysisDevelopmental outcomesDisorders
Clinical Trials
Current Trials
Are you pregnant and you interested in learning more about your new baby’s development? Do you have a family member with autism?
HIC ID2000021541RoleSub InvestigatorPrimary Completion Date08/31/2023Recruiting ParticipantsGenderBothAge1 year 3 months - 1 year 9 months