Mariana Torres-Viso, PsyD, BCBA-D
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About
Titles
Assistant Professor
Biography
Mariana Torres-Viso is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Child Psychology at the Child Study Center. She is a licensed psychologist and Board-Certified Behavior Analyst. Dr. Torres-Viso earned her bachelor’s degree in Human Development at Cornell University, and her doctorate degree in Clinical Psychology at the Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology at Rutgers University. Moreover, Dr. Torres-Viso completed her doctoral internship at the Kennedy Krieger Institute at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Dr. Torres-Viso specializes in the assessment and treatment of individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder and other neurodevelopmental disabilities, with a particular emphasis on evidence-based behavioral and developmental frameworks of intervention. Furthermore, expanding access to clinical care, and doing so in a culturally sensitive manner, has been a guiding principle behind her professional endeavors. Therefore, Dr. Torres-Viso holds a strong commitment towards data-driven and evidence-based training and capacity building of caregivers and clinicians working with children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Appointments
Child Study Center
Assistant ProfessorPrimary
Other Departments & Organizations
Education & Training
- PsyD
- Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, Clinical Psychology
- Doctoral Intern
- Kennedy Krieger Institute
- BS
- Cornell University, Human Development
Research
Publications
2025
Understanding Motor Stereotypies as a Transdiagnostic Phenotype
Garrido-Torres N, Carney A, Lyons M, Macari S, Morgan C, Powell K, Torres-Viso M, Vernetti A, Chawarska K, Fernandez T. Understanding Motor Stereotypies as a Transdiagnostic Phenotype. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2025 PMID: 40090545, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2025.03.003.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2024
The role of task preference in the effectiveness of response interruption and redirection
Sloman K, Torres‐Viso M, Edelstein M, Schulman R. The role of task preference in the effectiveness of response interruption and redirection. Journal Of Applied Behavior Analysis 2024, 57: 444-454. PMID: 38379177, DOI: 10.1002/jaba.1064.Peer-Reviewed Original Research