Katarzyna Chawarska, PhD
Emily Fraser Beede Professor of Child PsychiatryCards
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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.
Appointments
Child Study Center
ProfessorPrimaryPediatrics
ProfessorSecondary
Other Departments & Organizations
- Center for Brain & Mind Health
- Chawarska Lab
- Child Study Center
- Pediatrics
- Predoctoral Internship and Postdoctoral Fellowship in Psychology
- Program in Neurodevelopment and Regeneration
- School Age Developmental Disabilities Program
- Wu Tsai Institute
- Yale Medicine
- Yale Ventures
Education & Training
- 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)
Research
Overview
Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
Clinical Care
Overview
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.
Clinical Specialties
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Diagnosing Autism
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News
- June 19, 2024
Family Psychiatric History: Effects on Siblings of Children With Autism
- May 10, 2024
Autism conference at Yale highlights latest research & clinical advances
- April 23, 2024
Korean “Autism Orchestra” visits Yale Child Study Center for special performance
- April 12, 2024
Spring 2024 postgraduate associate travel award recipients announced