The following publications and presentations reflect our interest in the nature, assessment, and treatment of social impairments in childhood:
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2021 Scientific Conference Presentations
2020 Scientific Conference Presentations
2019 Scientific Conference Presentations
2018 Scientific Conference Presentations
2017 Scientific Conference Presentations
2016 Scientific Conference Presentations
2015 Scientific Conference Presentations
2014 Scientific Conference Presentations
2013 Scientific Conference Presentations
2012 Scientific Conference Presentations
2011 Scientific Conference Presentations
2010 Scientific Conference Presentations
2009 Scientific Conference Presentations
2008 Scientific Conference Presentations
2007 Scientific Conference Presentations
2021
2021 Peer-Reviewed Articles
, , , . (2021). Psychometric properties of Virtual Environment for Social Information Processing, a social information processing simulation assessment for children. Social Development, 00, 1– 26. https://doi.org/10.1111/sode.12512
2021 Scientific Conference Presentations
2020
2020 Peer-Reviewed Articles
2020 Scientific Conference Presentations
2019
Russo-Ponsaran, N. M., Lerner, M. D., McKown, C. , Weber, R. J., Karls, A. , Kang, E. & Sommer, S. L. (2019), Web-based Assessment of Social–Emotional Skills in School-Aged Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Autism Research, 12: 1260–1271. doi: 10.1002/aur.2123
2019 Scientific Conference Presentations
Russo-Ponsaran, N.M., Karls, A., Nicol, T., & Kraus, N. (2019, October). Replication of the Neural Processing of Pitch in Youth Without Clinical Diaganoses. Poster at the Society for Neuroscience 2019 Annual Convention, Chicago, IL.
2018
2018 Scientific Conference Presentations
Russo-Ponsaran, N. & McKown, C. (2018, February). In P. LeBuffe (Chair), Alternative Approaches to Assessing Social and Emotional Competence. Presentation for the NASP 2018 Annual Convention, Chicago, IL.
2017
Russo-Ponsaran, N.M., McKown, C., Johnson, J., Russo, J., Crossman, J., & Reife, I. (2017). Virtual Environment for Social Information Processing: Assessment of Children with and Without Autism Spectrum Disorders. Autism Research. [Epub ahead of print]. doi: 10.1002/aur.1889.
Russo, J., McKown, C., Russo-Ponsaran, N.M., Johnson, J., and Allen, A. (2017). Reliability and Validity of a Spanish Language Assessment of Children’s Social-Emotional Learning Skills. Psychological Assessment. [Epub ahead of print]. doi: 10.1037/pas0000508.
2017 Scientific Conference Presentations
Weber, R.J., Kang, E., Trimber, E., Karls, A., Russo-Ponsaran, N., McKown, C., & Lerner, M.D. (2017, May). Web-based tool to assess social cognition in youth with ASD: Reliability and criterion validity. Poster at the International Meeting for Autism Research, San Francisco, CA.
Weber, R.J., Kang, E., Russo-Ponsaran, N., McKown, C., & Lerner, M.D. (2017, April). Validation of a web-based tool to assess social cognition in youth with ASD. Poster at the Biennial Meeting of Society for Research in Child Development, Austin, TX.
McKown, C. (2017, April). Discussant. In V. Shapiro (chair). Measuring Social Emotional Competence in School Settings: Exploring Assessment using Multiple Raters and Multiple Methods. Symposium presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Austin, TX.
Russo-Ponsaran, N., Shapiro, V.B., Accomazzo, S., & Kim, B.K.E. (2017, April). Combining Direct assessment and behavior rating scale approaches: Examining the relationship between VESIP and DESSA scores. In V.B. Shapiro (Chair) & C. McKown (Discussant), Measuring social emotional competence in school settings: Exploring assessment using multiple raters and multiple methods. Presentation for the Society for Research on Child Development Conference, Austin, TX.
Aksu-Dunya, B., Smith, E., & McKown, C. (2017, April). Dimensionality and Item Hierarchy of the 12-Item Theories of Mind Scale. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Council on Measurement in Education, San Antonio, TX.
Shapiro, V.B., Accomazzo, S., Russo-Ponsaran, N. & Kim, B.K.E. (2017, April). Comparing the direct assessment of social-emotional comprehension to the indirect assessment of social-emotional competence. In J.J. Taylor (Discussant), SEL Assessment: Bias, (dis)agreement, and the great direct assessment versus behavior rating scale debate. Presentation for the American Education Research Association Conference, San Antonio, TX.
McKown, C. (2017, March). Chair. Social and emotional learning in educational settings and educational effectiveness in global and immigration-related contexts: The role of executive functioning from preschool through adolescence. Symposium presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, Washington, DC.
McKown, C. & Russo-Ponsaran, N.M. (2017, March). A web-based system for measuring social emotional skills in kindergarten to third grade.In Social and emotional learning in educational settings: Next generation measurement of social-emotional learning. Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, Washington, DC.
2016
McKown, C., Russo-Ponsaran, N.M., Johnson, J., Russo, J., & Allen, A.A. (2016). Web-based assessment of children’s social-emotional comprehension. Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 34, 322–338. doi: 10.1177/0734282915604564.
McKown, C., Russo-Ponsaran, N.M., Allen, A., Johnson, J., & Warren-Khot, H. (2016). Social-emotional factors and academic outcomes among elementary-aged children. Infant and Child Development, 25, 119–136.
Russo-Ponsaran, N.M., Evans-Smith, B., Johnson, J., Russo, J., & McKown, C. (2016). Efficacy of a facial emotion training program for children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders. Journal of Nonverbal Behavior, 40, 13–38.
2016 Scientific Conference Presentations
McKown, C., Russo-Ponsaran, N.M., & Johnson, J. (2016, March). Measuring social-emotional skills to advance science and practice. In C. Domitrovich (Chair), Social and emotional learning interventions in educational settings & international perspectives on educational effectiveness measuring social and emotional skills and development. Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, Washington, DC.
2015
Russo-Ponsaran, N.M., McKown, C., Johnson, J.K., Allen, A., Evans-Smith, B., & Fogg, L. (2015). Social-emotional correlates of early stage social information processing skills in children with and without autism spectrum disorder. Autism Research, 8, 486–96. doi: 10.1002/aur.1463.
2015 Scientific Conference Presentations
Russo, J., McKown, C., Russo-Ponsaran, N.M., & Johnson, J.K. (2015, March). Reliability and validity of an adapted spanish language social-emotional assessment system. Poster session presented at the Biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Philadelphia, PA.
2014
Russo-Ponsaran, N.M., Evans-Smith, B., Johnson, J.K., & McKown, C. (2014). Feasibility and effectiveness of a facial emotion recognition and expression training paradigm for school-aged children with autism spectrum disorders. Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 7, 169–190.
Russo-Ponsaran, N. M., Berry-Kravis, E., McKown, C., & Lipton, M. (2014). A pilot study of social information processing skills in girls with fragile X syndrome. Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 7, 143–168.
Russo-Ponsaran, N.M., Yesensky, J., Hessl, D., & Berry-Kravis, E. (2014). Feasibility, reproducibility, and clinical validity of the Pediatric Anxiety Rating Scale-Revised in fragile X syndrome. American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 119, 1–16.
2014 Scientific Conference Presentations
McKown, C., Russo-Ponsaran, N.M., Allen, A.W., Johnson, J.K., & Russo, J. (2014, September). The role of assessment in promoting children’s health social-emotional development. In C. McKown (chair). Measuring healthy elementary classroom environments: Emotional, behavioral, and relational perspectives. Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, Washington, DC.
Aksu, B., McKown, C., Johnson, J.K., & Smith, Jr., E.V. (2014, April). Rasch analysis of a Nonverbal Accuracy Assessment. Poster presented at the National Council on Measurement in Education. Philadelphia, PA.
McKown, C., Russo-Ponsaran, N.M., Allen, A.W., Johnson, J.K., & Russo, J. (2014, April). Assessing skills used in children’s social interaction. In B. Ladd & B. French (chairs). Coaching children to collaborate effectively with classmates. Invited paper for presidential symposium presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Russo, J. Evans-Smith, B., & Russo-Ponsaran, N.M. (2014, May). Facial emotion recognition and expression deficits in children with ASD and the effects of training. Poster session presented at the International Meeting for Autism Research, Atlanta, GA.
Johnson, J., Evans-Smith, B., & Russo-Ponsaran, N.M. (2014, May). The impact of participant characteristics on the effectiveness of facial emotion training in children with autism spectrum disorders. Poster session presented at the International Meeting for Autism Research, Atlanta, GA.
Evans-Smith, B., Russo-Ponsaran, N., Russo, J., Johnson, J., & McKown, C. (2014, May). Efficacy of a facial emotion training program for children and teens with ASD. Poster session presented at the International Meeting for Autism Research, Atlanta, GA.
2013
McKown (2013). Social equity theory and the racial-ethnic achievement gap. Child Development, 84, 1120–1136.
McKown, C., Allen, A., Russo-Ponsaran, N.M., & Johnson, J.K. (2013). Direct assessment of children’s social-emotional comprehension. Psychological Assessment, 25, 1154–1166.
Strambler, M., & McKown, C. (2013). Promoting student engagement through evidence-based action research with teachers. Journal of Educational and Psychological Consultation, 23, 87–114.
2013 Scientific Conference Presentations
Russo-Ponsaran, N.M., McKown, C., Johnson, J., Russo, J., Crossman, J., Tucker, E., Coig, J. (2013, October). Improved Assessment of Social Information Processing Skills in Children with and without Autism. Poster session to be presented at the 60th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Orlando, FL.
Hill, C., Russo-Ponsaran, N.M., Russo, J., Johnson, J., Hesmond, K., & McKown, C. (2013, October). The Role of Social Emotional Learning In Children’s Social Competence. Poster session to be presented at the 60th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Orlando, FL.
McKown, C. (2013, July). Origins and consequences of social status differences in elementary schools. Invited keynote address at the Social Psychology of the Classroom International Conference, Auckland, New Zealand.
McKown, C. (2013, June). Web-based assessment of children’s social-emotional comprehension and self-control. Invited address at the Center for the Advanced Study of Teaching and Learning, University of Virginia, Charlotesville, Virginia.
Russo-Ponsaran, N.M., McKown, C., Johnson, J.K., Allen, A., & Evans-Smith, B. (2013, May). Social information processing skills in relation to emotion recognition, theory of mind, and pragmatic language in children with and without autism spectrum disorders. Poster session presented at the International Meeting for Autism Research, Donostia/San Sebastián Basque Country, Spain.
Russo-Ponsaran, N.M., Johnson, J., Russo, J., & McKown, C. (2013, April). Innovation of a virtual environment for assessing social information processing skills in children. Oral presentation delivered at the 30th Annual Rush University Forum for Research and Clinical Investigation, Research Mentoring Panel, Chicago, IL.
McKown, C., Allen, A., Russo-Ponsaran, N.M., & Johnson, J.K. (2013, April). Reliability and validity of direct assessments of social and emotional comprehension. Poster session presented at the Biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Seattle, WA.
McKown, C., Johnson, J.K., & Russo-Ponsaran, N.M. (2013, April). Development and consequences of children’s social self-efficacy accuracy ratings. Poster session presented at the Biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Seattle, WA.
Evans-Smith, B., Russo-Ponsaran, N., and Johnson, J. (2013, February) Examining the effectiveness of mindfulness for treating children with ASD and ADHD. Oral presentation delivered at the Bridging the Hearts and Minds of Youth Conference. San Diego, CA.
2012
2012 Peer-Reviewed Articles
McKown C. (2012). Social Equity Theory and Racial-Ethnic Achievement Gaps. Child Development. Epub 2012 Dec 14.
2012 Scientific Conference Presentations
Russo-Ponsaran, N.M., Yesensky, J., Hessl, D., & Berry-Kravis, E.M. (2012, July). Feasibility, reproducibility, and clinical validity of the Pediatric Anxiety Rating Scale, Revised (PARS‑R) in fragile X syndrome. Oral presentation delivered at the 13th International Fragile X Conference, Miami, FL.
Russo-Ponsaran, N.M., McKown, C., Johnson, J., Allen, A., & Knudsen, K. (2012, May). Usability and Likability of the Virtual Environment for Social Information Processing (VESIPTM) for Children with and without Autism Spectrum Disorders. International Meeting for Autism Research, Toronto, Canada.
Evans-Smith, B., Russo-Ponsaran, N., & Johnson, J. (2012, May). Examining the Effectiveness of Mindfulness for Treating Children with ASD and ADHD. International Meeting for Autism Research, Toronto, Canada.
Evans-Smith, B. (2012, April). Examining the Effectiveness of Mindfulness for Treating Children with ASD and ADHD. Investigating and Integrating Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, and Society: 10th Annual International Scientific Conference for Clinicians, Researchers and Educators. Boston, MA.
2011
McKown, C., Gumbiner, L.M., & Johnson, J. (2011). Diagnostic efficiency of several methods of identifying socially rejected children and effect of participation rate on classification accuracy. Journal of School Psychology, 49, 573–95. Epub 2011 Jul 23.
2011 Scientific Conference Presentations
Russo, N., Yesensky, J., Hessl, D., & Berry-Kravis, E. (2011, October). Feasibility, reproducibility and clinical validity of the Pediatric Anxiety Rating Scale (PARS) in fragile X syndrome. Annals of Neurology.
Russo, N. M.*, Evans-Smith, B.*, Johnson, J., & McKown, C. (2011, May). Efficacy of a facial affect recognition training tool for children with autism spectrum disorders. International Meeting for Autism Research, San Diego, CA.*equal contributions
McKown, C., Warren, H., Allen, A., Russo, N.M., & Lipton, M.E. (2011, March). Social-Emotional Learning Skill, Intellectual Ability, and Academic Competence in Elementary and Middle School Students. Symposium presentation at the Society for Research in Child Development, Montreal, Canada.
2010
Rhoades, B.L., Warren, H.K., Domitrovich, C.E., & Greenberg, M.T. (2010). Examining the link between preschool social-emotional competence and first grade academic achievement: The role of attention skills. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 26, 182–191.
Russo N.M.*, Hornickel, J.*, Nicol, T., Zecker, S., & Kraus, N. (2010). Biological changes in auditory function following training in children with autism spectrum disorders. Behavioral and Brain Functions, 6:60. *equal contributions
2010 Scientific Conference Presentations
Russo, N., Berry-Kravis, E., McKown, C., & Lipton, M. (May, 2010). Variants in the Social-Emotional Phenotype of Children with Autism and Children with Fragile X Syndrome. Oral presentation at the International Meeting for Autism Research, Philadelphia, PA.
Russo, N., Berry-Kravis, E., McKown, C., & Lipton, M. (April, 2010). Social Information Processing Deficits in Girls with Fragile X Syndrome. Poster presentation at the 27th Annual Rush University Forum for Research and Clinical Investigation, Chicago, IL.
McKown, C., & Johnson, J. (2010, March). Screening efficiency of a teacher-report measure of social rejection. Poster presentation at the annual convention for the National Association of School Psychologists, Chicago, IL.
McKown, C., Gumbiner, L. & Alderson, D. (2010, March). A reliable, valid test of children’s theory of mind. Poster presentation at the annual convention for the National Association of School Psychologists, Chicago, IL.
Evans-Smith, B., Allen, A.E., & Panian, S. (2010, March). Promoting social competency: The effectiveness of a social group intervention. Oral presentation at the annual convention for the National Association of School Psychologists, Chicago, IL.
2009
Lipton, M., & Nowicki, S. (2009). The social emotional learning framework (SELF): A guide for understanding brain-based social emotional learning impairments. The Journal of Developmental Processes, 4, 99–115.
McKown, C., Gumbiner, L.M., Russo, N.M., & Lipton, M. (2009). Social-emotional learning skill, self-regulation, and social competence in typically-developing and clinic-referred children. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 38, 858–871.
McKown, C., & Strambler, M. (2009). Developmental antecedents and social and academic consequences of stereotype-consciousness in middle childhood. Child Development, 80, 1643–59.
2009 Scientific Conference Presentations
McKown, C., Russo, N., & Lipton, M. (2009, May). Joint effects of nonverbal accuracy and nonverbal processing speed on social functioning among children with autism-spectrum disorders and their typically-developing peers. Poster presentation at the annual International Meeting for Autism Research, Chicago, IL.
Russo, N., McKown, C., & Lipton, M. (2009, May). Affect recognition skills across four nonverbal channels in children with autism-spectrum disorders and their typically-developing peers. Poster presentation at the annual International Meeting for Autism Research, Chicago, IL.
McKown, C. (2009, April). Stereotype-consciousness and children’s interpretation of inter-racial interactions. In M. Killen (chair), Inter-group relations and child development. Symposium presentated at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Denver, CO.
Warren, H.K., Rhoades, B.L., Way, E., Kalb, S.K., Denham, S.A., & Domitrovich, C.E. (2009, May). Do preschoolers’ social cognitions predict their actual behavior? Preliminary findings from two large samples. Poster presentation at the annual meeting of the Society for Prevention Research, Washington, D.C.
2008
2008 Scientific Conference Presentations
McKown, C., Lipton, M.E., & Wood, L.M. (2008, May). Understanding and assessing social-emotional learning processing impairments in children with and without autism-spectrum disorders. Poster presented at the annual International Meeting for Autism Research, London, England, UK.
McKown, C., Wood, L.M., & Lipton, M.E. (2008, March). A demonstration of individually administered tests of children’s social-emotional learning ability. Demonstration at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New York, NY.
McKown, C., (2008, March). Developmental mediators and social and academic consequences of stereotype-consciousness in middle childhood. In A.M. Gonzalez (Chair), Influencing Academic Success Among Underrepresented Youth. Symposium conducted at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New York, NY.
McKown, C., Lipton, M.E., & Wood, L.M. (2008, March). Theory and practice in the assessment of children’s social-emotional learning ability. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New York, NY.
Usher, C.T., McKown, C., & Lipton, M.E. (2008, January). Mentalizing matters: Perspective-taking as a predictor of social acceptance in school-aged children. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Psychoanalytic Association, New York, NY.
2007
McKown, C. (2007). Concurrent validity and clinical usefulness of several individually administered tests of children’s social emotional cognition. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 36, 29–41.
2007 Scientific Conference Presentations
Balthazor, M.J., McKown, C., Lipton, M.E., & Wood, L.M. (2007, March). Development of a social interest scale for children ages 8 to 12: Initial evidence for reliability and validity. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Boston, MA.