Publications

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^ Indicates community partner co-author

  1. *St. John, B. M. & Ausderau, K. K., (accepted). The characterization of feeding challenges in autistic children and relationships between feeding severity and early feeding challenges. Autism.
  2. *Ausderau, K. K., St John, B. M., Al-Heizanac, M. O., Damman, C., Hope, S., & Sideris, J. (accepted). Factor analysis of the Feeding and Eating in AutiSm Together assessment. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders.
  3. *Hladik, L., St. John, B. M., Korbel, A., Nelson, N., Umana, M., Kant, S., & Ausderau, K. K., (accepted). “Giving me the self-confidence to tackle it”: Mothers’ experiences participating in the Engaged Eaters Program, a caregiver-mediated feeding intervention. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders.
  4. *St. John, B. M. & Ausderau, K. K., (accepted). Changes in caregiver outcomes following participation in the Engaged Eaters Program. American Journal of Occupational Therapy.
  5. Williams, Z. J., Schaaf, R., Ausderau, K. K., Baranek, G. T., Barrett, D. J., Cascio, C. J., Dumont, R. L., Eyoh, E. E., Failla, M. D., Feldman, J. I., Foss-Feig, J. H., Green, H. L., Green, S. A., He, J. L., Kaplan-Kahn, E. A., Keçeli-Kaysılı, B., MacLennan, K., Mailloux, Z., Marco, E. J., … Woynaroski, T. G. (in press). Examining the latent structure and correlates of sensory reactivity in autism: A multi-site integrative data analysis by the Autism Sensory Research Consortium (rs-2447849). Molecular Autism.
  6. *^Hladik L, St. John B, Carbery M, Gray M, Drew JR, Ausderau KK. (2023). Benefits and challenges of a telehealth eating and mealtime intervention for autistic children: Occupational therapy practitioners’ perspectives. OTJR: Occupational Therapy Journal of Research. 15394492231175069.
  7. *Campi, E., Sideris, J., Wiles, A., Phillips, A., Carrasquero, V. V., Ausderau, K. K.., & Baranek, G. (2023). Associations among clinical factors and occupational therapy service utilization in children with autism spectrum disorder. The American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 77(2).
  8. Rosinski, J. R., Raasch, L. E., Barros Tiburcio, P., Breitbach, M. E., Shepherd, P. M., Yamamoto, K., …Ausderau, K.K…. & Newman, C. M. (2023). Frequent first-trimester pregnancy loss in rhesus macaques infected with African-lineage Zika virus. PLoS Pathogens, 19(3), e1011282.
  9. *Kabakov, S. A., Crary, E., Menna, V., Razo, E. R., Eickhoff, J. C., Dulaney, N. R., … & Ausderau, K. K.(2023). Quantification of early gait development: Expanding the application of Catwalk technology to an infant rhesus macaque model. Journal of Neuroscience Methods, 388, 109811.
  10. *Ausderau, K. K., Colman, R. J., Kabakov, S., Schultz-Darken, N., & Emborg, M., (2023). Evaluating depression and anxiety behaviors in non-human primates. Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 16, 1006065.
  11. *Surgent, O., Riaz, A., Ausderau, K. K., Adluru, N., Kirk, G., Guerrero-Gonzalez, J., Skaletski, E., C., Kecskemeti, S. R., Dean III, D., Weismer, S., E., Alexander, A. L., Travers, B. G., (2022) Brainstem white matter microstructure is associated with hyporesponsiveness and overall Sensory features in autistic children. Molecular Autism,13(1), 1-18.
  12. *^St. John, B., Hickey, E., Kastern, E., Russell, C., Russell, T., Mathy, A., Peterson,B., Wigington, D., Pellien, C., Caudill, A., Hladik, L., & Ausderau, K. K., (2022). Opening the door to university health research: Recommendations for increasing accessibility for individuals with intellectual disability. International Journal for Equity in Health, 21(1), 1-13.
  13. Raasch, L., Yamamoto, K., Newman, C., Rosinski, J., Shepherd, P. M., Razo, E.,…Ausderau, K. K., …& Dudley, D. M., (2022) Fetal loss in pregnant rhesus macaques infected with high-dose African-lineage Zika virus. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 16(8), e0010623
  14. Little, L. M., Ausderau, K. K., Freuler, A., Sideris, J., & Baranek, G. T. (2022) Caregiver strategies to sensory features for children with autism and developmental disabilities. Frontiers in Psychology, 13(905154). https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.905154
  15. *^Hladik, L., Meyer, R., Scott, A., Bonnici, S., Froelke, N. A., Romaniak, H., Ougayour, Y., Nelson, N., Alkhamees, A. K., ^Davis, H., & Ausderau, K. K. (2022). Accessibility and inclusion for families with children with autism spectrum disorders in cultural institutions. Curator; The Museum Journal, 65 (2), 435-449. https://doi.org/10.1111/cura.12468
  16. *^Doerpinghaus, A., Hladik, L., Gray, M., Dulaney, N., Barton, K., Rogers, J., Noblet, N., & Ausderau, K. K. (2022). Health narratives as a therapeutic tool for health care access for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Occupational Therapy in Health Care, 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1080/07380577.2022.2099603
  17. *Travers, B. G., Kissinger, L., Klans, N., Reynolds, A., Taylor, D., Ausderau, K. K., Skaletski, E., & Brown, J. (2022). Associations among daily living skills, motor, and sensory difficulties in children with and without autism. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 76(2). https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2022.045955
  18. *Ausderau, K. K., Kabakov, S., Razo, E., Mitzey, A. M., Bach, K. M., Crooks, C. M., … & Mohr, E. L. (2021). Neonatal development in prenatally zika virus-exposed infant macaques with dengue immunity. Viruses, 13(9), 1878. https://doi.org/10.3390/v13091878
  19. *St. John, B., Gray, M., Malzacher, A., Hladik, L., Luri, S., & Ausderau, K. K. (2021). Using photovoice with people with intellectual disability to illuminate definitions of health and factors influencing participation in health-promotion. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 34(3), 866-876. ttps://doi.org/10.1111/jar.12868
  20. *St. John, B. & Ausderau, K. K. (2021). Relationships between household income and functional independent behavior for children with autism. OTJR: Occupation, Participation and Health, 41(4), 243-250. https://doi.org/10.1177/15394492211012654
  21. *^Al‐Heizan, M. O., St. John, B., DuBois, L., Niemeier, B., & Ausderau, K. K. (2021). Difference in healthcare usage, pharmacy prescriptions, and healthcare cost for Special Olympic athletes compared to non‐athletes with intellectual disabilities. Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities, 18(2), 141-150. https://doi.org/10.1111/jppi.12363
  22. *Surgent, O. J., Walczak, M., Zarzycki, O., Ausderau, K. K., & Travers, B. G. (2021). IQ and sensory symptom severity best predict motor ability in children with and without autism spectrum disorder. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 51(1), 243-254. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-020-04536-x
  23. *Doyle, K. L., Toepfer, M., Bradfield, A. F., Noffke, A., Ausderau, K. K., Andreae, S., & Pickett, K. A. (2020). Systematic review of exercise for caregiver–care recipient dyads: What is best for spousal caregivers—exercising together or not at all? The Gerontologist, 61(6), e283-e301. https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnaa043
  24. *Koenig, M. R., Razo, E., Mitzey, A., Newman, C. M., Dudley, D. M., Breitbach, M. E., …Ausderau, K. K., …& Moore, E. L., (2020). Quantitative definition of neurobehavior, vision, hearing and brain volumes in macaques congenitally exposed to Zika virus. PloS one, 15(10), e0235877. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0235877
  25. Pickett, K. A., Schultz-Darken, N., Bradfield, A. F., Malicki, K., Pape, B., Ausderau, K. K., & Emborg, M. E. (2020). Spatiotemporal quantification of gait in common marmosets. Journal of Neuroscience Methods, 330, 108517. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneumeth.2019.108517

  26. *Althoff, C. E., Dammann, C. P., Hope, S. J., & Ausderau, K. K. (2019). Parent-mediated interventions for children with autism spectrum disorder: A systematic review. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 73(3), 7303205010p1-7303205010p13. https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2019.030015
  27. *Ausderau, K.K., St. John, B. M., Kwaterski, K., Nieuwenhuis, B., & Bradley, E. (2019). Parents’ strategies to support mealtime participation of their children with autism spectrum disorder. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 73, 1-10. https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2019.024612
  28. *Muesbeck, J., St. John, B. M., Kant, S., & Ausderau, K. K. (2018). Use of props during mealtime for children with autism spectrum disorders: Self-regulation and reinforcement. OTJR: Occupation, Participation and Health, 38(4), 254-260. https://doi.org/10.1177/1539449218778558
  29. *St. John, B., Mihaila, I., Dorrance, K., DaWalt, L. S., & Ausderau, K. K. (2018). Reflections from co-researchers with intellectual disability: Benefits to inclusion in a research study team. Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 56(4), 251-262. https://doi.org/10.1352/1934-9556-56.5.251
  30. *St. John, B. M., Hladik, E., Romaniak, H. C., & Ausderau, K. K. (2018). Understanding health disparities for individuals with intellectual disability using photovoice. Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 1–11. https://doi.org/10.1080/11038128.2018.1502349
  31. *Ausderau, K. K., Dammann, C., McManus, K., Schneider, M., Emborg, M. E., & Schultz‐Darken, N. (2017). Cross‐species comparison of behavioral neurodevelopmental milestones in the common marmoset monkey and human child. Developmental psychobiology, 59(7), 807-821. https://doi.org/10.1002/dev.21545
  32. *Reynolds, S., Glennon, T. J., Ausderau, K. K., Bendixen, R. M., Kuhaneck, H. M., Pfeiffer, B., … & Bodison, S. C. (2017). Using a multifaceted approach to working with children who have differences in sensory processing and integration. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 71(2), 7102360010p1-7102360010p10. https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2017.019281
  33. *Flynn, T. A., Jones, B. A., & Ausderau, K. K. (2016). Guided imagery and stress in pregnant adolescents. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 70(5), 7005220020p1-7005220020p7. https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2016.019315
  34. *Ausderau, K. K., Sideris, J., Little, L. M., Furlong, M., Bulluck, J. C., & Baranek, G. T. (2016). Sensory subtypes and associated outcomes in children with autism spectrum disorders. Autism Research, 9(12), 1316-1327. https://doi.org/10.1002/aur.1626
  35. *Little, L. M., Ausderau, K. K., Sideris, J., & Baranek, G. T. (2015). Activity participation and sensory features among children with autism spectrum disorders. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 45(9), 2981-2990. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-015-2460-3
  36. *Ausderau, K. K., Furlong, M., Sideris, J., Bulluck, J., Little, L. M., Watson, L. R., … & Baranek, G. T. (2014). Sensory subtypes in children with autism spectrum disorder: Latent profile transition analysis using a national survey of sensory features. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 55(8), 935-944. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.12219
  37. *Little, L. M., Sideris, J., Ausderau, K. K., & Baranek, G. T. (2014). Activity participation among children with autism spectrum disorder. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 68(2), 177-185. https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2014.009894
  38. *Ausderau, K. K., Sideris, J., Furlong, M., Little, L. M., Bulluck, J., & Baranek, G. T. (2014). National survey of sensory features in children with ASD: Factor structure of the sensory experience questionnaire (3.0). Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 44(4), 915-925. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-013-1945-1
  39. *Ausderau, K. K. & Juarez, M. (2013). The impact of autism spectrum disorder on family mealtimes. ICAN: Infant, Child, and Adolescent Nutrition. 5(5) 315-323. https://doi.org/10.1177/1941406413502808
  40. *Patten, E., Ausderau, K. K., Watson, L. R., & Baranek, G. T. (2013). Sensory response patterns in nonverbal children with ASD. Autism Research and Treatment, 2013. https://doi.org/10.1155/2013/436286
  41. *Martin, G. E., Ausderau, K. K., Raspa, M., Bishop, E., Mallya, U. & Bailey Jr, D. B. (2012). Therapy service use among individuals with fragile X syndrome: Findings from a US parent survey. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research 57 837-849. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2788.2012.01608.x
  42. *Feeney, S., Ayoob, K., Kleinman, R. E., Ausderau, K., & Miller, J. (2010).  Using physical assessment when assessing nutritional status.  ICAN: Infant, Child, & Adolescent Nutrition 2 (2), 100-105. https://doi.org/10.1177/1941406410366242
  43. *Novak, P., Wilson, K. E., Ausderau, K., & Cullinane, D. (2009). The use of blenderized tube feedings. ICAN: Infant, Child, & Adolescent Nutrition 1 (1), 21-23. https://doi.org/10.1177/1941406408329196

* Indicates student co-author

  1. Ausderau, K. K. & Chatman, C. (2022). Critical Review of The Test of Playfulness and Children with physical disabilities. In: Pyatak, B., & Lee, E. (Eds), 50 Studies Every Occupational Therapist Should Know. Oxford University Press
  2. *St John, B. M., Hladik, L., Novak, P., Gartland, S., Ausderau, K. K. (2022). Assessment and treatment of feeding challenges in children with autism spectrum disorders. In: Marcus, S., & Breton, S. (Eds), Infant and Child Feeding and Swallowing: Occupational Therapy Assessment and Intervention 2nd ED. Bethesda, MD. AOTA Press
  3. Ausderau, K. K., Novak, P. & Gartland, S. (2018) Addressing eating, drinking and mealtime participation. In Spitzer, S. & Watling, R. (Eds.), Autism: A Comprehensive Occupational Therapy Approach, 4thed. Bethesda, MD. AOTA Press.
  4. Kirby, A., Little, L., Ausderau, K. K., Williams,K., & Baranek, G. (2018). Sensory features in individuals with autism spectrum disorder. In H. M. Kuhaneck & R. Watling (Eds.), Autism: A Comprehensive Occupational Therapy Approach, 4thed. Bethesda, MD. AOTA Press.
  5. Baranek, G.T., Little, L.M., Parham, D., Ausderau, K.K., & Sabatos-DeVito, Maura. (2014). Sensory features in autism spectrum disorders In Volkmer, F. R., Paul, R., Klin, A., & Cohen, D.J. (Eds.), Handbook of Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorders: Diagnosis, Development, Neurobiology, and Behavior Volume 1, 5th  Edition. New Jersey, Wiley.

* Indicates student co-author

^ Indicates community partner co-author

  1. *^Doerpinghaus, A., Hladik, L., Satterlund, E., Bentley, C., Kastern, E., St. John, B., & Ausderau, K. K., (2022). Collaborative health advocacy for health promotion for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. SIS Quarterly Practice Connections, 7(1), 17-20.
  2. *Ausderau, K.K., Baranek, G.T., Ochi, E. (2021). Sensory Experiences Questionnaire. In: Volkmar, F.R. (Eds) Encyclopedia of Autism Spectrum Disorders. Springer, 2nd Ed. Springer Publications. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-91280-6_119.
  3. *Juarez, M. J., Bartling, K., Ehlers, K., Rego, A., Rusin, T., and Ausderau, K. K. (2014). Let’s go out to eat! Creating a sensory-friendly dining experience for children with autism spectrum disorders and their families. OT Practice 19(2), 10–14. https://doi.org/10.7138/otp.2014.192f2
  4. *Bartling K. & Ausderau, K. K. (2013). When it’s okay to play with your food: Providing sensory experiences around mealtimes for children with gastrostomy tubes. OT Practice, 18(12) 12-17. http://dx.doi.org/10.7138/otp.2013.1812f1
  5. Ausderau, K. K. & Baranek, G. T. (2013) The sensory experiences questionnaire 3.0. in Volkmer, F.R. (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Autism Spectrum Disorders. Springer Publications, 2770-2774. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-1698-3