Ariana Garagozzo, PsyD
Areas of expertise: Autism and ADHD evaluations: early childhood through young adulthood, Transition to adulthood support for autistic adolescents with and without intellectual disability, teens, Behavioral and cognitive behavioral interventions for children, teens, and young adults with autism and intellectual disability
Locations: Buerger Center for Advanced Pediatric Care
About Ariana Garagozzo, PsyD
Titles
Clinical Psychologist
Awards and Honors
2020, Graduate Student Award Winner for Poster Presentation at Student Research Symposium, Roosevelt University
2017-2021, Merit-based academic scholarship, Roosevelt University
2017, Stephen D. Benson Senior Prize in Psychology, Dickinson College
2017, Summa Cum Laude, Dickinson College
2017, Departmental Honors in Psychology, Dickinson College
2013-2017, Psi Chi, Psychology Honor Society, Dickinson College
2013-2017, Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society, Dickinson College
2013-2017, John Montgomery Academic Scholarship Recipient, Dickinson College
Leadership and Memberships
2018-present, American Psychological Association
- 2018-present, Division 22: [Pediatric] Rehabilitation Psychology
- 2018-present, Division 40: Society for Clinical Neuropsychology
- 2018-present, Division 54: Pediatric Psychology
2018-present, International Society for Autism Research
Editorial and Academic Positions
Editorial Positions
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, Ad hoc reviewer
Autism in Adulthood, Ad hoc reviewer
Education & training
Undergraduate Degree
BS in Neuroscience and Psychology - Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA
Graduate Degree
PsyD in Clinical Psychology - Roosevelt University, Chicago, IL
MS in Psychology - Roosevelt University, Chicago, IL
Internship
Pre-Doctoral Internship, Autism Spectrum Disorders Track - Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Fellowship
Post-Doctoral Fellow - Center for Autism Research, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Publications
Publications
2024
Garagozzo, A., Aziz, A., Kaplan-Kahn, E.A. et al. Community Perspectives on Psychological Assessment Reports for Autistic Young Adults. J Autism Dev Disord(2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-024-06591-0
Garagozzo, A., Kaplan-Kahn, E., Reimer, S., & Yerys, B. (2024, May 1). Navigating the transition to adulthood. Autism Advocate Parenting Magazine, (44), 24-29.
2021
Garagozzo, A., & Hunter, S. J. (2021). Cognition in pediatric SDB-Yes, no, maybe?. Pediatric pulmonology. doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/ppul.25420
2019
L., Nayar, K., Garagozzo, A., Schieszler-Ockrassa, C., & Paxton, J. (2019). Changes in autism nosology: The social impact of the removal of Asperger’s disorder from the diagnostic and statistical manual for mental disorders, fifth edition (DSM-5). Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. doi: 10.1007/s10803-019-04233-4
2017
Mcgovern-Gooch, K. R., Mahajani, N. S., Garagozzo, A., Schramm, A. J., Hannah, L. G., Sieburg, M. A., Chisholm, J.D., & Hougland, J. L. (2017). Synthetic triterpenoid inhibition of human ghrelin O-acyltransferase: The involvement of a functionally required cysteine provides mechanistic insight into ghrelin acylation. Biochemistry, 56(7), 919- 931. doi:10.1021/acs.biochem.6b01008
Abstracts (includes Posters and Scientific Presentations)
2025
Garagozzo, A., Kaplan-Kahn, E., Leach, M., Gettings, J.M., Kuschner, E., Yerys, B. (2025, May). Community-partnered development and feasibility testing of A Brief Motivational Interviewing Intervention to Support Autistic Young Adults with Motivation to Complete Daily Living Skills. Poster session presented at the International Society for Autism Research Conference, Seattle, WA.
Leach, M., Kaplan-Kahn, K., Garagozzo, A., Thourani, N., Herrington, J., Wallace, G., Yerys, B. (2025, May). Internal Reliability of the Glasgow Sensory Questionnaire for Autistic Adolescents. Poster session presented at CHOP Poster Day & Scientific Symposium, Philadelphia, PA.
2024
Kaplan-Kahn, E., Garagozzo, A., Gettings, J., Kuschner, E., Yerys, B. (2024, November). Engaging with the autism community to develop a novel motivational interviewing intervention for daily living skills in transition-age autistic youth. Symposium presented at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Conference, Philadelphia, PA.
Kuschner, E., Benecke, R., Watson, S., Kleiner, J., Garagozzo, A., et al. (2024, May). Do parents and children use the same terms for autism? Poster session presented at the International Society for Autism Research Conference, Melbourne, Australia.
Garagozzo, A., Aziz, A., Kaplan-Kahn, E., Yerys, B. (2024, April). Community perspectives on transition to adulthood Garagozzo, A., Sheridan, E., Vivanti, G. (2024, February). Autism, social media, and diagnosis. Talk presented at the 14th Annual Insights into Autism Conference, Norfolk, VA.evaluation reports for autistic individuals with intellectual disability. Poster session presented at Gatlinburg Conference, Kansas City, MO.