Dr. Kuschner's program of research focuses on using personalized interventions to support unmet needs in autism, with two areas of specific focus: (1) food selectivity in later childhood and adolescence, and (2) clinical and behavioral protocols to enable broader and more inclusive participation in neuroimaging research.
Child and Adolescent Psychology - Department of Psychiatry, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY
Child and Adolescent Psychology - Department of Psychiatry, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY
BA in Psychology - Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY
PhD in Clinical Psychology - University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
Scientist
Psychologist
Assistant Professor of Psychology in Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Salas AA, Carlo WA, Do BT, Bell EF, Das A, Van Meurs KP, Poindexter BB, Shankaran S, Younge N, Watterberg KL, Higgins RD; Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Neonatal Research Network. Growth Rates of Infants Randomized to Continuous Positive Airway Pressure or Intubation After Extremely Preterm Birth. Journal of Pediatrics. Jun 19:S0022-3476(21)00556-4. Epub ahead of print. In Press. *Listed as Emily Kushner in Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Development Neonatal Research Network author collaborator list
Timko, C.A., Herrington, J.D., Bhattacharya, A., Kuschner, E.S., Yerys, B.E: Caregiver report of executive functioning in adolescent females with anorexia nervosa or autism spectrum disorder. Frontiers in Psychology, section Eating Behavior, 09 February 2021.
Chen, Y., Slinger, M., Edgar, J.C., Bloy, L., Kuschner, E.S., Kim, M., Green, H.L., Chiang, T., Yount, T., Liu, S., Lebus, J., Lam, S., Stephen, J.M., Huang, H., Roberts, T.P.L.: Maturation of hemispheric specialization for face encoding during infancy and toddlerhood: Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience: 48, 2021.
Kuschner, E.S., Kim, M., Bloy, L., Dipiero, M., Edgar, J.C., Roberts, T.P.L.: MEG-PLAN: A Clinical and Technical Protocol for Obtaining-Magnetoencephalography Data in Minimally-Verbal or Nonverbal Children who have Autism Spectrum Disorder. Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders: Jan 23;13(1):8, 2021. Tschida, J.E., Maddox, B.B., Bertollo, J.R., Kuschner, E.S., Miller, J.S., Ollendick, T.H., Greene, R.W., Yerys, B.E.: Caregiver perspectives on interventions for behavior challenges in autistic children. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders: 81, 2021.
Edgar, J.C., Blaskey, L., Green, H., Konka, K., Shen, G., Dipiero, M., Berman, J.I., Bloy, L., Liu, S., McBride, E., Ku, M., Kuschner, E.S., Airey, M., Kim, M., Franzen, R., Miller, G.A., & Roberts, T.: Maturation of auditory cortex neural activity in children and implications for auditory clinical markers in diagnosis. Front Psychiatry. 2020 Nov 19;11:584557. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2020.584557. eCollection 2020.
Harmon, H.M., Jensen, E.A., Tan, S., Chaudhary, A.S., Slaughter, J.L., Bell, E.F., Wyckoff, M.H., Hensman, A.M., Sokol, G.M., DeMauro ,S.B., Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Development Neonatal Research Network*: Timing of postnatal steroids for bronchopulmonary dysplasia: association with pulmonary and neurodevelopmental outcomes. Journal of Perinatology: 40(4): 616-627, 2020. *Listed as Emily Kushner in Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Development Neonatal Research Network author collaborator list
Gantz M.G., Carlo W.A., Finer N.N., Rich W., Faix R.G., Yoder B.A., Walsh M.C., Newman N.S., Laptook A, Schibler K, Das A, Higgins RD; SUPPORT Study Group of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Development Neonatal Research Network*: Achieved oxygen saturations and retinopathy of prematurity in extreme preterms. Archives of Disease in Childhood. Fetal and Neonatal Edition: 105(2): 138-144, 2020. *Listed as Emily Kushner in Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Development Neonatal Research Network author collaborator list
Matsuzaki, J., Berman, J.I., Blaskey, L., Kuschner, E.S., Gaetz, L., Mukherjee, P., Buckner, R.L., Nagarajan, S.S., Chung, W.K., Sherr, E.H., Roberts, T.: Abnormal Auditory Mismatch Fields in Children and Adolescents with 16p11.2 Deletion and Duplication. Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging: Oct;5(10):942-950, 2020.
Matsuzaki, J., Ku, M., Dipiero, M., Chiang, T., Saby, J., Blaskey, L., Kuschner, E.S., Kim, M., Berman, J.I., Bloy, L., Chen, Y.H., Dell, J., Liu, S., Brodkin, E.S., Embick, D., Roberts, T.P.L.: Delayed Auditory Evoked Responses in Autism Spectrum Disorder Across the Life Span. Developmental Neuroscience: 41(3-4):223-233, 2019.
McGowan E.C., Laptook A.R., Lowe J., Peralta-Carcelen M., Chowdhury D., Higgins R.D., Hintz S.R., Vohr B.R., Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Development Neonatal Research Network*: Developmental outcomes of extremely preterm infants with a need for child protective services supervision. Journal of Pediatrics: 215:41-49.e4, 2019. *Listed as Emily Kushner in Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Development Neonatal Research Network author collaborator list
Roberts, T.P.L., Bloy, L., Blaskey, L., Kuschner, E.S., Gaetz, L., Anwar, A., Ku, M., Dipiero, M., Bannett, Amanda, Edgar, J.C.: A MEG Study of Acute Arbaclofen (STX-209). Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience: 13:69 eCollection 2019.
Roberts, T.P.L., Matsuzaki, J., Blaskey, L., Bloy, L., Edgar, J.C., Kim, M., Ku, M., Kuschner, E.S., Embick, D.: MVNV Delayed M50 / M100 Evoked Response Component Latency in Minimally Verbal / Nonverbal Children who have Autism Spectrum Disorder. Molecular Autism: 10:34 eCollection 2019.
Matsuzaki J., Kuschner, E.S., Blaskey L., Bloy L., Kim, M., Ku, M., Edgar, J.C., Embick, D., Roberts T.P.L.: Abnormal Auditory Mismatch Fields are Associated with Communication Impairment in Both Verbal and Minimally Verbal/Nonverbal Children Who Have Autism Spectrum Disorder. Autism Research: 12(8):1225-1235, 2019.
Matsuzaki J., Bloy L., Blaskey L., Miller J., Kuschner E., Ku M., Dipiero M., Airey M., Edgar C., Embick D., Ross J., Roberts T.: Abnormal Auditory Mismatch Fields in Children and Adolescents with 47, XYY syndrome. Developmental Neuroscience: 41(3-4):223-233, 2019.
Duncan A.F., Bann C.M., Dempsey A., Peralta-Carcelen M., Hintz S., Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Development Neonatal Research Network*: Behavioral Deficits at 18-22 Months of Age Are Associated with Early Cerebellar Injury and Cognitive and Language Performance in Children Born Extremely Preterm. The Journal of Pediatrics: 148-156.e4, 2019. *Listed as Emily Kushner in Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Development Neonatal Research Network author collaborator list
Edgar, J.C., Dipiero, M., McBride, E., Green, H.L., Berman, J., Ku, M., Liu, S., Blaskey, L., Kuschner, E., Airey, M., Ross, J.L., Bloy, L., Kim, M., Koppers, S., Gaetz, W., Schultz, R.T., Roberts, T.P.L.: Abnormal maturation of the resting-state peak alpha frequency in children with autism spectrum disorder. Human Brain Mapping 40(11): 3288-3298, 2019.
Port, R.G., Dipiero, M.A., Ku, M., Liu, S., Blaskey, L., Kuschner, E.S., Edgar, J.C., Roberts, T.P.L., Berman, J.I.: Children with autism spectrum disorder demonstrate regionally specific altered resting-state phase-amplitude. Brain Connectivity 9(5): 425-436, 2019.
Chen, Y., Saby, J., Kuschner, E.S., Gaetz, W., Edgar, J.C., Roberts., T.: Magnetoencephalography (MEG) of Infant Brain Development. NeuroImage 189: 445-458, 2019.
Sarkar S., Shankaran S., Barks J., Do BT, Laptook A.R., Das A., Ambalavanan N., Van Meurs K.P., Bell E.F., Sanchez P.J., Hintz S.R., Wyckoff M.H., Stoll B.J., Carlo W.A., Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Neonatal Research Network*: Outcome of Preterm Infants with Transient Cystic Periventricular Leukomalacia on Serial Cranial Imaging Up to Term Equivalent Age. The Journal of Pediatrics: 59-65.e3, 2018. *Listed as Emily Kushner in Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Development Neonatal Research Network author collaborator list
Matsuzaki, J., Ku M, Berman, J.I., Blaskey, L., Bloy, L., Chen, Y.H., Dell, J., Edgar, J.C., Kuschner, E.S., Liu, S., Saby, S., Brodkin, E.S., Roberts, T.P.L.: Abnormal Auditory Mismatch Fields in Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Neuroscience Letters Dec 29; 698: 140-145, 2018. PubMed PMID: 30599264
Maddox, B. B., Cleary, P., Kuschner, E. S., Miller, J., Armour, A. C., Guy, L., Kenworthy, L., Schultz, R.T. Yerys, B. E.: Lagging Skills Contribute to Challenging Behaviors in Children with Autism without Intellectual Disability. Autism 22(8): 898-906, 2018.
Strang, J. F., Meagher, H., Kenworthy, L., de Vries, A. L. C., Menvielle, E., Leibowitz, S., Janssen, A., Cohen-Kettenis, P., Shumer, D.E., Edwards-Leeper, L., Pleak, R.R., Spack, N., Karasic, D.H., Schreier, H., Balleur, A., Tishelman, A., Ehrensaft, D., Rodnan, L., Kuschner, E.S., Mandel, F., Caretto, A., Lewis, H.C., Anthony, L.G.: Initial Clinical Guidelines for Co-Occurring Autism Spectrum Disorder and Gender Dysphoria or Incongruence in Adolescents. Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology 47(1): 105-115, 2018. PubMed PMID: 27775428
Kuschner, E. S., Morton, H. E., Maddox, B. B., de Marchena, A., Anthony, L. G., Reaven, J.: The BUFFET Program: Development of a Cognitive Behavioral Treatment for Selective Eating in Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review 20: 403-421, 2017. PubMed PMID: 28534237
Younge N., Goldstein R.F., Bann C.M., Hintz S.R., Patel R.M., Smith P.B., Bell E.F., Rysavy M.A., Duncan A.F., Vohr B.R., Das A., Goldberg R.N., Higgins R.D., Cotten C.M., Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Neonatal Research Network*: Survival and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes Among Periviable Infants. The New England Journal of Medicine: 617-628. 2017. *Listed as Emily Kushner in Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Development Neonatal Research Network author collaborator list
Port, R.G., Gaetz, W., Wang, D., Bloy, L., Blaskey, L., Kuschner, E.S., Levy, S.E., Brodkin, E.S., Roberts, T.P.L.: Exploring the relationship between cortical GABA concentrations, auditory gamma-band responses and development in ASD: Evidence for an altered maturational trajectory in ASD. Autism Research 10(4): 593-607, 2017.
Green Snyder, L., D’Angelo, D., Chen, Q., Bernier, R., Goin-Kochel, R.P., Wallace, A.S., Gerdts, J., Kanne, S., Berry, L., Blaskey, L., Kuschner, E., Roberts, T., Sherr, E., Martin, C.L., Ledbetter, D.H., Spiro, J.E., Chung, W.K., Hanson, E.: Autism Spectrum Disorder, Developmental and Psychiatric Features in 16p11.2 Duplication. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders 46: 2734-48, 2016.
Berman, J.I., Chudnovskaya, D., Blaskey, L., Kuschner, E., Mukherjee, P., Buckner, R., Nagarajan, S., Chung, W.K., Sherr, E.H., Roberts, T.P.: Relationship between M100 Auditory Evoked Response and Auditory Radiation Microstructure in 16p11.2 Deletion and Duplication Carriers. American Journal of Neuroradiology 37: 1178-84, 2016.
Jenkins, J., Chow, V., Blaskey, L., Kuschner, E., Qasmieh, S., Gaetz, L., Edgar, J.C., Mukherjee, P. Buckner, R., Nagarajan, S.S., Chung, W.K., Spiro, J.E., Sherr, E.H., Berman, J.I., Roberts, T.P.L.: Auditory evoked M100 response latency is delayed in children with 16p11.2 deletion but not 16p11.2 duplication. Cerebral Cortex 26(5):1957-1964, 2016.
Berman, J.I., Edgar, J.C., Blaskey, L., Kuschner, E.S., Levy, S.E. Ku, M., Dell, J., Roberts, T.P.: Multimodal Diffusion-MRI and MEG Assessment of Auditory and Language System Development in Autism Spectrum Disorder. Frontiers in Neuroanatomy 10:30, 2016.
Hintz S.R., Barnes P.D., Bulas D., Slovis T.L., Finer N.N., Wrage L.A., Das A., Tyson J.E., Stevenson D.K., Carlo W.A., Walsh M.C., Laptook A.R., Yoder B.A., Van Meurs K.P., Faix R.G., Rich W., Newman N.S., Cheng H., Heyne R.J., Vohr B.R., Acarregui M.J., Vaucher Y.E., Pappas A., Peralta-Carcelen M., Wilson-Costello D.E., Evans P.W., Goldstein R.F., Myers G.J., Poindexter B.B., McGowan E.C., Adams-Chapman I., Fuller J., Higgins R.D., SUPPORT Study Group of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Neonatal Research Network*: Neuroimaging and Neurodevelopmental Outcome in Extremely Preterm Infants. Pediatrics: e32-42. 2015. *Listed as Emily Kushner in SUPPORT Study Group of the NICHD Neonatal Research Network author collaborator list
Ambalavanan N., Carlo W.A., Wrage L.A., Das A., Laughon M., Cotten C.M., Kennedy K.A., Laptook A.R., Shankaran S., Walsh M.C., Higgins R.D., SUPPORT Study Group of the NICHD Neonatal Research Network*: PaCO2 in Surfactant, Positive Pressure, and Oxygenation Randomised Trial (SUPPORT). Archives of Disease in Childhood: Fetal & Neonatal: F145-149. 2015. *Listed as Emily Kushner in SUPPORT Study Group of the NICHD Neonatal Research Network author collaborator list
Hoffman L., Bann C., Higgins R., Vohr B., Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Neonatal Research Network*: Developmental Outcomes of Extremely Preterm Infants Born to Adolescent Mothers.Pediatrics: 1082-1092. 2015. *Listed as Emily Kushner in Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Development Neonatal Research Network author collaborator list
Edgar, J.C., Murray, R., Kuschner, E.S., Pratt, K., Paulson, D.N., Dell, J., Golembski, R., Lam, P., Bloy, L., Gaetz, W., Roberts, T.P.: The maturation of auditory responses in infants and young children: a cross-sectional study from 6 to 59 months. Frontiers in Neuroanatomy 9:131, 2015.
Berman JI, Chudnovskaya D, Blaskey L, Kuschner E, Mukherjee P, Buckner, R., Nagarajan, S., Chung, W.K., Spiro, J.E., Sherr, E.H., Roberts, T.P.: Abnormal auditory and language pathways in children with 16p11.2 deletion. NeuroImage Clinical 9:50-57, 2015.
Kuschner, E.S., Eisenberg, I.W., Orionzi, B., Simmons, W.K., Kenworthy, L., Martin, A., Wallace, G.W.: Brief Report: Self-Reported food selectivity in adolescents and young adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders 15-16:53-59, 2015.
Wadhawan R., Oh W., Hintz S.R., Blakely M.L., Das A., Bell E.F., Saha S., Laptook A.R., Shankaran S., Stoll B.J., Walsh M.C., Higgins R.D., NICHD Neonatal Research Network*: Neurodevelopmental Outcomes of Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants with Spontaneous Intestinal Perforation or Surgical Necrotizing Enterocolitis. The Journal of Perinatology: 64-70. 2014. *Listed as Emily Kushner in NICHD Neonatal Research Network author collaborator list
Cotten C.M., Goldstein R.F., McDonald S.A., Goldberg R.N., Salhab W.A., Carlo W.A., Tyson J.E., Finer N.N., Walsh M.C., Ehrenkranz R.A., Laptook A.R., Guillet R., Schibler K., Van Meurs K.P., Poindexter B.B., Stoll B.J., O'Shea T.M., Duara S., Das A., Higgins R.D., Shankaran S., Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Neonatal Research Network*: Apolipoprotein E Genotype and Outcome in Infants with Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy. Pediatric Research: 424-430. 2014. *Listed as Emily Kushner in Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Development Neonatal Research Network author collaborator list
Kennedy K.A., Wrage L.A., Higgins R.D., Finer N.N., Carlo W.A., Walsh M.C., Laptook A.R., Faix R.G., Yoder B.A., Schibler K., Gantz M.G., Das A., Newman N.S., Phelps D.L., SUPPORT Study Group of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Neonatal Research Network*: Evaluating Retinopathy of Prematurity Screening Guidelines for 24- to 27-Week Gestational Age Infants. The Journal of Perinatology: 311-318. 2014. *Listed as Emily Kushner in SUPPORT Study Group of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Development Neonatal Research Network author collaborator list
DeMauro S.B., D'Agostino J.A., Bann C., Bernbaum J., Gerdes M., Bell E.F., Carlo W.A., D'Angio C.T., Das A., Higgins R., Hintz S.R., Laptook A.R., Natarajan G., Nelin L., Poindexter B.B., Sanchez P.J., Shankaran S., Stoll B.J., Truog W., Van Meurs K.P., Vohr B., Walsh M.C., Kirpalani H., Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Neonatal Research Network*: Developmental Outcomes of Very Preterm Infants with Tracheostomies. The Journal of Pediatrics: 1303-1310.e2, 2014. *Listed as Emily Kushner in Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Development Neonatal Research Network author collaborator list
Morriss F.H. Jr., Saha S., Bell E.F., Colaizy T.T., Stoll B.J., Hintz S.R., Shankaran S., Vohr B.R., Hamrick S.E., Pappas A., Jones P.M., Carlo W.A., Laptook A.R., Van Meurs K.P., Sánchez P.J., Hale E.C., Newman N.S., Das A., Higgins R.D., Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Neonatal Research Network*: Surgery and Neurodevelopmental Outcome of Very Low-Birth-Weight Infants. The Journal of the American Medical Association Pediatrics: 746-754. 2014. *Listed as Emily Kushner in Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Development Neonatal Research Network author collaborator list
Stevens T.P., Finer N.N., Carlo W.A., Szilagyi P.G., Phelps D.L., Walsh M.C., Gantz M.G., Laptook A.R., Yoder B.A., Faix R.G., Newman J.E., Das A., Do B.T., Schibler K., Rich W., Newman N.S., Ehrenkranz R.A., Peralta-Carcelen M., Vohr B.R., Wilson-Costello D.E., Yolton K., Heyne R.J., Evans P.W., Vaucher Y.E., Adams-Chapman I., McGowan E.C., Bodnar A., Pappas A., Hintz S.R., Acarregui M.J., Fuller J., Goldstein R.F., Bauer C.R., O'Shea T.M., Myers G.J., Higgins R.D., SUPPORT Study Group of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Neonatal Research Network*: Respiratory Outcomes of the Surfactant Positive Pressure and Oximetry Randomized Trial (SUPPORT). The Journal of Pediatrics: 240-249.e4, 2014. *Listed as Emily Kushner in SUPPORT Study Group of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Development Neonatal Research Network author collaborator list
Kelleher J., Salas A.A., Bhat R., Ambalavanan N., Saha S., Stoll B.J., Bell E.F., Walsh M.C., Laptook A.R., Sánchez P.J., Shankaran S., VanMeurs K.P., Hale E.C., Newman N.S., Ball M.B., Das A., Higgins R.D., Peralta-Carcelen M., Carlo W.A., GDB Subcommittee, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Neonatal Research Network*: Prophylactic Indomethacin and Intestinal Perforation in Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants. Pediatrics: e1369-1377. 2014. *Listed as Emily Kushner in Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Development Neonatal Research Network author collaborator list
Natarajan G., Shankaran S., Pappas A., Bann C., Tyson J.E., McDonald S., Das A., Hintz S., Vohr B., Higgins R., Extended Hypothermia Subcommittee of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Neonatal Research Network*: Functional Status at 18 Months of Age As a Predictor of Childhood Disability After Neonatal Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology: 1052-1058. 2014. *Listed as Emily Kushner in Extended Hypothermia Subcommittee of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Development Neonatal Research Network author collaborator list
Roizen, N.J., Magyar, C.I., Kuschner, E.S., Sulkes, S.B., Druschel, C., van Wijngaarden, E., Rodgers, L., Diehl, A., Lowry, R., Hyman, S.L.: A Community Cross-Sectional Survey of Medical Problems in 440 Children with Down Syndrome in New York State. The Journal of Pediatrics 164(4):871-875, 2014.
Roberts, T.P.L., Paulson, D.N., Hirschkoff, E., Pratt, K., Mascarenas, A., Miller, P., Han, M., Caffrey, J., Kincade, C., Power, B., Murray, R. Chow, V., Fisk, C., Ku, M., Chudnovskaya, D., Dell, J., Golembski, R., Lam, P., Blaskey, L., Kuschner, E., Bloy, L., Gaetz, W., Edgar, J.C.: Artemis 123: Development of a whole-head infant MEG system. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience 8:UNSP 99, 2014.
Goldstein R.F., Cotten C.M., Shankaran S., Gantz M.G., Poole W.K., Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Neonatal Research Network*: Influence of Gestational Age on Death and Neurodevelopmental Outcome in Premature Infants with Severe Intracranial Hemorrhage. The Journal of Perinatology: 25-32. 2013. *Listed as Emily Kushner in Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Development Neonatal Research Network author collaborator list
Payne A.H., Hintz S.R., Hibbs A.M., Walsh M.C., Vohr B.R., Bann C.M., Wilson-Costello D.E., Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Neonatal Research Network*: Neurodevelopmental Outcomes of Extremely Low-Gestational-Age Neonates with Low-Grade Periventricular-Intraventricular Hemorrhage. The Journal of the American Medical Association Pediatrics: 451-459. 2013. *Listed as Emily Kushner in Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Development Neonatal Research Network author collaborator list
Adams-Chapman I., Hansen N.I., Shankaran S., Bell E.F., Boghossian N.S., Murray J.C., Laptook A.R., Walsh M.C., Carlo W.A., Sánchez P.J., Van Meurs K.P., Das A., Hale E.C. Newman N.S., Ball M.B., Higgins R.D., Stoll B.J., Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Neonatal Research Network*: Ten-Year Review of Major Birth Defects in VLBW Infants. Pediatrics: 49-61. 2013. *Listed as Emily Kushner in Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Development Neonatal Research Network author collaborator list
De Jesus L.C., Pappas A., Shankaran S., Li L., Das A., Bell E.F., Stoll B.J., Laptook A.R., Walsh M.C., Hale E.C., Newman N.S., Bara R., Higgins R.D., Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Health and Human Development Neonatal Research Network*: Outcomes of Small for Gestational Age Infants Born at <27 weeks' Gestation. The Journal of Pediatrics: 55-60.e1-3, 2013. *Listed as Emily Kushner in Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Development Neonatal Research Network author collaborator list
Adams-Chapman I., Bann C.M., Vaucher Y.E., Stoll B.J., Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Neonatal Research Network*: Association Between Feeding Difficulties and Language Delay in Preterm Infants Using Bayley Scales of Infant Development-Third Edition. The Journal of Pediatrics: 680-685.e1-3, 2013. *Listed as Emily Kushner in Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Development Neonatal Research Network author collaborator list
Adams-Chapman I., Bann C.M., Das A., Goldberg R.N., Stoll B.J., Walsh M.C., Sánchez P.J., Higgins R.D., Shankaran S., Watterberg K.L., Duara S., Miller N.A., Heyne R.J., Peralta-Carcelen M., Goldstein R.F., Steichen J.J., Bauer C.R., Hintz S.R., Evans P.W., Acarregui M.J., Myers G.J., Vohr B.R., Wilson-Costello D.E., Pappas A., Vaucher Y.E., Ehrenkranz R.A., McGowan E.C., Dillard R.G., Fuller J., Benjamin D.K. Jr., Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institutes of Child Health and Human Development Neonatal Research Network*: Neurodevelopmental Outcome of Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants with Candida Infection. The Journal of Pediatrics: 961-967.e3, 2013. *Listed as Emily Kushner in Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Development Neonatal Research Network author collaborator list
You, X., Nor, M., Murphy, E., Kuschner, E.S., Bal, E., Gaillard, W., Kenworthy, L., Vaidya, C.: Atypical modulation of distant functional connectivity by cognitive state in children with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience 7:482, 2013.
Cole C.R., Hansen N.I., Higgins R.D., Bell E.F., Shankaran S., Laptook A.R., Walsh M.C., Hale E.C., Newman N.S., Das A., Stoll B.J., Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development’s Neonatal Research Network*: Bloodstream Infections in Very Low Birth Weight Infants with Intestinal Failure. The Journal of Pediatrics: 54-59.e2, 2012. *Listed as Emily Kushner in Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Development Neonatal Research Network author collaborator list
Wyckoff M.H., Salhab W.A., Heyne R.J., Kendrick D.E., Stoll B.J., Laptook A.R., National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Neonatal Research Network*: Outcome of Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants Who Received Delivery Room Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation. The Journal of Pediatrics: 239-244.e2, 2012. *Listed as Emily Kushner in National Institute of Health and Human Development Neonatal Research Network author collaborator list
Wynn J.L., Tan S., Gantz M.G., Das A., Goldberg R.N., Adams-Chapman I., Stoll B.J., Shankaran S., Walsh M.C., Auten K.J., Miller N.A., Sánchez P.J., Higgins R.D., Cotten C.M., Smith P.B., Benjamin D.K. Jr., NICHD Neonatal Research Network*: Outcomes Following Candiduria in Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants. Clinical Infectious Diseases: 331-339, 2012. *Listed as Emily Kushner in NICHD Neonatal Research Network author collaborator list
Duncan A.F., Watterberg K.L., Nolen T.L., Vohr B.R., Adams-Chapman I., Das A., Lowe J., Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Neonatal Research Network*: Effect of Ethnicity and Race on Cognitive and Language Testing at Age 18-22 Months in Extremely Preterm Infants. The Journal of Pediatrics: 966-971.e2, 2012. *Listed as Emily Kushner in Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health andDevelopment Neonatal Research Network author collaborator list
Ambalavanan N., Carlo W.A., Tyson J.E., Langer J.C., Walsh M.C., Parikh N.A., Das A., Van Meurs K.P., Shankaran S., Stoll B.J., Higgins R.D.; Generic Database, Subcommittees of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Neonatal Research Network*: Outcome Trajectories in Extremely Preterm Infants. Pediatrics: e115-125, 2012. *Listed as Emily Kushner in Subcommittees of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Development Neonatal Research Network author collaborator list
De Jesus L.C., Pappas A., Shankaran S., Kendrick D., Das A., Higgins R.D., Bell E.F., Stoll B.J., Laptook A.R., Walsh M.C., Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Neonatal Research Network*: Risk Factors for Post-Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Discharge Mortality Among Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants. The Journal of Pediatrics: 70-74.e1-2, 2012. *Listed as Emily Kushner in Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Development Neonatal Research Network author collaborator list
Vohr B.R., Stephens B.E., Higgins R.D., Bann C.M., Hintz S.R., Das A., Newman J.E., Peralta-Carcelen M., Yolton K., Dusick A.M., Evans P.W., Goldstein R.F., Ehrenkranz R.A., Pappas A., Adams-Chapman I., Wilson-Costello D.E., Bauer C.R., Bodnar A., Heyne R.J., Vaucher Y.E., Dillard R.G., Acarregui M.J., McGowan E.C., Myers G.J., Fuller J., Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Neonatal Research Network*: Are Outcomes of Extremely Preterm Infants Improving? Impact of Bayley Assessment on Outcomes. The Journal of Pediatrics: 222-228.e3, 2012. *Listed as Emily Kushner in Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Development Neonatal Research Network author collaborator list
Greenberg R.G., Benjamin D.K. Jr., Gantz M.G., Cotten C.M., Stoll B.J., Walsh M.C., Sánchez P.J., Shankaran S., Das A., Higgins R.D., Miller N.A., Auten K.J., Walsh T.J., Laptook A.R., Carlo W.A., Kennedy K.A., Finer N.N., Duara S., Schibler K., Ehrenkranz R.A., Van Meurs K.P., Frantz I.D. 3rd, Phelps D.L., Poindexter B.B., Bell E.F., O'Shea T.M., Watterberg K.L., Goldberg R.N., Smith P.B., Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Neonatal Research Network*: Empiric Antifungal Therapy and Outcomes in Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants with Invasive Candidiasis. The Journal of Pediatrics: 264-269.e2, 2012. *Listed as Emily Kushner in Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Development Neonatal Research Network author collaborator list
Vaucher Y.E., Peralta-Carcelen M., Finer N.N., Carlo W.A., Gantz M.G., Walsh M.C., Laptook A.R., Yoder B.A., Faix R.G., Das A., Schibler K., Rich W., Newman N.S., Vohr B.R., Yolton K., Heyne R.J., Wilson-Costello D.E., Evans P.W., Goldstein R.F., Acarregui M.J., Adams-Chapman I., Pappas A., Hintz S.R., Poindexter B., Dusick A.M., McGowan E.C., Ehrenkranz R.A., Bodnar A., Bauer C.R., Fuller J., O'Shea T.M., Myers G.J., Higgins R.D., SUPPORT Study Group of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver NICHD Neonatal Research Network*: Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in the Early CPAP and Pulse Oximetry Trial. The New England Journal of Medicine: 2495-2504.2012. *Listed as Emily Kushner in SUPPORT Study Group of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver NICHD Neonatal Research Network author collaborator list
Ambalavanan N., Carlo W.A., McDonald S.A., Yao Q., Das A., Higgins R.D., Generic Database and Follow-up Subcommittees of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Neonatal Research Network*: Identification of Extremely Premature Infants at High Risk of Rehospitalization. Pediatrics: e1216-1225. 2011. *Listed as Emily Kushner in Generic Database and Follow-up Subcommittees of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Development Neonatal Research Network author collaborator list
Carlo W.A., McDonald S.A., Fanaroff A.A., Vohr B.R., Stoll B.J., Ehrenkranz R.A., Andrews W.W., Wallace D., Das A., Bell E.F., Walsh M.C., Laptook A.R., Shankaran S., Poindexter B.B., Hale E.C., Newman N.S., Davis A.S., Schibler K., Kennedy K.A., Sánchez P.J., Van Meurs K.P., Goldberg R.N., Watterberg K.L., Faix R.G., Frantz I.D. 3rd, Higgins R.D., Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Neonatal Research Network*: Association of Antenatal Corticosteroids with Mortality and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes Among Infants Born at 22 to 25 Weeks' Gestation. The Journal of the American Medical Association: 2348-2358. 2011. *Listed as Emily Kushner in Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health andDevelopment Neonatal Research Network author collaborator list
Bell E.F., Hansen N.I., Morriss F.H. Jr., Stoll B.J., Ambalavanan N., Gould J.B., Laptook A.R., Walsh M.C., Carlo W.A., Shankaran S., Das A., Higgins R.D., Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Neonatal Research Network*: Impact of Timing of Birth andResident Duty-Hour Restrictions on Outcomes for Small Preterm Infants. Pediatrics: 222-231. 2010. *Listed as Emily Kushner in Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Development Neonatal Research Network author collaborator list
Davis A.S., Hintz S.R., Van Meurs K.P., Li L., Das A., Stoll B.J., Walsh M.C., Pappas A., Bell E.F., Laptook A.R., Higgins R.D., Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Neonatal Research Network*: Seizures in Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants Are Associated with Adverse Outcome. The Journal of Pediatrics: 720-725.e1-2, 2010. *Listed as Emily Kushner in NICHD Neonatal Research Network author collaborator list
Vohr B.R., Tyson J.E., Wright L.L., Perritt R.L., Li L., Poole W.K., NICHD Neonatal Research Network*: Maternal Age, Multiple Birth, and Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants. The Journal of Pediatrics: 498-503. e2, 2009. *Listed as Emily Kushner in NICHD Neonatal Research Network author collaborator list
Kuschner, E.S., Bodner, K.E., Minshew, N.J.: Local versus global approaches to reproducing the Rey Osterrieth Complex Figure by children, adolescents, and adults with high functioning autism. Autism Research 2(6):348-358, 2009.
Bennetto, L., Kuschner, E.S., Hyman, S.L.: Olfaction and taste processing in autism. Biological Psychiatry 62(9):1015-1021, 2007.
Kuschner, E.S., Bennetto, L., Yost, K.: Patterns of nonverbal cognitive functioning in young children with autism spectrum disorders. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders 37(5):795-807, 2007.
Kuschner, E.S., Sivathasan, S., McQueen, E., Berry, R., White, S.P.., Sharp, W.G., Klaiman, C. (2021, May 3-7). “Prevalence of Caregiver Reported Feeding Concerns in Children with ASD: A Cross-Sectional Study of Patients Evaluated at a Tertiary Care Center” at the Annual Meeting for the International Society for Autism Research. (Accepted for Virtual Conference).
Chiang, T., Edgar, J.C., Lam, S., Green, H.L., Bloy, L., Kuschner, E.S., Kim, M., Lebus, J., Yount, T., Ouyang, M., Huang, H., Roberts, T., Chen, Y. (2020, May 6-9). “Development of Visual Evoked Responses in Typically Developing Infants and Implications for at-Risk Infant Studies” at the Annual Meeting for the International Society for Autism Research in Seattle, WA. (Conference canceled).
Matsuzaki, J., Ku, M., Dipiero, M., Chiang, T., Saby, J., Blaskey, L., Kuschner, E.S., Kim, M., Berman, J.I., Bloy, L., Chen, Y., Dell, J., Liu, S., Brodkin, E.S., Embick, D., Roberts, T. (2020, May 6-9). “Delayed Auditory Evoked Responses in Autism Spectrum Disorder: Across the Lifespan” at the Annual Meeting for the International Society for Autism Research in Seattle, WA. (Conference canceled).
Bloy, L., Matsuzaki, J., Blaskey, L., Kim, M., Green, H.L., Kuschner, E.S., Embick, D., Roberts, T. (2020, May 6-9). “MEG Predictors of Cognitive and Language Impairment” ” at the Annual Meeting for the International Society for Autism Research in Seattle, WA. (Conference canceled).
Kuschner, E.S., Kim, M., Dipiero, M., Bloy, L., Edgar, J.C., Roberts, T.P. (2020, May 6-9). “Who can participate in neuroimaging research? Considering temperament as a factor for maximizing scan success” at the Annual Meeting for the International Society for Autism Research in Seattle, WA. (Conference canceled).
Chiang, T., Edgar, J.C., Lam, S., Green, H.L., Bloy, L., Kuschner, E.S., Kim, M., Lebus, J., Ouyang, M., Huang, H., Roberts, T., Chen, Y. (2020, March 14-17). “Developmental changes of brain rhythms to naturalistic social and nonsocial stimuli in infants: an MEG study” at the Cognitive Neuroscience Society Conference, Boston, MA, USA. (Conference canceled).
Slinger, M., Kuschner, E.S., Kim, M., Edgar, J.C., Bloy, L., Green, H.L., Chiang, T., Huang, H., Roberts, T.P., Chen, Y.: “Maturation of Face-Sensitive MEG Responses in 6-24 Months Old Infants” at the Annual Meeting for the International Society for Autism Research in Montreal, Canada, May, 2019.
Roberts, T.P., Matsuzaki, J., Blaskey, L., Bloy, L., Edgar, J.C., Kim, M., Ku, M., Kuschner, E.S., Embick, D.: “Delayed M50 / M100 Latency Arising from Superior Temporal Gyrus in Minimally Verbal / Nonverbal Children” at the Annual Meeting for the International Society for Autism Research in Montreal, Canada, May, 2019.
Matsuzaki, J., Roberts, T.P., Blaskey, L., Bloy, L., Edgar, J.C., Kim, M., Ku, M., Kuschner, E.S., Embick, D.: “Abnormal Auditory Mismatch Fields Arising from Superior Temporal Gyrus in Minimally Verbal / Non-Verbal Children” at the Annual Meeting for the International Society for Autism Research in Montreal, Canada, May, 2019.
Dipiero, M., Berman, J.I., Ku, M., Blaskey, L., Kuschner, E.S., Kim, M., Green, H.L., Roberts, T.P., Edgar, J.C.: “Abnormal Maturation of Alpha Peak Frequency in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder May be Explained By Abnormal White Matter Maturation” at the Annual Meeting for the International Society for Autism Research in Montreal, Canada, May, 2019.
Bloy, L., Roberts, T.P., Shwayder, K., Green, H.L., Blaskey, L., Kim, M., Kuschner, E.S., Embick, D.: “Spatiotemporal Electrophysiologic Responses to Linguistic Stimuli in Children with Low Language and Cognitive Ability” at the Annual Meeting for the International Society for Autism Research in Montreal, Canada, May, 2019.
Berman, J.I., Bloy, L., Blaskey, L., Kuschner, E.S., Ku, M., DiPiero, M., Gaetz, L.D., Edgar, J.C., Roberts, T.P.: “Multimodal Stratification of ASD with the Help of DTI, MEG, and MRS” at the Annual Meeting for the International Society for Autism Research in Montreal, Canada, May, 2019.
Airey, M.L., Blaskey, L., Kuschner, E.S., Green, H.L., DiPiero, M., Ku, M., Kim, M., Roberts, T.P., Edgar, J.C.: “Symptoms of Depression but Not Anxiety Modulate Resting State Activity in Children with ASD” at the Annual Meeting for the International Society for Autism Research in Montreal, Canada, May, 2019.
Tschida, J.E., Bertollo, J.R., Kuschner, E.S., Maddox, B.B., Miller, J., Yerys, B.E.: "Caregiver perspectives on treatment for challenging behaviors in school-age children with autism spectrum disorder" at the Annual Meeting for the International Society for Autism Research in Montreal, Canada, May, 2019.
Kuschner, E.S., Kim, M., Dipiero, M., Ku, M., Bloy, L., Edgar, C.J., Roberts, T.P.: “A clinical and behavioral protocol for obtaining electrophysiological data with children with low language and cognitive ability” at the Annual Meeting for the International Society for Autism Research in Montreal, Canada, May 2019.
Kuschner, E.S., Kim, M., Dipiero, M., Ku, M., Bloy, L., Edgar, C.J., Roberts, T.P.: “A clinical and behavioral protocol for obtaining electrophysiological data with children with low language and cognitive ability” at the Gatlinburg Conference on Research and Theory in Developmental Disabilities in San Antonio, TX, April 2019.
Kuschner, E.S., Wallace, G.L.: Eating Issues in Autism Spectrum Disorder to appear in White, S., Maddox, B.B., Mazefsky, C. (Eds) The Oxford Handbook of Autism and Co-Occurring Psychiatric Conditions. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2020.
Kuschner, E.S., Blaskey, L.: Asperger Syndrome in Braaten, E. (Ed) SAGE Encyclopedia of Intellectual and Developmental Disorders, SAGE Publications, Thousand Oaks, CA, 2018.
Blaskey, L., Kuschner, E.S.: 16p11.2 Microdeletion/Microduplication Syndrome in Braaten, E. (Ed) SAGE Encyclopedia of Intellectual and Developmental Disorders, SAGE Publications, Thousand Oaks, CA, 2018.
Kuschner, E.S., Wallace, G.L.: Information Processing Speed in Volkmar, F. Paul, R., Pelphrey, K., Powers, M.D. (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Autism Spectrum Disorders, Springer Publishing, New York, 2013.
Kuschner, E.S.: Nonverbal Intelligence in Volkmar, F. Paul, R., Pelphrey, K., Powers, M.D. (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Autism Spectrum Disorders, Springer Publishing, New York, 2013.
Messinger, R.J., Mruzek, D.W., Davidson, P.W., Kuschner, E.S.: Disclosing a Diagnosis with Parents and patients (Chapter 16) in McInerny, T.K., Adam, H.M., Campbell, D., Kamat, D.K., Kelleher, K.J. (Eds.), Pediatric Primary Care, 5th Edition, American Academy of Pediatrics, Elk Grove Village, IL, 2008, pp. 153-155.
Kuschner, ES. “Who can do neuroimaging research? Examining psychological factors that predict scan success in children who have neurodevelopmental disorders” – Presentation within symposium, “Executive function in brain and everyday life: Lessons from autism, Down syndrome, and mixed etiology developmental disorders” at the Gatlinburg Conference on Research and Theory in Developmental Disabilities. (Virtual Conference). Apr 2021.
Kuschner, ES. “Who can do neuroimaging research? Examining psychological factors that predict scan success in children who have neurodevelopmental disorders” – Presentation within symposium, “Executive function in brain and everyday life: Lessons from autism, Down syndrome, and mixed etiology developmental disorders” at the Gatlinburg Conference on Research and Theory in Developmental Disabilities, San Diego, CA. (Conference canceled). Apr 2020.
Kuschner, ES. “Food Selectivity in ASD: A Novel Treatment Approach” – Cortica Advanced Therapies for Autism and Neurodevelopment. San Rafael, CA. Dec 2019.
Kuschner, ES. “Eating Issues and Food Selectivity in Autism Spectrum Disorder” – SPARK (Simons Powering Autism Research) Webinar Series. Nov 2019.
Kuschner, ES. “Mixed Methods and Missing Links: Modifying Treatment and Methods to Support Underserved Individuals with Autism” – Grand Rounds at the Marcus Center for Autism, Atlanta, GA. Oct 2019.
Kuschner, ES. “Food Selectivity in Autism Spectrum Disorder” – Presentation in Symposium on Complex Presentations of Autism Spectrum Disorder: Beyond the Core Features, American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. Oct 2019.
Kuschner, ES. “One Size Does Not Fit All: Modifying Methods and Treatment to Address Heterogeneity in Autism” – Presentation within (webinarbased) INSAR Institute 2019: Understanding Heterogeneity in Autism Research and Clinical Practice: A Multidisciplinary Approach. July 2019.
Kuschner, ES. “Autism Research at CHOP” – Elwyn Davidson School, Philadelphia, PA. Apr 2019.
Kuschner, ES. “The BUFFET Program: A Cognitive Behavior Therapy Approach to Food Selectivity in School-Age Children with ASD” – Presentation within symposium, “From Brain to Cognition to Health: A Translational Approach to Understand and Improve Health and Behavioral Outcomes in Developmental Disabilities” at the Gatlinburg Conference on Research and Theory in Developmental Disabilities, San Antonio, TX. Apr 2019.
Kuschner, ES. “Eating Issues and Obesity in Autism Spectrum Disorder” – Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders didactic meeting, Children’s National Health System, Washington, DC. Mar 2019.
Kuschner, ES. “Autism Spectrum Disorder: An Overview of Assessment and Treatment” – Neuropsychological Case Analysis and Integration course, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA. Jan 2019.
2017, Fellow, Institute on Randomized Clinical Trials, NIH Office of the NIH RCT Institute of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research and the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
2014-2016, NIMH Clinical Research–Extramural Loan Repayment Award
2010, Postdoctoral Fellow Achievement Award, Department of Psychiatry, University of Rochester Medical Center
2007, Helen and Vincent Nowlis Award for Excellence in Teaching, Department of Clinical & Social Sciences in Psychology, University of Rochester
2004, Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities Fellowship, Department of Pediatrics, University of Rochester Medical Center
2002, Edith Glicksman Neisser Prize for Commitment to Child Development, Vassar College
2018-present, Editorial Review Board, American Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
2018, Autism, Ad Hoc Reviewer
2015-present, Frontiers in Psychology, Ad Hoc Reviewer
2011-present, Autism Research, Ad Hoc Reviewer
2010-present, Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, Ad Hoc Reviewer
2017-present, Office of Faculty Development Advisory Committee
2013-present, Training Advisory Committee, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Behavioral Science
2012-present, Training Committee, Center for Autism Research
2002-present, International Society for Autism Research
2017-present, Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies