Robert T. Schultz, PhD
Areas of expertise: Autism spectrum disorder research
About Robert T. Schultz, PhD
Titles
Founding Director, Center for Autism Research
R.A.C. Endowed Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Leadership and Memberships
Memberships in Professional Organizations
2018-present, Scientific Advisory Board, Autism Science Foundation
Editorial and Academic Positions
Editorial positions
Ad Hoc Reviewer
PNAS
Science
Neuron
Archives of General Psychiatry
Brain
Nature Neuroscience
Journal of Neuroscience
Biological Psychiatry
Neurology
Academic and institutional committees
2022-present, Director (sole PI) CHOP/UPenn IDDRC
2017-present, Dept. of Pediatric Junior Faculty Advising Program
2011-present, T32 Training Program in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities Committee
2011-present, Committee on Appointments and Promotions (COAP), Department of Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine
Research Interests
Autism and associated mental health conditions Brain development Computational Behavioral Analyses using AI
Education & training
Undergraduate Degree
BA in Psychology - University of Delaware, Newark, DE
Graduate Degree
PhD in Clinical Psychology, Behavioral Genetics, Cognitive Neuroscience - University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX
Internship
Clinical Psychology and Neuropsychology - Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT
Fellowship
Cognitive Neuroscience - Yale University (Child Study Center, Radiology and Neurobiology), New Haven, CT
Publications
Publications
Editorials, Reviews, Chapters
2017
Volkmar, F.R., Klin, A., Schultz, R. & State, M. (2017). Autism Disorders. In B.J. Sadock, V.A.S. Sadock & P Ruiz (Eds), Comprehensive Textbook of Psychiatry 10th edition. Baltimore: Williams and Wilkins.
2012
Volkmar, F.R., Klin, A., Schultz, R. & State, M. (2012). Autism Disorders. Comprehensive Textbook of Psychiatry. B.J. Sadock, V.A.S. Sadock & P. Ruiz (eds.). Williams and Wilkins.
2011
Herrington, J & Schultz, R.T. (2011). Autism: Review of neuroimaging findings. In B. Turetsky & M. Shenton (Eds.), Neuroimaging in Neuropsychiatric Disorders. Cambridge University Press.
South, M., Ozonoff, S., & Schultz, R.T. (2011). Social Cognition and autism. In D. Fein (Ed.), The Neuropsychology of Autism. Oxford, UK: Oxford Press.
2009
Volkmar, F.R., Klin, A., & Schultz, R. (2009). Autism and the pervasive developmental disorders. In MG Gelder JJ Lopez-Ibor & N Andreasen (Eds.), New Oxford Textbook of Psychiatry. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press.
Curby, K., Willenbockel, V., Tanaka, J., & Schultz, R.T. (2009). Face processing in the autism: Insights from the perceptual expertise network. In I. Gauthier, D Bub, MJ. Tarr & (Eds.), Perceptual Expertise, Modularity and Brain Organization. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press.
Volkmar, F.R., Klin, A., Schultz, R. & State, M. (2009). Pervasive Developmental Disorders. In B.J. Sadock, V.A.S. Sadock & P Ruiz (Eds), Comprehensive Textbook of Psychiatry 9th edition. Baltimore: Williams and Wilkins, 3540-3559.
2008
South, M., Ozonoff, S., & Schultz, R.T. (2008). Neurocognitive Development in Autism. In C. A. Nelson & M. Luciana (Eds.), Handbook of Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience 2nd Edition. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 701-716.
2007
Volkmar, F.R., Lord, C, Klin, A., Schultz, R., & Cook, E. (2007). Martin and F.R Volkmar (Eds.), Lewis's Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: A Comprehensive Textbook 4th Edition. 384-400.
2006
Schultz, R.T., Chawarska, K. & Volkmar, F.R. (2006). The Social Brain in Autism: Perspectives from Neuropsychology and Neuroimaging. In S.O. Moldin & J.L.R. Rubenstein (Eds.), Understanding Autism: From Basic Neuroscience to Treatment. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 323-348.
2005
Volkmar, F.R., Klin, A., & Schultz, R. Pervasive Developmental Disorders. (2005). In B.J. Sadock & V.S. Sadock (Eds), Comprehensive Textbook of Psychiatry 8th edition. Baltimore: Williams and Wilkins, 3164-3182.
Schultz, R.T. & Robins, D.L. (2005). Functional Neuroimaging Studies of Autism Spectrum Disorders. In F. Volkmar, A. Klin, R. Paul & DJ Cohen (Eds), Handbook of autism and pervasive developmental disorders 3rd Edition. New York: John Wiley and Sons, Inc., 515-533.
Klin, A., Jones, W., Schultz, R., & Volkmar, F.R. (2005). The Enactive Mind – from actions to cognition: Lessons from autism. In F. Volkmar, A. Klin, R. Paul & DJ Cohen (Eds), Handbook of autism and pervasive developmental disorders 3rd Edition. New York: John Wiley and Sons, Inc., 682-703.
2003
Klin, A., Jones, W., Schultz, R., Volkmar, F., & Cohen, D.J. (2003). The social dysfunction in autism: defining and quantifying the phenotype. In R. Takagi, P. Howlin & E. Fommbonne (Eds.), Advances in Research on Autism and Developmental Disorders. Tokyo: Seiwa Shoten Publishers.
Schultz, R.T., & Anderson, G. (2003). Neurobiology of Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorders. In D.S. Charney & E.J. Nestler, The Neurobiology of Mental Illness 2nd edition. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, 954-967.
Schultz, R.T., Grelotti, D.J., Klin, A., Kleinman, J., Van der Gaag, C., Marois, R. & Skudlarski, P. (2003). The role of the fusiform face area in social cognition: Implications for the pathobiology of autism. In U. Frith and E.L. Hill, Autism, Mind and Brain. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, 267-293. PMID: 12639338.
Volkmar, F.R., Klin, A., Schultz, R. Chawarska, K., Jones, W. (2003). The Social Brain in Autism. In M. Brune, H. Ribbert, & Wulf Schienfenhovel (Eds.), The Social Brain: Evolution and Pathology. New York: John Wiley and Sons, 167-195.
2002
Schultz, R.T., Gauthier, I., Klin A., Fulbright, R.K., Anderson, A.W., Volkmar, F., Skudlarski, P., Lacadie, C., Cohen, D.J. & Gore, J.C. (2002). Abnormal ventral temporal cortical activity during face discrimination among individuals with autism and Asperger syndrome. In R. Takagi, M. Rutter & E. Schopler (Eds.), Advances in Research on Autism and Developmental Disorders. Tokyo: Seiwa Shoten Publishers, 143-160
Pediatric Neuroimaging Group (Schultz, R.T., Rosenberg, D, Pugh, K, Pine, D, Peterson, B, Kaufman, J, Kates, W, Jacobsen, L, Giedd, J, Castellanos, X & Anderson, A). (2002). Pediatric Neuroimaging. In M. Lewis (Ed), Child and adolescent psychiatry: Comprehensive textbook 2nd edition. Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins Co., 132-154.
2001
Leckman, J.F., Peterson, B.S., Schultz R.T. & Cohen, D.J. (2001). Tics: When habit-forming neural systems form habits of their own. In C.A. Nelson & M. Luciana (Eds), Handbook of Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 549-559.
Schultz, R.T. (2001). The Neural Basis of Autism. In NJ Smelser & PB Baltes (Eds), International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences. NewYork: Elsevier Science, 983-987.
2000
Schultz, R.T. Romanski, L., & Tsatsanis, K. (2000). Neurofunctional Models of Autistic Disorder and Asperger Syndrome: Clues from Neuroimaging. In A. Klin, F.R Volkmar & S.S Sparrow (Eds.), Asperger Syndrome. New York: Plenum Press, 179-209.
Staib, L.H., Zeng, X., A., Chakraborty, Schultz, R.T. & Duncan, J.S. (2000). Shape Constraints in Deformable Models. In I. Bankman (Ed.), Handbook of Medical Imaging: Processing and Analysis. New York: Academic Press, 147-157.
1999
Klin A., Schultz R.T., & Cohen D.J. (1999). The need for a theory of Theory of Mind in action: Developmental and neurofunctional perspectives on social cognition. In S. Baron-Cohen, H. Tager-Flusberg, and D. Cohen (Eds.), Understanding Other Minds 2nd Edition. Oxford, England UK: Oxford University Press, 362-393.
1998
Carter, A.S., Fredine, N.J., Schultz, R.T., Scahill, L., Findley, D., & Sparrow, S.S. (1998). Comprehensive psychological and educational assessments. In J.F. Leckman & D.J. Cohen (Eds), Tourette’s Syndrome-Tics, Obsessions, Compulsions: Developmental Psychopathology and Clinical Care. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 325-337
Scahill, L., King, R. Schultz, R.T. & Leckman, J.F. (1998). Selection and use of diagnostic and clinical rating instruments. In J.F. Leckman & D.J. Cohen (Eds), Tourette’s Syndrome-Tics, Obsessions, Compulsions: Developmental Psychopathology and Clinical Care. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 310-324.
Schultz, R.T., Carter, A.S., Scahill, L., & Leckman, J. F. (1998). Neuropsychological findings. In J.F. Leckman & D.J. Cohen (Eds), Tourette’s Syndrome-Tics, Obsessions, Compulsions: Developmental Psychopathology and Clinical Care. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 80-103.
Volkmar, F. Klin, A., Schultz, R., & Cohen, D.J. (1998). The ‘nonautistic’ pervasive developmental disorders. In C.E. Coffey, & R.A. Brumback (Eds.), Textbook of Pediatric Neuropsychiatry. Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Press, 429-447.
Walkup, J.T., Khan, S., Schuerholz, L, Paik, Y.S., Leckman, J.F. & Schultz, R.T. (1998). Phenomenology and natural history of tic-related ADHD and learning disabilities. In J.F. Leckman & D.J. Cohen (Eds), Tourette’s Syndrome-Tics, Obsessions, Compulsions: Developmental Psychopathology and Clinical Care. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 63-79
1996
Schultz, R.T. & Chakraborty, A. (1996). Magnetic resonance image analysis. In E. Bigler (Ed.), Handbook of Human Brain Function: Neuroimaging. New York: Plenum Press, 9-51.
1994
Willerman, L., Schultz, R., Rutledge, N., & Bigler, E. (1994). Brain structure and cognitive function. In C. Reynolds (Ed.), Cognitive Assessment: An Interdisciplinary Approach. New York: Plenum Press, 35-55.