Research & Publications

Dr. Sterrett’s program of research lies in understanding the mechanisms of treatment response for children with ASD enrolled in early interventions. He is also focused on developing novel measures to monitor social communication changes over time and improving the quality of methods we use in early intervention research.

Publications

Christopher, K., Tafolla, M., Sterrett, K., Elias, R., Lord, C. (2023) Perceived negative impact of caregiving demands in parents of individuals with autism spectrum disorder from 9 to 25 years of age. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders.

Schiltz, H., Sterrett, K., Singer, H., Lord, C. (2023). Anxiety, depression, and well-being in autistic adults with other developmental disabilities: A longitudinal cross-lagged analysis. Autism Research.

Bahri, N., Sterrett, K., Lord, C. (2023). Risk factors and pivotal periods: Marital status over 28 years of parents of autistic individuals. Journal of Family Psychology.

Dimachkie Nunnally, A., Baczewski, L., Sterrett, K., Holbrook, A., Kaiser, A., Kasari, C. (2023). Profiles and trajectories of executive functioning in young children with down syndrome. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research.

Byrne, K., Sterrett, K., Holbrook, A., Kim, S.H., Grzadzinski, R., Lord, C. (2023). Extending the Usefulness of the Brief Observation of Social Communication Change (BOSCC): Validating the Phrase Speech and Young Fluent Version. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders.

Sterrett, K., Holbrook, A., Kaiser, A., Landa, R., Kasari, C. (2022). The role of speech generating devices in expressive language growth of minimally verbal children with autism spectrum disorder. Augmentative and Alternative Communication.

Sterrett, K., Tafolla, M., Gulsrud, A., Kasari, C. (2022). Predictors of attrition in a randomized trial of a social communication intervention for infant-toddlers at risk for autism. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1-11.

Dow, D., Holbrook, A., Toolan, C., McDonald, N., Sterrett, K., Rosen, N., Kim, S.H., Lord, C. (2021). The Brief Observation of Symptoms of Autism (BOSA): Development of a new adapted assessment measure for remote telehealth administration through COVID-19 and beyond. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1-12.

Harrop, C., Sterrett, K., Shih, W., Landa, R., Kaiser, A., Kasari, C. (2021). Short-term trajectories of restricted and repetitive behaviors in minimally verbal children with autism spectrum disorder. Autism Research, 14(8), 1789-1799.

Dimachkie, A., Sterrett, K., Gulsrud A., Kasari, C. (2021). What are the odds?: Predicting likelihood of a negative episode in a sample of toddlers with ASD. Autism, 25(8), 2254- 2264.

Byrne, K., Sterrett, K., Elias, R., Hus Bal, V., McCauley, J., Lord, C. (2021). Trajectories of seizures, medication use, and Obesity Status into Early Adulthood in Autistic Individuals and those with other neurodevelopmental conditions. Autism in Adulthood, 4(2), 110-119.

Sterrett, K., Hayashida, K., Kim, J., Paparella, T., Freeman, S. (2021). Assessing and improving preverbal social communication: Teacher led naturalistic behavioral developmental interventions. Young Exceptional Children. Advance online publication.

Clarke, E., Sterrett, K., Lord, C. (2021). Work & well-being: Vocational trajectories in young adults with autism spectrum disorder. Autism Research, 14(12), 2613-2624.

Sterrett, K., Gulsrud, A., (2017) Developmental approaches to intervention for children with autism spectrum disorder. Encyclopedia of Autism Spectrum Disorders.

Sterrett, K., Pizzano, M., (revise-submit). Sensitivity and Expected Change of Commonly Used Social Communication Measures in Longitudinal Research of Children with Autism. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders.

Kasari, C., Sterrett, K. (2021) The JASPER intervention model. In Prelock and McCauley (Ed.) Treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorders, MD: Brookes Publishing Co.

Kim, J., Freeman, S., Paparella, T., Sterrett, K. (2020). Pre-communication social engagement skills: A curriculum for children with autism spectrum disorder and global delays. Different Roads to Learning Inc.

Sterrett, K., Pizzano, M. (2019) Language interventions for school aged children with autism spectrum disorder. Autism Spectrum News.

Sterrett, K., Kasari, C., (2018) Review of naturalistic interventions for children with ASD with communication delays. In J. Ganz and R.L. Simpson (Ed.) Interventions for Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders with Significant Communication Challenge. Baltimore, MD: Brookes Publishing Co.

Sterrett, K., Shire, S., Kasari, C. (2017) Peer relationships among children with ASD: Social acceptance, friendships and peer networks. In M. Fisher (Ed.) International Review of Research in Developmental Disabilities (IRRDD). Elsevier Science, Amsterdam, Netherlands.