Woynaroski Lab: Biobehavioral Approaches in NeuroDevelopment (BAND)
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
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2023
Markfeld, J. E., Feldman, J., Daly, C., Santapuram, P., Bowman, S. M., Dunhan-Carr, K., Suzman, E., Keceli-Kaysili, B., & Woynaroski, T. The Stability and Validity of Automated Indices of Vocal Development in Infants with Autistic and Non-Autistic Siblings. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1044/2023_JSLHR-23-00069
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2022
Markfeld, J. E., Feldman, J., Bordman, S., Daly, C., Santapuram, P., Humphreys, K. L., Keceli-Kaysili,
B., & Woynaroski, T. Associations between caregiver stress and language outcomes in infants with autistic and non-autistic siblings. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1044/2022_JSLHR-22-00154
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Feldman, J. I., Dunham, K., DiCarlo, G. E., Cassidy, M., Liu, Y., Suzman, E., Williams, Z. J., Pulliam, G., Kaiser, S., Wallace, M. T., & Woynaroski, T. G. (2022). A Randomized Controlled Trial for Audiovisual Multisensory Perception in Autistic Youth. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-022-05709-6
Feldman, J. I., Garla, V., Dunham, K. A., Markfeld, J. E., Bowman, S., Golden, A. J., Daly, C., Kaiser,
S., Mailapur, N., Raj, S., Santapuram, P., Suzman, E., Augustine, A. E., Muhumuza, A., Cascio, C. J., Williams, K. L., Kirby, A. V., Keceli Kaysili, B., & Woynaroski, T. G. (2022). Longitudinal relations between early sensory responsiveness and later communication in infants with autistic and non-autistic siblings. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-022-05817-3
Williams, Z. J., Suzman, E., Bordman, S. L., Markfeld, J. E., Kaiser, S. M., Dunham, K. A., Zoltowski, A. R., Failla, M. D., Cascio, C. J., & Woynaroski, T. G. (2022). Characterizing interoceptive differences in autism: A systematic review and meta-analysis of case–control studies. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-022-05656-2
Feldman, J. I., Conrad, J. G., Kuang, W., Tu, A., Liu, Y., Simon, D. M., Wallace, M. T., & Woynaroski, T. G. (2022). Relations between the McGurk Effect, social and communication skill, and autistic features in children with and without autism. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 52(5), 1920-1928. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-021-05074-w
Williams, Z. J., Cascio, C. J., & Woynaroski, T. G. (2022). Measuring subjective quality of life in autistic adults with the PROMIS global–10: Psychometric study and development of an autism-specific scoring method. Autism, Article 13623613221085364. https://doi.org/10.1177/13623613221085364
Feldman, J. I., Thompson, E., Davis, H., Keceli-Kaysili, B., Dunham, K., Woynaroski, T., ... & Picou, E. M. (2022). Remote microphone systems can improve listening-in-noise accuracy and listening effort for youth with autism. Ear and Hearing, 43(2), 436-447. https://doi.org/10.1097/AUD.0000000000001058
Santapuram, P., Feldman, J. I., Bowman, S. M., Raj, S., Suzman, E., Crowley, S., Kim, S. Y.,
Keceli-Kaysili, B., Bottema-Beutel, K., Lewkowics, D. J., Wallace, M. T., &
Woynaroski, T.G. (2022). Mechanisms by which early eye gaze to the mouth during
multisensory speech influences expressive communication development in infant siblings
of children with and without autism. Mind, Brain and Education, 16(1), 62-74. https://doi.org/10.1111/mbe.12310
2021
Sandbank, M., Chow, J. C., Bottema-Beutel, K., & Woynaroski, T. (in press). Evaluating evidence-based practice in light of the boundedness and proximity of outcomes: Capturing the scope of change. Autism Research. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1002/aur.2527
DiCarlo, G. E., Mabry, S. J., Cao, X., McMillan, C., Woynaroski, T., Harrison, F. E., Reddy, I., Matthies, H. J. G., Flynn, C. R., Wallace, M. T., Wu, H., & Galli, A. (2021). Autism-associated variant in the SLC6A3 gene alters the oral microbiome and metabolism in a murine model. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 12, Article 665351. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.655451
Sandbank, M., Bottema-Beutel, K., & Woynaroski, T. (2021). Intervention recommendations for children with autism in light of a changing evidence base. JAMA Pediatrics, 175(4), 341-342. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamapediatrics.2020.4730
Parks, K. M. A., Oram Cardy, J. E., Woynaroski, T., Sehl, C. G., & Stevenson, R. A. (2021). Investigating the role of inattention and/or hyperactivity/impulsivity in language and social functioning using a dimensional approach. Journal of Communication Disorders, 89, Article 106036. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcomdis.2020.106036
Crank, J., Sandbank, M., Dunham, K., Crowley, S., Bottema-Beutel, K., Feldman, J. I., & Woynaroski, T. (2021). Understanding the effects of naturalistic developmental behavioral interventions: A project AIM meta-analysis. Autism Research, 14(4), 817-834. https://doi.org/10.1002/aur.2471
Williams, Z. J., He, J. L., Cascio, C. J., & Woynaroski, T. (2021). A review of decreased sound tolerance in autism: Definitions, phenomenology, and potential mechanisms. Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, 121, 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2020.11.030
Bottema‐Beutel, K., Crowley, S., Sandbank, M. & Woynaroski, T. (2021). Research review: Conflicts of interest (COIs) in autism early intervention research – a meta‐analysis of COI influences on intervention effects. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 62(1), 5-15. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.13249
2020
Williams, Z. J., Abdelmessih, P. G., Key, A. P., & Woynaroski, T. (2020). Cortical auditory processing of simple stimuli is altered in autism: A meta-analysis of auditory evoked responses. Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bpsc.2020.09.011
Bottema-Beutel, K., Crowley, S., Sandbank, M. & Woynaroski, T. (2020). Adverse event reporting in intervention research for young autistic children. Autism. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/1362361320965331
Feldman, J. I., Cassidy, M., Liu, Y., Kirby, A. V., Wallace, M. T., & Woynaroski, T. (2020). Relations between sensory responsiveness and features of autism in children. Brain Sciences, 10(11), Article 775. https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci10110775
Dunham, K., Feldman, J. I., Cassidy, M., Liu, Y., Suzman, E., Conrad, J. G., Tu, A., Santapuram, P., Simon, D. M., Butera, I. M., Broderick, N., Wallace, M. T., Lewkowicz, D. J., & Woynaroski, T. (2020). Stability of variables derived from measures of multisensory function in children with autism spectrum disorder. American Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 125(4), 287-303. https://doi.org/d2xz
Feldman, J. I., Dunham, K., Conrad, J. G., Simon, D. M., Cassidy, M., Liu, Y., Tu, A., Broderick, N.,
Wallace, M. T., & Woynaroski, T. (2020). Plasticity of temporal binding in children with autism spectrum disorder: A perceptual training single case study. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 74, Article 101555. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rasd.2020.101555
Sandbank, M., Bottema-Beutel, K., Crowley, S., Cassidy, M., Feldman, J. I., Canihuante, M., & Woynaroski, T. (2020). Intervention effects on language in children with autism spectrum disorder: A Project AIM meta-analysis study. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 63(5), 1537-1560. https://doi.org/10.1044/2020_JSLHR-19-00167
Thompson, E. C., Benítez-Barrera, C. R., Angley, G. P., Woynaroski, T., & Tharpe, A. M. (2020). Remote microphone system use in the homes of children with hearing loss: Impact on caregiver communication and child vocalizations. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 63(2), 633-642. https://doi.org/10.1044/2019_JSLHR-19-00197
Wallace, M. T., Woynaroski, T., & Stevenson, R. A. (2020). Multisensory integration as a window into orderly and disrupted cognition and communication. Annual Reviews of Psychology, 71, 193-219. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-psych-010419-051112
Sandbank, M., Bottema-Beutel, K., Crowley, S., Cassidy, M., Dunham, K., Feldman, J. I., Crank, J., Albarran, S. A., Raj, S., Mahbub, P., & Woynaroski, T. (2020). Project AIM: Autism intervention meta-analysis for studies of young children. Psychological Bulletin, 146(1), 1-29. https://doi.org/10.1037/bul0000215
2019
McDaniel, J., Woynaroski, T., Keceli-Kaysili, B., Watson, L. R., & Yoder, P. J. (2019). Vocal communication with canonical syllables correlates with later expressive language skills in preschool-aged children with autism spectrum disorder. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 62(10), 3826-3833. https://doi.org/10.1044/2019_JSLHR-L-19-0162
Bryant, L. K., Woynaroski, T., Wallace, M. T., & Cascio, C. J. (2019). Self-reported sensory hypersensitivity moderates association between tactile psychophysical performance and autism-related traits in neurotypical adults. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 49(8), 3159-3172. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-019-04043-8
Benítez-Barrera, C. R., Thompson, E. C., Angley, G. P., Woynaroski, T., & Tharpe, A. M. (2019). Remote microphone system use at home: Impact on child-directed speech. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 62(6), 2002-2008. https://doi.org/10.1044/2019_JSLHR-H-18-0325
Bottema-Beutel, K., Kim, S. Y., Crowley, S., Augustine, A. E., Keceli-Kaysili, B., Feldman, J. I., & Woynaroski. T. (2019). The stability of joint engagement states in infant siblings of children with ASD: Implications for measurement practices. Autism Research, 12(3), 495-504. https://doi.org/10.1002/aur.2068
Bottema-Beutel, K., Woynaroski, T., Louick, R., Keefe, E. S., Watson, L. R., & Yoder, P. J. (2019). Longitudinal associations across vocabulary modalities in young children with autism and typical development. Autism, 23(2), 424-435. https://doi.org/10.1177/1362361317745856
Feldman, J. I.*, Kuang, W.*, Conrad, J. G., Tu, A., Santapuram, P., Simon, D. M., Foss-Feig, J. H., Kwakye, L. D., Stevenson, R. A., Wallace, M. T., & Woynaroski, T. (2019). Brief report: Differences in multisensory integration covary with differences in sensory responsiveness in children with and without autism spectrum disorder. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 49(1), 397-403. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-018-3667-x
2018
Feldman, J. I., Dunham, K., Cassidy, M., Wallace, M. T., Liu, Y., & Woynaroski, T. (2018). Audiovisual multisensory integration in individuals with autism spectrum disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, 95, 220-234. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2018.09.020
Williams, Z. J., Failla, M. D., Gotham, K. O., Woynaroski, T., & Cascio, C. J. (2018). Psychometric evaluation of the Short Sensory Profile in youth with autism spectrum disorder. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 48(12), 4231-4249. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-018-3678-7
Bian, D., Zheng, Z., Swanson, A., Weitlauf, A., Woynaroski, T., Cascio, C. J., Key, A. P., Warren, Z., & Sarkar, N. (2018). A novel multisensory stimulation and data capture system (MADCAP) for investigating sensory trajectories in infancy. IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, 26(8), 1526-1534. https://doi.org/10.1109/TNSRE.2018.2854672
Butera, I. M., Stevenson, R. A., Mangus, B. D., Woynaroski, T., Gifford, R. H., & Wallace, M. T. (2018). Audiovisual integration in postlingually deafened adults with cochlear implants. Scientific Reports, 8, Article 11345. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-29598-x
McDaniel, J., Yoder, P. J., Woynaroski, T., & Watson, L. R. (2018). Predicting receptive–expressive vocabulary discrepancies in preschool children with autism spectrum disorder. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 61(6), 1426-1439. https://doi.org/10.1044/2018_JSLHR-L-17-0101
Harbison, A. L., Woynaroski, T., Tapp, J., Wade, J. W., Warlaumont, A. S., & Yoder, P. J. (2018). A new measure of child vocal reciprocity in children with autism spectrum disorder. Autism Research, 11(6), 903-915. https://doi.org/10.1002/aur.1942
Woynaroski, T.*, Damiano-Goodwin, C. R.*, Simon, D. M., Ibañez, L. V,, Murias, M., Kirby, A., Newsom, C. R., Wallace, M. T., Stone, W. L., & Cascio, C. J. (2018). Developmental sequelae and neurophysiological substrates of sensory seeking in infants at heightened risk for autism spectrum disorder. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, 29, 41-53. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dcn.2017.08.005
Woynaroski, T.*, Baranek, G.*, Nowell, S., Turner Brown, L., DuBay, M., Crais, E., & Watson, L.R. (2018). Cascading effects of attention disengagement and sensory seeking on social symptoms in a community sample of infants at-risk for a future diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, 29, 30-40. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dcn.2017.08.006
2017
Simon, D. M., Damiano, C. R., Woynaroski, T., Ibañez, L. V., Murias, M., Stone, W. L., Wallace, M. T., & Cascio, C. J. (2017). Neural correlates of sensory hyporesponsiveness in toddlers at high risk for autism spectrum disorder. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 47(9), 2710-2722. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-017-3191-4
Sandbank, M., Woynaroski, T., Watson, L. R., Gardner, E., Keceli-Kaysili, B. & Yoder, P. J. (2017). Predicting intentional communication in preverbal preschoolers with autism spectrum disorder. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 47(6), 1581-1594. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-017-3052-1
Woynaroski, T., Yoder, P. J., Oller, D. K., Xu, D., Richards, J. A., Gilkerson, J., & Gray, S. (2017). The stability and validity of automated vocal analysis in preschoolers with autism spectrum disorder in early stages of language development. Autism Research, 10(3), 508-519. https://doi.org/10.1002/aur.1667
2016
Yoder, P. J., Woynaroski, T., Camarata, S. (2016). Measuring speech comprehensibility in school age children with Down syndrome. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 59(3), 460-467. https://doi.org/10.1044/2015_JSLHR-S-15-0149
Yoder, P. J., Camarata, S., & Woynaroski, T. (2016). Treating speech comprehensibility in school age children with Down syndrome. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 59(3), 446-459. https://doi.org/10.1044/2015_JSLHR-S-15-0148
Cascio, C. J., Woynaroski, T., Baranek, G., & Wallace, M. T. (2016). Toward an interdisciplinary approach to understanding sensory function in autism spectrum disorder. Autism Research, 9(9), 920-925. https://doi.org/10.1002/aur.1612
Woynaroski, T., Watson, L. R., Gardner, E., Newsom, C. R., Keceli-Kaysili, B., & Yoder, P. J. (2016). Early predictors of growth in diversity of key consonants used in communication in initially preverbal children with autism spectrum disorder. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 46(3), 1013-1024. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-015-2647-7
Woynaroski, T., Yoder, P. J., & Watson, L. R. (2016). Atypical cross-modal profiles and
longitudinal associations between vocabulary scores in initially low verbal children with autism spectrum disorders. Autism Research, 9(2), 301-310. https://doi.org/10.1002/aur.1516
2013-2015
Yoder, P. J., Woynaroski, T., Fey, M. E., Warren, S. F., & Gardner, E. (2015). Why dose frequency affects spoken vocabulary in preschoolers with Down syndrome. American Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 120(4), 302-314. https://doi.org/10.1352/1944-7558-120.4.302
Yoder, P. J. & Woynaroski, T. (2015). How to study the influence of intensity of treatment on generalized skill and knowledge acquisition of students with disabilities. Journal of Behavioral Education, 24(1), 152-166. https://doi.org/:10.1007/s10864-014-9216-6
Stevenson, R. A., Siemann, J. K., Woynaroski, T., Schneider, B. C., Eberly, H. E., Camarata, S. M., & Wallace, M. T. (2014). Evidence for diminished multisensory integration in autism spectrum disorders. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 44(12), 3161-3167. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-014-2179-6
Yoder, P. J., Bottema-Beutel, K., Woynaroski, T., Chandrasekhar, R., & Sandbank, M. (2014). Social communication intervention effects vary by dependent variable type in preschoolers with autism spectrum disorders. Evidence-Based Communication Assessment and Intervention, 7(4), 150-174. https://doi.org/10.1080/17489539.2014.917780
Woynaroski, T., Yoder, P. J., Fey, M. E., & Warren, S. F. (2014). A transactional model of spoken vocabulary variation in toddlers with intellectual disabilities. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 57(5), 1754-1763. https://doi.org/10.1044/2014_JSLHR-L-13-0252
Stevenson, R. A., Siemann, J. K., Woynaroski, T., Schneider, B. C., Eberly, H. E., Camarata, S. M., & Wallace, M. T. (2014). Brief report: Arrested development of audiovisual speech perception in autism spectrum disorders. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 44(6), 1470-1477. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-013-1992-7
Stevenson, R. A., Siemann, J. K., Woynaroski, T., Schneider, B. C., Eberly, H. E., Camarata, S. M., & Wallace, M. T. (2014). Multisensory temporal integration in autism spectrum disorders. Journal of Neuroscience, 34(3), 691-697. https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3615-13.2014
Yoder, P. J., Woynaroski, T., Fey, M. E., & Warren, S. F. (2014). Effects of dose frequency of early communication intervention in young children with and without down syndrome. American Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 119(1), 17-32. https://doi.org/10.1352/1944-7558-119.1.17
Woynaroski, T., Kwakye, L. D., Foss-Feig, J. H., Stevenson, R. A., Stone, W. L., & Wallace, M. T. (2013). Multisensory speech perception in children with autism spectrum disorders. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 43(12), 2891-2902. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-013-1836-5
*Authors made equal contributions
Underlined names are past or present members of the Woynaroski Lab!