Kasari, Connie, Ph.D.

Research

Social-emotional development of children with autism and of children with Down syndrome.

Appointments

• Department of Education & Information Studies Education Faculty Education Studies Minor Human Development & Psychology Special Education

Biography

The overarching emphasis of Kasari’s academic career has been the development, evaluation, and dissemination of empirically supported assessment and treatment methods for high-risk children and children with established disabilities.

Her early work focused on the social and emotional abilities of children at risk due to prenatal alcohol exposure, and children with Down syndrome and other developmental disabilities, including autism.

Her current work is focused on specific interventions aimed at improving social and emotional development in these high- risk populations.

Publications

1. Kong, E, Jiang, Y, Crain, M, Bao, W, Levato, L, Shih, W et al.. Vocabulary of Autistic Preschool Children With Limited Language: Alignment With Early Word Inventories. Autism Res. 2026; :e70216. doi: 10.1002/aur.70216. PubMed PMID:41823007 .
2. Cohenour, T, Gulsrud, A, Kasari, C. Receptive-Expressive Language Phenotypes in Infants and Toddlers With Autism Features. Autism Res. 2026; :e70214. doi: 10.1002/aur.70214. PubMed PMID:41786477 .
3. Panganiban, J, Shih, W, Levato, L, Shire, S, Kasari, C, AIM – ASD Team et al.. Meaningful Determinants of Early Response: Predicting and Characterizing Behavioral Changes for Minimally Verbal Autistic Children. Autism Res. 2025;18 (12):2499-2507. doi: 10.1002/aur.70123. PubMed PMID:41065036 .
4. Dickinson, A, Perry, SR, Gulsrud, A, Kasari, C. A direct comparison of laboratory and community EEG recordings for neurodevelopmental research. Sci Rep. 2025;15 (1):22671. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-03569-5. PubMed PMID:40595834 PubMed Central PMC12216147.
5. Seese, ST, Cohenour, T, Seese, SK, Gulsrud, A, Kasari, C. Experience matters: Caregiver interactions with later-born toddlers with autism. Infant Behav Dev. 2025;80 :102071. doi: 10.1016/j.infbeh.2025.102071. PubMed PMID:40435832 .

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