Emily Kuschner
Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology in Psychiatry at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Department: Psychiatry
Contact information
Departments of Radiology and Psychiatry, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, 2716 South Street, 5th Floor, Room 5251
Philadelphia, PA 19146
Philadelphia, PA 19146
Email:
kuschnere@chop.edu
kuschnere@chop.edu
Education:
B.A. (Psychology)
Vassar College, 2002.
Ph.D. (Clinical Psychology)
University of Rochester , 2009.
B.A. (Psychology)
Vassar College, 2002.
Ph.D. (Clinical Psychology)
University of Rochester , 2009.
Post-Graduate Training
Intern, Child and Adolescent Psychology, Department of Psychiatry, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, 2008-2009.
Postdoctoral Fellow in Child and Adolescent Psychology, Department of Psychiatry, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, 2009-2010.
Permanent linkIntern, Child and Adolescent Psychology, Department of Psychiatry, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, 2008-2009.
Postdoctoral Fellow in Child and Adolescent Psychology, Department of Psychiatry, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, 2009-2010.
Selected Publications
Slater, C. N., Schroeder, K., Fultz, A., Kuschner, E. S., O’Malley, L. Johnson, K., Benvenuti, T., Chittams, J., Quinn, R. J., Thomas, G., Pinto-Martin, J., Levy, S. E. & Kral, T.V. : A qualitative evaluation of a mobile health nutrition intervention for children with autism. Poster presentation at National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP) Delaware Valley Annual Fall Conference: Mental Health Symposium. King of Prussia, PA October 2024.Shen, G., Green, H.L., Franzen, R.E., Berman, J.I., Mowad, T.G., Ku, M., Bloy, L., Liu, S., Airey, M., Goldin, S., Dipiero, M., Blaskey, L., Kuschner, E.S., Kim, M., Konka, K., Lebus, J., Young, T., Roberts, T.P.L., Edgar, J.C.: Resting-State Activity in Children: Replicating and Extending Findings of Early Maturation of Alpha Rhythms in Autism Spectrum Disorder. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders 54(5): 1961-1976, May 2024 Notes: doi: 10.1007/s10803-023-05926-7. Epub 2023 Mar 17.
Kuschner, E.S., Benecke, R.M., Watson, S., Kleiner, J.R., Garagozzo, A., Maddox, B.B., Mol, K., Reckner, E., Thourani, N., Young, L., Herrinton, J.D., Wallace, G.L., Yerys, B.E.: Do parents and children use the same terms for autism? Poster presented at the Annual Meeting for the International Society for Autism Research May 2024.
Kuschner, E.S., Sivathasan, S., McQueen, E., Berry, R.C., White, S.P., Sharp, W.G., Klaiman, C. : Prevalence of Caregiver-Reported Feeding Concerns in Children with ASD in a Tertiary-Care Clinic. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics 44(8): e559-e565, October-November 2023 Notes: doi: 10.1097/DBP.0000000000001208. Epub 2023 Aug 18.
Green, H.L., Shen, G., Franzen, R.E., McNamee, M., Berman, J.I., Mowad, T.G., Ku, M., Bloy, L., Liu, S., Chen, Y.H., Airey, M., McBride, E., Goldin, S., Dipiero, M.A., Blaskey, L., Kuschner, E.S., Kim, M., Konka, K., Roberts, T.P.L., Edgar, J.C.: Differential Maturation of Auditory Cortex Activity in Young Children with Autism and Typical Development. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders October 2023.
Brumbaugh, J.E., Vohr, B.R., Bell, E.F., Bann, C.M., Travers, C.P., McGowan, E.C., Harmon, H.M., Carlo, W.A., Duncan, A.F., Hintz, S.R.; Eunice Kennedy Shriver NICHD Neonatal Research Network: Early-Life Outcomes in Relation to Social Determinants of Health for Children Born Extremely Preterm. Journal of Pediatrics 59:113443, August 2023.
Chen, Y., Green, H., Putt, M.E., Allison, O., Kuschner, E.S., Kim, M., Blaskey, L., Mol, K., McNamee, M., Bloy, L., Liu, S., Huang, H., Roberts, T.P.L., Edgar, J.C : Maturation of auditory cortex neural responses during infancy and toddlerhood. NeuroImage 275(15): 120163, July 2023 Notes: doi: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2023.120163. Epub 2023 May 12.
Edgar, J.C., McNamee, M., Franzen, R.W., Green, H.L., Shen, G., DiPiero, M., McBride, E., Liu, S., Airey, M., Goldin, S., Blaskey, L., Kuschner, E.S., Kim, M., Konka, K., Roberts, T.P.L., Chen, Y. : A comparison of eyes-closed and dark room alpha-band activity in children with typical development and children with autism spectrum disorder. Psychophysiology 60(6): e14285, June 2023 Notes: doi: 10.1111/psyp.14285. Epub 2023 Mar 16.
Kuschner. E.S., Watson, S., Lukens, C.T.: Food Selectivity Inventory: Proof of Concept of a Novel Self-Report Measure. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting for the International Society for Autism Research May 2023.
Birnbaum, C., Kaufman, V., Blaskey, L., Kim, M., Kuschner, E., Bloy, L., Roberts, T., Marsh, E., Gaetz, W. : Exploring the Biological Mechanisms Underlying Comorbidity of Autism and Epilepsy. Poster presented at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Research Institute Poster Day and Scientific Symposium in Philadelphia, PA May 2023.