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
Green, H.L., Edgar, J.C., Mol, K., McNamee M., Prosser, LA., Kim, M., Kuschner, E.S., Miller, G.A., Chen, Y. : Resting-state periodic and aperiodic brain oscillations from birth to preschool years: Aperiodic maturity predicts developmental course. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience 79: 101709, June 2026.Kuschner, E.S., Garagozzo, A., Telesford, A., Young, L., Marx, A., Rein, K., Lukens, C.: The BUFFET-Snack Program: Development and Initial Pilot Test of a Brief Treatment for Food Selectivity in Autistic Youth. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting for the International Society for Autism Research (Prague, Czech Republic) April 2026.
Marx, A., Young, L., Watson, S., Maddox, B.B., Wallace, G.L., & Kuschner, E.S.: Emotional Eating and its Links to Flexibility Challenges in Autistic Youth. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting for the International Society for Autism Research (Prague, Czech Republic) April 2026.
Nag, D., Leach, M., Cola, M., Wallace, G. L., Pfammatter, A. F., Kellom, K., Kuschner, E.: Unveiling Key Components of Successful Obesity Interventions: Shaping Future Treatment Strategies for Transition-Age Autistic Youth. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting for the International Society for Autism Research (Prague, Czech Republic) April 2026.
Eggen, K., Kim, M., Bhise, A., Bloy, L., Beal, B., Tuomi, I., Blaskey, L., Kuschner, E., Roberts, T.: Exploring the cognitive and language sequelae of cortical auditory processing delay in low verbal autism. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting for the International Society for Autism Research (Prague, Czech Republic) April 2026.
Bhise, A., Welsh, J., Alem, Estes, A., MacDuffie, K., Munson, Knappe, Cheung, Hughes, Gaetz, W. Blaskey, L., Kuschner, E., Kim, M., Jackel, C., Roberts T.P. : Wearable MEG- Towards Pediatric OPM-MEG Studies of Profound Autism Poster presented at the Annual Meeting for the International Society for Autism Research (Prague, Czech Republic) April 2026.
Pallathra, AA, Rankin, JA, Day-Watkins, J, Calkins, Monica E., Maddox, Brenna B., Miller, Judith S., Parish-Morris, Julia, Herrington, John D., Kangovi, Shreya, Tomlinson, Rachel, Rasty, R, Garuda, R., Creed, T.A., Kerns, C.M., Kuschner, E.S., Bilker, W.B., Handy, F., Connell, J.E., Dichter, G.S., Mandell, D.S., Schultz, R.T., Brodkin, E.S. : Training to understand and navigate emotions and interactions (TUNE In): A novel program to support social functioning in adults on the autism spectrum. Research in Autism 131, March 2026.
McNamee, M.H.L., Green, G., Shen, G., DiPiero, M., Murray, D.L., Pearce, M., Onyango-Opiyo, A., Liu, S., Blaskey, L., Kuschner, E.S., Kim, M., Franzen, R.E., Miller, G.A., Chen, Y., Edgar, J.C. : Confirmation of as Useful Dark-Room Resting-State Procedure for Periodic and Aperiodic MEG Activity in Children. Psychophysiology 63(2): e70261, February 2026.
LaPoint S, Klein CB, Sandbank M, Bottema-Beutel K, Fletcher-Watson S, Divan G, Dimitriou D, Anagnostou E, Andersen ME, Binns A, Charman T, Estabillo JA, Fecteau SM, Ferrari A, Geoffray MM, Hampton LH, Hergüner S, Kuschner ES, Lee JYS, Segers J, Swain D, Vejnoska S, Vivanti G, Wang C, Green J. : Maximizing the Quality and Reporting Standards of Autism Intervention Science. Autism Research 18(11): 2166-2173, November 2025.
Kuschner, E.S. Young, L., & Garagozzo, A.: The BUFFET-Snack Program: Leveraging Single Session Interventions to Develop a Brief Treatment for Food Selectivity in Autistic Youth. Poster presented at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Annual Convention (New Orleans, LA) November 2025.