Elizabeth Kelley
Associate Professor
Department of Psychology
B.A., York University, 2000
M.A., University of Connecticut, 2002
Ph.D., University of Connecticut, 2006
Research Interests
I have a wide variety of interests in the field of autism research, everything from depression in autistic adolescents to interventions for autistic toddlers to autistic people’s unique strengths. My research is strongly influenced by my training in developmental psychology in that I am very interested in developmental pathways in autism and how different types of processing in early childhood affect development later on.
Selected Publications
Tyson, K. E., Kelley, E., Fein, D., Orinstein, A., Troyb, E., Barton, M., Eigsti, I. M., Naigles, L., Schultz, R. T., Stevens, M., Helt, M., & Rosenthal, M. (in press). Language and verbal memory in individuals with a history of autism spectrum disorders who have achieved optimal outcomes. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders.
Hall, L. & Kelley, E. (in press). The contribution of epigenetics to understanding genetic factors in autism. Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice.
Troyb, E., Rosenthal, M., Eigsti, I-M., Kelley, E., Tyson, K., Orinstein, A., Barton, M. & Fein, D. (2013). Executive functioning in individuals with a history of ASDs who have achieved optimal outcomes. Child Neuropsychology. DOI:10.1080/09297049.2013.799644
Kloosterman, P. H., Kelley, E., Craig, W. M., Parker, J. A., & Javier, C. (2013). Types and experiences of bullying in adolescents with an autism spectrum disorder. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 7, 824-832.
Naigles, L., Kelley, E., Troyb, E., & Fein, D. (2013). Residual difficulties with categorical induction in children with a history of autism. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 43, 2048-2061..
Fein, D., Barton, M., Eigsti, I-M., Kelley, E., Naigles, L., Schultz, R. T….. &Tyson, K. (2013). Optimal outcome in individuals with a history of autism. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 54, 195-205.
Brown, H. K., Ouellette-Kuntz, H., Hunter, D., Kelley, E., Cobigo, V., & Lam, M. (2011). Beyond an autism diagnosis: Children’s functional independence and parents’ unmet needs. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 41,1291-1302. DOI 10.1007/s10803-010-1148-y
Dunfield, K., Kuhlmeier, V. A., O’Connell, L., & Kelley, E. (2011). Examining the diversity of prosocial behavior: Helping, sharing, and comforting in infancy. Infancy, 16, 227-247. DOI:10.1111/j.1532-7078.2010.00041.x
Li, A. S., Kelley, E. A., Evans, A. D., & Lee, K. (2011). Exploring the ability to deceive in children with autism spectrum disorders. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 41, 185-195. DOI 10.1007/s10803-010-1045-4
Kelley, E., Naigles, L., & Fein, D. (2010). An in-depth examination of optimal outcome children with a history of autism spectrum disorders. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 4, 526-538. doi:10.1016/j.rasd.2009.12.001
Boncaddo, R., Dixon, J. A., & Kelley, E. (2010). The emergence of a novel representation from action: Evidence from preschoolers. Developmental Science, 13, 370-377.
Helt, M., Kelley, E., Kinsbourne, M. Pandey, J., Boorstein, H., Herbert, M., & Fein, D. (2008). Can children with autism recover? If so, how? Neuropsychology Reviews, 18, 339-366.
Dixon, J. A. & Kelley, E. (2007). Theory revision and redescription: Complementary processes in knowledge acquisition. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 16, 111-115.