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<p class="MsoNormal">The Ballmer Institute for Children’s Behavioral
Health and College
of Education invite you to attend the colloquium by open-rank
tenure track
faculty candidate, Dr. Shuting Zheng</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Date & time: <b>Tues. 11/21 @ 10am-11:30am
(PST)</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Zoom link: <a href="https://uoregon.zoom.us/j/97947834609?pwd=c0J6cVQzU28zd21NUDN4ak1RbG9oZz09" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">https://uoregon.zoom.us/j/97947834609?pwd=c0J6cVQzU28zd21NUDN4ak1RbG9oZz09</a></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Colloquium title: </b>Promoting Positive
Outcomes in Children
and Youth with Autism by Tackling Heterogeneity</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Colloquium Abstract: </b>Heterogeneity is a
hallmark of
autism spectrum disorder in that children and youth with autism
present with a
wide range of abilities and challenges. Such variability poses
clear challenges
to measuring symptoms and strengths precisely and to tailoring
supports and
services effectively for those impacted by autism. Co-occurring
mental health
problems are an important aspect that contributes to the
heterogeneous symptom
profiles, and understanding risk and resilience factors related to
psychological well-being is essential for providing appropriate
support to
individuals with autism. Moreover, this type of mechanism research
cannot be
done without thoughtfully designed measures applied appropriately
to capture
the nuanced behavioral and developmental profiles in autism for
phenotyping,
screening, diagnosis, and evaluation of treatment responses.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Candidate bio: </b>Dr. Shuting Zheng is a
developmental
scientist and board-certified behavior analyst with expertise in
assessment and
behavioral treatment for children and youth with autism spectrum
disorder. Her
research interest has developed around the overarching theme of
understanding
developmental heterogeneity in autism and treatment
individualization for
individuals with autism. Specifically, her current research
program focuses on
(1) improving the application and the design of behavioral
measures by
understanding the influence of individual characteristics (e.g.,
biological
sex, cognitive and language abilities, race/ethnicity, and
socio-economic
status) on the measurement of autism symptoms and associated
challenges; and
(2) identifying risk and resilience factors (both at the
individual and contextual
levels) of psychological well-being and functional outcomes in
autistic
individuals through qualitative and quantitative investigations of
their
everyday experience. Dr. Zheng plans to bring the two aspects of
her research
together to inform treatment design and adaptation to improve the
well-being of
autistic individuals with all levels of abilities and from all
backgrounds. Her
work has been supported by federal and private funders, including
the National
Institute of Mental Health and Autism Science Foundation. </p>
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