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Suzannah Joy Iadarola, Ph.D.

Suzannah Joy Iadarola, Ph.D.

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Professional Background

Job Title: Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Public Health

Suzannah Iadarola, Ph.D., BCBA-D is a licensed clinical psychologist and Associate Professor of Pediatrics (primary) and Public Health (secondary). She also serves as the Director of the Strong Center for Developmental Disabilitie...
Job Title: Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Public Health

Suzannah Iadarola, Ph.D., BCBA-D is a licensed clinical psychologist and Associate Professor of Pediatrics (primary) and Public Health (secondary). She also serves as the Director of the Strong Center for Developmental Disabilities, a federally-mandated University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities. Her research and clinical work focuses on programs, services, and advocacy for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), across the lifecourse. With her colleagues, she conducts community-partnered research related to developing, disseminating, and evaluating community interventions to support individuals with IDD and their families. Additional translational research priorities include assessment of parent needs and barriers to self-care, as well as the development of programs to help address parent stress and well-being. Much of this research is conducted in collaboration with national, multi-site research networks. In addition to scholarship, she engages in the development, evaluation, and community dissemination of programs and services in the disability and related fields. She also prioritizes mentorship of trainees, staff, and junior faculty in research, scholarship, and program administration.

Faculty Appointments

Associate Professor - Department of Pediatrics, Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics (SMD)

Associate Professor - Department of Public Health Sciences (SMD) - Joint

Credentials

Post-doctoral Training & Residency

Autism Research Fellow, The Center for Austism Research, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 2011 - 2012

Clinical Child Psychology Internship, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 2010 - 2011

Education

PhD | Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. Clinical Psychology. 2011

MS | Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. Clinical Psychology. 2008

BA | Claremont McKenna College, Claremont, CA. Psychology. 2004

Awards

COSAC Award for Best Poster. 2008

Quest Award for Best Poster. 2008

Doug Flutie Jr., Inc, Scholarship. 2007

Research

~ Behavioral interventions to support family members of children with autism spectrum disorders
~ Mindfulness-based interventions for family members of and professionals working with individuals with autism spectrum disorders
~ Effectiveness of ABA in the community and dissemination of ABA-bas...
~ Behavioral interventions to support family members of children with autism spectrum disorders
~ Mindfulness-based interventions for family members of and professionals working with individuals with autism spectrum disorders
~ Effectiveness of ABA in the community and dissemination of ABA-based programs within underserved communities

Publications

Journal Articles

Thinking Small to Think Big: Modular Approach for Autism Programming in Schools (MAAPS).

Anderson CM, Iovannone R, Smith T, Levato L, Martin R, Cavanaugh B, Hochheimer S, Wang H, Iadarola S

Journal of autism and developmental disorders.. 2020 May 14 Epub 05/14/2020.

Disparities in Service Use Among Children With Autism: A Systematic Review.

Smith KA, Gehricke JG, Iadarola S, Wolfe A, Kuhlthau KA

Pediatrics.. 2020 April 145 (Suppl 1):S35-S46. Epub 1900 01 01.

Caregiver Voices: Cross-Cultural Input on Improving Access to Autism Services.

Stahmer AC, Vejnoska S, Iadarola S, Straiton D, Segovia FR, Luelmo P, Morgan EH, Lee HS, Javed A, Bronstein B, Hochheimer S, Cho E, Aranbarri A, Mandell D, Hassrick EM, Smith T, Kasari C

Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities.. 2019 August 6 (4):752-773. Epub 03/11/2019.

Correction to: Caregiver Voices: Cross-Cultural Input on Improving Access to Autism Services.

Stahmer AC, Vejnoska S, Iadarola S, Straiton D, Segovia FR, Luelmo P, Morgan EH, Lee HS, Javed A, Bronstein B, Hochheimer S, Cho E, Aranbarri A, Mandell D, Hassrick EM, Smith T, Kasari C

Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities.. 2019 August 6 (4):774. Epub 1900 01 01.

How meaningful is more? Considerations regarding intensity in early intensive behavioral intervention.

Pellecchia M, Iadarola S, Stahmer AC

Autism : the international journal of research and practice.. 2019 July 23 (5):1075-1078. Epub 06/06/2019.

Understanding stress in parents of children with autism spectrum disorder: A focus on under-represented families.

Iadarola S, Pérez-Ramos J, Smith T, Dozier A

International journal of developmental disabilities.. 2019 65 (1):20-30. Epub 07/09/2017.

Teaching Parents Behavioral Strategies for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD): Effects on Stress, Strain, and Competence.

Iadarola S, Levato L, Harrison B, Smith T, Lecavalier L, Johnson C, Swiezy N, Bearss K, Scahill L

Journal of autism and developmental disorders.. 2018 April 48 (4):1031-1040. Epub 1900 01 01.

Implementing a Manualized, Classroom Transition Intervention for Students With ASD in Underresourced Schools.

Iadarola S, Shih W, Dean M, Blanch E, Harwood R, Hetherington S, Mandell D, Kasari C, Smith T

Behavior modification.. 2018 January 42 (1):126-147. Epub 07/05/2017.

Strategies to engage underrepresented parents in child intervention services: A review of effectiveness and co-occurring use

Pellecchia, M, Nuske, HJ, Straiton, D, Hassrick, EM, Gulsrud, A, Iadarola, S, Vejnoska, SF, Bullen, B, Haine-Schlagel, R, Kasari, C, Mandell, DS, Smith, T, & Stahmer, AC.

Journal of Child and Family Studies. 2018; 27(10): 3141-3154.

Community-Partnered Research With Urban School Districts That Serve Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Smith T, Iadarola S, Mandell DS, Harwood R, Kasari C

Academic pediatrics.. 2017 August 17 (6):614-619. Epub 04/25/2017.

The relationship among anxiety, depression, and family impact in adolescents with autism spectrum disorder

Iadarola, S., Oakes, L., Shih, W., Dean, M., Smith, T., Orlich, F., & the AIR-B Network.

Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities. 2016; 33: 171-181.

Services for children with autism spectrum disorder in three, large urban school districts: Perspectives of parents and educators.

Iadarola S, Hetherington S, Clinton C, Dean M, Reisinger E, Huynh L, Locke J, Conn K, Heinert S, Kataoka S, Harwood R, Smith T, Mandell DS, Kasari C

Autism : the international journal of research and practice.. 2015 August 19 (6):694-703. Epub 09/05/2014.

Evidence Base Update for Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Smith T, Iadarola S

Journal of clinical child and adolescent psychology : the official journal for the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, American Psychological Association, Division 53.. 2015 44 (6):897-922. Epub 1900 01 01.

Comparative effects of mindfulness and skills-based parent training for parents of children of autism: Feasibility and preliminary outcome data

Ferraioli SJ; Harris SL.

Mindfulness. 2012; .

Effective Educational Inclusion of Students on the Autism Spectrum

Ferraioli SL; Harris SL.

Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy. 2011; 41(1): 19-28.

Teaching joint attention to children with autism through a sibling-mediated behavioral intervention

Ferraioli SJ, Harris, SL.

Behavioral Interventions. 2011; 26: 261-281.

The impact of autism on siblings

Ferraioli SJ; Harris SL.

Social Work in Mental Health. 2010; 8(1): 41-53.

Living with autism: How families cope

Delmolino L; Harris SL; Ferraioli SJ; Hansford A.

Mensa Research Journal. 2009; 40(3): 8-18.

The relationship between compulsive behaviour and academic achievement across the three genetic subtypes of Prader-Willi syndrome.

Zarcone J, Napolitano D, Peterson C, Breidbord J, Ferraioli S, Caruso-Anderson M, Holsen L, Butler MG, Thompson T

Journal of intellectual disability research : JIDR.. 2007 June 51 (Pt. 6):478-87. Epub 1900 01 01.

State of the art interventions for learners with behavioral problems

La Rue RH; Weiss MJ; Ferraioli SJ.

International Journal of Behavioral Consultation and Therapy. 2007; 4(2): 250-263.

A model for problem solving in discrete trial training for children with autism

Ferraioli SJ; Hughes CE; Smith T.

Journal of Early Intensive Behavioral Intervention. 2005; 2(4): 224-246.

Benefits of including siblings in the treatment of autism spectrum disorders

Ferraioli, S. J., Hansford, A., & Harris, S. L.

Cognitive and Behavioral Practice. 19: 413-422.

Books

Primer on Autism Spectrum Disorder (2016)

Chapter: Behavioral Treatment

Authors: Iadarola, S., & Smith, T.

Publisher: Oxford University Press 2016

Schedules, Tools, and Activities for Transitions Manual (2015)

Authors: Iadarola, S., Smith, T.

Publisher: AIR-B Network 2015

APA Handbook on Research Methods in Psychology (2012)

Chapter: Single-case Experimental Designs

Authors: Rizvi SL; Ferraioli SJ

Publisher: Washington: American Psychological Association 2012

Evidence-Based Practices and Treatments for Children with Autism (2011)

Chapter: Treatments to increase social awareness and social skills. In B. Reichow, P. Doehring, D. V. Cicchetti, and F. R. Volkmar (Eds.)

Authors: Ferraioli SL; Harris SL

Publisher: New York: Springer 2011

Treating Childhood Psychopathology and Developmental Disabilities (2009)

Chapter: Treatment of autism spectrum disorders. In J. Matson, F. Andrasik, and M. L. Matson (Eds.)

Authors: Weiss MJ; Fiske KE; Ferraioli SJ

Publisher: New York: Springer 2009

Clinical Assessment and Intervention for Autism Spectrum Disorders (2008)

Chapter: Evidence-based practice for autism spectrum disorders. In J. Matson (Ed.)

Authors: Weiss MJ; Fiske, KE; Ferraioli, SJ

Publisher: Burlington, MA: Elsevier 2008