CONTACT INFORMATIONCREDENTIALSPUBLICATIONSLoisa Bennetto, Ph.D.Contact InformationPhone NumbersOffice: (585) 275-8712Research LabsVisit Lab WebsiteLocationsUniversity of Rochester500 Joseph C. Wilson Blvd.Box 270266Rochester, NY 14611Faculty AppointmentsAssociate Professor - Department of Neuroscience (SMD) - JointBiographyResearchProfessor Bennetto's research interests focus on the neurocognitive bases of autism and other developmental disorders. Her recent work examines the role of multisensory processing in social-communication difficulties and in everyday behaviors, including restricted food preferences. My program of research is broadly directed at examining the neurocognitive bases of developmental disabilities, with the ultimate goal of understanding how atypical neurocognitive development relates to deficits in social-communication difficulties as well as everyday difficulties with adaptive functioning. My lab focuses primarily on understanding autism spectrum disorders, but we have also been working to understand other developmental disorders such as Down syndrome, as well as normal developmental processes. Our recent work examines the role of multisensory processing in several domains, including social communication and feeding. Some of our current projects in the domain of social communication in autism examine audiovisual speech perception, hearing-in-noise perception (including both speech-in-noise and music-in-noise), speech-and-gesture production and comprehension, and the role of atypical sensorimotor function in facial expressiveness. Our research on feeding investigates the role of multisensory processing in the development of restrictive food preferences (picky eating) in children with autism. We are interested in understanding the relative roles of sensory functions (including taste and olfaction), behavioral factors (e.g., restricted behavior style, neophobia), and family preferences on eating behaviors.CredentialsEducation1988BA | Yale UniversityPsychology1999PhD | University of DenverClinical PsychologyPublicationsJournal Articles9/1/2021Park WJ, Schauder KB, Kwon OS, Bennetto L, Tadin D. "Atypical visual motion prediction abilities in autism spectrum disorder." Clinical psychological science : a journal of the Association for Psychological Science.. 2021 Sep 1; 9(5):944-960. Epub 2021 Apr 13. 1/8/2021Cubit LS, Canale R, Handsman R, Kidd C, Bennetto L. "Visual Attention Preference for Intermediate Predictability in Young Children." Child development.. 2021 Jan 8; Epub 2021 Jan 08. 7/15/2020Zampella CJ, Bennetto L, Herrington JD. "Computer Vision Analysis of Reduced Interpersonal Affect Coordination in Youth With Autism Spectrum Disorder." Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism Research.. 2020 Jul 15; Epub 2020 Jul 15. VIEW ALL PUBLICATIONSClose WindowSchedule an appointment with Loisa Bennetto, Ph.D.Please answer the following questions to help us find the right appointment for you.Important: If you believe that you have a medical or psychiatric emergency, please call 911 or go to the nearest hospital. This website is not intended for emergency care.Have you seen this provider in the last 2 years?YesNoExisting Patient Schedule or request a follow up appointment online through MyChart. If you do not have a MyChart account, please close this window and call the appointment phone number. Loisa Bennetto, Ph.D. is currently scheduling for the following appointment type(s): Our policy does not permit patients to establish care with multiple providers within the same practice or specialty without prior approval. If you choose a new provider in the same office, we will cancel the appointment. Please contact the office directly with questions on this policy.