Catherine Lord (psychologist)

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Catherine Lord (born 1950) [1] is an American psychologist and researcher. She is widely recognized as one of the world's leading experts in autism. She currently serves as a member of the International Advisory Board for The Lancet Psychiatry, [2] as co-chair of the Scientific Research Council of the Child Mind Institute, [3] and as the George Tarjan Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry and Education at the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at UCLA. [4]

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Dr. Lord is credited for co-developing the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS) and the Autism Diagnostic Interview-Revised (ADI-R), [1] which are together considered the "gold standard" tools for diagnosing autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

Dr. Lord is also known for leading one of the largest and longest-running longitudinal studies of autism and related developmental conditions in modern research. Started in 1990, her longitudinal study of autism has followed a community sample of over 200 individuals, initially referred to community clinics for early autism evaluations as young children, and their families, for nearly 30 years. [5] [6] She has authored hundreds of peer-reviewed journal articles and more than 10 books about autism through this study and others. [7]

Career

Dr. Lord received her B.A. in Psychology from UCLA in 1971, and her PhD in Psychology from Harvard in 1976. [3]

From 2012 to 2018, she was professor of psychology at Weill Cornell Medical College. [8]

In 2017, Dr. Lord joined [9] Tilray's Medical Advisory Board.

She is also professor emerita of psychology and psychiatry at the University of Michigan, [10] where she was formerly the director of the University of Michigan Autism and Communication Disorders Center. [11]

Dr. Lord currently directs the Lord Lab at UCLA, where she serves as the George Tarjan Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry in the David Geffen School of Medicine [12] and as a senior research scientist in the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior. [13] There, she is the principal investigator of several studies, including the longitudinal study of autism. She also mentors a small group of PhD candidates, postdoctoral researchers, and clinical trainees.

Awards and honors

Dr. Lord has received a considerable number of awards and recognitions throughout her career.

In 2010, she was awarded the APA Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Applied Research. [14]

In 2011, she received the award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions to Clinical Psychology (Society of Clinical Psychology) [15]

In 2017, she received the Sarnat Prize in Mental Health from the National Academy of Medicine. [16]

In 2018, Dr. Lord was elected a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. [17] [18] [19]

In 2019, she was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Society for Autism Research. [3]

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  1. 1 2 Raphael A. Bernier; Jennifer Gerdts (2010). Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Reference Handbook. ABC-CLIO. p. 160. ISBN   978-1-59884-334-7.
  2. ↑ https://www.thelancet.com/lancet/international-advisory-board
  3. 1 2 3 "Catherine Lord, PhD".
  4. ↑ https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(21)02433-8/fulltext
  5. ↑ Lord, C.; McCauley, J. B.; Pepa, L. A.; Huerta, M.; Pickles, A. (2020). "Work, living, and the pursuit of happiness: Vocational and psychosocial outcomes for young adults with autism". Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice. 24 (7): 1691–1703. doi:10.1177/1362361320919246. PMC   7541415 . PMID   32431163.
  6. ↑ Elias, Rebecca; Lord, Catherine (2022). "Diagnostic stability in individuals with autism spectrum disorder: Insights from a longitudinal follow-up study". Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. 63 (9): 973–983. doi:10.1111/jcpp.13551. PMC   9502651 . PMID   34890046.
  7. ↑ "Autism Center at University of Michigan to close as world-renowned founder resigns".
  8. ↑ "Lord, Catherine". vivo.med.cornell.edu. Retrieved 2019-01-27.
  9. ↑ "Tilray Announces Medical Advisory Board". www.businesswire.com. 2017-06-05. Retrieved 2019-07-26.
  10. ↑ "Catherine Lord | U-M LSA Department of Psychology". lsa.umich.edu. Retrieved 2019-01-27.
  11. ↑ Keeping, Juliana (May 15, 2011). "Autism Center at University of Michigan to close as world-renowned founder resigns". The Ann Arbor News . Retrieved 2019-01-27.
  12. ↑ "Catherine Lord, Ph.D". semel.ucla.edu. Archived from the original on 2019-10-22.
  13. ↑ "Catherine Lord, PhD". Child Mind Institute. Retrieved 2019-10-22.
  14. ↑ "Catherine E. Lord: Award for distinguished professional contributions to applied research". American Psychologist. 65 (8): 812–815. November 2010. doi:10.1037/a0020889. PMID   21058792 . Retrieved July 12, 2022.
  15. ↑ "Catherine Lord, PhD". Child Mind Institute. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
  16. ↑ "Dr. Catherine Lord Awarded the Sarnat Prize for Mental Health Research". WCM Newsroom. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
  17. ↑ "Bretscher, Lord elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences". Cornell Chronicle. Retrieved 2019-01-27.
  18. ↑ "Catherine Lord". American Academy of Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 2019-01-27.
  19. ↑ https://www.autism-insar.org/
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