*Indicates student author
2026
McNaughton, K.A., Yarger, H.A., & Redcay, E. (2026). Automated quantification of head motion synchrony in peer interactions of autistic and non-autistic youth. Developmental Science. Link to Publication
2025
Yarger, H.A., Redcay, E., Herrington, J., Kerns, C., & Thomas, S.B. (2025). Assessing Anxiety in Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ADORA): Developing a Health Equity Protocol for Non-invasive Biomarkers. BMJ Open. Link to Publication
Yarger, H.A., Straske, D., Fitter, M., Cassidy, J., & Redcay, E. (2025). Relations among parents’ attachment, parenting quality, and autistic and non-autistic children’s social-emotional functioning. Attachment & Human Development. Doi:10.1080/14616734.2025.2530933
Jones, D. R., Yarger, H. A., & Redcay, E. (2025). The Critical Need for Research Examining Mental Health Risk and Protective Factors in Black Autistic Youth. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, S0890-8567(25)00305-3. Advance online publication. Link to Publication
McNaughton, K., Dziura, S., Lemay, E., Yarger, H.A., & Redcay, E. (2025). Neural similarity and interaction success in autistic and non-autistic adolescents. Embargoed pre-registration: osf.io/g6mv4; Scientific Reports. Link to Publication
2024
Yarger, H.A., Sarkar, M.*, Harrington, E., & Redcay, E. (2024). Autonomic activity in individuals with autism and anxiety symptoms: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disabilities. Link to Publication
McNaughton, K.A., Moss, A.*, Yarger, H.A., & Redcay, E. (2024). Smiling synchronization predicts interaction enjoyment in peer dyads of autistic and neurotypical youth. Autism. Link to Publication
2023
Yarger, H.A., Shariq, D., Hickey, A.*, Giacobbe, E.*, Dziura, S., & Redcay, E. (2023). Examining adolescents’ mental health before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Merrill-Palmer Quarterly. Link to Publication
Dziura, S. L., McNaughton, K. A., Giacobbe, E.*, Yarger, H. A., Hickey, A. C.*, Shariq, D., & Redcay, E. (2023). Neural sensitivity to social reward predicts links between social behavior and loneliness in youth during the COVID-19 pandemic. Developmental Psychobiology, 65, e22413. Link to Publication
McNaughton, K.A., Kirby, L.A., Warnell, K.R., Alkire, D., Merchant, J.S., Moraczewski, D., Yarger, H.A., Thurm, A., & Redcay, E. (2023). Neural sensitivity to social-interactive reward predicts future enjoyment of peer interaction in autism and typical development. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience. Link to Publication
2022
Alkire, D., McNaughton, K.A., Yarger, H.A., Shariq, D., & Redcay, E. (2022). Theory of mind in naturalistic conversations between autistic and typically developing children and adolescents. Autism: the international journal of research and practice, 13623613221103699. Advance online publication. Link to Publication
Yarger, H. A. (2022). Anxiety–Amygdala Associations: Novel Insights from the First Longitudinal Study of Autistic Youth with Distinct Anxiety. Biological Psychiatry, 91(11), e41-e43. Link to Publication
Lyons-Ruth, K. & Yarger, H.A. (2022). Developmental Costs Associated with Early Maternal Withdrawal. Child Development Perspectives, 16, 10 – 17. Link to Publication
Yarger, H.A., Nordahl, C.W., & Redcay, E. (2022). Associations between amygdala volumes and anxiety symptoms in children with autism spectrum disorder. Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging. Link to Publication
2021
Yarger, H.A., Lind, T., Raby, L., Zajac, L., Wallin, A., & Dozier, M. (2021). Intervening with Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-up to reduce behavior problems among children adopted internationally: Evidence from a randomized controlled trial. Child Maltreatment. Doi:10.1177/10775595211010975
2020
Yarger, H.A. & Redcay, E. (2020). A conceptual model of risk and protective factors associated with internalizing symptoms in autism spectrum disorder: A scoping review, synthesis, and call for more research. Development and Psychopathology, 32(4) 1254-1272. doi:10.1017/S095457942000084X
Lind, T., Raby, K.L., Goldstein, A., Bernard, K., Caron, E., Yarger, H.A., Wallin, A., & Dozier, M. (2020). Improving social-emotional competence in internationally adopted children with the Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-up intervention. Development and Psychopathology. doi: 10.1017/S0954579420000255
Pumariega, A.J., Good, K., Posner, K., Millsaps, U., Romig, B., Stavarski, D., Rice, R., Gehret, M., Riley, k., Wasser, T., Walsh, G., & Yarger, H.A. (2020). Systematic Suicide Screening in a General Hospital Setting: Process and Initial Results. World Journal of Social Psychiatry. doi: 10.4103/WSP.WSP_26_19
2019
Hoye, J., Cheishvili, D., Yarger, H.A., Roth, T., Szyf, M., & Dozier, M. (2019). Preliminary indications that the Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-up Intervention alters DNA methylation in maltreated children. Development and Psychopathology, 1-9. Doi:10.1017/S0954579419001421
Yarger H.A., Bronfman, E., Carlson, E., Dozier, M. (2019). Intervening with Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-up to decrease disrupted parenting behavior and attachment disorganization: The role of parental withdrawal. Development and Psychopathology, 1–10. doi:10.1017/S0954579419000786
Yarger, H.A., Bernard, K., Caron, E., Wallin, A., & Dozier, M. (2019). Enhancing parenting quality for young children adopted internationally: Results of a randomized controlled trial. Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology, 1 – 13. Doi:10.1080/15374416.2018.1547972
Lind, T., Bernard, K., Yarger, H.A., & Dozier, M. (2019). Promoting compliance in children referred to child protective services: A randomized clinical trial. Child Development, 1 – 14. doi:10.1111/cdev.13207
2018
Raby, K. L., Freedman, E., Yarger, H.A., Lind, T., & Dozier, M. (2018). Enhancing the language development of toddlers in foster care by promoting parents’ sensitivity: results from a randomized controlled trial. Developmental Science, 22(2), 1 – 9. Doi:10.1111/desc.12753
Caron, E., Roben, C.K.P., Yarger, H.A., & Dozier, M. (2018). Novel methods for screening clinicians: Contributions from the Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-up intervention. Prevention Science, 19(7), 894-903. Doi:10.1007/s11121-018-0894-5
2017
Raby, K.L., Yarger, H.A., Lind, T., Fraley, R. C., Leerkes, E., & Dozier, M. (2017). Attachment states of mind among internationally adoptive and foster parents. Development and Psychopathology, 29(2), 365-378. Doi:10.1017/S0954579417000049
2016
Yarger, H.A., Hoye, J.R., & Dozier, M. (2016). Trajectories of change in attachment and biobehavioral catch-up among high-risk mothers: A randomized clinical trial. Infant Mental Health Journal, 37(5), 525-536. Doi:10.1002/imhj.21585
2014
Grassetti, S.N., Herres, J., Williamson, A.A., Yarger, H.A., Layne, C.M., & Kobak. R. (2014). Narrative focus moderates symptoms change trajectories in group treatment for traumatized and bereaved adolescents. Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology, 44(6), 933-941. doi:10.1080/15374416.2014.913249
2013
Stacy, M. E., Zablotsky, B., Yarger, H.A., Zimmerman, A., Makia, B., & Lee, L. C. (2013). Sex differences in co-occurring conditions of children with autism spectrum disorders. Autism, 18(8), 965-974. Doi:10.1177/1362361313505719
2012
Close, H.A., Lee, L.-C., Kaufmann, C. N., & Zimmerman, A. W. (2012). Co-occurring conditions and change in diagnosis in autism spectrum disorders. Pediatrics, 129(2), 305-16. doi:10.1542/peds.2011-1717
