Scholars@Duke

• Background
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  Education, Training, & Certifications

  • Ph.D., University of Kentucky 2013
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  Previous Appointments & Affiliations

  • Assistant Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Psychiatry, Child & Family Mental Health & Community Psychiatry, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences 2019 - 2020
  • Medical Instructor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Psychiatry, Child & Family Mental Health & Community Psychiatry, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences 2017 - 2019
• Research
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  Selected Grants

  • Stratifying the Heterogeneity of Autism Spectrum Disorder: Impact of Co-Occurring Anxiety and ADHD awarded by National Institutes of Health 2021 - 2026
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  External Relationships

  • Private Diagnostic Clinic, PLLC
• Publications & Artistic Works
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  Selected Publications

  • Academic Articles

    • Krishnappa Babu, Pradeep Raj, Vikram Aikat, J Matias Di Martino, Zhuoqing Chang, Sam Perochon, Steven Espinosa, Rachel Aiello, et al. “Blink rate and facial orientation reveal distinctive patterns of attentional engagement in autistic toddlers: a digital phenotyping approach.” Sci Rep 13, no. 1 (May 3, 2023): 7158. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-34293-7.
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    • Isaev, Dmitry Yu, Maura Sabatos-DeVito, J Matias Di Martino, Kimberly Carpenter, Rachel Aiello, Scott Compton, Naomi Davis, et al. “Computer Vision Analysis of Caregiver-Child Interactions in Children with Neurodevelopmental Disorders: A Preliminary Report.” J Autism Dev Disord, April 27, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-023-05973-0.
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    • Krishnappa Babu, Pradeep Raj, J Matias Di Martino, Zhuoqing Chang, Sam Perochon, Rachel Aiello, Kimberly L. H. Carpenter, Scott Compton, et al. “Complexity analysis of head movements in autistic toddlers.” J Child Psychol Psychiatry 64, no. 1 (January 2023): 156–66. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.13681.
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    • Carpenter, Kimberly L. H., Naomi O. Davis, Marina Spanos, Maura Sabatos-DeVito, Rachel Aiello, Grace T. Baranek, Scott N. Compton, et al. “Adaptive Behavior in Young Autistic Children: Associations with Irritability and ADHD Symptoms.” J Autism Dev Disord, October 12, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-022-05753-2.
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    • Perochon, Sam, Matias Di Martino, Rachel Aiello, Jeffrey Baker, Kimberly Carpenter, Zhuoqing Chang, Scott Compton, et al. “A scalable computational approach to assessing response to name in toddlers with autism.” J Child Psychol Psychiatry 62, no. 9 (September 2021): 1120–31. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.13381.
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    • Chang, Zhuoqing, J Matias Di Martino, Rachel Aiello, Jeffrey Baker, Kimberly Carpenter, Scott Compton, Naomi Davis, et al. “Computational Methods to Measure Patterns of Gaze in Toddlers With Autism Spectrum Disorder.” Jama Pediatr 175, no. 8 (August 1, 2021): 827–36. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamapediatrics.2021.0530.
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    • Mruzek, Daniel W., Stephen McAleavey, Whitney A. Loring, Eric Butter, Tristram Smith, Erin McDonnell, Lynne Levato, et al. “A pilot investigation of an iOS-based app for toilet training children with autism spectrum disorder.” Autism 23, no. 2 (February 2019): 359–70. https://doi.org/10.1177/1362361317741741.
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    • Aiello, R., L. Ruble, and A. Esler. “National Study of School Psychologists’ Use of Evidence-Based Assessment in Autism Spectrum Disorder.” Journal of Applied School Psychology 33, no. 1 (January 2, 2017): 67–88. https://doi.org/10.1080/15377903.2016.1236307.
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    • Levato, Lynne E., Courtney A. Aponte, Jonathan Wilkins, Rebekah Travis, Rachel Aiello, Katherine Zanibbi, Whitney A. Loring, Eric Butter, Tristram Smith, and Daniel W. Mruzek. “Use of urine alarms in toilet training children with intellectual and developmental disabilities: A review.” Res Dev Disabil 53–54 (2016): 232–41. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ridd.2016.02.007.
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    • Weitflauf, Amy, Melissa McPheeters, Brittany Peters, Nila Sathe, Rebekah Travis, Rachel Aiello, Edwin Williamson, et al. “Therapies for Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder Behavioral Interventions Update.” Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 137, no. Vanderbilt Evidence-based Practice Center (2014).
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