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Geraldine Dawson

Geraldine Dawson

William Cleland Distinguished Professor
Psychiatry, Child & Family Mental Health & Community Psychiatry
geraldine.dawson@duke.edu
Box 3527 DUMC, Durham, NC 27710
2608 Erwin Road, Suite 300, Duke University Med Center, Durham, NC 27705

Awards & Honors

Elected

National American Academy of Arts and Sciences · April 23, 2020 Area:Social and Behavioral Sciences; Specialty: Psychological Sciences More about this award

Distinguished Career Award

National American Psychological Association · August 9, 2019

Top 1% Most-Cited Researcher Across All Fields

International Clarivate Analytics · 2017

President

International International Society for Autism Research · 2015

James McKeen Cattell Lifetime Achievement Award

National Association for Psychological Science · 2012

Fellow

National Association for Psychological Science · 2006

Fellow

National Association for Psychological Science · 2006

In the News

Published October 3, 2023
A 10-Minute App Can Screen for Autism
Published February 14, 2023
Harnessing Electronic Health Record Data for Earlier Autism Detection
Published November 21, 2022
Duke Scholars Using Internal Seed Grants to Build Foundation for Collaborative Research
Published September 7, 2022
Duke Awarded $12M Research Grant to Use Artificial Intelligence to Detect Autism
Published May 5, 2021
Study Shows Smartphone App Can Identify Autism Symptoms in Toddlers
Published April 2, 2021
Using Data Science for Early Detection of Autism
Published November 29, 2020
Check This Out! Autism screening app for babies
Published October 19, 2020
Children With Autism, ADHD Have More Doctor and Hospital Visits During Infancy
Published May 19, 2020
Cord Blood Study Provides Insights on Benefits, Limitations for Autism Treatment
Published April 23, 2020
Price, Kornbluth and Six Senior Faculty Join American Academy of Arts & Sciences
Published March 31, 2020
Brain Science Seed Grants Lay Foundation for Large Competitive Grants
Published December 9, 2019
Harnessing the Power of Machine Learning for Earlier Autism Diagnosis
Published November 19, 2019
Global List of Highly Cited Puts Duke in Top Ten
Published July 16, 2019
Speeding Autism Diagnosis, Improving Outcomes Using Machine Learning
Published June 6, 2019
Geri Dawson Named Director of Duke Institute for Brain Sciences
Published April 18, 2019
Challenging the Way People Think about ‘Normal’
Published November 27, 2018
Duke Faculty Plentiful On ‘Highly Cited’ List
Published June 1, 2018
Mobile App for Autism Screening Yields Useful Data
Published May 9, 2018
Duke Launches Marcus Center for Cellular Cures to Tackle Autism, MS, Stroke
Published April 9, 2018
Geraldine Dawson Attends Global Autism Event at UN
Published September 7, 2017
Duke Receives $12.5 Million to Study Children With Autism and ADHD
Published June 20, 2016
New Hope for Autism - Geraldine Dawson
Published February 17, 2016
Dr. Geraldine Dawson: Should all babies be screened for autism?
Published January 8, 2016
Geraldine Dawson comments: The Israeli army unit that recruits teens with autism
Published October 14, 2015
Duke Launches Autism Research App
Published August 21, 2015
Raleigh parents find comfort in Duke care for autistic son
Published July 20, 2015
Duke Joins Partnership in NIH-Funded Study of Autism Biomarkers in Children
Published June 30, 2015
Geraldine Dawson comments: Guinea pigs are autistic child’s best friend
Published June 26, 2015
Allen Song Named Interim Director of Brain Institute
Published March 30, 2015
Music Therapy Program Helps Kids With Autism Socialize
Published March 18, 2015
Chasing the Next Autism Breakthrough