Kimberly Carpenter

Journal article Autism Res · June 2021 Featured Publication The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted autism research and services. Early career researchers (ECRs) are particularly vulnerable to the impact of the pandemic on job security and career development. The goal of this study was to capture the challenges ECRs ar ... Full text Link to item Cite

Digital Behavioral Phenotyping Detects Atypical Pattern of Facial Expression in Toddlers with Autism.

Journal article Autism Res · March 2021 Featured Publication Commonly used screening tools for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) generally rely on subjective caregiver questionnaires. While behavioral observation is more objective, it is also expensive, time-consuming, and requires significant expertise to perform. As ... Full text Link to item Cite

Sensory Over-Responsivity: An Early Risk Factor for Anxiety and Behavioral Challenges in Young Children.

Journal article J Abnorm Child Psychol · June 2019 Featured Publication Anxiety disorders are prevalent and significantly impact young children and their families. One hypothesized risk factor for anxiety is heightened responses to sensory input. Few studies have explored this hypothesis prospectively. This study had two goals ... Full text Link to item Cite

Quantifying Risk for Anxiety Disorders in Preschool Children: A Machine Learning Approach.

Journal article PLoS One · 2016 Featured Publication Early childhood anxiety disorders are common, impairing, and predictive of anxiety and mood disorders later in childhood. Epidemiological studies over the last decade find that the prevalence of impairing anxiety disorders in preschool children ranges from ... Full text Link to item Cite

Preschool anxiety disorders predict different patterns of amygdala-prefrontal connectivity at school-age.

Journal article PLoS One · 2015 Featured Publication OBJECTIVE: In this prospective, longitudinal study of young children, we examined whether a history of preschool generalized anxiety, separation anxiety, and/or social phobia is associated with amygdala-prefrontal dysregulation at school-age. As an explora ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite