Scholars@Duke

• Background
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  Education, Training, & Certifications

  • Fellow in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychiatry, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill 2011 - 2013
  • General Psychiatry Residency, Psychiatry, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill 2008 - 2012
  • M.D., University of Missouri, Columbia School of Medicine 2008
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  Medical Licensure

  • 2011-00084. North Carolina. 2022
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  Previous Appointments & Affiliations

  • Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Psychiatry, Child & Family Mental Health & Community Psychiatry, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences 2017 - 2020
  • Medical Instructor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Psychiatry, Child & Family Mental Health & Community Psychiatry, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences 2015 - 2017
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  Leadership & Clinical Positions at Duke

  • Program Training Director, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship
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  Academic Positions Outside Duke

  • Clinical Assistant Professor, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. 2013 - 2015
• Recognition
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  In the News

  • JAN 11, 2023

    The Chronicle

    What to know about accessing support, academic resources for neurodiverse students at Duke

  • OCT 14, 2021

    The Charlotte Observer

    Students are struggling with mental health. Universities can do more to help.

  • OCT 7, 2019

    Spectrum

    Analysis pins down prevalence of mental health conditions in autism
• Expertise
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  Subject Headings

  • Autism spectrum disorders
  • Medicine--Study and teaching (Graduate)
• Research
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  Selected Grants

  • Long-term Antipsychotic Pediatric Safety Trial (LAPS) Duke Psych Site Agreement awarded by Duke Clinical Research Institute 2018 - 2025
  • Study of Oxytocin in Autism to Improve Reciprocal Social Behaviors (SOARS-B) awarded by National Institutes of Health 2012 - 2018
  • A Multi-Center, Randomized, Double-Blind, 12 Week, Parallel Group, Placebo-Controlled Proof of Concept Study to Investigate the Efficacy and Safety of RO5285119 in Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) awarded by Roche Biomedical Laboratories 2016 - 2018
  • A Double-Blind Placebo Controlled Study of CM-AT for the Treatment of Autism in Children with All Levels of Fecal Chymotrypsin awarded by Curemark, LLC 2015 - 2018
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  External Relationships

  • Bennington College
• Publications & Artistic Works
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  Selected Publications

  • Academic Articles

    • Siecinski, Stephen K., Stephanie N. Giamberardino, Marina Spanos, Annalise C. Hauser, Jason R. Gibson, Tara Chandrasekhar, Maria Del Pilar Trelles, et al. “Genetic and epigenetic signatures associated with plasma oxytocin levels in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder.” Autism Res, January 7, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1002/aur.2884.
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    • Franz, Lauren, Jill Howard, Marisa Viljoen, Linmarie Sikich, Tara Chandrasekhar, Scott H. Kollins, Lawrence Lee, et al. “Pragmatic adaptations of telehealth-delivered caregiver coaching for children with autism in the context of COVID-19: Perspectives from the United States and South Africa.” Autism 26, no. 1 (January 2022): 270–75. https://doi.org/10.1177/13623613211022585.
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    • Chandrasekhar, Tara, and Qin Hu. “Meeting the mental health needs of autistic college students: a survey of university and college counseling center clinicians.” J Am Coll Health, December 14, 2021, 1–7. https://doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2021.2013239.
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    • Sikich, Linmarie, Alexander Kolevzon, Bryan H. King, Christopher J. McDougle, Kevin B. Sanders, Soo-Jeong Kim, Marina Spanos, et al. “Intranasal Oxytocin in Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder.” N Engl J Med 385, no. 16 (October 14, 2021): 1462–73. https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa2103583.
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    • Spanos, Marina, Terrence Bethea, Cheryl Alderman, Jacqueline Johnson, Tara Chandrasekhar, and Linmarie Sikich. “6.14 Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial With Open-Label Extension of Intranasal Oxytocin for Autism Spectrum Disorder.” Journal of the American Academy of Child &Amp; Adolescent Psychiatry 60, no. 10 (October 2021): S162–S162. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaac.2021.09.087.
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    • Hu, Qin, and Tara Chandrasekhar. “Meeting the Mental Health Needs of College Students with ASD: A Survey of University and College Counseling Center Directors.” J Autism Dev Disord 51, no. 1 (January 2021): 341–45. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-020-04530-3.
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    • Spanos, Marina, Tara Chandrasekhar, Soo-Jeong Kim, Robert M. Hamer, Bryan H. King, Christopher J. McDougle, Kevin B. Sanders, et al. “Rationale, design, and methods of the Autism Centers of Excellence (ACE) network Study of Oxytocin in Autism to improve Reciprocal Social Behaviors (SOARS-B).” Contemp Clin Trials 98 (November 2020): 106103. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cct.2020.106103.
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    • Correll, Christoph U., Linmarie Sikich, Gloria Reeves, Jacqueline Johnson, Courtney Keeton, Marina Spanos, Sandeep Kapoor, et al. “Metformin add-on vs. antipsychotic switch vs. continued antipsychotic treatment plus healthy lifestyle education in overweight or obese youth with severe mental illness: results from the IMPACT trial.” World Psychiatry 19, no. 1 (February 2020): 69–80. https://doi.org/10.1002/wps.20714.
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    • Chandrasekhar, Tara, John Nathan Copeland, Marina Spanos, and Linmarie Sikich. “Autism, Psychosis, or Both? Unraveling Complex Patient Presentations.” Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin N Am 29, no. 1 (January 2020): 103–13. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chc.2019.08.003.
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    • Chandrasekhar, Tara. “Supporting the needs of college students with autism spectrum disorder.” J Am Coll Health 68, no. 8 (2020): 936–39. https://doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2019.1686003.
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    • Coates, Margaret, Marina Spanos, Pooja Parmar, Tara Chandrasekhar, and Linmarie Sikich. “A Review of Methods for Monitoring Adverse Events in Pediatric Psychopharmacology Clinical Trials.” Drug Saf 41, no. 5 (May 2018): 465–71. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40264-017-0633-z.
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    • Greene, R. K., M. Spanos, C. Alderman, E. Walsh, J. Bizzell, M. G. Mosner, J. L. Kinard, et al. “The effects of intranasal oxytocin on reward circuitry responses in children with autism spectrum disorder.” J Neurodev Disord 10, no. 1 (March 27, 2018): 12. https://doi.org/10.1186/s11689-018-9228-y.
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    • Chandrasekhar, Tara, and Linmarie Sikich. “Challenges in the diagnosis and treatment of depression in autism spectrum disorders across the lifespan.” Dialogues Clin Neurosci 17, no. 2 (June 2015): 219–27. https://doi.org/10.31887/DCNS.2015.17.2/tchandrasekhar.
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  • Book Sections

    • Spanos, marina, T. Chandrasekhar, and L. Sikich. “ASD: Challenges During Adolescence.” In Textbook of Mental and Behavioral Disorders in Adolescence, edited by Mario Pissacroia, 159–72. Padua, Italy, 2018.
    • Chandrasekhar, T. “Testing for Prenatal Birth Defects.” In The SAGE Encyclopedia of Intellectual and Developmental Disorders, edited by Ellen Braaten, 1645–46. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, 2018. https://doi.org/10.4135/9781483392271.n509.
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    • Chandrasekhar, T. “Psychopharmacologic Interventions.” In The SAGE Encyclopedia of Intellectual and Developmental Disorders, edited by Ellen Braaten, 1333–37. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, 2018. https://doi.org/10.4135/9781483392271.n411.
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    • Chandrasekhar, T., and Linmarie Sikich. “Depressogenic Conditions.” In The SAGE Encyclopedia of Intellectual and Developmental Disorders, edited by Ellen Braaten, 372–75. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, 2018. https://doi.org/10.4135/9781483392271.n123.
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    • Chandrasekhar, T., and L. sikich. “Early-Onset Psychotic Disorders.” In Kaplan and Sadock’s Comprehensive Textbook of Psychiatry, 10th Edition, edited by B. J. Sadock, V. Sadock, and P. Ruiz, 2:3725–33. Philadelphia, PA: LWW, 2017.
    • Flamez, Brande, and Carl J. Sheperis. “Diagnosing and Treating Children and Adolescents A Guide for Mental Health Professionals.” John Wiley & Sons, 2015.

  • Conference Papers

    • Chandrasekhar, Tara, and Qin Hu. “6.21 UNIVERSITY COUNSELING CENTER CLINICIANS' EXPERIENCE WITH AND ATTITUDES TOWARD STUDENTS WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER: A BRIEF SURVEY.” In Supplement to the Journal of American Academy or Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 50:180–180, n.d. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaac.2020.08.116.
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    • Spanos, Marina, Tara Chandrasekhar, and Linmarie Sikich. “6.14 Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial With Open-Label Extension of Intranasal Oxytocin for Autism Spectrum Disorder,” n.d.
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