Tara Chandrasekhar

Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences · 2025 - Present Psychiatry, Child & Family Mental Health & Community Psychiatry, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences

In the News

Published July 26, 2024

Disability at Duke, From Academics to Advocacy

Published October 14, 2021

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

Published October 7, 2019

Analysis pins down prevalence of mental health conditions in autism

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Recent Publications

Predictors of Placebo Response in the Study of Oxytocin in Autism to Improve Reciprocal Social Behaviors.

Journal Article J Child Adolesc Psychopharmacol · May 2025 Background: Although randomized clinical trials (RCTs) have investigated several treatments for social communication difficulties and repetitive behavior in autism, none has yet shown consistent superiority over placebo. Placebo response in autism RCTs may ... Full text Link to item Cite

Prevalence of bias against neurodivergence-related terms in artificial intelligence language models.

Journal Article Autism Res · February 2024 Given the increasing role of artificial intelligence (AI) in many decision-making processes, we investigate the presence of AI bias towards terms related to a range of neurodivergent conditions, including autism, ADHD, schizophrenia, and obsessive-compulsi ... Full text Link to item Cite

Meeting the mental health needs of autistic college students: a survey of university and college counseling center clinicians.

Journal Article Journal of American college health : J of ACH · January 2024 ObjectiveUniversity and college counseling centers (UCCCs) are a front-line support for the mental health needs of autistic students, though little is known about clinician attitudes, comfort level, and training in autism.Participants89 U ... Full text Cite

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Recent Grants

Long-term Antipsychotic Pediatric Safety Trial (LAPS) Duke Psych Site Agreement

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by DCRI-Duke-Site · 2018 - 2025

Study of Oxytocin in Autism to Improve Reciprocal Social Behaviors (SOARS-B)

ResearchPhysician · 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)

Clinical TrialInvestigator · Awarded by Roche Biomedical Laboratories · 2016 - 2018

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Education, Training & Certifications

University of Missouri, Columbia School of Medicine · 2008 M.D.

External Links

Duke Neurodiversity Connections