Denise Davidson

Denise Davidson is a part-time Professor in the Department of Psychology at Loyola University Chicago. Her research focuses on Developmental & Cognitive Psychology, particularly exploring emotion processing, literacy development in autistic children, and adjustment to college in autistic students.

• Autism Acceptance Program for neurotypical children (funded by Organization for Autism Research).
• Strengths-based literacy interventions for autistic children.
• College adjustment factors in autistic women.
• Emotion narratives and alexithymia in neurodiverse populations.

Recent publications analyze virtual education for autism acceptance, literacy development in early childhood, and anxiety-driven college adjustment disparities.

Her lab collaborates with stakeholders, including autistic adults and families, to refine interventions.