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Kathleen Koenig is an Associate Research Scientist at the Child Study Center and Clinical Nurse Specialist in Psychiatry at Yale School of Medicine. She holds a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) from Yale University (1988) and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) from St. Anselm College. Her primary affiliation is with the Child Study Center Developmental Disabilities Program, focusing on autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and neurodevelopmental disabilities. She directs the Initiative for Girls and Women with ASD, emphasizing gender-specific research and interventions.
Dr. Koenig’s research explores gender differences in ASD, social skills development, and intervention strategies. She has published widely on topics such as facial emotion recognition deficits in ASD, efficacy of group social skills programs, and medication effects in pediatric populations. Her book Practical Social Skills for Autism Spectrum Disorders (2012) emphasizes individualized intervention approaches.
Her academic contributions span over 30 peer-reviewed articles, with recent work focusing on parental perspectives of females with ASD and translational research on social cognition. She actively collaborates with clinicians and researchers at Yale and beyond, contributing to clinical trials evaluating pharmacological and behavioral therapies for neurodevelopmental disorders.
