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Elizabeth
McMahon Griffith, PhD
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EDUCATION: B.A., 1991, Haverford College M.A., 1996, University of Denver Ph.D., 2002, University of Denver RESEARCH PROGRAM: Dr. Griffith’s research program has included the investigation of cognitive aspects of autism. She is interested in the impact of social deficits on the performance of neuropsychological tasks and on tasks of daily living. REPRESENTATIVE PUBLICATIONS: Dr. Griffith is a licensed clinical psychologist at Civitan International Research Center’s Sparks Clinics, at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. She works with children, adolescents, and their families in an interdisciplinary setting, providing assessments for a variety of neurodevelopmental disorders including autism. Dr. Griffith also provides treatment programming for young children with autism and supervises trainees. REPRESENTATIVE PUBLICATIONS: Griffith, E.M. & Pennington, B.F. (in review). Manipulating feedback normalizes perseveration in individuals with autism. Ozonoff, S., & Griffith, E. M. (2000). Neuropsychological function and the external validity of Asperger syndrome. In A. Klin, F. R. Volkmar, & S. S. Sparrow (Eds.), Asperger Syndrome (pp.72-96). New York: Guilford Press. Griffith, E. M., Pennington, B. F., Wehner, E. A., & Rogers, S. J. (1999). Executive functions in young children with autism. Child Development, 70, 817-832. Pennington, B. F., Rogers, S. J., Bennetto, L., Griffith, E. M., Reed, D. T., & Shyu, V. (1997). Validity tests of the executive dysfunction hypothesis of autism. In J. Russell (Ed.), Autism as an executive disorder (pp. 143-178). Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press.
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