Carla Mazefsky PhD

Dr. Mazefsky is a licensed clinical psychologist specialized in research on emotion regulation and associated emotional and behavioral concerns in autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Her research involves investigations of the mechanisms underlying emotion regulation in ASD and the development of new assessment and treatment approaches. Current studies span the age ranges of school-aged children through adults and include both those who are severely affected (e.g., nonverbal, have intellectual disability, and severe challenging behavior) and those who are verbal with average or better cognitive ability. She is currently leading several measure development studies and clinical trials.