Dennis Dixon, PhD

Research and Development Manager

Phone #: (818) 345-2345 x102

Fax #: (818) 758-8015

E-mail address: D.Dixon@centerforautism.com

Biography:

   Started with CARD:July, 2007

   Education:
      M.A., Clinical Psychology, Louisiana State University, 2002
      Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, Louisiana State University, 2006
      APA-Internship, Kennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore, MD, 2005
      Post-doctoral Fellowship, Kennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore, MD, 2006

Interests:

• Development and evaluation of assessment scales
• Drug-behavior interaction in the treatment of challenging behaviors
• Psychopathology in children with mental retardation and developmental disabilities
• Sleep Problems among persons with intellectual disabilities

Selected Publications:

Dixon, D.R., Kurtz, P.F., & Chin, M.D. (In Press). A Systematic Review of Challenging
    Behaviors in Children Exposed Prenatally to Substances of Abuse. Research in
    Developmental Disabilities.

Kurtz, P.F., Chin, M.D., Rush, K.S., & Dixon, D.R. (In Press).  Treatment of challenging
    behavior among children with prenatal drug exposure. Research in Developmental
    disabilities.

Dixon, D.R. (In Press). Adaptive Behavior Scales. In Matson, J.L. (Ed.) Handbook of
    assessment in persons with intellectual disability. London: Elsevier.

Matson, J.L., Dixon, D.R., & Matson, M.L. (2005). Assessing and treating aggression in
    children with developmental disabilities: A 20-year review. Educational Psychology,   25, 151-181.

Matson, J.L., Dixon, D.R., Matson, M. L., & Logan, R.L. (2005). Classifying mental
    retardation and specific strength and deficit areas in severely and profoundly  mentally retarded persons with the MESSIER. Research in Developmental Disabilities,
    26, 41-45.

Singh, A.N, Matson, J.L., Cooper, C.L, Dixon, D.R., & Sturmey, P. (2005). The use of
    risperidone among individuals with mental retardation: clinically supported or not?
    Research in Developmental Disabilities, 26, 203-218.

Advokat, C., Dixon D. R., Schneider J., & Comaty, Jr., J. E.(2004)Comparison of
    risperidone and olanzapine as used under "real-world" conditions in a state
    psychiatric hospital. Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological
    Psychiatry, 28, 487- 495.