Dr. Rodgers is an assistant professor in the Department of Psychological Sciences and a member of the Institute for Autism Research. His research interests include neuropsychological, behavioral, personality, and social-emotional characteristics of children and adults with autism spectrum disorder. He teaches courses in School Psychology and Developmental Psychology. He pursues a number of research studies including development and validation of outpatient, home-based, and school-based comprehensive treatment programs for children with ASD; emotion processing characteristics of children and adults; social-emotional function of siblings and children with ASD; and longitudinal changes in behavior, personality and clinical features.
Ph.D. Counseling and School Psychology, University at Buffalo, 2012B.A., Sociology and Philosophy, Cornell University, 2001
Results of a long-term outcome study found the innovative school social intervention (schoolMAX) and summer social intervention (summerMAX) created by the Institute for Autism Research at Canisius University yielded sustained, comparable, and positive longer-term outcomes for autistic youth (without intellectual disability).
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