Susan Williams White, PhD
Assistant Professor

Education: BS, 1995: Central Michigan University
MA, 2000: San Diego State University
PhD, 2003: Florida State University
Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2005: Yale University

Clinic Location: VTCC

Clinical and Research Interests: Autism spectrum disorders and the development and evaluation of novel treatment approaches, obsessive-compulsive disorder and tic disorders, development of sensitive measures of change with treatment.

Office Phone: 804-628-7575
Address: P.O. Box 980489, Richmond, VA 23298-0489
Email: swwhite@vcu.edu

Recent Publications & Selected Media

• Johnson, C.R., Handen, B.J., Butter, E., Wagner, A., Mulick, J., Sukhodolsky, D.G., Williams, S., Swiezy, N.A., Arnold, L.A., Aman, M.G., Scahill, L., Stigler, K.A., McDougle, C.J., Vitiello, B., & Smith, T. (2007). Development of a parent training program for children with pervasive developmental disorders. Behavioral Interventions, 22, 201-221.
  
  
• Jobe, L. & White, S.W. (2007). Loneliness, social relationships, and a broader autism phenotype in college students. Personality and Individual Differences, 42, 1479-1489.
  
  
• Research Units on Pediatric Psychopharmacology [RUPP] Autism Network (2007). Parent training for children with pervasive developmental disorders: A multi-site feasibility trial. Behavioral Interventions, 22, 179-199.
  
  
• Sukhodolsky, D. G., Scahill, L., Gadow, K. D., Arnold, L. E., Aman, M. G., McDougle, C. J.,MacCracken, J. T, Tierney, E., White, S.W., Lecavalier, L., Vitiello, B. (2007), Parent-Rated Anxiety Symptoms in Children with Pervasive Developmental Disorders: Frequency and Association with Core Autism Symptoms and Cognitive Functioning, Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology.
  
  
• White, S.W., Koenig, K., & Scahill, L. (2006). Toward the development of effective social skills intervention in children with autism spectrum disorders. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders.Accessed February 22, 2007, at http://dx.doi.org/ 10.1007/s10803-006-0320-x.
  
  
• White, S.W., Scahill, L., Klin, A., Koenig, K., & Volkmar, F.R. (2006). Educational placements and service use patterns of individuals with autism spectrum disorders. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. Accessed February 22, 2007, at http://dx.doi.org/ 10.1007/s10803-006-0281-0.
  

• Risperidone and adaptive behavior in children with autism (PDF)