Cristan Farmer, M.A.

Cristan is a clinician for the OSU RUPP.  Her roles include clinical assessment, data management, and statistical analyses.  She is a Graduate Research Associate and is currently pursuing her Ph.D. in the Department of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities at OSU.

Education

• Iowa State University, Ames, IA (2005)
  B.S. Psychology
  
  
• Ohio State University, Columbus, OH (2008)
  M.A. Psychology

Positions

• 2008-Present: Clinician, “Treatment of Serious Childhood Aggression,” Ohio State University.

• 2006-2008: Graduate Teaching Associate (Psychology 100), Ohio State University. Award for Meritorious service.

• 2005-2006: University Fellow, Ohio State University.

Selected Publications

Aman, M. and Farmer, C. Self injury, aggression, and related problems in autism spectrum disorders.  To appear in Textbook of Autism Spectrum Disorders, edited by E. Hollander, A. Kolevzon, and J. Coyle. Arlington, VA: American Psychiatric Publishing.

Aman, M.G., Farmer, C.A., Hollway, J.A., & Arnold, L.E. (2008). Treatment of Inattention, overactivity, and impulsiveness in autism spectrum disorders. Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America (D. Posey &C. McDougle, Guest Editors), 17, 713–738.
 
Aman , M.G. &  Farmer, C.A. (2008). Psychotropic medication research in children and adolescents: Ethical implications. Journal of Empirical Research on Human Research Ethics, pp. 39–47. PRINT ISSN 1556-2646, ONLINE ISSN 1556-2654.

Paper Presentations

Farmer, C. & Aman, M. (2008, March).  Developing a Scale for Aggression: The C-SHARP.  Paper presented at the Gatlinburg Conference, San Diego, California.

Farmer, C., Snow, A., Kettering, T., & Norris, M. (2007, August).  What’s in a fad? Spotting fad treatments for autism.  In J. Mulick (Chair), Outrageous developmental disabilities treatments: Findings from a graduate seminar.  Symposium conducted at the meeting of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, California.

Snow, A., Kettering, T., Farmer, C., Witwer, A. (2007, August).  How they’re sold/Why they’re bought: Marketing fad treatments for autism.  In J. Mulick (Chair), Outrageous developmental disabilities treatments: Findings from a graduate seminar.  Symposium conducted at the meeting of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, California.

Kettering, T., Farmer, C., Snow, A., Hollway, J. (2007, August).  Treating autism? Particularly bad fads.  In J. Mulick (Chair), Outrageous developmental disabilities treatments: Findings from a graduate seminar.  Symposium conducted at the meeting of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, California.

Poster Presentations

Farmer, C. (2008, April).  Development and Pscyhometric Properties of the Children’s Scale for Hostility and Aggression: Reactive/Proactive (C-SHARP).  Presented at the 22nd Annual Edward F. Hayes Graduate Research Forum, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH. [Named Best in Poster Division]

Aman, M., Benson, B., Farmer, C., Hall, K., and Malone, K. (2007).  Project MED: Effects of a medication education booklet series for individuals with intellectual disabilities.  Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 45(1), 33-45.

Aman, M.G., Benson, B., Farmer, C., Hall, K., & Pappas, K. (2006, June). Project MED: Medication Education for people with language limitations. Presented at the 46th Annual Meeting of the New Clinical Drug Evaluation Unit (NCDEU), Boca Raton, FL.

Farmer, C.A., Aman, M.G., Benson, B.A., Hall, K.L., & Pappas, K. (2006, March). Project MED: Medication Education for people with intellectual disabilities. National Association for the Dually Diagnosed (International Congress VI and Exhibit Show). Boston, MA.