Luc Lecavalier, Ph.D.

In the RUPP study of Risperal, Dr. Lecavalier is a behavioral treatment specialist for children with pervasive developmental disorders.

Education

University of Ottawa (1996)
B.A. in Psychology, Honors Program, magna cum laude

Université du Québec à Montréal (2001)
Ph.D. Research-Clinical Psychology

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2001)
Center for Development and Learning, UCEDD
Postdoctoral Fellowship in Psychology

Positions

• 2001-Present: Clinical Psychologist, Ohio State University Nisonger Center, UCEDD. Columbus, Ohio.
• 2001-2007: Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Ohio State University. Columbus, Ohio.
• 2005- Present: Director of Children’s Behavioral Support Services.
• 2007-Present: Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Ohio State University. Columbus, Ohio.

Selected Honors, Memberships & Other Professional Activities

• Member, Academy on Mental Retardation
• Member, American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
• Member, American Psychological Association (Divisions 25 & 33)
• Member, Association for Behavior Analysis
• Member, Ohio State Board of Psychology (License #5877)
• Member, International Society for Autism Research
• 2001: The Academy on Mental Retardation Dissertation Award. Outstanding New Researcher in the field of Mental Retardation.
• 2008: American Association of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD). Early Career Award.
• 2008: American Psychological Association (APA) – Division 33 (Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities). Early Career Award.
• Reviewer for Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, American Journal on Mental Retardation, Research in Developmental Disabilities, Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, British Journal of Clinical Psychology, Psychological Bulleting, Psychological Assessment, Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities, Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Journal of Abnormal Psychology, Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry.
• Member of the Editorial Board, Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities
• Member of the Editorial Board, Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders.

Select Publications (2004-2008)

Snow, A., & Lecavalier, L., & Houts, C. (in press). Structure of the Autism Diagnostic
Interview-Revised: Diagnostic and phenotypic implications. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry.

Lecavalier, L., & Butter, E. M. (in press). Assessment of social skills and intellectual disability. In D. Nangle, D. Hansen, C. Erdley, & P. J. Norton, (Eds.), Practitioner’s Guide to Empirically-Based Measures of Social Skills. New York: Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy and Springer.

Snow, A., & Lecavalier, L. (in press). A comparison ofthe Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers and the Social Communication Questionnaire in Preschoolers with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Autism.

Lecavalier, L., Gadow, K., DeVincent, C. J., & Edwards, M. C. (2008). Validation of DSM-IV model of psychiatric syndromes in children with autism spectrum disorders. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. DOI: 10.1007/s10803-008-0622-2

Lecavalier, L., & Gadow, K. D. (2008). Pharmacology effects and side effects. In. J. L. Matson (Ed.). Clinical Assessment and Intervention for Autism Spectrum Disorders (pp. 221-263). Elsevier Science.

Witwer, A. N., & Lecavalier, L. (2008). Validity of autism spectrum disorder subtypes.
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. DOI: 10.1007/s10803-008 0541-2

Sukhodolsky, D. G., et al. (including Lecavalier, L). (2008). Parent-rated anxiety symptoms in children with pervasive developmental disorders: Frequency, distribution, and association with the core autism symptoms and cognitive functioning. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 36, 117-128.

Witwer, A. N., & Lecavalier, L. (2008). Psychopathology in youngsters with intellectual disability: Risk markers and correlates. Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 1, 75-96.

Wagner, A., Lecavalier, L., Arnold, L. E., Aman, M. G., Scahill, L., Stigler, K. A., Johnson, C., McDougle, C. J., & Vitiello, B. (2007). Developmental Disabilities Modification of Children’s Global Assessment Scale (DD-CGAS). Biological Psychiatry, 61, 504-511.

Research Units on Pediatric Psychopharmacology Autism Network (including Lecavalier, L). (2007). Parent training for children with pervasive developmental disorders: A multi-site feasibility trial. Behavioral Interventions, 22, 179-199.

Hurley, A. D., Levitas, A., Lecavalier, L., & Pary, R. J. (2007). Assessment and diagnostic procedures. In R. J. Fletcher, E. Loschen, C., Stavrakaki, & M. First (Eds.), Diagnostic Manual-Intellectual Disability (DM-ID): A Textbook of Diagnosis of Mental Disorders in Persons with Intellectual Disability (pp.11-31). Kingston, NY: NADD Press.

Witwer, A. N., & Lecavalier, L. (2007). Autism Screening tools: A comparison of the Social Communication Questionnaire and Developmental Behavioural Checklist-Autism Scoring Algorithm. Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 32, 179-187.

Lecavalier, L.(2006) Behavior and emotional problems in young people with pervasive
developmental disorders: Relative prevalence, effects of subject characteristics, and empirical classification. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 36, 1101-1114.

Lecavalier, L., Aman, M. G., Scahill, L., McDougle, C. J., McCracken, J. T., Vitiello, B., et al. (2006). The validity of the Autism Diagnostic Interview-Revised. American Journal on Mental Retardation, 111, 199-215.

Lecavalier, L., Leone, S., & Wiltz, J. (2006). The impact of behaviour problems on caregiver stress in young people with autism spectrum disorders. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 50, 172-183.

Lecavalier, L. (2005). An evaluation of the Gilliam Autism Rating Scale. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 35, 795-805.

Witwer, A., & Lecavalier, L. (2005). Treatment rates and patterns in young people with autism spectrum disorders. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology, 15, 671-681.

Lecavalier, L. & Aman, M. G. (2005). Rating instruments. In. J. L. Matson, Laud, R. B., & M. L. Matson (Eds.), Behavior Modification for Persons with Developmental Disabilities: Empirically Supported Treatments: Volume one (pp. 160-189). Kingston, NY: National Association for the Dually Diagnosed Press.

Lecavalier, L., Aman, M. G., Hammer, D., Stoica, W., & Matthews, G. (2004). Factor Analysis of the Nisonger Child Behavior Rating Form in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 34, 709-721.

Aman, M. G., Novotny, S., Samango-Sprouse, C., Lecavalier, L., Leonard, E., Gadow, K., King, B. H., Pearson, D. A., Gernsbacher, M. A., & Chez, M. (2004). Outcome measures for clinical trials in autism. Central Nervous System Spectrum, 9, 36-47.

Brown, E., Aman, M. G., & Lecavalier, L. (2004). Empirical classification of behavioral and psychiatric problems in children and adolescents with mental retardation. American Journal on Mental Retardation, 109, 445-455.