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Dr. Erin Kang, Assistant Professor, received a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Stony Brook University in 2020, with an advanced graduate certificate in Quantitative Methods. Her research focuses on integrating science and practice, via understanding processes that shape clinical presentations in youth with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), investigating neural mechanisms of clinical phenotypes and plasticity in ASD, and applying these insights to evidence-based interventions for social functioning. Her research incorporates contemporary analytic methodologies, including advanced quantitative methods and neuroscience. She teaches clinical courses is the graduate and undergraduate programs.
Research interests
Integrating science and practice, via understanding processes that shape clinical presentations in youth with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), investigating neural mechanisms of clinical phenotypes and plasticity in ASD, and applying these insights to evidence-based interventions for social functioning. Dr. Kang's research incorporates contemporary analytic methodologies, including advanced quantitative methods and neuroscience.
Teaching
Clinical courses in the graduate and undergraduate programs.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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The Moderating Effect of Sex on Autistic Trait Emotional Intelligence, Alexithymia, and Empathy
Cargill, M. I., Lerner, M. D. & Kang, E., Jan 2026, In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 56, 1, p. 134-147 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A single-blind active-control randomized controlled trial of group-based social competence intervention
Kang, E., Rosen, T. E., Keifer, C. M., Gerber, A. H. & Lerner, M. D., Dec 2025, In: Scientific Reports. 15, 1, 28872.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Disentangling the association between cognitive flexibility and anxiety in autistic youth: real-world flexibility versus performance-based task switching
Mahmud, F., Kang, E., McDonald, R. G., Wallace, D. & Masia Warner, C., 2025, In: Frontiers in Psychiatry. 16, 1570185.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Longitudinal Relationships Between Depressive Attributional Style and Internalizing Symptoms in an Autism-Enriched Sample of Incoming College Students
Terroso, S. R., McKenney, E. E., Brunwasser, S. M., Richards, J. K., Day, T. C., Kofner, B., McDonald, R. G., Gillespie-Lynch, K., Kang, E., Lerner, M. D. & Gotham, K. O., 1 Apr 2025, In: Autism in Adulthood. 7, 2, p. 185-200 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Social skills training
Kang, E., Cargill, M. I., Khawar, S., Jeyanyagam, B., McDonald, R. G. & Lerner, M. D., 24 Jul 2025, Lifespan Treatment for Autistic Individuals: A Guide to Evidence-Based Practices. Oxford University Press, p. 381-402 22 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Coalition of Autism Scientists Critiques HHS Autism Research Plan
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