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Deborah A. Fein

Deborah A. Fein

Title: Professor
Departmental Program: Clinical

E-mail: deborah.fein@uconn.edu
Office Phone: (860) 486-3518

Department of Psychology
406 Babbidge Road, Unit 1020
University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT 06269-1020

Preferred Means of Contact: E-mail

 

Research Interests:

  • Autistic disorder
  • Neuropsychological assessment of adults and children

Undergraduate courses:

  • Abnormal Psychology
  • Clinical Psychology

Graduate courses:

  • Fundamentals of Neuropsychology
  • Neuropsychological Assessment
  • Practicum in Neuropsychological Assessment

Representative Publications:

  • Kleinman, J., Robins, D.,Ventola, P., Pandey, J., Boorstein, H., Esser, E., Wilson, L.., Rosenthal, M., Sutera, S., Verbalis, A., Hodgson, S., Barton, M., Green, J., Dumont-Mathieu, T., Volkmar, F., Klin, A., Chawarska, K., and Fein, D. (2007) The Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers: A Follow-up Study Investigating the Early Detection of Autism Spectrum Disorders. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. On-line first, Sept. 20, 2007.
  • Dalbec-Mraz, K., Green, J., Dumont-Mathieu, T.,. Makin, S., and Fein, D. (2007) Correlates of Head Circumference Growth in Infants Later Diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorders. J. Child Neurology, 22: 700-713.
  • Kleinman, J., Ventola, P., Pandey, J., Verbalis, A., Barton, M.,Hodgson, S., Green, J., Dumont-Mathieu, T., Robins, D., and Fein, D. (2007) Diagnostic Stability in Very Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. On-line first, Oct. 7, 2007.
  • Sutera, S., Pandey, J., Esser, E., Rosenthal, M., Wilson, L., Barton, M., Green, J., and Fein, D. (2007) Predictors of optimal outcome in toddlers diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 37: 98-107.
  • Harel, B. T., Cillessen, A. H. N., Fein, D. A., Bullard, S. E., & Aviv, A. (2007). It takes nine days to iron a shirt: The development of cognitive estimation skills in school-age children. Child Neuropsychology.

Other:

  • Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor
  • Faculty Excellence Award in Graduate Teaching from the University of Connecticut Alumni Association, 1999.