Research Fellowships - Cincinnati Children's Hospital

The Division of Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center (CCHMC), announces the availability of a Research Postdoctoral Fellowship focused on autism and rare disorder assessment and behavior support.

Cincinnati Children’s is an ARIA Project IMPACT Site.  The IMPACT Network is an international collaboration of sites working together to accelerate clinical readiness and therapeutic development for autism and related neurodevelopmental conditions. This 2-year research fellowship position is within the clinical research labs of Dr. Rebecca Shaffer and The Neurobehavioral Lab, whose research focuses on Autism Spectrum Disorder, emotion dysregulation, and fragile X syndrome. The fellow will work directly to conduct a range of psychological assessments and biomarker collection with a wide age range for the longitudinal portion of the study. Additionally, this study provides a range of behavioral supports to make sure it is inclusive for individuals with profound autism. The fellow will assist with creating supports for successful research visits including reward plans, visual aids, and social stories. Finally, the study includes opportunities for community engagement through recruitment events and activities. Strong candidates will have a commitment to creating an inclusive research environment and psychological testing. Other active studies in the lab focus on phenotyping, early diagnosis and intervention, Regulating Together emotion regulation intervention in autism, and fragile X intervention. There are many opportunities for independent research related to the studies, clinical experiences, and leading presentations and publications if the fellow is interested. Diagnostic testing and intervention experiences with autism and fragile X are also available if the fellow so desires. Additionally, supervision experience with undergraduate and graduate students and coordinators is available. Responsibilities can be arranged to meet supervised hour requirements for licensure as well as the fellow’s unique interests and goals.

The Shaffer Lab is very involved in the local autism community through community events and partnerships with local school districts which provides additional event experiences throughout the year. Our lab is part of a larger multidisciplinary group, The Neurobehavioral Lab, which is a large team including child psychiatrists, licensed clinical psychologists, social workers, and research coordinators. For more information, please contact Rebecca Shaffer, PsyD. at Rebecca.Shaffer@cchmc.org.

Rebecca C. Shaffer, PsyD (She/Her)

Professor of Pediatrics, Clinical Psychologist

Director of Psychological Services, Cincinnati Fragile X Center

Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine - Affiliated

Cincinnati Children’s

3333 Burnet Avenue, MLC 4002, Cincinnati, OH

Phone: 513-803-9291  |  Website: RegulatingTogether.com