Aubyn C. Stahmer, Ph.D.
Philosophy of Care
My philosophy of care includes a developing a partnership with families to develop an effective
understanding of their children's strengths and challenges in order to develop a plan of care that
fits their child and family.
Clinical Interests
Dr. Stahmer's clinical interests involve early intervention and parent coaching interventions for
young children with, or at-risk for, autism spectrum disorders and their families; inclusive
education for students with autism spectrum disorders, school-based services for elementary
students with autism spectrum disorders, early identification and diagnosis of ASD.
Research/Academic Interests
Effective early intervention strategies, dissemination and implementation of evidence-based ASD
interventions to community settings and low resource areas.
Title
Specialty
Center/Program Affiliation
Address/Phone
Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry
Autism Assessment, Psychosocial Intervention, Psychiatry
UC Davis MIND Institute
UC Davis MIND Institute, 2825 50th St. Sacramento, CA 95817
Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Test 1 Sacramento, CA 95817
Phone: 916-734-3574
Additional Phone
Education
Physician Referrals: 800-4-UCDAVIS (800-482-3284)
Ph.D., UC San Diego, La Jolla CA 1994
B.A., University of Colorado, Boulder CO 1988
Board Certifications
Behavior Analyst - Autism, 2007
Clinical Psychology - Autism, 1996
Honors and Awards
Implementation Research Institute Fellow, 2012
Valliant Knight Award for Collaborative Research Improving Community Services, 2011
American Psychological Association’s Dissertation Research Award, 1993
RCHSD Employee of Excellence Award for Leadership in Research and Development, 2008
San Diego Autism Society Health Hero Award, 2006
Select Recent Publications
Stadnick, N., Stahmer, A., %26amp%3B Brookman-Frazee, L. Initial findings from a communitybased effectiveness study of Project ImPACT: A parent-mediated intervention for children with
autism spectrum disorder. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 2015 Advance online
Aubyn C. Stahmer, Ph.D.
publication.
Brookman-Frazee, L., Stahmer, A.C., Stadnick, N., Chlebowski, C., Herschel, A., %26amp%3B
Garland, A. (2015). Characterizing the Use of Research-Community Partnerships in Studies of
Evidence-Based Interventions in Children’s Community Services. Administration and Policy in
Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research, 2015 OnLine First.
10. Stahmer, A. C., Rieth, S., Lee, E., Reisinger, E., Connell, J. E., %26amp%3B Mandell, D. S.
Training teachers to use evidence-based practices for autism: The issue of fidelity of
implementation. Psychology in the Schools, 2015 52(2), 181-195.
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