In an effort to determine the scope of autism research at the University of Louisville, the following
list of journal articles was compiled. The list consists of publications by members of the
University of Louisville Autism Research Group over the last 10 years. This is likely not a
comprehensive representation of autism research from the University, but it reflects the breadth
and variety of research interests in the group that we hope to build upon in the future.
1. Welch, Karla Conn. Psychophysiological analysis of affective states in human-computer
interaction for children with autism spectrum disorders. Dissertation Abstracts International:
Section B: The Sciences and Engineering. 2013;73(7-B(E))
2. Gross, Eric, El-Baz, Ayman S, Sokhadze, Guela E, Sears, Lonnie, Casanova, Manuel F,
Sokhadze, Estate M. Induced EEG gamma oscillation alignment improves differentiation between
autism and ADHD group responses in a facial categorization task. Journal of Neurotherapy.
2012;16(2):78-91.
3. Lohr, W. David, M.D., Tanguay, Peter, M.D., “DSM-5 and Proposed Changes to the Diagnosis
of Autism”, Pediatric Annals, 2013, Apr;42(4):161-166.
4. Sokhadze, Estate M, Baruth, Joshua M, Sears, Lonnie, et al. Event-related potential study of
attention regulation during illusory figure categorization task in adhd, autism spectrum disorder,
and typical children. Journal of Neurotherapy. 2012;16(1):12-31.
5. Pennington, Robert C, Delano, Monica E. Writing instruction for students with autism spectrum
disorders: A review of literature. Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities.
2012;27(3):158-167.
6. Pennington, Robert Clyde. Using simultaneous prompting and computer-assisted instruction to
teach narrative writing skills to students with autism spectrum disorders. Dissertation Abstracts
International Section A: Humanities and Social Sciences. 2012;73(5-A):1749.
7. Walworth, Darcy. Music therapy interventions for social, communication, and emotional
development for children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders. Gallo-Lopez, Loretta
[Ed], Rubin, Lawrence C [Ed]. Play-based interventions for children and adolescents with autism
spectrum disorders. New York, NY, US: Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group, US; 2012:317-332.
8. Pennington, Robert C, Stenhoff, Donald M, Gibson, Jason, Ballou, Kristina. Using
simultaneous prompting to teach computer-based story writing to a student with autism.
Education & Treatment of Children. 2012;35(3):389-406.
9. Sokhadze, Estate M, Baruth, Joshua M, Sears, Lonnie, Sokhadze, Guela E, El-Baz, Ayman S,
Casanova, Manuel F. Prefrontal neuromodulation using rTMS improves error monitoring and
correction function in autism. Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback. 2012;37(2):91-102.
10. Williams PG, Tomchek S, Grau R, Bundy MB, Davis DW, Kleinert H. Parent and physician
perceptions of medical home care for children with autism spectrum disorders in the state of
Kentucky. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2012;51(11):1071-8.
11. Williams PG, Woods C, Stevenson M, Davis DW, Radmacher P, Smith M. Psychotropic
medication use in children with autism in the Kentucky Medicaid population. Clin Pediatr (Phila).
2012;51(10):923-7.
12. Lohr, W. David, M.D., Tanguay, Peter, M.D. “Case challenges in autism spectrum disorder:
The role of the pediatrician”, Pediatric Annals, 2012 Oct 1;41(10):408-409.
13. Lohr, W. David, M.D., Le Jennifer F., M.D., “An 11-year-old boy with tantrums and head
banging”, Pediatric Annals, 2012 Oct 1;41(10):1-3.
14. Lohr, W. David, M.D., Le Jennifer F., M.D., “Treatment plan for a patient with an autism
spectrum disorder”, Pediatric Annals, 2012 Oct 1;41(10):1-3.
15. Lohr, W. David, M.D., Le Jennifer F., M.D., “Outpatient diagnosis of autism spectrum
disorder”, Pediatric Annals, 2012 Oct 1;41(10):1-3.
16. Casanova, Manuel F, El-Baz, Ayman, Elnakib, Ahmed, et al. Quantitative analysis of the
shape of the corpus callosum in patients with autism and comparison individuals. Autism.
2011;15(2):223-238.
17. El-Baz A, Elnakib A, Casanova MF, et al. Accurate automated detection of autism related
corpus callosum abnormalities. J Med Syst. 2011;35(5):929-39.
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18. Casanova, Manuel F, El-Baz, Ayman S, Giedd, Jay, Rumsey, Judith M, Switala, Andrew E.
Increased white matter gyral depth in dyslexia: Implications for corticocortical connectivity.
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 2010;40(1):21-29.
19. Sokhadze, Estate, Baruth, Joshua, El-Baz, Ayman, et al. Impaired error monitoring and
correction function in autism. Journal of Neurotherapy. 2010;14(2):79-95.
20. Baruth, Joshua M, Casanova, Manuel F, El-Baz, Ayman, et al. Low-frequency repetitive
transcranial magnetic stimulation modulates evoked-gamma frequency oscillations in autism
spectrum disorder. Journal of Neurotherapy. 2010;14(3):179-194.
21. Gibson, Jason L, Pennington, Robert C, Stenhoff, Donald M, Hopper, Jessica S. Using
desktop videoconferencing to deliver interventions to a preschool student with autism. Topics in
Early Childhood Special Education. 2010;29(4):214-225.
22. Pennington, Robert C. Computer-assisted instruction for teaching academic skills to students
with autism spectrum disorders: A review of literature. Focus on Autism and Other
Developmental Disabilities. 2010;25(4):239-248.
23. Welch, Karla Conn, Lahiri, Uttama, Warren, Zachary, Sarkar, Nilanjan. An approach to the
design of socially acceptable robots for children with autism spectrum disorders. International
Journal of Social Robotics. 2010;2(4):391-403.
24. Crespo, Fabian, Fernandez-Botran, Rafael, Tillquist, Christopher, Sears, Lonnie, Mott,
Meghan, Casanova, Manuel. Cytokine polymorphisms in autism: Their role in immune alterations.
Chauhan, Abha [Ed], Chauhan, Ved [Ed], Brown, W. Ted [Ed]. Autism: Oxidative stress,
inflammation, and immune abnormalities. Boca Raton, FL, US: CRC Press, US; 2010:315-324.
25. Williams EL, Casanova MF. Autism or autisms? Finding the lowest common denominator.
Bol Asoc Med P R. 2010;102(4):17-24.
26. Williams EL, Casanova MF. Potential teratogenic effects of ultrasound on corticogenesis:
implications for autism. Med Hypotheses. 2010;75(1):53-8.
27. Sokhadze E, Baruth J, Tasman A, et al. Low-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic
stimulation (rTMS) affects event-related potential measures of novelty processing in autism.
Appl Psychophysiol Biofeed. 2010;35(2):147-61.
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28. Casanova MF, El-Baz A, Vanbogaert E, Narahari P, Switala A. A topographic study of
minicolumnar core width by lamina comparison between autistic subjects and controls: possible
minicolumnar disruption due to an anatomical element in-common to multiple laminae. Brain
Pathol. 2010;20(2):451-8.
29. Williams EL, Casanova MF. Autism and dyslexia: a spectrum of cognitive styles as defined by
minicolumnar morphometry. Med Hypotheses. 2010;74(1):59-62.
30. Sokhadze, Estate, Baruth, Joshua, Tasman, Allan, et al. Event-related potential study of
novelty processing abnormalities in autism. Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback.
2009;34(1):37-51.
31. Walworth, Darcy D, Register, Dena, Engel, Judy Nguyen. Using the SCERTS Model
assessment tool to identify music therapy goals for clients with autism spectrum disorder. Journal
of Music Therapy. 2009;46(3):204-216.
32. Whalon, Kelly J, Al Otaiba, Stephanie, Delano, Monica E. Evidence-based reading instruction
for individuals with autism spectrum disorders. Focus on Autism and Other Developmental
Disabilities. 2009;24(1):3-16.
33. Casanova M, Trippe J. Radial cytoarchitecture and patterns of cortical connectivity in autism.
Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 2009;364(1522):1433-6.
34. Casanova MF, El-Baz A, Mott M, et al. Reduced gyral window and corpus callosum size in
autism: possible macroscopic correlates of a minicolumnopathy. J Autism Dev Disord.
2009;39(5):751-64.
35. Sokhadze EM, El-Baz A, Baruth J, Mathai G, Sears L, Casanova MF. Effects of low frequency
repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) on gamma frequency oscillations and eventrelated potentials during processing of illusory figures in autism. J Autism Dev Disord.
2009;39(4):619-34.
36. Casanova, Manuel F. The significance of minicolumnar size variability in autism: A
perspective from comparative anatomy. Zimmerman, Andrew W [Ed]. Autism: Current theories
and evidence. Totowa, NJ, US: Humana Press, US; 2008:349-360.
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37. Williams, P. Gail, Hersh, Joseph H, Allard, AnnaMary, Sears, Lonnie L. A controlled study of
mercury levels in hair samples of children with autism as compared to their typically developing
siblings. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders. 2008;2(1):170-175.
38. Casanova MF. The minicolumnopathy of autism: A link between migraine and gastrointestinal
symptoms. Med Hypotheses. 2008;70(1):73-80.
39. Tomchek, Scott D, Dunn, Winnie. Sensory processing in children with and without autism: A
comparative study using the Short Sensory Profile. American Journal of Occupational Therapy.
2007;61(2):190-200.
40. Walworth, Darcy DeLoach. The use of music therapy within the SCERTS model for children
with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Journal of Music Therapy. 2007;44(1):2-22.
41. Delano, Monica E. Video Modeling Interventions for Individuals with Autism. Remedial and
Special Education. 2007;28(1):33-42.
42. Casanova, Manuel F. Cortical circuit abnormalities (minicolumns) in the brains of autistic
patients. Perez, Juan Martos [Ed], Gonzalez, Pedro M [Ed], Llorente Comi, Maria [Ed], Nieto,
Carmen [Ed]. New developments in autism: The future is today. London, England: Jessica
Kingsley Publishers, England; 2007:268-289.
43. El-Baz A, Casanova MF, Gimel'farb G, Mott M, Switala AE. Autism diagnostics by 3D texture
analysis of cerebral white matter gyrifications. Med Image Comput Comput Assist Interv Int Conf
Med Image Comput Comput Assist Interv. 2007;10(Pt 2):882-90.
44. Casanova MF. The neuropathology of autism. Brain Pathol. 2007;17(4):422-33.
45. Williams, Gail, Sears, Lonnie, Allard, AnnaMary. Parent Perceptions of Efficacy for Strategies
used to Facilitate Sleep in Children with Autism. Journal of Developmental and Physical
Disabilities. 2006;18(1):25-33.
46. Delano, Monica, Snell, Martha E. The effects of social stories on the social engagement of
children with autism. Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions. 2006;8(1):29-42.
47. Casanova MF, van Kooten IA, Switala AE, et al. Minicolumnar abnormalities in autism. Acta
Neuropathol (Berl). 2006;112(3):287-303.
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48. Casanova MF. Neuropathological and genetic findings in autism: the significance of a putative
minicolumnopathy. Neuroscientist. 2006;12(5):435-41.
49. Watling R, Tomchek S, LaVesser P, Commission on Practice. The scope of occupational
therapy services for individuals with autism spectrum disorders across the lifespan. Am J Occup
Ther. 2005;59(6):680-3.
50. Williams, P. Gail, Sears, Lonnie L, Allard, Annamary. Sleep problems in children with autism.
Journal of Sleep Research. 2004;13(3):265-268.
51. Christopher, J. A, Sears, L. L, Williams, P. G, Oliver, J, Hersh, J. Familial, medical and
developmental patterns of children with autism and a history of language regression. Journal of
Developmental and Physical Disabilities. 2004;16(2):163-170.
52. Casanova MF. White matter volume increase and minicolumns in autism. Ann Neurol.
2004;56(3):453; author reply 454.
53. Williams, Gail, Oliver, Julie M, Allard, AnnaMary, Sears, Lonnie. Autism and associated
medical and familial factors: A case control study. Journal of Developmental and Physical
Disabilities. 2003;15(4):335-349.
54. Casanova, Manuel F, Buxhoeveden, Daniel P, Brown, Caroline. Clinical and macroscopic
correlates of minicolumnar pathology in autism. Journal of Child Neurology. 2002;17(9):692-695.
55. Casanova, Manuel F, Buxhoeveden, Daniel P, Switala, Andrew E, Roy, Emil. Neuronal
density and architecture (Gray Level Index) in the brains of autistic patients. Journal of Child
Neurology. 2002;17(7):515-521.
56. Casanova, Manuel F, Buxhoeveden, Daniel P, Switala, Andrew E, Roy, Emil. Minocolumnar
pathology in autism. Neurology. 2002;58(3):428-432.
57. Casanova MF, Buxhoeveden DP, Switala AE, Roy E. Minicolumnar pathology in autism.
Neurology. 2002;58(3):428-32.
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