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Kaitlyn P Ahlers, PhD

Title(s)
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry

Department(s)
Psychiatry

Education
PhD - University of Montana, Clinical Psychology
MA - University of Montana. Clinical Psychology
BS - Boston College

Contact Information


Professional Interests

Autism, implementation science, trauma, mental health services, and community-partnered research methods


Selected Publications

 

Exploring the Intersection of Gender Diversity and Intellectual Disability: A Scoping Review With a Focus on Clinical Care.
Sternberg KF, Cloutier JG, Ahlers K, Moore C, Koth KA, Soda T, Malhi NK, Verma S, Yeh LC, McLaren JL
J Appl Res Intellect Disabil. 2025 Jan;38(1):e70010. doi: 10.1111/jar.70010.
PMID: 39844579

Gender and Autism Program: A novel clinical service model for gender-diverse/transgender autistic youth and young adults.
Strang JF, Fischbach AL, Rao S, Clawson A, Knauss M, Bernstein SN, van der Miesen AIR, Inge AP, Alonzo K, Zeroth J, Kenworthy L, Morgan CI, Brandt A, Moore CC, Ahlers K, Jankowski MK, McClellan LS, Henise SB, Cap CJ, Exley SL, Youmatz A, Song M, McLaren JL, Parchem B
Clin Neuropsychol. 2025 Apr;39(3):621-657. doi: 10.1080/13854046.2024.2318155. Epub 2024 Apr 25.
PMID: 38664066

"On an island by myself": implications for the inclusion of autistic students in self-contained classrooms in public elementary schools.
Ahlers K, Hugh ML, Tagavi D, Eayrs C, Hernandez AM, Ho T, Locke J
Front Psychiatry. 2023;14:1241892. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1241892. Epub 2023 Sep 26.
PMID: 37829762

Concordance of multiple informant assessment of school-based social skills intervention and association with child outcomes: Results from a randomized trial.
Tagavi DM, Ahlers K, Bravo A, McVey AJ, Locke J
Implement Res Pract. 2023 Jan-Dec;4:26334895231154289. doi: 10.1177/26334895231154289. Epub 2023 Feb 12.
PMID: 37091539

Genetic Ablation of GIGYF1, Associated With Autism, Causes Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental Defects in Zebrafish and Mice.
Ding Z, Huang G, Wang T, Duan W, Li H, Wang Y, Jia H, Yang Z, Wang K, Chu X, Kurtz-Nelson EC, Ahlers K, Earl RK, Han Y, Feliciano P, Chung WK, Eichler EE, Jiang M, Xiong B
Biol Psychiatry. 2023 Nov 15;94(10):769-779. doi: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2023.02.993. Epub 2023 Mar 15.
PMID: 36924980

Discovering a new part of the phenotypic spectrum of Coffin-Siris syndrome in a fetal cohort.
van der Sluijs PJ, Joosten M, Alby C, Attie-Bitach T, Gilmore K, Dubourg C, Fradin M, Wang T, Kurtz-Nelson EC, Ahlers KP, Arts P, Barnett CP, Ashfaq M, Baban A, van den Born M, Borrie S, Busa T, Byrne A, Carriero M, Cesario C, Chong K, Cueto-Gonzalez AM, Dempsey JC, Diderich KEM, Doherty D, Farholt S, Gerkes EH, Gorokhova S, Govaerts LCP, Gregersen PA, Hickey SE, Lefebvre M, Mari F, Martinovic J, Northrup H, O'Leary M, Parbhoo K, Patrier S, Popp B, Santos-Simarro F, Stoltenburg C, Thauvin-Robinet C, Thompson E, Vulto-van Silfhout AT, Zahir FR, Scott HS, Earl RK, Eichler EE, Vora NL, Wilnai Y, Giordano JL, Wapner RJ, Rosenfeld JA, Haak MC, Santen GWE
Genet Med. 2023 Feb;25(2):100004. doi: 10.1016/j.gim.2022.100004.
PMID: 36745127

Age-Based Tracks: A Method to Tailor Autism Diagnostic Evaluation in Large-Scale Autism Specialty Centers.
Fox E, Gerdts J, Ahlers K, Kotchick B
J Clin Med. 2022 Oct 27;11(21) doi: 10.3390/jcm11216332. Epub 2022 Oct 27.
PMID: 36362561

Discovering a new part of the phenotypic spectrum of Coffin-Siris syndrome in a fetal cohort.
van der Sluijs PJ, Joosten M, Alby C, Attie-Bitach T, Gilmore K, Dubourg C, Fradin M, Wang T, Kurtz-Nelson EC, Ahlers KP, Arts P, Barnett CP, Ashfaq M, Baban A, van den Born M, Borrie S, Busa T, Byrne A, Carriero M, Cesario C, Chong K, Cueto-Gonzalez AM, Dempsey JC, Diderich KEM, Doherty D, Farholt S, Gerkes EH, Gorokhova S, Govaerts LCP, Gregersen PA, Hickey SE, Lefebvre M, Mari F, Martinovic J, Northrup H, O'Leary M, Parbhoo K, Patrier S, Popp B, Santos-Simarro F, Stoltenburg C, Thauvin-Robinet C, Thompson E, Vulto-van Silfhout AT, Zahir FR, Scott HS, Earl RK, Eichler EE, Vora NL, Wilnai Y, Giordano JL, Wapner RJ, Rosenfeld JA, Haak MC, Santen GWE
Genet Med. 2022 Aug;24(8):1753-1760. doi: 10.1016/j.gim.2022.04.010. Epub 2022 May 18.
PMID: 35579625

School-Implemented Interventions for Preschool to High School Students with Autism: An Update on Recent Research.
Hugh ML, Ahlers K, Joshi M, Locke J
Curr Psychiatry Rep. 2021 Jul 10;23(9):54. doi: 10.1007/s11920-021-01266-4. Epub 2021 Jul 10.
PMID: 34247293

Brief Report: Associations Between Self-injurious Behaviors and Abdominal Pain Among Individuals with ASD-Associated Disruptive Mutations.
Kurtz-Nelson EC, Tham SW, Ahlers K, Cho D, Wallace AS, Eichler EE, Bernier RA, Earl RK
J Autism Dev Disord. 2021 Sep;51(9):3365-3373. doi: 10.1007/s10803-020-04774-z. Epub 2020 Nov 11.
PMID: 33175317

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