Publications

Dimitropoulos, A., Doernberg, E. A., Gordon, R. A., Vargo, K., Nichols, E. & Russ, S. W. (2024). Efficacy of a Remote Play-Based Intervention for Children
With Prader-Willi Syndrome. American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. 129(4):279-293. https://doi.org/10.1352/1944-7558-129.4.279

Fisher, A., Johnson, L., Minnes, S., Miller, E., Riccardi, & Dimitropoulos, A. (2023). Predictors of Social Emotional Learning in After-School Programming: The Impact of Relationships, Belonging, and Program Engagement. Psychology in the Schools.  https://doi.org/10.1002/pits.23113

Gordon, R. A., Russ, S. W., & Dimitropoulos, A. (2023). Examining Effective Intervention Strategies in a Play-Based Program for Children with Prader-Willi Syndrome. Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities. 6, 511–533 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10882-023-09920-w

Freedman, D.A., Ciesielski, T., Yamoah, O., Borawski, E., Ross, K.R., Nock, N.L., Lee, E.K., Dimitropoulos, A., Minnes, S., Burkhart, K., Ogland-Hand, C., & Tisch, D.  (2022). Improving Surveillance and Epidemic Response in Ohio Childcare Settings. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(24), 16927.  https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192416927

Frazier, T.W., Dimitropoulos, A., Abbeduto, L., Armstrong-Brine, M., Kralovic, S., Shih, A., Hardan, A.Y., Youngstrom, E.A., & Uljarević, M. (2022) The Autism Symptom Dimensions Questionnaire (ASDQ): Development and Psychometric Evaluation of a New, Open-source Measure of Autism Symptomatology. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology. https://doi.org/10.1111/dmcn.15497

Dimitropoulos, A., Doernberg, E. A., Russ, S. W., & Zyga, O. (2022). Intervention response by genetic subtype: Pretend-preschool program for children with prader-willi syndrome via remote parent training. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 52(12), 5191–5206. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-022-05695-9

Burkhart, K. Minnes, S., Yamoah, O., Doernberg, E., Balser, S., Ciesielski, T., Dimitropoulos, A., Nock, N.L., and Freedman, D.A. (2021). The effects of COVID-19 related stress among parents and children in Ohio childcare centers:  A mixed-methods study. Children’s Healthcare: Special Issue on Pediatric Aspects of COVID-19. https://doi.org/10.1080/02739615.2021.1997602

Schwartz, L., Caixas, A., Dimitropoulos, A., Dykens, E., Duis, J., Einfeld, S., Holland, A., Rice, L., Roof, E., Salehi, P., Strong, T., Taylor, B, Woodcock, K. (2021). Behavioral features in Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS): Consensus paper from the International PWS Clinical Trial Consortium. Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders. https://doi.org/10.1186/s11689-021-09373-2

Doernberg, E. A., Russ, S. W., & Dimitropoulos, A. (2021). Believing in Make-Believe: Efficacy of a Pretend Play Intervention for School-Aged Children with High-Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders51(2), 576-588. http://dx.doi.org.utk.idm.oclc.org/10.1007/s10803-020-04547-8

Dimitropoulos, A., Zyga, O., Doernberg, E., & Russ, S. W. (2021). Show me what happens next: Preliminary efficacy of a remote play-based intervention for children with Prader-Willi syndrome. Research in developmental disabilities108, 103820. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ridd.2020.103820

Zyga, O., Russ, S., & Dimitropoulos, A. (2020). From behavior to biology: Examining oxytocin and social cognition in preschoolers with and without autism spectrum disorder. Journal of Childhood & Developmental Disorders, DOI: 10.36648/2472-1786.6.3.94.

Key, A. P., Zengin‐Bolatkale, H., Dimitropoulos, A., & Doernberg, E. (2020). Eye tracking as an objective measure of hyperphagia in children with Prader‐Willi syndrome. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A182(7), 1655-1663. https://doi-org.utk.idm.oclc.org/10.1002/ajmg.a.61606

Zyga, O., & Dimitropoulos, A. (2020). Preliminary characterization of parent-child interaction in preschoolers with Prader-Willi syndrome: the relationship between engagement and parental stress. American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities125(1), 76-84. https://doi-org.utk.idm.oclc.org/10.1352/1944-7558-125.1.76

Dimitropoulos, A., Zyga, O., & Russ, S. W. (2019). Early social cognitive ability in preschoolers with Prader–Willi syndrome and autism spectrum disorder. Journal of autism and developmental disorders49(11), 4441-4454. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-019-04152-4

Zyga, O., Russ, S. W., & Dimitropoulos, A. (2018). The PRETEND Program: Evaluating the feasibility of a remote parent-training intervention for children with Prader-Willi syndrome. American journal on intellectual and developmental disabilities123(6), 574-584. https://doi.org/10.1352/1944-7558-123.6.574

Dimitropoulos, A., Zyga, O., & Russ, S. (2017). Evaluating the feasibility of a play-based telehealth intervention program for children with Prader–Willi syndrome. Journal of autism and developmental disorders47(9), 2814-2825. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-017-3196-z

Scahill, L., Sukholdolsky, D. Anderberg, E., Dimitropoulos, A., Dziura, J., Aman, M.G., McCracken, J.T., Tierney, E., Hallett, V., Katz, K., Vitiello, B., & McDougle, C.J. (2016). Sensitivity of the modified Children’s Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale to detect change: results from two multi-site trials. Autism, 20(2), 145-52. https://doi.org/10.1177/1362361315574889

Russ S. W. (2016). Pretend Play: Antecedent of Adult Creativity. New directions for child and adolescent development2016(151), 21–32. https://doi.org/10.1002/cad.20154.

Zyga, O., Russ, S., Ievers-Landis, C. E., & Dimitropoulos, A. (2015). Assessment of pretend play in Prader–Willi syndrome: A direct comparison to autism spectrum disorder. Journal of autism and developmental disorders45(4), 975-987. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-014-2252-1

Feldman, B. H., & Dimitropoulos, A. (2014). Face discrimination skills in Prader-Willi syndrome and autism Spectrum disorder. Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities7(3), 264-285. https://doi.org/10.1080/19315864.2013.857744

Kennedy, J., & Dimitropoulos, A. (2014). Influence of feeding state on neurofunctional differences between individuals who are obese and normal weight: a meta-analysis of neuroimaging studies. Appetite75, 103-109. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2013.12.017

Scahill, L., Dimitropoulos, A., McDougle, C.J., Aman, M.G., Feurer, I.D., McCracken, J.T., Tierney, E., Pu, J., White, S., Lecavalier, L., Hallett, V., Bearss, K., King, B., Arnold, L.E., Vitiello, B. (2014). CYBOCS-ASD Component Structure Children’s Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale in Autism Spectrum Disorder: Component structure of Symptom Checklist and distribution of severity scales. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 53(1), 97-107. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaac.2013.09.018

Dimitropoulos, A., Ferranti, A., & Lemler, M. (2013). Expressive and receptive language in Prader-Willi syndrome: report on genetic subtype differences. Journal of Communication Disorders, 46, 193-201. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcomdis.2012.12.001

Dimitropoulos, A., Ho, A., & Feldman, B. (2013). Social responsiveness and competence in Prader-Willi syndrome: Direct comparison to autism spectrum disorder. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, DOI 10.1007/s10803-012-1547-3. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-012-1547-3

Ho, A. & Dimitropoulos, A. (2010). Clinical management of cognitive and behavioral characteristics of Prader-Willi syndrome. Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment, 6, 107-118. https://doi.org/10.2147/NDT.S5560

Dimitropoulos, A., Ho, A., Klaiman, C., Koenig, K., & Schultz, R.T.  (2009). A comparison of behavior and emotional characteristics in children with Autism, Prader-Willi syndrome, and Williams syndrome. Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2, 220-243. https://doi.org/10.1080/19315860903052204

Dimitropoulos, A., & Schultz, R. T.  (2008). Food-related neural circuitry in Prader-Willi syndrome: Response to high- vs. low-calorie foods.  Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 38(9), 1642-1653. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-008-0546-x

Dimitropoulos, A., & Schultz, R. T.  (2007).  Autistic-like symptomatology in Prader-Willi syndrome:  A review of recent findings.  Current Psychiatry Reports, 9, 159-164. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11920-007-0086-7

Scahill, L., McDougle, C. J., Williams, S., Dimitropoulos, A., Aman, M. G., McCracken, J., Tierney, E., Vitiello, B., et al. (2006). The use of the Children’s Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale in pervasive developmental disorders.  Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 45(9), 1114-1123. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.chi.0000220854.79144.e7

Dimitropoulos, A., Blackford, J., Walden, T., & Thompson, T. (2006). Compulsive behavior in Prader-Willi syndrome: Examining severity in early childhood. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 27,190-202. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ridd.2005.01.002

Dimitropoulos, A., Feurer, I., Butler, M., & Thompson, T.  (2001).  Emergence of compulsive behavior and tantrums in children with Prader-Willi syndrome. American Journal on Mental Retardation, 106(1), 39-51. https://doi.org/10.1352/0895-8017(2001)106<0039:EOCBAT>2.0.CO;2

Dimitropoulos, A., Feurer, I. D., Roof, E., Stone, W., Butler, M. G., Sutcliffe, J., & Thompson, (2000). Appetitive behavior, compulsivity, and neurochemistry in Prader-Willi syndrome.  Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews, 6(2), 125-130. https://doi.org/10.1002/1098-2779(2000)6:2<125::AID-MRDD6>3.0.CO;2-T

Feurer, I. D., Dimitropoulos, A., Stone, W. L., Roof, E., Butler, M., & Thompson, T. (1998). The latent variable structure of the Compulsive Behaviour Checklist in people with Prader-Willi syndrome.  Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 42(6), 472-480. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2788.1998.4260472.x