James McPartland, PhD

Associate Research Scientist in the Child Study Center

1992-1996	AB	Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, Psychology
1998-2005	PhD	University of Washington, Seattle, WA, Child Clinical Psychology
2004-2005	Intern	Yale Child Study Center, New Haven, CT, Psychology, Autism
2005-2006	Post-Doc	Yale Child Study Center, New Haven, CT, Psychology, Autism

Positions

1997 – 1998	Manager of Statistical Programming and Technical Reports, Human Services Research Institute; Cambridge, MA
1998 – 2004	Graduate Research Assistant; University of Washington, Seattle, WA
2006 – Present	Associate Research Scientist, Yale Child Study Center, New Haven, CT

Other Experience and Professional Memberships

1997 – 1998	Manager of Statistical Programming and Technical Reports, Human Services Research Institute; Cambridge, MA
1998 – 2004	Graduate Research Assistant; University of Washington, Seattle, WA
2006 – Present	Associate Research Scientist, Yale Child Study Center, New Haven, CT
1995 – Present	Member, Autism Society of America
1997 – 1998	Editorial Assistant, Mental Health Services Research Journal
1998 – Present	Member, American Psychological Association
2000 – Present	Member, Society for Research in Child Development
2001 – Present	Member, Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology
2004 – Present	Member, International Society for Autism Research
2004 – Present	Ad-hoc Reviewer, Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society
2005 – Present	Ad-hoc Reviewer, Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines, Cognitive Brain Research
2006 – Present	Ad-hoc Reviewer, European Journal of Neuroscience, Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society
2007 –Present	Ad-hoc Reviewer, American Journal of Psychiatry

Honors

1996	A.B. Magna cum Laude; Harvard College Scholarship

Publications

• Aylward, E., Dawson, G., Meltzoff, A., Panagiotides, H., Steury, K. & McPartland, J. (2000). Functional MRI of autistic individuals during a face perception task. Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, 12, 141.
• Sayed, J., McPartland, J. & Long, A. (2000). Empirically validated treatments for childhood disorders. [Review of the book The Practice of Child Therapy (3rd ed.)]. Journal of Clinical Child Psychology, 29, 145.
• Dawson, G., Osterling, J., Rinaldi, J., Carver, L. & McPartland, J. (2001).  Brief report: Recognition memory and stimulus-reward associations: Indirect support for the role of ventromedial prefrontal dysfunction in autism. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 31, 337-341.
• Osterling, J., Dawson, G. & McPartland, J. (2001). Autism. In C.E. Walker & M.C. Roberts (Eds.), Handbook of Clinical Child Psychology (3rd ed., pp. 432-452). New York: Wiley and Sons.
• Dawson, G., Carver, L., Meltzoff, A., Panagiotides, H. & McPartland, J. (2002). Neural correlates of face recognition in young children with autism spectrum disorder, developmental delay, and typical development. Child Development, 73, 700-717.
• Dawson, G., Munson, J., Estes, A., Osterling, J., McPartland, J., Toth, K., Carver, L. & Abbott, R. (2002). Neurocognitive function and joint attention ability in young children with autism spectrum disorder versus developmental delay. Child Development, 73, 345-358.
• Ozonoff, S., Dawson, G. & McPartland, J. (2002). A parent’s guide to Asperger Syndrome and high-functioning autism: How to meet the challenges and help your child thrive.  New York: Guilford. 
• Carver, L., Dawson, G., Panagiotides, H., Meltzoff, A., McPartland, J., Gray, J. & Munson, J.  (2003). Age-related differences in neural correlates of face recognition during the toddler and preschool years. Developmental Psychobiology, 42, 148-159.
• McPartland, J., Dawson, G., Brown, E. & Osterling, J. (2003). Early recognition of autism. International Journal of Special Education: Proceedings of the International Conference on Autism. http://www.internationalsped.com/magazines_articles/Early Recognition of Autism.IJSE.pdf.
• Dawson, G., Webb, S., Carver, L., Panagiotides, H. & McPartland, J. (2004). Young children with autism show atypical brain responses to fearful versus neutral facial expressions of emotion. Developmental Science, 7, 340-359. 
• Leff, H.S., McPartland, J., Banks, S., Dembling, B., Fisher, W. & Allen, I.E. (2004). Service quality as measured by service fit and mortality among public mental health system service recipients. Mental Health Services Research, 6, 93-107.
• McPartland, J. (2004). Eye Gaze. In J. Neisworth & P. Wolfe (Eds.), The Autism Encyclopedia. Baltimore: Brookes.
• McPartland, J. (2004). Social Gaze. In J. Neisworth & P. Wolfe (Eds.), The Autism Encyclopedia. Baltimore: Brookes.
• McPartland, J. & Dawson, G. (2004, Winter). Asperger Syndrome and giftedness. Duke Gifted Letter, 4, 6.
• McPartland, J., Dawson, G., Webb, S., Panagiotides, H. & Carver, L. (2004). Event-related brain potentials reveal anomalies in temporal processing of faces in autism spectrum disorder. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines, 45, 1235-1245.
• Dawson, G., Webb, S. & McPartland, J. (2005). Understanding the nature of face processing impairment in autism: Insights from behavioral and electrophysiological studies.  Developmental Neuropsychology, 27, 403-424.
• Klin, A., McPartland, J. & Volkmar, F. (2005). Asperger Syndrome. In F. Volkmar, R. Paul, A. Klin & D. Cohen (Eds.), Handbook of Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorders (3rd ed., pp. 88-125). New York: Wiley and Sons.
• McPartland, J. & Klin, A. (2006). Asperger Syndrome. Adolescent Medicine Clinics of North America, 17,  771-778.
• McPartland, J. (2006) Guidelines for individuals with Asperger Syndrome seeking support in the United States. In Y. Yoshida, How to be yourself in a world that’s different (pp. 94-95). Philadelphia: Jessica Kingsley.
• Volkmar, F., McPartland, J. & Klin, A. (2007). Asperger Syndrome: Past, present, and future. Manuscript submitted for publication.

Research Funding

Ongoing

Autism and Related Disorders: Development and Outcome

PO1 HD003008 (Volkmar, Fred) - 09/05/06 – 8/31/11
NICHD

Multidisciplinary program of research on autism and related developmental disorders focused on understanding mechanisms of dysfunction in autism integrating advances in neuropsychology developmental psychopathology, neuroscience and genetics into understanding the clinical manifestations, which in turn are studied in relation to specific neurodevelopment processes and risk factors.
Role: Investigator

Perceptual Expertise in Autism

KL2 RR024138 (Sherwin, Robert)
Clinical and Translational Sciences Award (CTSA) - 04/01/07 – 10/31/08

The project provides designated research time for the Investigator to initiate a research program integrating extant technologies utilized in autism research at the Child Study Center towards the end of novel contributions to both scientific theory and methodology.  This award will expand upon the Investigator’s current proficiency in ERP research through training in source localization methods and techniques for co-analyzing ERP, eyetracking, and fMRI data.
Role: Project Principal Investigator

Neural Correlates of Perceptual Expertise for Faces and Letters in Autism

R03 MH079908 (McPartland, James) - 4/01/07 – 3/31/08
NIMH

Elucidate patterns of electrical brain activity during face and letter perception in autism, including its sources within the brain and its relationship to behavioral performance. 
Role: Principal Investigator

Completed

Face Perception and Recognition Processes in Autism as Revealed by Patterns of Visual Attention

Gatzert Child Welfare Fellowship (McPartland, J.) - 3/28/2005 – 6/12/2005
University of Washington
This fellowship supported Dr. McPartland’s dissertation using eyetracking technology to assess visual scanning of social and non-social stimuli by individuals with autism.  The funds were designated for tuition reimbursement and stipend. 
Role: Principal Investigator

Face Perception and Recognition Processes in Autism as Revealed by Patterns of Visual Attention

Bolles Fellowship (McPartland, J.) - 6/1/2004 – 5/31/2005
University of Washington, Department of Psychology

This fellowship supported Dr. McPartland’s dissertation using eyetracking technology to assess visual scanning of social and non-social stimuli by individuals with autism.  The funds were designated for purchase of auxiliary eye-tracking and data storage equipment.
Role: Principal Investigator