Cargill, M. I. (2024, February). NJPAGS: Where Leadership Meets Community. Presented at APA’s PSLC Conference as NJPAGS Chair.

Cargill, M.I., Jeyanayagam, B., & Kang, E. (2023, November). Correlates of Quality of Life in Parents of Autistic and Non-Autistic Youth and the Protective Role of Child and Parent Service Utilization. Poster presented the Association of Behavior and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT) 57th Annual Convention, Seattle, WA.

Hollender, A., Przygoda, S., Kang, E. (2023, July). “Clinical Presentations of Overcontrol in Neurodiverse Youth.” Poster presented at the Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology (JCCAP) Future Directions Forum, Regina, Canada.

McDonald, R.G., Hollender, A., & Kang, E. (2023). Unique Predictive Relationships of N170 Amplitudes and Latency on Anxiety and Emotion Dysregulation in Youth. Poster accepted to the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) 50th Annual Convention, New York, NY.

Mary Isaac Cargill was recently nominated and accepted to attend the American Psychological Association's (APA) 2024 Practice & State, Provincial and Territorial Psychological Associations (SPTA) Leadership Conference. This conference is the premier event for APA governance and SPTA leaders to co-create transformational impact for the psychology profession and critical societal issues.

Kang, E., McDonald, R. G., Mahmud, F., Cargill, M. I., Jeyanayagam, B., & Khawar, S. (2023, June). Identifying Mechanisms Underlying Autistic Characteristics and Anxiety as Treatment Targets in CBT. In E. Kang & S. H. Kim (Chairs), New Directions in Autism Research and Treatment. Symposium at the 10th World Congress of Cognitive and Behavioral Therapies, Seoul, Korea.

Cargill, M.I., Jeyanayagam, B., DeFilippo, W., & Kang, E. (2023, May). Informant Discrepancy of Intolerance of Uncertainty Predicts Restricted and Repetitive Behaviors. Poster presented at the 2023 International Society for Autism Research (INSAR), Stockholm, Sweden.

Jeyanayagam, B., Khawar, S., Mahmud, F., Cargill, M.I., Lynch, E., Tilson, C., & Kang, E. (2023, May). The Role of Parental Emotion Regulation on Child Behaviors in Autistic and Other Developmentally Disabled Children during the Covid-19 Pandemic: Mediation by Dysfunctional Parent-Child Interactions. Poster presented at the 2023 International Society for Autism Research (INSAR) Annual Meeting, Stockholm, Sweden.

McDonald, R.G., Cargill, M.I., Khawar, S., & Kang, E. (2023, May). Emotion dysregulation in autistic individuals: A meta-analysis. Presentation presented at the 2023 International Society for Autism Research (INSAR), Stockholm, Sweden.

Bsharat, W., Khawar, S., Mahmud, F., Wadi, A., & Kang, E. (2023, April). Exploring the Relationship between Autism and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Symptoms in Autistic Youth. Poster accepted to the Montclair State University Research Symposium, Montclair, NJ.

Lynch, E., McDonald, R.G., Jeyanayagam, B., & Kang, E. (2023, April). Congruence Among Clinician- and Parent-Reported Special Interests. Poster to be presented at the Montclair State University Research Symposium, Montclair, NJ.

Macapagal, N., Freden, C., Kang, E., Lerner, M. D. (2023, April). The Relationship of Social Anxiety and Bullying with Positive Social Interactions Amongst Autistic and Non-Autistic Youth. Poster accepted to the Montclair State University Research Symposium, Montclair, NJ.

Cargill, M.I., & Goldie, P. (2023, April). Critiquing Applied Behavior Analysis Using A Justice-Oriented Perspective [Conference presentation]. Project presented at the Montclair State University Autism Interdisciplinary Group’s Annual Symposium, Montclair, NJ, United States.

Cargill, M.I., & Goldie, P. (2023, April). Critiquing Applied Behavior Analysis Using A Justice-Oriented Perspective [Conference presentation]. Project presented at the University of Virginia’s Diversifying Scholarship Conference, Charlottesville, VA, United States.

Jeyanayagam, B., Khawar, S., Mahmud, F., Cargill, M.I., Lynch, E., Tilson, C., & Kang, E. (2023, April). The Role of Parental Emotion Regulation on Child Behaviors in Autistic and Other Developmentally Disabled Children during the Covid-19 Pandemic: Investigating Mediation by Dysfunctional Parent-Child Interactions. Poster presented at the Montclair State University Research Symposium, Montclair, NJ.

Khawar, S., Cargill, M.I., Jeyanayagam, B., Hartle, G., Lynch, E., Wadi, A., McDonald, R.G., Tilson, C., & Kang, E. (2023, March). The mediating effects of parental psychological flexibility and child behaviors on psychopathology in parents of developmentally and intellectually disabled children during the COVID-19 pandemic: A mixed method study. Flash talk paper presented at the biennial convention of the Society for Research and Child Development, Salt Lake City, UT.

Jeyanayagam, B., McDonald, R.G., Cargill, M.I., Lerner, M.D., & Kang, E. (2023, March). The Influence of Autism Symptom Severity, Peer Victimization, and Prosocial Experiences on Social Anxiety in Youth. Poster presented at the Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT.

Cargill, M.I., McDonald, R. G., Yacoub, N., Khawar, S., Jeyanayagam, B., Lynch, E., Hartle, G., Wadi, A., Tilson, C., & Kang, E. (2022, November). Correlates of Parenting Stress During the Covid-19 Pandemic and the Protective Role of Parent Psychotherapy Experience in Parents of Children with Developmental Disabilities. Poster presented at the annual convention of the Association of Behavior and Cognitive Therapies, New York, November, 2022.

Cargill, M.I., Khawar, S., Tilson, C., & Kang, E. (2022, November). Parenting Stress and Other Processes Related to Depression in Parents of Developmentally Disabled Children During the Covid-19 Pandemic. Poster presented at the Autism Spectrum and Developmental Disabilities Special Interest Group at the annual convention of the Association of Behavior and Cognitive Therapies, New York, November, 2022.

Jeyanayagam, B., McDonald, R.G., Cargill, M.I., Lynch, E., Khawar, S., Lerner, M.D., & Kang, E. (2022, November). Specific Autism Symptoms Differentially Predict Self- and Parent-Reported Social Anxiety in Youth With and Without ASD. Poster presented at the Annual Convention of the Association of Behavior and Cognitive Therapies, New York, NY.

McDonald, R.G., Mckenny, E., Cargill, M.I., Richards, J.K., Day, T., Kofner, B., Gillespie-Lynch, K., Lerner, M.D., Gotham, K., & Kang, E. (2022, November). Impact of friendships on generalized anxiety in gender-diverse college students during the COVID-19 pandemic. Poster accepted to the annual convention of the Association of Behavior and Cognitive Therapies, New York, NY,

Cargill, M.I., McDonald, R.G.,Yacoub, N., Khawar, S., Lerner, M.D., & Kang, E. (2022, May). The moderating effect of sex on autistic trait emotional intelligence and alexithymia. Poster accepted to the 2022 International Society for Autism Research (INSAR), Austin, TX, United States.

McDonald, R.G., Day, T., Cargill, M.I., Khawar, S., Yacoub, N., Trimber, E., Lerner, M.D., Kang, E. (2022, May). Late Positive Potential to Emotional Faces in Young Children with Autism: Associations with Sex and Reciprocal Social Interaction. Poster accepted to the 2022 International Society for Autism Research (INSAR), Austin, TX, United States.

Khawar, S., Schiavo, K., Fowler-Benton, E., Cargill, M.I., Yacoub, N., McDonald, R. G., Tilson, C., & Kang, E. (2022, May). Parent stress, emotion dysregulation, and depression in parents of children with autism and intellectual disabilities during the Covid-19 pandemic: a mixed-method analysis. Poster accepted to the 2022 International Society for Autism Research (INSAR), Austin, TX, United States.

Fowler-Benton, E., McDonald, R.G., Khawar, S., Yacoub, N., Cargill, M.I., Macapagal, N., Rosen, T., Lerner, M. & Kang, E. (2022, May). Differential Effects of Specific Anxiety Symptoms on Facial Emotion Recognition in Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Examination By Stimulus Type. Poster accepted to the 2022 International Society for Autism Research (INSAR), Austin, TX, United States.

McDonald, R.G., Yacoub, N., Fowler-Benton, E., Lerner, M.D., & Kang, E. (2021, November). Co-occurring behavioral symptoms and peer rejection in youth with ASD: A mediation by peer conflict. Poster accepted to the 2021 Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, New Orleans, LA, United States

Yacoub, N., McDonald, R.G., Fowler-Benton, E., Lerner, M.D., & Kang, E. (2021, November). Social anxiety mediates the relationship between atypical social communication and reciprocal friendships in ASD. Poster accepted to the 2021 Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, New Orleans, LA, United States

Schiavo, K. R., McDonald, R. G., Lerner, M. D., & Kang, E. (2021, May). Relations of Theory of Mind and Anxiety in Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Poster accepted at the 2021 Association for Psychological Science Virtual Convention

McDonald, R.G., Yacoub, N., Khawar, S., Lerner, M.D., & Kang, E. (2021, May). Discrete electrocortical predictors of anxiety during follow-up period after social skills intervention for youth with autism spectrum disorder. Poster accepted at the International Society for Autism Research, Virtual Annual Meeting.