Michelle A. Dunn, Phd Professor of Clinical Neurology

Michelle A. Dunn, PhD Professor of Clinical Neurology Director Montefiore-Einstein Center for Albert Einstein College of Medicine Autism & Communication Disorders Neuropsychologist

Education 9/77- 5/80 Boston Univ./Boston, MA B.A. 1980 Special Education 8/85-9/85 City College of CUNY/New York, NY M.A. 1985 Psychology 9/85-10/86 City Univ. of New York/New York, NY MPhil. 1986 Psychology 10/86-11/90 City Univ. of New York/New York, NY Ph.D. 1991 Psychology (Neuropsychology & Experimental Cognition)

9/84-6/85 Clinical Internship in Neuropsychology - North Shore University Hospital, Manhassett, New York 8/85-6/88 Clinical training in psychotherapy with young children, Albert Einstein College of Medicine Therapeutic Nursery, Bronx, NY

Professional employment and Hospital appointments: 9/80- 6/81 Teacher of Retarded Adults, American Association for the Blind and Retarded and Young Adult Institute, New York 9/81-6/82 Teacher, Bellevue Psychiatric Hospital (P.S. 106 New York City Board of Education) 9/91-9/03 Private practice in clinical neuropsychology, Riverdale, NewYork 9/03 -present Owner/director of a private practice in clinical neuropsychology, Fleetwood Neuropsychology Associates, Mount Vernon, New York 9/83-9/85 Instructor, Department of Psychology, City College of CUNY, New York 8/85 – present Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx , NY 8/85-9/91 Research Assistant, Nosology: Higher Cerebral Function Disorders in Children, Isabelle Rapin, PI, NINDS 9/91-95 Instructor, Department of Neurology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York 9/91- Adjunct Professor, Department of Psychology, CUNY Graduate Center, New York 9/92-6/95 Clinical Field Supervisor, Ferkauf School of Psychology, Yeshiva University, New York 1995.2001 Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York 1997- 2005 Director, Electrophysiologic Laboratory for the Study of Autism (ELSA), Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York 2001 - 2009 Associate Professor, Department of Neurology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York 2007 – present Director of Clinical Services, Montefiore Autism Center, New York 2009- present Professor, Department of Neurology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York

Board Certification: 9/80 Licensed teacher (regular education and special education N-21) by New York State Department of Education 6/91-present Licensed psychologist by New York State Department of Education

Awards and Honors: Eden Institute Award for services to improve the quality of life for individuals with autism. October 2003.

Other Professional Activities: 8/91- In-services for school districts in neuropsychological remediation and social skills training 9/95-present Intervention consultation South Orangetown Central School District, Rockland County, NY 9/95-6/02 Neuropsychological consultant to Villa Maria Academy, Bronx, NY 1 9/96-6/00 Intervention consultation Bronxville Schools, Bronxville, NY 7/00-6/06 Autism consultant to Eastchester Schools, Eastchester, NY 7/00-6/06 Autism consultant to Roslyn Schools, Roslyn, NY 8/04-6/10 Autism consultant to Plainview Schools, NY 8/04- present Autism consultant to South Orangetown Schools, NY 7/03- present Social skills consultant to the Therapeutic Nursery at the JCC on the Pallisades, NJ 7/05- Social skills curriculum consultant to District 75 (special education) summer program for adolescents with autism City of New York 8/05 - Social skills consultant to district 75 in the City of New York – elementary, middle, and high school students

Committees: 2003- present Advisory Board Member AHA/AS/PDD New York 2003- present Advisory Board Member ASPEN New Jersey

Research Grant Support: 1988-1998 Co-Investigator, Program Project, Nosology: Higher Cerebral Function Disorders in Children, Isabelle Rapin, PI, NINDS 1995-1996 Principal Investigator, Enhancement of Verbal Memory through Music: An ERP Study, Beth Abraham Hospital 1996-1998 Principal Investigator, Enhancement of Language Processing through Music in Children with Autism: An ERP Study, New York State Department of Health 1997 -2003 Principal Investigator, Auditory Processing in Autism, NICHD R01 HD36080-01; 6/97 to 5/02 - one of the ten Collaborative Programs of Excellence in Autism (CPEA) which comprise The International Network for the Study of the Genetics and Neurobiology of Autism; The main objective is to define the behavioral, physiologic, and electrophysiologic correlates of auditory processing abnormalities in children with autism and to identify the level(s) of the system at which processing breaks down. 2001-2003 Supplement to NICHD R01 HD36080: CPEA Genetics Initiative “The objective is to obtain genetic material from the large number of highly characterized children and adults with autism and their parents for use in analysis of candidate autism genes and to identify genetic sub-groups within what is presently defined as autism.” 2001-2003 Supplement to NICHD R01 HD36080: Regression and Vaccines in Autism “To study early medical and developmental history and the possible association of a loss of skills during early development with the MMR vaccine in children with autism.” 2000-2002 Principal Investigator, Social skills in our schools, pilot study to evaluate the efficacy of a formal social skills intervention for high functioning children with autistic spectrum disorders in public schools 2003-2005 Principal Investigator, Understanding Cortical Auditory Processing Abnormalities in Children with Autism, NAAR 2003.2005 Principal Investigator, Mapping Lexical Organization in Children with Autism, NAAR 2004.2011 Co-Principal Investigator, The Efficacy of a Developmental Parent/Child Nursery Model for the Treatment of High Functioning Children on the PDD Spectrum, FAR Fund 2005- Consultant, The Neurophysiology of Multisensory Integration in Autism; John Foxe, PI funded by CAN 2004-2011 Consultant, Investigation of a Therapeutic Nursery Model for Children with ASD; Lois Mendelson, PI funded by FAR fund 2007-2010 Consultant, Social skills in the NYC public schools; Shelley Klainberg, PI funded by FAR fund 2010-2012 Principal Investigator, SOS: Social skills in Our Schools: Study of the efficacy of a manualized social skills program for transition adolescents with ASD in public schools, Noble Foundation 2012.2013 Principal Investigator, The Prosody Project: Curriculum Development, Noble Foundation 2013-2014 Principal Investigator, The Prosody Project: Pilot Study of Efficacy, Noble Foundation

2 Selected invited presentations: Dunn, M. Language deviancy in autism: A clinical appreciation (20th Annual Spectrum in Developmental Disabilities Course, Johns Hopkins) 1998.

Dunn, M. Auditory Processing in Autism. (Autism Society of America Conference) 1999.

Dunn, M. Language in Autism: A Neuropsychological Approach to Intervention. (LADDERS Conference) 2000.

Dunn, M. The Use of Graphic Organizers in the Classroom. (Roslyn Schools) 2001.

Dunn, M. Social Skills for Children with PDD in Public Schools. (Nassau County Boces) 2002.

Dunn, M. SOS: A Social Skills Curriculum for Children with PDD in Mainstream Settings. (New Rochelle SEPTA) 2003.

Dunn, M. Keynote Address: Neuropsychological Approaches to Language and Social Intervention in Children with Autism. (The Eden Connecticut Lecture Series on Autism). 2003.

Dunn, M. Social Skills for Children with PDD in Public Schools. (Southern Westchester Boces) 2004.

Dunn, M. Keynote Address: What’s hot and what’s NOT in the science of Autism: Neural Processing- Implications for Language & Social Intervention in Children on the Autism Spectrum (AHA/AS/PDD) 2004.

Dunn, M. S.O.S.: Social skills in Our Schools (ASPEN) 2004.

Dunn, M. SOS: Social Skills: Why they are important, where and how they are learned. (Chappaqua, NY) March 9, 2005.

Dunn, M. Keynote Address: Empowering Parents; Impacting Children. (EPIC Conference, District 75, NYC) April 5, 2008.

Dunn, M. S.O.S.: Social skills in Our Schools (4th Annual Elizabeth A. Connelly Memorial Conference. Autism: Education and Intervention for Richer Lives) 2010.

Dunn, M. S.O.S.: Social skills in Our Schools (PACE University) 2010.

Dunn, M. Autistic language: Preschool to School Age (33rd Annual Spectrum in Developmental Disabilities Course, Johns Hopkins) March 2011.

Dunn, M. Empowering Individuals with ASD through Social skills Training in Schools. (Sullivan County BOCES). May 2013.

Dunn, M & Harris, L. SOS: Social skills in Our Schools. (Southeast Autism Conference. Gwinnett, Georgia) February 2013.

Dunn, M & Harris, L. Montefiore Center for Communication Disorders and Autism. (Montefiore Advisory Bd and Bd of Trustees) December 2013.

Dunn, M & Harris, L. SOS: Social skills in Our Schools. (Southern Maine Autism Conference) April 2014.

Dunn, M & Harris, L. Prosody Intervention. (AHA Conference, Long Island) Spring 2015.

3 Dunn, M. Strategies for Effective Post-secondary Experiences for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders and Related Disabilities. (GRASPs Autism and Disabilities Panel, NYC) September 2015. A. Original Communications in Reviewed Journals: Rapin I and Dunn M. The Neurology of Autism: Many Unanswered Questions. European Journal of Neurology. (2) 1-13. (1995).

Klein,SK, Kurtzberg,D, Brattson,A, Kreuzer,JA, Stapells,D, Dunn,M, Rapin,I, Vaughan,HG Jr. Electrophysiologic Manifestations of Impaired Temporal Lobe Auditory Processing in Verbal Auditory Agnosia Brain and Language. 57:383-405 (1995).

Waterhouse L, Morris R, Allen D, Dunn M, Fein D, Feinstein C, Rapin I, Wing L. Diagnosis and Classification in Autism. J of Autism and Developmental Disabilities. (1996)

Dunn, M., Flax, J., Sliwinski, M. and Aram, D. The Use of Spontaneous Language Measures in Identifying Children with Specific Language Impairment: An Attempt to Reconcile Clinical and Research Incongruence. J. of Speech and Hearing Research 39: 643- 654 (1996).

Dunn, M., Gomes, H. and Sebastian, M. Prototypicality of Responses of Autistic and Language Disordered, and Normal Children in a Word Fluency Task. Child Neuropsychology 2:99-108 (1996).

Dunn M. Remediation of children with developmental language disorders. Seminars in Ped Neurology 4: 135-142 (1996).

Fein D, Allen D, Dunn M, Feinstein C, Green L, Morris R, Rapin I, Waterhouse L. Pitocin induction and autism. Am J Psychiatry. 154(3):438-9 (1997).

Rapin I and Dunn M. Language disorders in children with autism. Seminars in Ped Neurology (1997).

Dunn M., Vaughan HG Jr, Kreuzer J, Kurtzberg D. Electrophysiologic Correlates of Semantic Classification in Autistic and Normal Children. Developmental Neuropsychology. 16(1): 79-99 (1999).

Fein D., Stevens M., Dunn M., Allen D, Rapin I, Waterhouse L, Feinstein C. Subtypes of Pervasive Developmental Language Disorder: Clinical Characteristics. Child Neuropsychology. 5: 1-23 (1999).

Stevens MC, Fein DA, Dunn M, Allen D, Waterhouse LH, Feinstein C, Rapin I. Subgroups of children with autism by cluster analysis: a longitudinal examination. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 39(3):346-52 (2000).

Liss M, Fein D, Allen D, Dunn M, Feinstein C, Morris R, Waterhouse L, Rapin I. Executive functioning in high-functioning children with autism. J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 42(2):261-70 (2001).

Allen DA, Steinberg M, Dunn M, Fein D, Feinstein C, Waterhouse L, Rapin I. Autistic disorder versus other pervasive developmental disorders in young children: same or different? Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 10(1):67-78 (2001).

Liss M, Harel B, Fein D, Allen D, Dunn M, Feinstein C, Morris R, Waterhouse L, Rapin I. Predictors and correlates of adaptive functioning in children with developmental disorders. J Autism Dev Disord. 31(2):219-30 (2001).

Gomes, H., Dunn, M., Ritter, W., Kurtzberg, D., Brattson, A., Kreuzer, J.A., & Vaughan, H. Spatiotemporal Maturation of the Central and Lateral N1components to Tones. Developmental Brain Research. Developmental Brain Research. 129: 147-155 (2001).

4 Rapin I, Dunn M. Update on the language disorders of individuals on the autistic spectrum. Brain Dev. 25(3):166-72. (2003).

Dunn, M. & Bates, J. Developmental Change in Neural Processing of Words by Children with Autism. J Autism Dev Disord, Jun;35(3), 361-76. (2005).

Luyster, R., Richler, J., Risi, S., Hsu, W. . Dawson, G., Bernier, R., Dunn, M., Hepburn, S., Hyman, S.L., McMahon, W.M., Goudie- Nice, J., Minshew, N., Rogers, S., Sigman, M., Spence, M.A., Goldberg, W.A., Tager-Flusberg, H., Volkmar, F.R., Lord, C. Early Regression in Social Communication in Autistic Spectrum Disorders: A CPEA Study. Developmental Neuropsychology. 27(3):311-336 (2005).

Molloy CA, Morrow AL, Meinzen-Derr J, Dawson G, Bernier R, Dunn M, Hyman SL, McMahon WM, Goudie-Nice J, Hepburn S, Minshew N, Rogers S, Sigman M, Spence MA, Tager-Flusberg H, Volkmar FR, Lord C. Familial Autoimmune Thyroid Disease as a Risk Factor for Regression in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A CPEA Study. J Autism Dev Disord. (2006). Apr 6;

Richler J, Luyster R, Risi S, Hsu WL, Dawson G, Bernier R, Dunn M, Hepburn S, Hyman SL, McMahon WM, Goudie-Nice J, Minshew N, Rogers S, Sigman M, Spence MA, Goldberg WA, Tager-Flusberg H, Volkmar FR, Lord C. Is There a 'Regressive Phenotype' of Autism Spectrum Disorder Associated with the Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccine? A CPEA Study. Journal of Autism Dev Disord. (2006). Apr 28;

Lainhart JE, Bigler ED, Bocian M, Coon H, Dinh E, Dawson G, Deutsch CK, Dunn M, Estes A, Tager-Flusberg H, Folstein S, Hepburn S, Hyman S, McMahon W, Minshew N, Munson J, Osann K, Ozonoff S, Rodier P, Rogers S, Sigman M, Spence MA, Stodgell CJ, Volkmar F. Head circumference and height in autism: a study by the Collaborative Program of Excellence in Autism. Am J Med Genet A. Nov 1;140(21):2257-74. (2006).

Gravel, J, Dunn, M., Lee, W., & Ellis, M. Peripheral Audition of Children on the Autistic Spectrum. Ear and Hearing Jun;27(3):299-312. (2006).

Dunn, M., Gomes, H., & Gravel, J. Mismatch Negativity in Children with Autism and Typical Controls. Journal of Autism and Devel Dis. Jan: 38(1): 52-71. (2008).

Rapin I, Dunn MA, Allen DA, Stevens MC, Fein D.Subtypes of Language Disorders in School-Age Children with Autism. Developmental Neuropsychology. (2009;34(1):66-84. Erratum in: Dev Neuropsychol. 2009;34 (2):223. Dunn, Michael A [corrected to Dunn, Michelle A].

Dunn M, Mendelson, L Bates J, Miller A. Meltdowns in Preschool Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Triggers and Interventions. (under revision)

B. Books, Chapters in Books, and Review Articles: Rapin, I, Allen, D, and Dunn, M. Developmental Language Disorders. In: I Rapin and S Segalowitz (Eds) The Handbook of Neuropsychology Vol 7: Child Neuropsychology. Amsterdam: Elsevier. pp 111 -- 138. (1992).

Dunn, M. Neurophysiologic Observations in Autism and Implications for Neurologic Dysfunction. In M. Bauman and T. L. Kemper (Eds) The Neurobiology of Autism Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 45-65. (1994).

Fein D, Allen D, Aram D, David R, Dunn M, Morris R, Rapin I, Waterhouse L. Overview and Conclusions. In I Rapin (ed) Preschool Children with Inadequate Communication: Developmental Language Disorder, Autism, Mental Deficiency. Clinics in Developmental Medicine. (1996).

5 Fein D, Dunn M, Allen D, Aram D, Hall N, Wilson B. Neuropsychologic and Language Findings. In I Rapin (ed) Preschool Children with Inadequate Communication: Developmental Language Disorder, Autism, Mental Deficiency. Clinics in Developmental Medicine. (1996).

Morris R, Allen D, Aram D, David R, Dunn M, Fein D, Rapin I, Waterhouse L, Wilson, B. Methodology. In I Rapin (ed) Preschool Children with Inadequate Communication: Developmental Language Disorder, Autism, Mental Deficiency. Clinics in Developmental Medicine. (1996).

Rapin I, Dunn M, Golden R, Morris R, Allen D, Aram D, Fein D, Waterhouse L. Classification Issues: Proposed New Empirical Classification. In I Rapin (ed) Preschool Children with Inadequate Communication: Developmental Language Disorder, Autism, Mental Deficiency. Clinics in Developmental Medicine. (1996).

Dunn, M and Rapin, I. Communication in Autistic Children. In PJ Accardo, BK Shapiro, AJ Capute (eds) Behavior Belongs in the Brain: Neurobehavioral Syndromes. Timonium, York Press. MD. pp 97-111. (1997).

Dunn, M and Sebastian M. A Neuropsychological Approach to Language Intervention in Autistic Children. In PJ Accardo, C Magnusen, AJ Capute (eds) Autism: Clinical and Research Issues. Timonium, York Press. (2000).

Steinschneider, M. and Dunn, M. Electrophysiology in Developmental Neuropsychology. In: I Rapin and S Segalowitz (Eds) The Handbook of Neuropsychology Vol 7: Child Neuropsychology. Amsterdam: Elsevier. (2002).

Rapin, I, Dunn, M, and Allen, D. Developmental Language Disorders. In: I Rapin and S Segalowitz (Eds) The Handbook of Neuropsychology Vol 7: Child Neuropsychology. Amsterdam: Elsevier. (2003).

Minshew, N.J., Dunn, M. Autism spectrum disorders. In: I Rapin and S Segalowitz (Eds) The Handbook of Neuropsychology Vol : Child Neuropsychology. Amsterdam: Elsevier. (2003).

Dunn, M. S.O.S.: Social Skills in our Schools (A Social Skills program for children with Pervasive Developmental Disorders and their typical peers). Shawnee Mission: AAPC (2005).

Fein, D. and Dunn, M. Autism in Your Classroom: A Guide for General Education Classroom Teachers. Bethesda: Woodbine House. (2007).

Mendelson, L., Dunn, M., and Miller, S. Let’s Get Ready for Social Skills: A program for pre-school children with Pervasive Developmental Disorders Autism Spectrum Quarterly. (2007).

Dunn, M. S.O.S.: Social Skills in our Schools (A Social Skills program for children with Autism Spectrum Disorders and their typical peers) - Level 2 (in press online).

Dunn, M. S.O.S.: Social Skills in our Schools (A Social Skills program for children with Autism Spectrum Disorders and their typical peers) – Level 3 (in press online).

Dunn, M., Mendelson, L. Miller, A. S.O.S.: Social Skills in our Schools (A Social Skills program for children with Autism Spectrum Disorders and their typical peers) – Let’s Get Ready For Social Skills (in prep).

Dunn, M., Goldstein E, McMullin V, Espanol S. S.O.S.: Social Skills in our Schools (A transition program for adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders) London: Jessica Kingsley (submitted).

Dunn, M. and Harris, L. The Music of Speech: A curriculum to improve voice and prosody. (in press)