Rebecca Elias, PhD

Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry & the Behavioral Science and Pediatrics (Clinician Educator), Keck School of Medicine of USC

Rebecca Elias, PhD joins the Division of Psychiatry as a Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics (Clinician Educator) at Children's Hospital Los Angeles.

Education

Graduate School

2019 Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA,

2016 Graduate Certificate, Educational Research, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA

2015 M.S., Clinical Psychology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA

Internship

2019 Predoctoral Internship, Clinical Psychology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN

Fellowship

2021 Fellowship, Clinical Psychology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA

Accomplishments

Certifications

2021 Research Reliable Assessor for the Autism Diagnostic Interview-Revised (ADI-R)

2020 Research Reliable Assessor for the ADOS-2

2019 Certified Interviewer of the Structured Interview for Psychosis-Risk Syndromes Scale of Prodromal Syndromes

2019 Certified Provider of Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills (PEERS®)

2014 Virginia Tech LGBT+ Safe Zone Certified

Professional Memberships

2013-Present; Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT)
2013-Present; International Society for Autism Research (INSAR)
2013-Present; Society for the Science of Clinical Psychology (SSCP)
2017-Present; American Psychological Association (APA)

Publications

Elias, R., Connor, C.M., White, S.W. Brief Report: Creation of a Transition Readiness Scale for Adolescents with ASD. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. In Press, 2022. PMID: 35138556.

Elias, R. & Lord, C. Diagnostic stability in individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Insights from a longitudinal follow-up study. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. In Press, 2021. PMID: 34890046.

Elias, R. & White, S.W., Measuring social motivation in autism spectrum disorder: Development of the social motivation interview. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disabilities. 50(3):798-811, 2019. PMID: 31758366

Elias, R., Muskett, A., & White, S.W., Postsecondary transition needs of students with ASD: Qualitative insights from campus educators. Autism. 23(1):260-264, 2019.PMID: 29034690, PMCID: PMC5878982

Elias, R., Murphy, H.G., Turner, K.A., & White, S.W., Feasibility and preliminary efficacy of an adapted transdiagnostic treatment for children with executive function deficits. Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy. 33(4):343-356, 2019, PMID: 32746396

Elias, R. & White, S.W., Autism goes to college: Understanding the needs of a student population on the rise. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 48(3)732-746, 2018. PMID: 28255760, PMCID: PMC5581732

PubMed Link

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