SPD-SWG Participants

Carter, Alice S., PhD

Title: Professor
Department: Department of Psychology
Institution: University of Massachusetts Boston
Mailing Address: 100 Morrissey Blvd., Dorchester, MA 02125-3393
Phone: (617) 287-6350
Website: www.psych.umb.edu

Research Interests

Professor Carter researches the identification of infants and toddlers at risk for problems in social, behavioral, and emotional functioning; developing preventive interventions; and understanding the role of family functioning in the developmental course of children at genetic risk for clinical disorders such as Tourette's Syndrome, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and depression. She is also studying young children with autism spectrum disorders and their families as part of the Boston University Studies To Advance Autism Research (START).

SPD Research Summary

Dr. Carter is examining the prevalence of sensory over-responsivity (SOR) in a representative longitudinal birth cohort of children in the Greater New Haven area who have been followed from either 1 or 2 years of age and assessed with the Sensory Over-Responsivity Scale in second grade. Data about early emerging social-emotional problems and competencies, including a measure of sensory sensitivities at ages 1, 2, and 3 years of age and psychiatric diagnostic status in kindergarten and second grade is already available in the larger longitudinal study. This project is providing data on the prevalence and correlates of SOR in a representative community sample. It is also examining associations between infant/toddler and concurrent social-emotional and behavior problem correlates of SOR in school-aged children.

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