Christopher J. Lopata Psy.D.
Christopher J. Lopata
Psy.D.
Professor, Director of Institute for Autism Research
Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences
Specialty/Research Focus
Autism; Developmental Pediatrics and Rehabilitation
Journal Articles:
- Church BA, Rodgers JD, Jackson BN, Wisniewski MG, Moppert S, Lopata C, Thomeer ML, Mercado E. (2025) Perceptual discrimination learning in children with and without autism: The effect of feedback, modality, and progressive-learning. Psychonomic bulletin & review (Oct), 32(5): 2175-2188.
- Lopata C, Thomeer ML, Rodgers JD, Donnelly JP, Lodi-Smith J. (2025) Longitudinal Follow-Up Study of Social Intervention Outcomes for Children on the Autism Spectrum. Journal of autism and developmental disorders (Feb), 55(2): 393-407.
- Lopata C, Rodgers JD, Donnelly JP, Thomeer ML, Lodi-Smith J, Gionis ZL, Andrews SL, Rajnisz CJ. (2022) Effect of COVID-19 Stay-at-Home Restrictions on Parent Reported Symptom Severity and Adaptive Functioning of Youth with ASD. Journal of developmental and physical disabilities (Jan), 34(3): 459-470.
- Lopata C, Donnelly JP, Rodgers JD, Thomeer ML, Booth AJ. (2020) Reliability and validity of teacher ratings on the Adapted Skillstreaming Checklist for children with autism spectrum disorder. Autism : the international journal of research and practice (Jul), 24(5): 1127-1137.
- Lopata C, Donnelly JP, Thomeer ML, Rodgers JD, Volker MA, Booth AJ. (2020) Exploratory factor analysis of the Adapted Skillstreaming Checklist for children with autism spectrum disorder. Autism : the international journal of research and practice (Feb), 24(2): 437-446.
- Booth AJ, Rodgers JD, Volker MA, Lopata C, Thomeer ML. (2019) Psychometric Characteristics of the DANVA-2 in High-Functioning Children with ASD. Journal of autism and developmental disorders (Oct), 49(10): 4147-4158.
- McDonald CA, Donnelly JP, Feldman-Alguire AL, Rodgers JD, Lopata C, Thomeer ML. (2019) Special Education Service Use by Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Journal of autism and developmental disorders (Jun), 49(6): 2437-2446.
- Jordan AK, Thomeer ML, Lopata C, Donnelly JP, Rodgers JD, McDonald CA. (2019) Informant Discrepancies in the Assessment of Adaptive Behavior of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Journal of autism and developmental disorders (May), 49(5): 2024-2034.
- Lodi-Smith J, Rodgers JD, Cunningham SA, Lopata C, Thomeer ML. (2019) Meta-analysis of Big Five personality traits in autism spectrum disorder. Autism : the international journal of research and practice (Apr), 23(3): 556-565.
- Rodgers JD, Lodi-Smith J, Donnelly JP, Lopata C, McDonald CA, Thomeer ML, Lipinski AM, Nasca BC, Booth AJ. (2019) Brief Report: Examination of Sex-Based Differences in ASD Symptom Severity Among High-Functioning Children with ASD Using the SRS-2. Journal of autism and developmental disorders (Feb), 49(2): 781-787.
- Thomeer ML, Lopata C, Donnelly JP, Booth A, Shanahan A, Federiconi V, McDonald CA, Rodgers JD. (2019) Community Effectiveness RCT of a Comprehensive Psychosocial Treatment for High-Functioning Children With ASD. Journal of clinical child and adolescent psychology : the official journal for the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, American Psychological Association, Division 53 (Jan), 48(sup1): S119-S130.
- Lopata C, Thomeer ML, Rodgers JD, Donnelly JP, McDonald CA, Volker MA, Smith TH, Wang H. (2019) Cluster Randomized Trial of a School Intervention for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Journal of clinical child and adolescent psychology : the official journal for the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, American Psychological Association, Division 53 (Jan), 48(6): 922-933.
- Rodgers JD, Lodi-Smith J, Hill PL, Spain SM, Lopata C, Thomeer ML. (2018) Brief Report: Personality Mediates the Relationship between Autism Quotient and Well-Being: A Conceptual Replication using Self-Report. Journal of autism and developmental disorders (Jan), 48(1): 307-315.
- Lopata C, Rodgers JD, Donnelly JP, Thomeer ML, McDonald CA, Volker MA. (2017) Psychometric Properties of the Adapted Skillstreaming Checklist for High-functioning Children with ASD. Journal of autism and developmental disorders (Sep), 47(9): 2723-2732.
- Nascimento MID, Pereira DF, Lopata C, Oliveira CLF, Moura AA, Mattos MJDS, Silva LSD. (2017) Trends in the Prevalence of Live Macrosomic Newborns According to Gestational Age Strata, in Brazil, 2001-2010, and 2012-2014. Revista brasileira de ginecologia e obstetricia : revista da Federacao Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetricia (Aug), 39(8): 376-383.
- McDonald CA, Donnelly JP, Rodgers JD, Thomeer ML, Lopata C, Jordan AK. (2017) Brief Report: Examination of Correlates of Adaptive Behavior in Children with HFASD using the BASC-2 Parent Rating Scale. Journal of autism and developmental disorders (May), 47(5): 1530-1534.
- Lopata C, Lipinski AM, Thomeer ML, Rodgers JD, Donnelly JP, McDonald CA, Volker MA. (2017) Open-trial pilot study of a comprehensive outpatient psychosocial treatment for children with high-functioning autism spectrum disorder. Autism : the international journal of research and practice (Jan), 21(1): 108-116.
- McDonald CA, Lopata C, Donnelly JP, Thomeer ML, Rodgers JD, Jordan AK. (2016) Informant discrepancies in externalizing and internalizing symptoms and adaptive skills of high-functioning children with autism spectrum disorder. School psychology quarterly : the official journal of the Division of School Psychology, American Psychological Association (Dec), 31(4): 467-477.
- Lopata C, Donnelly JP, Jordan AK, Thomeer ML, McDonald CA, Rodgers JD. (2016) Brief Report: Parent-Teacher Discrepancies on the Developmental Social Disorders Scale (BASC-2) in the Assessment of High-Functioning Children with ASD. Journal of autism and developmental disorders (Sep), 46(9): 3183-9.
- Nelson AT, Lopata C, Volker MA, Thomeer ML, Toomey JA, Dua E. (2016) Exploratory Factor Analysis of SRS-2 Teacher Ratings for Youth with ASD. Journal of autism and developmental disorders (Sep), 46(9): 2905-15.
- Volker MA, Dua EH, Lopata C, Thomeer ML, Toomey JA, Smerbeck AM, Rodgers JD, Popkin JR, Nelson AT, Lee GK. (2016) Factor Structure, Internal Consistency, and Screening Sensitivity of the GARS-2 in a Developmental Disabilities Sample. Autism research and treatment (Jan), 2016: 8243079.
- Church BA, Rice CL, Dovgopoly A, Lopata CJ, Thomeer ML, Nelson A, Mercado E. (2015) Learning, plasticity, and atypical generalization in children with autism. Psychonomic bulletin & review (Oct), 22(5): 1342-8.
- Thomeer ML, Smith RA, Lopata C, Volker MA, Lipinski AM, Rodgers JD, McDonald CA, Lee GK. (2015) Randomized Controlled Trial of Mind Reading and In Vivo Rehearsal for High-Functioning Children with ASD. Journal of autism and developmental disorders (Jul), 45(7): 2115-27.
- Mercado E, Church BA, Coutinho MV, Dovgopoly A, Lopata CJ, Toomey JA, Thomeer ML. (2015) Heterogeneity in perceptual category learning by high functioning children with autism spectrum disorder. Frontiers in integrative neuroscience (Jan), 9: 42.
- Lopata C, Smith RA, Volker MA, Thomeer ML, Lee GK, McDonald CA. (2013) Comparison of Adaptive Behavior Measures for Children with HFASDs. Autism research and treatment (Jan), 2013: 415989.
- Lopata C, Toomey JA, Fox JD, Thomeer ML, Volker MA, Lee GK. (2013) Prevalence and Predictors of Psychotropic Use in Children with High-Functioning ASDs. Autism research and treatment (Jan), 2013: 384527.
- Putnam SK, Lopata C, Fox JD, Thomeer ML, Rodgers JD, Volker MA, Lee GK, Neilans EG, Werth J. (2012) Comparison of saliva collection methods in children with high-functioning autism spectrum disorders: acceptability and recovery of cortisol. Child psychiatry and human development (Aug), 43(4): 560-73.
- Church BA, Krauss MS, Lopata C, Toomey JA, Thomeer ML, Coutinho MV, Volker MA, Mercado E. (2010) Atypical categorization in children with high-functioning autism spectrum disorder. Psychonomic bulletin & review (Dec), 17(6): 862-8.
- Lopata C, Thomeer ML, Volker MA, Toomey JA, Nida RE, Lee GK, Smerbeck AM, Rodgers JD. (2010) RCT of a manualized social treatment for high-functioning autism spectrum disorders. Journal of autism and developmental disorders (Nov), 40(11): 1297-310.
- Lopata C, Toomey JA, Fox JD, Volker MA, Chow SY, Thomeer ML, Lee GK, Rodgers JD, McDonald CA, Smerbeck AM. (2010) Anxiety and depression in children with HFASDs: symptom levels and source differences. Journal of abnormal child psychology (Aug), 38(6): 765-76.
- Volker MA, Lopata C, Smerbeck AM, Knoll VA, Thomeer ML, Toomey JA, Rodgers JD. (2010) BASC-2 PRS profiles for students with high-functioning autism spectrum disorders. Journal of autism and developmental disorders (Feb), 40(2): 188-99.
- Lopata C, Volker MA, Putnam SK, Thomeer ML, Nida RE. (2008) Effect of social familiarity on salivary cortisol and self-reports of social anxiety and stress in children with high functioning autism spectrum disorders. Journal of autism and developmental disorders (Nov), 38(10): 1866-77.
- Lopata C, Thomeer ML, Volker MA, Nida RE, Lee GK. (2008) Effectiveness of a manualized summer social treatment program for high-functioning children with autism spectrum disorders. Journal of autism and developmental disorders (May), 38(5): 890-904.
- Lopata C, Hamm EM, Volker MA, Sowinski JE. (2007) Motor and visuomotor skills of children with Asperger's disorder: preliminary findings. Perceptual and motor skills (Jun), 104(3 Pt 2): 1183-92.