Benjamin Yerys

Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and Perelman School of Medicine · University of Pennsylvania Health System

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History

A Longitudinal Study Identifying Psychological and Service Delivery Targets to Improve Daily Living Skills and Quality of Life Outcomes Among Autistic Youth Exiting High School
National Institute of Mental Health · R01
Contact PI · $3.2M · Children's Hosp of Philadelphia
2023–2028
The Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center (IDDRC) at CHOP/Penn
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development · P50
Project lead · $164.8K · Children's Hosp of Philadelphia
2021–2026
Evaluating a Novel Approach-Avoidance Model of Repetitive Behaviors in Autistic Adolescents: A Multi-Method Study
National Institute of Mental Health · R21
Contact PI · $467.8K · Children's Hosp of Philadelphia
2022–2025
Functional Neuroimaging of Attention in Autism
National Institute of Mental Health · R21
Contact PI · $426.6K · Children's Hosp of Philadelphia
2011–2014

Motivation for Daily Living Skills
Principal investigator · Recruiting
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
2025–2027
Characterization and Natural History of Williams Syndrome and Other Chromosome 7q11.23 Variants
Principal investigator · Recruiting
University of Pennsylvania
2024–2045