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Elizabeth Laugeson

Founder and Director, UCLA PEERS® Clinic · UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center

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History

UCLA Tarjan Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities · UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center
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UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center
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UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center
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PsyD, Pepperdine University, Graduate School of Education and Psychology, 2004
2004
Doctor of Medicine
2000–2004
1998 – California State University, Long Beach, Bachelor of Arts, Psychology
1994–1998

Research

Evidence-based social skills training for adolescents with autism spectrum disorders: the UCLA PEERS program
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders · 2012 · First of 5 authors · Corresponding · 247 citations
Atypical Visual Saliency in Autism Spectrum Disorder Quantified through Model-Based Eye Tracking
Neuron · 2015 · 192 citations
Parent-assisted social skills training to improve friendships in teens with autism spectrum disorders
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders · 2009 · First of 4 authors · Corresponding · 189 citations

CM
Christine Moody
8 papers
Reina Factor
5 papers
Catherine Mogil
3 papers
Eric Storch
2 papers
Hannah Rea
2 papers · 2 as a resident
Jasper Estabillo
2 papers
Adam Lewin
1 paper
AN
Alessandro De Nadai
1 paper
Bora Lim
1 paper
EV
Elina Veytsman
1 paper
James McCracken
1 paper
John Piacentini
1 paper

Grants

Heterogeneity in Autism Spectrum Disorders: Biological Mechanisms, Trajectories, and Treatment Response
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development · P50
Project lead · $919.1K · University of California Los Angeles
2007–2024

Clinical trials

PEERS© for Careers
Principal investigator · Completed
University of California, Los Angeles
2020–2022