Shawn E. Christ

Associate Professor 25 McAlester Hall (573) 884-8140 christse@missouri.edu http://www.shawnchrist.com Lab: Clinical Neuropsychology Lab

Research in my lab is primarily aimed at increasing our understanding of the cognitive and neural processes underlying typical and atypical development. As such, much of our work focuses on the development of cognitive abilities in children with neurodevelopmental disorders (primarly autism, but also other disorders such as phenylketonuria). In addition to conducting behavioral studies, we also utilize neuroimaging techniques (fMRI, sMRI, DTI) to better elucidate the neural substrates of cognition in individuals with and without early brain injury.

Christ, S.E., Huijbregts, S.C.J., de Sonneville, L.M.J., & White, D.A. (in press). Executive function in early-treated phenylketonuria: Profile and underlying mechanisms. Molecular Genetics & Metabolism.[Request Preprint]

Christ, S. E., Moffitt, A. J., & Peck, D. (in press). Disruption of prefrontal function and connectivity in individuals with phenylketonuria. Molecular Genetics & Metabolism. [Request Preprint]

Christ, S. E., Van Essen, D. C., Watson, J. M., Brubaker, L., & McDermott, K. B. (2009). The Contributions of Prefrontal Cortex and Executive Control to Deception: Evidence from Activation Likelihood Estimate Meta-Analyses. Cerebral Cortex, 19, 1557-1566. [PubMed] [Request Reprint]

Kanne, S. M., Christ S. E., & Reiersen, A. M. (2009). Psychiatric Symptoms and Psychosocial Difficulties in Young Adults with Autistic Traits. Journal of Autism & Developmental Disorders, 39, 827-833. [PubMed] [Request Reprint]

Christ, S. E., Holt, D., White, D. A., & Green, L. (2007). Inhibitory control in children with autism spectrum disorder. Journal of Autism & Developmental Disorders, 37, 1155-1165. [PubMed] [Request Reprint]