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UCSB Koegel Autism Center

Anahita Navab First Year Counseling, Clinical and School Psychology Bachelors Degree from UCLA Research Interests: Effects of pivotal response treatment on joint attention behaviors and language outcomes, early identification and intervention in infants and toddlers at risk for autism spectrum disorders, eye-tracking as a measure for early signs of autism and intervention progress, inclusion and parent education for preschoolers with autism spectrum disorders.

Publications:

Navab, A., Gillespie-Lynch, K., Park, G., Sigman, M., Johnson, S.P., Hutman, T. (2011). Eye-Tracking as a  Measure of Responsiveness to Joint Attention in Infants at Risk for Autism. Infancy, 1-16.

Sproatt, D., Navab, A., Koegel, R.L., and Koegel, L.K. (2011). Definition of Operant Conditioning.   Encyclopedia of Autism Spectrum Disorders, Volkmar, F.R. 

Presentations:

Navab, A., Gillespie-Lynch, K., Park, G., Sigman, M., Johnson, S.P., Hutman, T. (2011, May). Eye-Tracking as a Measure of Responsiveness to Joint Attention in Infants at Risk for Autism. Poster presented at the UC Conference for Research in Special Education, Disabilities, & Developmental Risk, Los Angeles, CA.

Navab, A., Gillespie-Lynch, K., Park, G., Sigman, M., Johnson, S.P., Hutman, T. (2011, May). Eye-Tracking as a Measure of Responsiveness to Joint Attention in Infants at Risk for Autism. Poster presented at the International Meeting for Autism Research, San Diego, CA.

Gillespie-Lynch, K., Hutman, T., Gaither, S.E., Park, G., Navab, A., Sigman, M., & Johnson, S.P. (2011, April). Social Attention or Gaze Following: Which is Reduced during Eye-Tracking of Infant Sibs?  Poster presented at the Society for Research in Child Development, Montreal, Canada.

Navab, A., Gillespie-Lynch, K., Park, G., Sigman, M., Johnson, S.P., Hutman, T. (2010, May). Eye-  Tracking in Infants at Risk for Autism. Poster presented at the Stanford Psychology Undergraduate Conference, Palo Alto, CA.

Gillespie-Lynch, K., Hutman, T., Gaither, S., Navab, A., Beck-Pancer, D., Sigman, M., & Johnson, S.P. (2010, May). Responding to and Learning Joint Attention: A Comparison of Infant Siblings of Children with Autism and Typically Developing Infants. Poster presented at the International Meeting for Autism Research, Philadelphia, PA.

What you like most about the program:

I love the applied, scientist-practitioner perspective offered by the CCSP program, as well as the overall harmonious and communal vibe!