Tarjan Center Scholars

Tarjan Center trainees were awarded the Distinguished Scholar Award and provided with an opportunity to present their independent scientific research findings at professional conferences. Here are some of the presentations that were presented between 2019-2021. For information contact Beth Stoffmacher bstoffmacher@mednet.ucla.edu View their presentations below:

• Julia Zukin presented, On the Influence of Gender on Social Anxiety Following PEERS^® in Young Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Other Social Challenges
• Caroline McDonough, Examining the Relationship between Social Anxiety and Social Engagement with Peers Among Young Adults with ASD
• Jordan Ko, The Social Conversational Improvements Associated with Social Tools and Rules for Transitions (START for Young Adults with ASD) Program
• Leila Solouki, Anxiety, Depression, and ADHD as Predictors of Social Skills Treatment Outcome among Adults with ASD: UCLA PEERS® Intervention [PDF] [PowerPoint]
• Jenny Rodstein, Assessment of Treatment Gains Following Social Skills Treatment: Perceptions of Social Loneliness in Young Adults with ASD [PDF] [PowerPoint]
• Juliette Lerner, The Relationship between Self-Control and Cognitive Empathy among Young Adults with ASD and Other Social Challenges[PDF] [PowerPoint]