Meet Liz Laugeson, PsyD

Watch Liz Laugeson, PsyD's video on Meet Liz Laugeson, PsyD...
Meet Liz Laugeson, PsyD | Kids in the House
KidsInTheHouse the Ultimate Parenting Resource
Kids in the House Tour

Meet Liz Laugeson, PsyD

Comment
85
Like
85
Transcription: 
My name is Liz Laugeson and I'm a Licensed Clinical Pshychologist and an Assistant Clinical Professor at the UCLA Semel Institute. And, my clinical area of research is in social skills training for adolescents and adults with autism. And, through that group, I direct the Help Group - UCLA Autism Research Alliance, as well as the UCLA PEERS Clinic. And, when I'm not working, I enjoy hiking and kayaking and traveling with my husband and with family and friends.
ALL PARENTS, Experts, Introductions

Watch Liz Laugeson, PsyD's video on Meet Liz Laugeson, PsyD...

Transcript

Expert Bio

More from Expert

Liz Laugeson, PsyD

Psychologist & Author

Dr. Elizabeth Laugeson is a licensed clinical psychologist and an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences at the UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior.  Dr. Laugeson is the Director of The Help Group – UCLA Autism Research Alliance, which is a collaborative research initiative between The Help Group and the UCLA Semel Institute, dedicated to developing and expanding applied clinical research in the treatment of children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders.  She is also the Director of the UCLA PEERS Clinic, which is an outpatient hospital-based clinic providing parent-assisted social skills training for adolescents and young adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders and other social impairments. 

Dr. Laugeson has been a principal investigator and collaborator on a number of studies funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) investigating social skills training for youth with developmental disabilities from preschool to early adulthood and is the co-developer of an evidence-based social skills intervention for teens and young adults known as PEERS. She was the two-time recipient of the Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award from the NIH from 2004-2007, recipient of the Semel Scholar Award for Junior Faculty Career Development in 2008, and received the Distinguished Alumnus Award from Pepperdine University in 2010. Dr. Laugeson has presented her research at international conferences throughout the world including the U.S., Canada, England, Italy, and Australia. Her work has been featured on national and international media outlets such as People Magazine, USA Today, the LA Times, New York Times, Washington Post, CBS, NBC, and Channel 4 in the United Kingdom.

Peer Pressure, Peer Pressure, Friends, Friends
More Parenting Videos from Liz Laugeson, PsyD >
Enter your email to
download & subscribe
to our newsletter