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Camilla McMahon

Educational Background

• Postdoctoral Fellowship, Autism Research Training Program, M.I.N.D. Institute, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of California – Davis, California, 2012
• Ph.D., Developmental Psychology, Department of Psychology, University of Miami, Florida, 2010
• M.S., Developmental Psychology, Department of Psychology, University of Miami, Florida, 2008
• B.A., Psychology & Zoology, Departments of Psychology & Zoology, ºÚÁÏÉçÇø, Ohio, 2005

Courses Taught

• PSY 111: Introduction to Psychology
• PSY 231: Developmental Psychology
• PSS 218: Introduction to Research Design and Analysis
• PSS 420: Advanced ºÚÁÏÉçÇøics in Psychological Science – Autism

Research Interests

My current program of research focuses on public knowledge and awareness of autism, as well as peer receptivity and openness toward autistic individuals. This program of research is designed to inform the development of interventions to increase public awareness of autism, as well as to improve positive, reciprocal social interactions between individuals with autism and their peers.

Publications

McMahon, C.M. (2024). College ºÚÁÏÉçÇøs recognize characteristics of autism, but struggle to differentiate between characteristics of autism and other disabilities. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. Advance online publication.

McMahon, C. M., McClain, M. B., Haverkamp, C. R., & Harris, B. (2024). Re-Evaluating the appropriateness of the “don’t know” response option: Guessing rate as a source of systematic error on autism knowledge assessments. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. Advance online publication.  

McMahon, C.M., McClain, M.B., Wells, S., Thompson, S. & Shahidullah, J. D. (2024). Autism knowledge assessments: A closer examination of validity by autism experts. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. Advance online publication.

Hoogeveen, S., Sarafoglou, A., Aczel, B., Aditya, Y., Alayan, A.J., Allen, P.J., Altay, S., Alzahawi, S., Amir, Y., Anthony, F., Appiah, O.K., Atkinson, Q.D., Baimel, A., Balkaya-Ince, M., Balsamo, M., Banker, S., Bartoš, F., Becerra, M., Beffara, B., … McMahon, C.M., … Wagenmakers, E. (2023). A many-analysts approach to the relation between religiosity and well-being. Religion, Brain, & Behavior, 13(3), 237-283.

Vogel, V., Prenoveau, J., Kelchtermans, S., Magyar-Russell, G., McMahon, C., Ingendahl, M., & Schaumans, C. (2023). Different facets, different results: The importance of considering the multidimensionality of constructs. Religion, Brain, & Behavior, 13(3), 351-356.

McMahon, C.M., Linthicum, M. & Stoll, B. (2022). Developmental disability vs. neurodiverse identity: How cognitive lens affects the general public’s perceptions of autism. Disability & Society, 37(9), 1439-1455.

McMahon, C.M., Henry, S., & Linthicum, M. (2021). Employability in Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD): Job candidate’s diagnostic disclosure and ASD characteristics and employer’s ASD knowledge and social desirability. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, 27(1), 142-157.

McMahon, C.M., Henry, S., Stoll, B., & Linthicum, M. (2021). Perceptions of dating behaviors among individuals in the general population with high and low autistic traits. Sexuality and Disability, 39, 309-325.

Dietz, B., & McMahon, C.M. (2021). Teaching an online statistics course for psychological science. In J. Cerniak, M.S. Wong, & L.H. Rosen (Eds.), Teaching psychology online (pp. 177-184). Society for the Teaching of Psychology.

Dietz, B., Petonito, G., Mann. K., Oswald, B., McMahon, C.M., & Linthicum, M. (2021). Pivoting during a pandemic: Creating presence for all ºÚÁÏÉçÇøs. Journal of Teaching and Learning with Technology, 10, 194-206.

McMahon, C.M., Stoll, B., & Linthicum, M. (2020). Perceived versus actual autism knowledge in the general population. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 71.

Burrows, C.A., Usher, L.V., Becker-Haimes, E.M., McMahon, C.M., Mundy, P.C., Jensen-Doss, A., & Henderson, H.A. (2018). Profiles and correlates of parent-child agreement on social anxiety symptoms in youth with autism spectrum disorder. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 48(6), 2023-2037.

Jaime, M., McMahon, C.M., Davidson, B.C., Newell, L., Mundy, P., & Henderson, H. (2016). Brief report: Reduced temporal-central EEG alpha coherence during joint attention perception in adolescents with autism spectrum disorder. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 46(4), 1477-1489.

McMahon, C.M., Henderson, H., Newell, L., Jaime, M., & Mundy, P. (2016). Metacognitive awareness of facial affect in higher-functioning children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 46(3), 882-898.

Henderson, H. A., Ono, K. E., McMahon, C. M., Schwartz, C. B., Usher, L. V., & Mundy, P. C. (2015). The costs and benefits of self-monitoring for higher functioning children and adolescents with autism. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 45, 548-559.  

McMahon, C.M., & Henderson, H. (2015). Error-monitoring in response to social stimuli in individuals with higher-functioning autism spectrum disorder. Developmental Science, 18(3), 389-403.

McMahon, C.M., & Solomon, M. (2015). Brief report: Parent-adolescent informant discrepancies of social skill importance and social skill engagement for higher-functioning adolescents with autism spectrum disorder. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 45(10), 3396-3403.

Lerner, M.D., McMahon, C.M., Britton, N. (2014). Autism spectrum disorder in adolescents: Promoting social and emotional development. In T.P. Gullotta & M. Bloom (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Primary Prevention and Health Promotion: Adolescence(2^nd ed., pp. 1023-1033). Springer.

McMahon, C.M., Lerner, M., & Britton, N. (2013). Group-based social skills interventions for adolescents with higher-functioning autism spectrum disorder: A review and looking to the future. Adolescent Health, Medicine, and Therapeutics, 4, 23-38.

McMahon, C.M., Vismara, L., & Solomon, M. (2013). Measuring changes in social behavior during a social skills intervention for higher-functioning children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders,43, 1843-1856.

Hileman, C.M., Henderson, H., Mundy, P., Newell, L., & Jaime, M. (2011). Developmental and individual differences on the P1 and N170 components in children with and without autism. Developmental Neuropsychology, 36, 214-236.

Henderson, H.A., Zahka, N.E., Kojkowski, N.M., Inge, A.P., Schwartz, C. B., Hileman, C. M., Coman, D.C. , & Mundy, P. C. (2009). Self-referenced memory, social cognition, and symptom presentation in autism. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 50, 853-861.

Schwartz, C. B., Henderson, H. A., Inge, A. P., Zahka, N. E., Coman, D. C., Kojkowski, N. M., Hileman, C.M., & Mundy, P. C. (2009). Temperament as a predictor of symptomotology and adaptive functioning in adolescents with high-functioning autism. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 39, 842-855.  

Advising Articles for Students

McMahon, C.M. (2021). Summer research internships: Remote style. Eye on Psi Chi, 25(4), 30-33.

McMahon, C.M. (2021). COVID-19: The silver lining for career planning in psychology. Psychology Student Network, 9(1).  

McMahon, C.M. (2019). Student internships in psychology: Thinking outside of the box. Eye on Psi Chi, 24(2), 34-37.

McMahon, C.M. (2019). Summer internships: A smart choice for undergraduate ºÚÁÏÉçÇøs. Psychology Student Network, 7(1).

 

Recent Awards

2023 ºÚÁÏÉçÇø Regionals Faculty Achievement in Research Award

2023 Mid-American Conference (MAC) Outstanding Faculty Award for Student Success

2022 ºÚÁÏÉçÇø Prodesse Quam Conspici “To Accomplish without Being Conspicuous” Medal

2021 Southwestern Ohio Council for Higher Education Excellence Award in Teaching

2020 ºÚÁÏÉçÇø Regionals Faculty Achievement in Service Award

Professional Service

Consulting Editor
Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions

Guest Reviewer

Autism

Autism in Adulthood

Autism Research

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Molecular Autism

Motivation and Emotion

Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders

Stigma and Health

Websites

• Autism Research Lab
  
• Job/Internship Opportunities for Psychology Undergraduate Students and Recent Graduates