Robin Page Kochel

Robin Page Kochel, Ph.D.

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Robin Page Kochel, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Email

kochel@bcm.edu

Positions

Associate Professor: Pediatrics-Psychology
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX US

Education

MS from Baylor College Of Medicine: 02/2010 - Houston, Texas United States; Clinical Investigation

PhD from Virginia Commonwealth University: 05/2003 - Richmond, Virginia United States; Experimental/Developmental Psychology

MS from University Of Tennessee: 05/2000 - Knoxville, Tennessee United States; Child and Family Studies

BA from Texas Woman's University: 12/2005 - Denton, TX US Territory; Psychology

Honors & Awards

National Institutes of Health Clinical Loan Repayment Program Award: 2007, 2009, 2011

John R. Kelsey, Jr. Student Speaker Award: 2008; Baylor College of Medicine

Autism Speaks Travel Award: 2008

John Merck Scholars Program in the Biology of Developmental Disabilities in Children: Cognitive Science Nominee, 2008; Baylor College of Medicine

International Meeting for Autism Research Student Travel Award: 2005, 2006

Professional Interests

My interests broadly focus on the early emergence of ASD symptomatology, as well as how parent perceptions about ASD influence their health-related behaviors.

Professional Statement

As a full-time research psychologist, my expertise is in the phenotypic characterization and diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). I am one of three across all BCM faculty who has achieved the highest status for reliable administration of the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS) and the Autism Diagnostic Interview—Revised (ADI-R), considered “gold-standard” instruments for aiding a diagnosis of ASD. This sought-after skill set lends to an increasing number of both local and national requests for my collaboration on new research proposals, education of other providers and trainees on use of these tools, and presentations about ASD. Since 2003, my research has primarily focused on characterization of individuals with ASD and related genetic conditions, including management of three large, network-affiliated studies supported by the prestigious Simons Foundation. My involvement in these network efforts have helped me launch specific programs of research on causes and consequences of developmental regression in ASD, how parent perceptions about ASD influence their health-related behaviors, and emergent vaccine hesitancy resulting from fears about ASD.

Websites

Kochel Lab for Clinical Autism Research

VIICTR Publications List

Google Scholar Profile

SPARK study at Texas Children's Hospital

Autism Center, Texas Children's Hospital

Videos

Join SPARK at Texas Children's Hospital

Individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and their families are invited to enroll in SPARK, the largest online, genetic database of those affected by ASD.

Professional Development

Lost and Found: What We Know About Regression in Children with ASD.: Conference (Presenter, 2016); Sponsor: Children’s Autism Center

Causes and Consequences of Developmental Regression in Autism Spectrum Disorder: Conference (Presenter, 2015); Sponsor: Thompson Center 10th Annual Autism Conference

Developmental Regression in Autism Spectrum Disorder: What Do We Know and Where Do We Go?: Conference (Presenter, 2014); Sponsor: Psychology Section—Pediatrics Grand Rounds, Texas Children’s Hospital; ,

Developmental Regression in Autism Spectrum Disorder: The Baskin-Robbins® Perspective.: Conference (Presenter, 2014); Sponsor: Thompson Center for Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders, University of Missouri

Developmental Regression in Autism Spectrum Disorder: Can We Agree to Disagree?: Conference (Presenter, 2014); Sponsor: Center for Autism and Developmental Disabilities, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Selected Publications

Goin-Kochel RP, Trinh S, Barber S, Bernier R "Gene Disrupting Mutations Associated with Regression in Autism Spectrum Disorder." J Autism Dev Disord. 2017 Nov;47(11):3600-3607. Pubmed PMID: 28856484
Bernier, R., Hudac, C.M., Chen, Q., Zeng, C., Wallace, A.S., Gerdts, J., Earl, R., Berg, J., Wolken, A., Peters, A., Hanson, E., Goin-Kochel, R.P., Kanne, S.M., Green-Snyder, L., & Chung, W.K "Developmental trajectories for young children with 16p11.2 copy number variation." Am J Med Genet B Neuropsychiatr Genet. 2017 Jun;174(4):367-380. Pubmed PMID: 28349640
Goin-Kochel, R.P., Mire, S.S., Dempsey, A.G., Fein, R.H., Guffey, D., Minard, C.G., Cunningham, R.M., Sahni, L.C., & Boom, J.A "Parental report of vaccine receipt in children with autism spectrum disorder: Do rates differ by pattern of ASD onset?." Vaccine. 2016 Mar 8;34(11):1335-42. Pubmed PMID: 26868082
Goin-Kochel RP, Mire SS, Dempsey AG "Emergence of autism spectrum disorder in children from simplex families: relations to parental perceptions of etiology." J Autism Dev Disord. 2015 May;45(5):1451-63. Pubmed PMID: 25398603