Robert Fitzgerald

Education & Training

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• Ph.D.: Saint Louis University, 2012
• M.P.H.: Saint Louis University, 2000
• B.S.: Abilene Christian University, 1998

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Research Interests

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Epidemiology of Autism Spectrum Disorder and related developmental disabilities

Recent Publications

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• COVID-19 Infection and Mitigation for Young Children With Autism and Other Disabilities

  Fitzgerald, R., Eck, L., Pazol, K., Wiggins, L., Durkin, M. & Nadler, C., Oct 1 2025, In: Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics. 46, 5, p. e462-e467

• Parameterizing Toxic Stress in Early Childhood: Maternal Depression, Maltreatment, and HPA-Axis Variation in a Pilot Intervention Study

  Wagner, R. E., Jonson-Reid, M., Drake, B., Kohl, P. L., Pons, L., Zhang, Y., Fitzgerald, R., Laudenslager, M. L. & Constantino, J. N., Mar 2025, In: Prevention Science. 26, Suppl 1, p. 78-89 12 p., 105066.

• Prevalence and Early Identification of Autism Spectrum Disorder Among Children Aged 4 and 8 Years — Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network, 16 Sites, United States, 2022

  Shaw, K. A., Williams, S., Patrick, M. E., Valencia-Prado, M., Durkin, M. S., Howerton, E. M., Ladd-Acosta, C. M., Pas, E. T., Bakian, A. V., Bartholomew, P., Nieves-Muñoz, N., Sidwell, K., Alford, A., Bilder, D. A., DiRienzo, M., Fitzgerald, R. T., Furnier, S. M., Hudson, A. E., Pokoski, O. M. & Shea, L. & 32 others, Tinker, S. C., Warren, Z., Zahorodny, W., Agosto-Rosa, H., Anbar, J., Chavez, K. Y., Esler, A., Forkner, A., Grzybowski, A., Agib, A. H., Hallas, L., Lopez, M., Magaña, S., Nguyen, R. H. N., Parker, J., Pierce, K., Protho, T., Torres, H., Vanegas, S. B., Vehorn, A., Zhang, M., Andrews, J., Greer, F., Hall-Lande, J., McArthur, D., Mitamura, M., Montes, A. J., Pettygrove, S., Shenouda, J., Skowyra, C., Washington, A. & Maenner, M. J., 2025, In: MMWR Surveillance Summaries. 74, 2, p. 1-22 22 p.

• Child Age at Time of First Maternal Concern and Time to Services Among Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

  Van Dyke, J., Rosenberg, S. A., Crume, T., Reyes, N., Alexander, A. A., Barger, B., Fitzgerald, R., Hightshoe, K., Moody, E. J., Pazol, K., Rosenberg, C. R., Rubenstein, E., Wiggins, L. & Diguiseppi, C., Jul 1 2024, In: Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics. 45, 4, p. e293-e301

• Early Identification of Autism Spectrum Disorder Among Children Aged 4 Years — Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network, 11 Sites, United States, 2020

  Shaw, K. A., Bilder, D. A., McArthur, D., Williams, A. R., Amoakohene, E., Bakian, A. V., Durkin, M. S., Fitzgerald, R. T., Furnier, S. M., Hughes, M. M., Pas, E. T., Salinas, A., Warren, Z., Williams, S., Esler, A., Grzybowski, A., Ladd-Acosta, C. M., Patrick, M., Zahorodny, W. & Green, K. K. & 17 others, Hall-Lande, J., Lopez, M., Mancilla, K. C., Nguyen, R. H. N., Pierce, K., Schwenk, Y. D., Shenouda, J., Sidwell, K., Vehorn, A., DiRienzo, M., Gutierrez, J., Hallas, L., Hudson, A., Spivey, M. H., Pettygrove, S., Washington, A. & Maenner, M. J., 2023, In: MMWR Surveillance Summaries. 72, 1, p. 3-16 14 p.

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