Maureen Durkin

Maureen Durkin received her undergraduate degree and PhD in Anthropology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and her MPH and DrPH degrees in Epidemiology from Columbia University. Her research interests include the epidemiology, prevention, antecedents, and consequences of neurodevelopmental disabilities and childhood injuries, both globally and within the United States. She has collaborated in the development of cross-cultural methods for screening for developmental disabilities and methods for surveillance of childhood injuries, and has directed international studies of the prevalence and causes of neurodevelopmental disabilities in low-income countries. She has also directed a cohort study of neuropsychological outcomes of neonatal brain injuries associated with preterm birth and with metabolic disorders detected on newborn screening, and is currently a Waisman Center Investigator, Principal Investigator on the Wisconsin Surveillance of Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities System, and Principal Investigator of the Wisconsin Study to Explore Early Development of Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Selected Publications:

Furnier, Sarah M., Susan Ellis Weismer, Eric Rubenstein, Ronald Gangnon, Steven Rosenberg, Cy Nadler, Lisa D. Wiggins, and Maureen S. Durkin. “Using adaptive behavior scores to convey level of functioning in children with autism spectrum disorder: Evidence from the study to explore early development.” Autism 28, no. 5 (2024): 1135-1149.

Pokoski, Olivia M., Hayley M. Crain, Sarah M. Furnier, Ronald E. Gangnon, Cy Nadler, Eric J. Moody, Karen Pazol, Maria A. Stanley, Lisa D. Wiggins, and Maureen S. Durkin. “COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts on Behavioral and Emotional Health of Young Children With Autism.” JAACAP Open (2024).

Hughes, Michelle M., Elise T. Pas, Maureen S. Durkin, Leann S. DaWalt, Deborah A. Bilder, Amanda V. Bakian, Esther Amoakohene et al. “Health Conditions, Education Services, and Transition Planning for Adolescents With Autism.” Pediatrics 153, no. 4 (2024).

Pokoski, Olivia M., Hayley Crain, Carolyn DiGuiseppi, Sarah M. Furnier, Eric J. Moody, Jessica Sanders, and Maureen S. Durkin. “Economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on families of children with autism and other developmental disabilities.” Frontiers in Psychiatry 15 (2024): 1342504.

Pazol, Karen, Lin H. Tian, Carolyn DiGuiseppi, Maureen S. Durkin, M. Daniele Fallin, Eric J. Moody, Cy Nadler et al. “Health and Education Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic Among Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Other Developmental Disabilities.” Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics 45, no. 1 (2024): e31-e38.