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Dr. Kaat received his Ph.D. in Psychology - Intellectual and Developmental Disorders and a secondary graduate concentration in quantitative psychology from the Ohio State University. After that, he joined the research faculty at FSM to develop and validate self- and parent-report measures and direct assessments.
Dr. Kaat is a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Medical Social Sciences at Northwestern University. He has a strong background in psychometrics and child development—in particular intellectual, and developmental disorders (I/DD). His research program relates to measure development, adaptation, and validation in special populations using psychometrics and latent variable models. He is particularly interested in multiple-group item response theory (IRT), where the special populations may have a different distributional form than in the reference—i.e., general—population. At Northwestern, Dr. Kaat has emphasized psychometrics related to the instruments within the HealthMeasures suite (i.e. the NIH Toolbox, PROMIS, PROMIS Pediatric, Neuro-QoL, and ASCQ-Me).
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Ohio State University
… → 2014
Research interests
- Autism Spectrum Disorders
- Developmental Psychopathology
- Patient-Reported Outcomes
- Psychology
- Psychometrics
- Quality of Life
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Pilot Testing, Refinement, and Validating of the NBT, and Preparation for Norming Study (NIH Infant and Toddler Toolbox: TO 2)
Bass, M., Blackwell, C. K., Gershon, R., Kaat, A. J., Kallen, M. A., Krogh-Jespersen, S., Nowinski, C. J., Wakschlag, L. S., Waxman, S. R., LaForte, E. M., Murias, M. A., Sivan, A. B. & Pila, S.
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
9/18/20 → 9/17/21
Project: Research project
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NIH Infant and Toddler Toolbox
Bass, M., Blackwell, C. K., Cella, D., Flynn, R., Gershon, R., Kaat, A. J., Kallen, M. A., Lai, J., Krogh-Jespersen, S., Nowinski, C. J., Shaunfield, S. L., Wakschlag, L. S., Waxman, S. R., LaForte, E. M. & Sivan, A. B.
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
9/20/19 → 1/15/21
Project: Research project
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ECHO PRO Research Resource: A Developmentally-based Measurement Science Framework for Assessing Environmental Exposure and Child Health
Bass, M., Blackwell, C. K., Cella, D., Fox, R. S., Funk, W. E., Gershon, R., Graham, A. K., Hook, J. N., Jensen, S. E., Kaat, A. J., Kallen, M. A., Lai, J., Krogh-Jespersen, S., Nowinski, C. J., Roberts, M. Y., Wakschlag, L. S., LaForte, E. M., Sivan, A. B. & Sherlock, P. R.
Office of the Director, National Institutes of Health
9/1/19 → 8/31/23
Project: Research project
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Patient Reported Outcome-based Performance Measure for Primary Care Practices Participating in the Comprehensive Primary Care
Bass, M., Cella, D., Kaat, A. J., Nowinski, C. J., Peipert, J. D. & Schalet, B. D.
RAND Corporation, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
5/23/19 → 5/22/22
Project: Research project
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The Mobile Toolbox for Monitoring Cognitive Function
Gershon, R., Kaat, A. J. & Nowinski, C. J.
9/15/18 → 5/31/23
Project: Research project
Research Output
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Brief Report: What Diagnostic Observation Can Teach Us About Disruptive Behavior in Young Children with Autism
Hampton, L. H., Roberts, M. Y., Anderson, E., Hobson, A. N., Kaat, A. J., Bishop, S. L., Matras, S. A., Wakschlag, L. S. & Bevans, K. B., Jan 1 2021, In: Journal of developmental and behavioral pediatrics : JDBP. 42, 1, p. 55-60 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Psychometric properties of a new self-report measure of medical student stress using classic and modern test theory approaches
Mosquera, M. J., Kaat, A., Ring, M., Agarwal, G., Glickson, S. & Victorson, D., Dec 2021, In: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes. 19, 1, 2.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Sex differences in scores on standardized measures of autism symptoms: a multisite integrative data analysis
Kaat, A. J., Shui, A. M., Ghods, S. S., Farmer, C. A., Esler, A. N., Thurm, A., Georgiades, S., Kanne, S. M., Lord, C., Kim, Y. S. & Bishop, S. L., Jan 2021, In: Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines. 62, 1, p. 97-106 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
3 Scopus citations -
Distributional Properties and Criterion Validity of a Shortened Version of the Social Responsiveness Scale: Results from the ECHO Program and Implications for Social Communication Research
program collaborators for Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes, 2020, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Dr. Bishop et al. Reply
Bishop, S. L., Zheng, S., Kaat, A., Farmer, C., Kanne, S., Bal, V., Georgiades, S. & Thurm, A., Nov 2020, In: Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 59, 11, p. 1200-1202 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review