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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, Psychology, Ohio State University
… → 2014
Research interests keywords
- Autism Spectrum Disorders
- Developmental Psychopathology
- Patient-Reported Outcomes
- Psychology
- Psychometrics
- Quality of Life
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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NIH Infant and Toddler Toolbox Task Order 4
Gershon, R., Blackwell, C. K., Dworak, E. M., Kaat, A. J., Kallen, M. A., LaForte, E. M., Novack, M. A., Nowinski, C. J., Pila, S., Sivan, A. B., Wakschlag, L. S. & Waxman, S. R.
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
9/28/22 → 9/27/23
Project: Research project
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Reducing Time to Autism Diagnosis for Toddlers Enrolled in Early Intervention
Institute of Education Sciences
7/1/22 → 8/31/26
Project: Research project
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Individualized approaches to determining likelihood of ASD caseness
University of California, San Francisco, National Institute of Mental Health
7/1/22 → 4/30/25
Project: Research project
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Development and Validation of a Telehealth Strategy for Routine Detection of Cognitive Impairment in Primary Care: The MyCog Mobile Assessment
Nowinski, C. J., Wolf, M., Bass, M., Curtis, L. M., Gershon, R., Hook, J. N., Kaat, A. J., Linder MD MPH, J. A. & Weintraub, S.
8/15/21 → 4/30/26
Project: Research project
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A Comparison of Maternal and Clinician Perception of Communication in Autistic Toddlers
Stern, Y. S., Lee, J., Levy, R., Glickman, A., Grauzer, J., Kaat, A. J. & Roberts, M. Y., Jun 2023, In: Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research. 66, 6, p. 2064-2078 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Comparing ability and norm-referenced scores as clinical trial outcomes for neurodevelopmental disabilities: a simulation study
Farmer, C., Thurm, A., Troy, J. D. & Kaat, A. J., Dec 2023, In: Journal of neurodevelopmental disorders. 15, 1, 4.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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How do 3-year-olds do on the NIH Toolbox Cognitive Battery?
Becker, L., Condy, E., Kaat, A. & Thurm, A., 2023, In: Child Neuropsychology. 29, 4, p. 521-542 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Identifying effective strategies to instruct parents during parent-implemented intervention: The role of parent practice with feedback
Sone, B. J., Lee, J., Grauzer, J., Kaat, A. & Roberts, M. Y., Jan 1 2023, In: Early Childhood Research Quarterly. 62, p. 394-404 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Modifying the social responsiveness scale for adaptive administration
Kaat, A. J., Croen, L. A., Constantino, J., Newshaffer, C. J. & Lyall, K., Aug 2023, In: Quality of Life Research. 32, 8, p. 2353-2360 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2 Scopus citations
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One size does not fit all for parent-mediated autism interventions: A randomized clinical trial
Roberts, M. Y. (Creator), Sone, B. J. (Creator), Jones, M. (Creator), Grauzer, J. (Creator), Sudec, L. (Creator), Stern, Y. S. (Creator), Kwok, E. (Creator), Losh, M. C. (Creator), Kaat, A. J. (Creator) & Kwok, E. (Creator), SAGE Journals, 2022
DOI: 10.25384/sage.c.6047405.v1, https://sage.figshare.com/collections/One_size_does_not_fit_all_for_parent-mediated_autism_interventions_A_randomized_clinical_trial/6047405/1
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Teaching caregivers to support communication (Roberts et al., 2022)
Roberts, M. Y. (Creator), Stern, Y. S. (Creator), Grauzer, J. (Creator), Nietfeld, J. (Creator), Thompson, S. (Creator), Jones, M. (Creator), Kaat, A. J. (Creator) & Kaiser, A. P. (Creator), ASHA journals, 2022
DOI: 10.23641/asha.21714278.v1, https://asha.figshare.com/articles/online_resource/Teaching_caregivers_to_support_communication_Roberts_et_al_2022_/21714278/1 and one more link, https://asha.figshare.com/articles/online_resource/Teaching_caregivers_to_support_communication_Roberts_et_al_2022_/21714278 (show fewer)
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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. (Creator), Kaat, A. J. (Creator), Ring, M. R. (Creator), Agarwal, G. (Contributor), Glickson, S. (Creator) & Victorson, D. E. (Creator), figshare, 2021
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.c.5255379.v1, https://springernature.figshare.com/collections/Psychometric_properties_of_a_new_self-report_measure_of_medical_student_stress_using_classic_and_modern_test_theory_approaches/5255379/1
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Comparing ability and norm-referenced scores as clinical trial outcomes for neurodevelopmental disabilities: a simulation study
Farmer, C. (Creator), Thurm, A. (Creator), Troy, J. D. (Creator) & Kaat, A. J. (Creator), figshare, 2023
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.c.6577585.v1, https://springernature.figshare.com/collections/Comparing_ability_and_norm-referenced_scores_as_clinical_trial_outcomes_for_neurodevelopmental_disabilities_a_simulation_study/6577585/1
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