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Katarzyna Chawarska, PhD

Psychiatry
Patient type treated
Child
Accepting new patients
Yes
Referral required
From patients or physicians

Biography

Katarzyna Chawarska, PhD, specializes in child psychiatry. She is the director of the Social and Affective Neuroscience of Autism Program and the Yale Toddler Developmental Disabilities Clinic at the Yale Child Study Center.

Chawarska's research focuses on understanding and improving treatments for autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Her work explores the impact of medications on children with ASD, how early signs can predict language development, and interventions used to support children with ASD in educational settings.

Chawarski’s research has been supported by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, the National Institute of Mental Health, and Autism Speaks.

Chawarska is the Emily Fraser Beede Professor of child psychiatry at Yale University School of Medicine.

Titles

  • Emily Fraser Beede Professor of Child Psychiatry
  • Director, Social and Affective Neuroscience of Autism Program, Child Study Center
  • Director, Yale Toddler Developmental Disabilities Clinic

Education & Training

  • PhD
    Yale University (2000)
  • Post-Doctoral Fellowship
    Yale University School of Medicine (2000)
  • MS
    Yale University, Psychology
  • MPhil
    Yale University, Psychology
  • MA
    Jagiellomian Univ. (1986)

Languages Spoken

  • English
  • Polski (Polish)

Additional Information

Locations
Yale Child Study Center
Temple Medical Center
40 Temple Street, Ste Suite 7D
New Haven, CT 06510

Biography

Katarzyna Chawarska, PhD, specializes in child psychiatry. She is the director of the Social and Affective Neuroscience of Autism Program and the Yale Toddler Developmental Disabilities Clinic at the Yale Child Study Center.

Chawarska's research focuses on understanding and improving treatments for autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Her work explores the impact of medications on children with ASD, how early signs can predict language development, and interventions used to support children with ASD in educational settings.

Chawarski’s research has been supported by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, the National Institute of Mental Health, and Autism Speaks.

Chawarska is the Emily Fraser Beede Professor of child psychiatry at Yale University School of Medicine.

Titles

  • Emily Fraser Beede Professor of Child Psychiatry
  • Director, Social and Affective Neuroscience of Autism Program, Child Study Center
  • Director, Yale Toddler Developmental Disabilities Clinic

Education & Training

  • PhD
    Yale University (2000)
  • Post-Doctoral Fellowship
    Yale University School of Medicine (2000)
  • MS
    Yale University, Psychology
  • MPhil
    Yale University, Psychology
  • MA
    Jagiellomian Univ. (1986)

Languages Spoken

  • English
  • Polski (Polish)

Additional Information

Locations
Yale Child Study Center
Temple Medical Center
40 Temple Street, Ste Suite 7D
New Haven, CT 06510
Yale Child Study Center
Temple Medical Center
40 Temple Street, Ste Suite 7D
New Haven, CT 06510