Timothy Hartshorne Ph.D.
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Address: Email: harts1ts@cmich.edu |
Bio:
Tim Hartshorne received his Ph.D. in Educational Psychology with an emphasis in School Psychology from the University of Texas at Austin in 1979. From 1978-1989 he directed the specialist level school psychology program at Wichita State University. He has been at CMU since 1989. He had a brief sojourn as school psychology program director, seven years as department chair, and two years as assistant vice provost.
Research Interest:
My present research is focused on understanding challenging behavior in children with CHARGE syndrome, a relatively rare genetic syndrome with multiple affects. I am trying to find out to what extent the behavior is due to genes, early medical experiences, sensory loss, and parent-child interaction. My initial papers sought to identify the nature and extent of the behaviors, and to distinguish the behaviors from children with autism and those with deafblindness. Current projects look at the experience of stress, pain and its affect on behavior, and the extent of genetic testing in CHARGE. I also have a major collaborative project looking at issues of delayed puberty and adolescence in CHARGE. I am also interested in how parents and families cope with having a child with severe disabilities, along with issues of loss.
Recent Research:
Hartshorne, T. S., Heussler, H. S., Dailor, A. N., Williams, G. L., Papadopoulos, D., and Brandt, K. K. (In press). Sleep Disturbances in CHARGE Syndrome: Types and Relationships with Behaviour and Caregiver Well-Being. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology.
Blake, K.D., Hartshorne, T. S., Lawand, C., Dailor, A. N., & Thelin, J. W. (2008). Cranial nerve manifestations in CHARGE syndrome. American Journal of Medical Genetics, 146A, 585-592..
Reda, N. M. & Hartshorne, T. S. (2008). Attachment, bonding, and parental stress in CHARGE syndrome. Mental Health Aspects of Developmental Disabilities, 11, 10-21.
Wachtel, L. E., Hartshorne, T. S., & Dailor, A. N. (2007). Psychiatric diagnoses and psychotropic medications in CHARGE syndrome: A pediatric survey. Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities, 19, 471-483.
Hartshorne, T. S., Nicholas, J., Grialou, T. L., & Russ, J. M. (2007). Executive function in CHARGE syndrome. Child Neuropsychology, 13, 333-344.
Hartshorne, T. S., Hefner, M. A., & Davenport, S. L. H. (2005). Behavior in CHARGE Syndrome: Introduction to the series. American Journal of Medical Genetics, 133A, 228-231.
Hartshorne, T. S., Grialou, T. L., & Parker, K. R. (2005). Autistic-Like Behavior in CHARGE Syndrome. American Journal of Medical Genetics, 133A, 257-261.