Alice S. Carter,
Ph.D.
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Professor Carter researches
the identification of infants and toddlers at risk for problems in social,
behavioral, and emotional functioning; developing preventive interventions; and
understanding the role of family functioning in the developmental course of
children at genetic risk for clinical disorders such as Tourette's Syndrome,
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and depression. She is also studying young
children with autism spectrum disorders and their families as part of the
Boston University Studies To Advance Autism Research (START). Her teaching interests include Developmental
psychopathology, abnormal psychology, psycho- diagnostic assessment of children
and adults, early childhood intervention and prevention, social-emotional
development in infancy.
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