About me

FELLOWSHIPS AND AWARDS

National Alliance for Autism Research (2004-2006): Pre-doctoral training grant for studying: Integration of information and functional brain connectivity in autism.

John Merck Fund Summer Institute on the Biology of Developmental Disabilities (2006): Graduate student summer fellowship.

Fourth International Meeting for Autism Research (IMFAR) society meeting (2004): Graduate student travel award.

PUBLICATIONS

Behrmann, M., Thomas, C.P., & Humphreys, K (2006). Seeing it differently: Visual processing in autism. Trends in Cognitive Science. 10, 258-264

Thomas, C.P., Moya, L., Avidan, G., Humphreys, K., Jung, K., Peterson, M., & Behrmann, M. Reduction in white matter connectivity, revealed by DTI, may account for age-related changes in face perception. (in press)

Thomas, C.P., Kimchi, R., Minshew, N., & Behrmann, M. (2006). Superior performance in visual search by individuals with autism and its relationship to local and global processing.(In preparation)

Thomas, C.P., Avidan, G., Jung, K., & Behrmann, M. Reduction in white matter connectivity in congenital prosopagnosia may account for perceptual impairment. (In preparation)

Thomas, C.P., Humphreys, K., Jung, K., Minshew, N., & Behrmann, M. Asymmetries and abnormalities in specific fiber tracts in autism spectrum disorders revealed by diffusion tensor tracking. (In preparation)

Thomas, C.P., Jung, K., Minshew, N., & Behrmann, M. Functional and structural organization of the visual system following complete agenesis of the corpus callosum. (In preparation)

Humphreys, K., Thomas, C.P., Hasson, U., Avidan, G., Minshew, N., & Behrmann, M. Is face-selective cortex in high-functioning adults with autism sensitive to holistic face representations? (In preparation)

PRESENTATIONS

Thomas, C.P., & Behrmann, M. (2006). Alterations in structural connectivity and its relationship to cortical function and behavior in neurodevelopmental disorders. Graduate student research festival at the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda (Poster)

Thomas, C.P., Humphreys, K., Jung, K., Minshew, N., & Behrmann, M. (2006). Structural integrity of white matter fiber tracts in ventral cortex in autism. 5th International Meeting for Autism Research (IMFAR) Society meeting, Montreal. (Poster)

Thomas, C.P., Avidan, G., Jung, K.J., & Behrmann, M. (2006). Disruption in structural connectivity in ventral visual cortex in congenital prosopagnosia. 6th Annual Vision Sciences Society meeting, Florida. (Talk)

Thomas, C.P., Humphreys, K., Hasson, U., Avidan, G., Luna, B., Kimchi, R., Minshew, N., & Behrmann, M. (2005). Global and local visual processing in autism: psychological and neural mechanism. CPEA -STAART annual scientific meeting, Bethesda, MD, November, 9, 2005 (Invited talk)

Thomas, C.P., Kimchi, R., Minshew, N., & Behrmann, M. (2005). Heterogeneity in global and local visual processing styles in autism populations. 4th International Meeting for Autism Research (IMFAR) Society meeting, Boston. (Poster)

Thomas, C.P., Kimchi, R., Minshew, N., & Behrmann, M. (2005). Global and local visual processing in autism: Insights from hierarchical letter stimuli. 12th Annual Cognitive Neuroscience Society meeting, New York. (Poster)

Behrmann, M., Thomas, C.P., Kimchi, R., & Minshew, N. (2005). Visual perceptual organization in adults with autism. 5th Annual Vision Sciences Society meeting, Florida. (Poster)

Goldman, S. R., Golden, R. M., Thomas, C.P.,Thomas, C.P., Oney, B., Macleod, S., and Lauterbach, M. (2003). Applications of text processing models to diagnostic assessment of reading. Thirteenth Annual Meeting of the Society for Text and Discourse. June 26-28, 2003. Madrid, Spain. (Poster)

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Ad Hoc Reviewer: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, Cognitive Neuropsychology

Member: Society for Neuroscience, Cognitive Neuroscience Society, American Psychological Association

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

2003 - 2006
Teaching Assistant, Biological Foundations of Behavior, Instructor: Dr. Lori Holt, Carnegie Mellon University

Teaching Assistant, Cognitive Psychology, Instructor: Dr. Nick Yeung, Carnegie Mellon University

Teaching Assistant, Research Methods in Cognitive Psychology, Instructor: Dr. Lori Holt, Carnegie Mellon University

2001 - 2003
Teaching Assistant, Historical Perspectives in Psychology, Instructor: Dr. Peter Assmann, University of Texas at Dallas

Teaching Assistant, Empirical Methods in Cognitive Science, Instructor: Dr. Richard M. Golden, University of Texas at Dallas

Teaching Assistant, Experimental Projects in Psychology, Instructor: Dr. Richard M. Golden, University of Texas at Dallas

EMPLOYMENT

2000 - 2001
Information Architect, Planetasia.com, India

1998 - 2000
Creative Consultant, Grey Worldwide, India

1997 - 1998
Copywriter, Dentsu-Young & Rubicam, India