CHARGE Lab
Children with CHARGE syndrome frequently engage in behavior that is challenging to those who work or live with them. The behavior is often described as obsessive compulsive, autistic-like, and stereotypical. The function of the lab is to investigate the genetic, biological, environmental and individual factors that may be implicated in the etiology of these behaviors, with the aim of better describing the behavior and developing appropriate strategies for intervention and prevention.
 
Projects currently under various stages of development include the following: adolescent development in CHARGE, sleep in CHARGE, stress in CHARGE, the experience of siblings of children with CHARGE, and case studies in CHARGE. Projects under consideration include research on pain, sense of well-being, obsessive-compulsive behavior, anesthesiology and its effects, and parenting.
 
We welcome undergraduate and (potential) graduate students with an interest in our work to apply to assist in the lab.
 
Please select options on this page to learn more about our group's research, members, publications and teaching.  Please also visit DB Central and the Joanna M. Russ Memorial. 
 
Thank you for taking interest in our lab! 
 
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Announcements

Recent Publication: Hartshorne, T. S., Stratton, K. K., & Ravenswaaij, C. M. A. (2011). Prevalence of genetic testing in CHARGE Syndrome.  Journal of Genetic Counseling, 20, 49-57.

Kasee Stratton was selected for her doctoral internship at Kennedy Krieger Institute, Johns Hopkins Medical Center, Baltimore.

Tasha Nacarato was admitted to the school psychology specialist program at Central Michigan University.

 
The CHARGE lab was well represented at the 10th International CHARGE Conference in Orlando in July.
 
Presentations:
  1. Tim Hartshorne: Problems with Self-Regulation and Behavior
  2. Tim Hartshorne: Transition to Independent Living
  3. Kasee Stratton: Identifying the "P" in CHARGE: Pain & the Relationship of Pain to Challenging Behavior
Posters:
  1. Tim Hartshorne: Is there a CHARGE Temperament?
  2. Tasha Nacarato: Adolescent Development in CHARGE: Six Cases
  3. Maria Ramirez: CHARGE Syndrome and the Neurophysiological Benefits of Tai Chi
  4. Sara Knutson: Major Concerns of Parents: An Analysis of Topics from the CHARGE SYNDROME LISTSERV
  5. Rachel Vert: Experience of Siblings of Individuals with CHARGE