Amy Keefer

Biography

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH: Dr. Keefer completed her undergraduate education at Messiah College in 1997 and received her doctorate in clinical psychology from Drexel University in 2003. She completed a post-doctoral fellowship in clinical psychology at Philhaven Behavioral Healthcare and was then employed at Philhaven’s Center for Autism and Developmental Disabilities. Dr. Keefer obtained a position at the Kennedy Krieger Institute in 2007 and her current duties include clinical care, training, and research within the Center for Autism and Related Disorders. She is the supervising clinical psychologist and coordinates the Post-Doctoral Residency in Clinical Child Psychology and Neurodevelopmental Disabilities. RESEARCH SUMMARY: Dr. Keefer’s research interests focus on psychiatric comorbidities in individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Previous projects have investigated correlates of anxiety and predictors of response to anxiety treatment in youth with ASD. She is currently collaborating with researchers both within and outside Kennedy Krieger Institute to research mechanisms underlying anxiety and to develop novel, empirically validated treatments for emotional dysregulation and anxiety in children and youth with ASD

Research Interest

Psychiatry