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Alan Lincoln

alincoln@alliant.edu

Clinical Psychology | Distinguished Professor

  • San Diego

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Biography

I am passionate about clinical and applied research and have been involved in NIH-sponsored research for 39 years. My research has focused on developmental psychopathology involving the neuropsychology and neurophysiology of persons with ASD, Williams syndrome, and ADHD. I was one of the psychologists involved in a multisite clinical trial that followed children with asthma for 14 years. In addition, I have published about the benefits of CBT in treating anxiety in children with ASD. I have also published work on barriers to psychological services for ethnic minorities. I have over 110 peer-reviewed presentations and journal publications.

I have worked as a clinician and service provider for children and adults with ASD. I co-founded a Psychological Corporation, CARES, which we ran from 2001 to 2014. I served as the CEO and Director of CARES which had 150 employees and covered four counties CARES provided services to thousands of children and families in Southern California. I served on the California State-wide Autism Taskforce and helped support legislation promoting insurance to cover behavioral services for persons with ASD. I currently serve on the Strategic Planning Committee of 糖心传媒.

I served as Program Director of the Postdoctoral Master of Science Program in Clinical Psychopharmacology of the California School of Professional Psychology at 糖心传媒 Until 2018. I am a three-time chair of Division V of the California Psychological Association and completed a three-year term as Member-at-Large of Division 55 of the American Psychological Association. I was chosen and served on APA鈥檚 Psychopharmacology Taskforce that updated the requirements and curriculum for APA鈥檚 Designated MSCP training programs. I received the Division 55 award, Instructor of the Year in Clinical Psychopharmacology. I am interested in prescription privilege legislation for lspecialty trained psychologists.

Professional Interests

  • Early childhood psychopathology
  • Biological and neuropsychological basis of autism and neurodevelopmental disorders
  • Neurodevelopmental effects of child abuse
  • Attention deficit/hyperactivity and severe language disorders
  • Assessment of children
  • Differential diagnosis and treatment of childhood psychotherapy

Education and Certifications

  • Ph.D., MSCP, BCBA-D

Honors

  • 2010 Fellow: San Diego Psychological Association

Courses

  • Clinical Psychopharmacology
  • Assessment of Intelligence

Scholarship and Contributions to the Field

  • Fishman I, Yam A, Bellugi U, Lincoln A, Mills D. “Contrasting patterns of language-associated brain activity in autism and Williams syndrome.” Soc Cogn Affect Neurosci. 2010 Aug 27. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 20802091
  • Taylor D, Lincoln AJ, Foster SL. “Impaired behavior regulation under conditions of concurrent variable schedules of reinforcement in children with ADHD.” J Atten Disord. 2010 Jan;13(4):358-68. Epub . PubMed PMID: 19520999.
  • Keehn B, Lincoln AJ, M眉ller RA, Townsend J. “Attentional networks in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder.” J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2010 Apr 26. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 20456535.
  • Keehn B, Brenner LA, Ramos AI, Lincoln AJ, Marshall SP, M眉ller RA. “Brief report: eye-movement patterns during an embedded figures test in children with ASD.” J Autism Dev Disord. 2009 Feb;39(2):383-7. Epub 2008 Jul 1. PubMed PMID:18592365; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2905648.
  • J Autism Dev Disord. 2009 Feb;39(2):299-321. Epub 2008 Aug 13. PubMed PMID: 18704672.
  • Lincoln A, Swift E, Shorteno-Fraser M. “Psychological adjustment and treatment of children and families with parents deployed in military combat.” J Clin Psychol. 2008 Aug;64(8):984-92.
  • Keehn B, Brenner L, Palmer E, Lincoln AJ, M#ller RA. “Functional brain organization for visual search in ASD.” J Int Neuropsychol Soc. 2008 Nov;14(6):990-1003. PubMed PMID: 18954479.
  • Minassian A, Paulus M, Lincoln A, Perry W. “Adults with autism show increased sensitivity to outcomes at low error rates during decision-making.” J Autism Dev Disord. 2007 Aug;37(7):1279-88. Epub 2006 Nov 1.
  • Nonland, R., Cason, N., & Lincoln, A.J. (2007) “Building a foundation for successful school transitions and educational placement.” In: R. Gabriels & D. Hill (Eds.), Growing Up with Autism: Working with School-age Children and Adolescents. The Guilford Press, New York, 205-227.
  • Rose, F., Lincoln, A.J., Lai, Z., Ene, M., Searcy, Y., & Bellugi. (2007). “Orientation and Affective Expression Effects on Face Recognition in Williams Syndrome and Autism.” Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. J Autism Dev Disord. Mar;37(3):513-22
  • Lincoln, A.J., Hanzel, E., & Quirmbach, L. (2007). “Assessing intellectual abilities of children and adolescents with autism and related disorders.” In: S. Smith (Ed.), The Clinical Assessment of Children and Adolescents: A Practiotioners Guide. MidAtlantic Books and Journal, Baltimore, MD.
  • Lincoln, A.J., Searcy, Y., Jones, W., & Lord, C (2007). “Social interaction behaviors discriminate young children with autism and Williams syndrome.” Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Mar;46(3):323-31.
  • Perry, W., Minassian, A, Lopez, B., Maron, L., & Lincoln , A. (2006). “Sensorimotor gating deficits in adults with autism.” Biological Psychiatry.
  • Lopez, B., Lincoln, A., Ozonoff, S., & Lai, Z. (2005). “Examining the relationship between executive functions and restricted, repetitive symptoms of autistic disorder.” Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, Aug;35(4):445-60.
  • Levitin, D., Cole, K., Lincoln, A.J., & Bellugi, U (2005). “Aversion, awareness, and attraction: investigating claims of hyperacuisi in the Williams syndrome phenotype.” Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 46(5):514-23.
  • Levitin, D., Cole, K., Chiles, M., Lai, Z., Lincoln, A.J., Bellugi, U. (2004). “Characterizing the Musical Phenotype in Individuals with Williams Syndrome.” Neuropsychol Dev Cogn C Child Neuropsychol. 2004 Dec;10(4):223-47.
  • Searcy, M.Y., Lincoln, A.J., Rose, F.E., Klima, E.S., Bevar, N. & Korenberg, J.R. (2004). “The relationship between age and IQ in Williams syndrome.” American Journal on Mental Retardation, 2004 May;109(3):231-6.
  • Akshoomoff, N., Lord, C., Lincoln, A.J., Courchesne, R., Carper, R., Townsend, J., Courchesne, E. (2004). “Outcome Classification of Preschoolers with Autism Spectrum Disorders using MRI Brain Measures.” Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 43, 3, 349-358.
  • Quirmbach LM, Lincoln AJ, Feinberg-Gizzo MJ, Ingersoll BR, Andrews SM. Social stories: mechanisms of effectiveness in increasing game play skills in children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder using a pretest posttest repeated measures randomized control group design.
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