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Connor Kerns

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Connor Kerns

Professor

University of British Columbia

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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11 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Principal investigator on 3 research grants (3 SSHRC), most recently in 2021.

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Publications

211

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Research

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Latest papers

Profiles of parent–teacher discrepancy on autistic children’s adaptive functioning
Autism · 2026
Brief Report: Prevalence and Predictors of DSM-Specific and Distinct Anxiety in Cognitively Impaired Autistic Preschool Children.
Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2025
Trajectories of adaptive functioning from early childhood to adolescence in autism: Identifying turning points and key correlates of chronogeneity
JCPP Advances · 2024

All 17 publications

Latest funding

Social skill and social disconnection: Investigating the role of memory
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$98,548
Social skill and social disconnection: Investigating the role of memory
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$74,757
Social Exclusion, Social Communication and Psychological Well-being in Emerging Adulthood
SSHRC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$45,970

All 3 grants and awards

17 publications.

Profiles of parent–teacher discrepancy on autistic children’s adaptive functioning

Thorne RL, Wright N, De Los Reyes A, Smith IM, Zaidman-Zait A, Zwaigenbaum L, Vaillancourt T, Szatmari P, Bennett TA, Duku E

Autism20261 citations

DOI: 10.1177/13623613251407310

Brief Report: Prevalence and Predictors of DSM-Specific and Distinct Anxiety in Cognitively Impaired Autistic Preschool Children.

Klein J, Kerns C, Hills K, Hogan A, Matherly S, Roberts J

Journal of autism and developmental disorders2025

DOI: 10.1007/s10803-023-05978-9 PMID: 37039980

Trajectories of adaptive functioning from early childhood to adolescence in autism: Identifying turning points and key correlates of chronogeneity

Chen Y, Duku E, Szatmari P, Salt M, Smith I, Richard A, Zwaigenbaum L, Vaillancourt T, Zaidman‐Zait A, Bennett T

JCPP Advances202420 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1002/jcv2.12212 PMID: W4389808073

Educators Describe the “Best Things” About Students with Autism at School

Mirenda P, Zaidman-Zait A, Cost KT, Smith IM, Zwaigenbaum L, Duku E, Kerns C, Georgiades S, Vaillancourt T, Elsabbagh M

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders202412 citations

DOI: 10.1007/s10803-022-05761-2

The Influence of Bilingual Language Exposure on the Narrative, Social and Pragmatic Abilities of School-Aged Children on the Autism Spectrum

Beauchamp MLH, Rezzonico S, Bennett T, Duku E, Georgiades S, Kerns C, Mirenda P, Richard A, Smith IM, Szatmari P

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders202313 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1007/s10803-022-05678-w PMID: W4304693700

Longitudinal Associations between Early Childhood Irritability and Adolescent Depression Symptoms in Autistic Children are Mediated by Peer Relationships but Not Educational Engagement

Leno VC, Wright N, Pickles A, Bedford R, Zaidman-Zait A, Kerns C, Zwaigenbaum L, Duku E, Bennett T, Georgiades S

Development and Psychopathology202312 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1017/s0954579422001316 PMID: W4318168713

Variable patterns of daily activity participation across settings in autistic youth: A latent profile transition analysis

Chen Y-J, Duku E, Zaidman-Zait A, Szatmari P, Smith IM, Ungar WJ, Zwaigenbaum L, Vaillancourt T, Kerns C, Bennett T

Autism202311 citations

DOI: 10.1177/13623613231154729

Idiographic Coping Outcomes in Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Co-Occurring Anxiety: Results from the TAASD Study.

Norris LA, Rabner JC, Storch EA, Wood JJ, Kerns C, Lewin AB, Small BJ, Kendall PC

Journal of autism and developmental disorders2023

DOI: 10.1007/s10803-022-05716-7 PMID: 36129626

Exposure to family stressful life events in autistic children: Longitudinal associations with mental health and the moderating role of cognitive flexibility

Leno VC, Wright N, Pickles A, Bedford R, Zaidman-Zait A, Kerns C, Mirenda P, Zwaigenbaum L, Duku E, Bennett T

Autism202220 citations

DOI: 10.1177/13623613211061932

Predictors of Suicidal Thoughts in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Anxiety or Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: The Unique Contribution of Externalizing Behaviors.

La Buissonnière Ariza V, Schneider SC, Cepeda SL, Wood JJ, Kendall PC, Small BJ, Wood KS, Kerns C, Saxena K, Storch EA

Child psychiatry and human development2022

DOI: 10.1007/s10578-020-01114-1 PMID: 33462740

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Connor Kerns

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Profiles of parent–teacher discrepancy on autistic children’s adaptive functioning

Brief Report: Prevalence and Predictors of DSM-Specific and Distinct Anxiety in Cognitively Impaired Autistic Preschool Children.

Trajectories of adaptive functioning from early childhood to adolescence in autism: Identifying turning points and key correlates of chronogeneity

Educators Describe the “Best Things” About Students with Autism at School

The Influence of Bilingual Language Exposure on the Narrative, Social and Pragmatic Abilities of School-Aged Children on the Autism Spectrum

Longitudinal Associations between Early Childhood Irritability and Adolescent Depression Symptoms in Autistic Children are Mediated by Peer Relationships but Not Educational Engagement

Variable patterns of daily activity participation across settings in autistic youth: A latent profile transition analysis

Idiographic Coping Outcomes in Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Co-Occurring Anxiety: Results from the TAASD Study.

Exposure to family stressful life events in autistic children: Longitudinal associations with mental health and the moderating role of cognitive flexibility

Predictors of Suicidal Thoughts in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Anxiety or Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: The Unique Contribution of Externalizing Behaviors.

Social skill and social disconnection: Investigating the role of memory

Social skill and social disconnection: Investigating the role of memory

Social Exclusion, Social Communication and Psychological Well-being in Emerging Adulthood

Frequent collaborators

Eric Duku

Peter Szatmari

Stelios Georgiades

Teresa Bennett

Lonnie Zwaigenbaum

Tracy Vaillancourt

Mayada Elsabbagh

Charlotte Waddell

Isabel Smith

Susan Birch

Stefano Rezzonico

David Nicholas

Laura Banfield

Mackenzie Salt