Lauren Bishop, PhD

Position title: H.I. Romnes Associate Professor, School of Social Work

PhD, University of Pittsburgh

Research Statement

Dr. Lauren Bishop is an associate professor in the Sandra Rosenbaum School of Social Work and a principal investigator at the Waisman Center. Her NIH-funded research uses epidemiological, advanced computational, and qualitative methods to characterize health, wellbeing, and aging processes in autistic adults and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Current projects include developing a machine-learning-derived mortality risk index for autistic older adults, investigating whether aging is accelerated or early in autism and its relationship to cognitive and brain outcomes, and examining whether anti-discrimination laws mitigate ableism in organ transplantation for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Dr. Bishop also serves as UW–Madison’s Faculty Athletic Representative to the Big Ten Conference and the NCAA.

Selected Publications

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Skaletski, E. C., Rodriguez, R. M., Gartland, S. G., Ausderau, K. K., Bishop, L., Li, J. J., & Travers, B. G. (2025). Quality of Life in Autistic Children: Discrepancies Between Self- and Caregiver-Proxy Reports and Associations With Individual Characteristics. Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism Research, 10.1002/aur.70108. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1002/aur.70108
McLean, K. J., Koenig, J., Wolpe, S., Song, W., & Bishop, L. (2025). Health disparities persist for adults with developmental disabilities: NHIS insights, 1999-2018. Health affairs scholar, 3(4), qxae158. https://doi.org/10.1093/haschl/qxae158
Anderson, K. A., Radey, M., Bishop, L., Aguirre Mtanous, N. G., Koenig, J., & Shea, L. (2025). Material hardship and sources of support for autistic adolescents and their families. Autism : the international journal of research and practice, 29(6), 1415–1430. https://doi.org/10.1177/13623613241304503
Mills, A. S., Sellitto, T., Sorken, D. D., Saunders, K., Bishop, L., Gorter, J. W., & Weiss, J. A. (2025). Thriving for Adolescents With Intellectual Disability: A Photo-Elicitation Qualitative Study. Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities : JARID, 38(3), e70077. https://doi.org/10.1111/jar.70077
Koenig, J., & Bishop, L. (2025). Using National Survey Data to Estimate Healthcare Communication Disparities for Adults With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. Journal of intellectual disability research : JIDR, 10.1111/jir.13224. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1111/jir.13224
Hand, B. N., Nikahd, M., Wolf, B. J., Hyer, J. M., Longo, A., Gilmore, D., & Bishop, L. (2025). Citation Context Analysis of Autism Mortality and Suicide Findings From Hirvikoski’s Landmark Study. JAMA network open, 8(2), e2461953. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.61953
Koenig, J., McLean, K. J., & Bishop, L. (2024). Psychological distress and mental health diagnoses in adults by disability and functional difficulty status: Findings from the 2021 national health interview survey. Disability and health journal, 17(4), 101641. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dhjo.2024.101641
McLean, K. J., Haas, M., Koenig, J., Horvath, M., Vigil, M., Werner, N. E., & Bishop, L. (2024). “I’m dealing with a health care system that doesn’t get it”: Barriers and facilitators to inclusive healthcare for autistic adults. Autism, 28(6), 1382–1393. https://doi.org/10.1177/13623613241236380
McLean, K. J., Muentner, L., & Bishop, L. (2024). The Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Receipt of Needed Medical Care and At-Home Support among U.S. Households Receiving Supplemental Security Income and Social Security Disability Insurance on the Basis of Disability. Health & social work, 49(1), 35–43. https://doi.org/10.1093/hsw/hlad034
Bishop, L., McLean, K. J., Harris, A. B., Rabidoux, P. C., Laughlin, S. F., & Noll, R. B. (2023). Measuring LEND Core Competencies Using Trainee Follow-Up Surveys. Maternal and child health journal, 27(12), 2147–2155. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10995-023-03759-5
Charlton, R. A., McQuaid, G. A., Bishop, L., Lee, N. R., & Wallace, G. L. (2023). Predictors of sleep quality for autistic people across adulthood. Autism Research, 16(4), 757–771. https://doi.org/10.1002/aur.2891
Bishop, L., Charlton, R. A., McLean, K. J., McQuaid, G. A., Lee, N. R., & Wallace, G. L. (2023). Cardiovascular disease risk factors in autistic adults: The impact of sleep quality and antipsychotic medication use. Autism Research, 16(3), 569–579. https://doi.org/10.1002/aur.2872
Krantz, M., Dalmacy, D., Bishop, L., Hyer, J. M., & Hand, B. N. (2023). Mortality rate and age of death among Medicare-enrolled autistic older adults. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 100, 102077. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rasd.2022.102077
Williams, E. G., Smith, M. J., Sherwood, K., Lovelace, T. S., & Bishop, L. (2022). Brief report: Initial evidence of depressive symptom disparities among black and white transition age autistic youth. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 52(8), 3740–3745. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-021-05242-y
Bishop, L., Harris, A. B., Rabidoux, P. C., Laughlin, S. F., McLean, K. J., & Noll, R. B. (2022). A model to evaluate interprofessional training effectiveness: feasibility and five-year outcomes of a multi-site prospective cohort study. Maternal and Child Health Journal, 26(8), 1622–1631. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10995-022-03421-6
Rubenstein, E., Ehrenthal, D. B., Nobles, J., Mallinson, D. C., Bishop, L., Jenkins, M. C., Kuo, H. H., & Durkin, M. S. (2022). Fertility rates in women with intellectual and developmental disabilities in Wisconsin Medicaid. Disability and health journal, 15(3), 101321. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dhjo.2022.101321
Rubenstein, E., Ehrenthal, D. B., Mallinson, D. C., Bishop, L., Kuo, H. H., & Durkin, M. S. (2021). Birth outcomes affecting infants of mothers with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology, 35(6), 706–716. https://doi.org/10.1111/ppe.12765
Buckingham, W. R., Bishop, L., Hooper-Lane, C., Anderson, B., Wolfson, J., Shelton, S. V., & Kind, A. J. (2021). A systematic review of geographic indices of disadvantage with implications for older adults. JCI insight, 6(20), e141664. https://doi.org/10.1172/jci.insight.141664
Smith, M. J., Sherwood, K., Blajeski, S., Ross, B., Smith, J. D., Jordan, N., Dawalt, L., Bishop, L., & Atkins, M. S. (2021). Job Interview and Vocational Outcomes Among Transition-Age Youth Receiving Special Education Pre-Employment Transition Services. Intellectual and developmental disabilities, 59(5), 405–421. https://doi.org/10.1352/1934-9556-59.5.405
McLean, K. J., Eack, S. M., & Bishop, L. (2021). The Impact of Sleep Quality on Quality of Life for Autistic Adults. Research in autism spectrum disorders, 88, 101849. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rasd.2021.101849
Smith, M. J., Sherwood, K., Ross, B., Smith, J. D., DaWalt, L., Bishop, L., Humm, L., Elkins, J., & Steacy, C. (2021). Virtual interview training for autistic transition age youth: A randomized controlled feasibility and effectiveness trial. Autism, 25(6), 1536–1552. https://doi.org/10.1177/1362361321989928
McLean, K. J., Hoekstra, A. M., & Bishop, L. (2021). United States Medicaid home and community-based services for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities: A scoping review. Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities : JARID, 34(3), 684–694. https://doi.org/10.1111/jar.12837
Rubenstein, E., Ehrenthal, D. B., Mallinson, D. C., Bishop, L., Kuo, H. H., & Durkin, M. (2020). Pregnancy complications and maternal birth outcomes in women with intellectual and developmental disabilities in Wisconsin Medicaid. PloS one, 15(10), e0241298. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0241298
Rubenstein E, Hartley S, Bishop L. (2020). Epidemiology of Dementia and Alzheimer Disease in Individuals With Down Syndrome. JAMA Neurology, 1;77(2):262-264. doi: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2019.3666.
Rubenstein E, Bishop L. (2019). Is the Autism Boom Headed for Medicaid? Patterns in the Enrollment of Autistic Adults in Wisconsin Medicaid, 2008-2018. Autism Research, 12(10):1541-1550. doi: 10.1002/aur.2173.
Bishop-Fitzpatrick L, Dababnah S, Baker-Ericzén MJ, Smith MJ, Magaña SM. (2019). Autism spectrum disorder and the science of social work: A grand challenge for social work research. Social Work in Mental Health, 17(1):73-92. doi: 10.1080/15332985.2018.1509411.
Rubenstein E, Bishop-Fitzpatrick L. (2019). A matter of time: The necessity of temporal language in research on health conditions that present with autism spectrum disorder. Autism Research, 12(1):20-25. doi: 10.1002/aur.2010.
Bishop-Fitzpatrick L, Mazefsky CA, Eack SM. (2018). The combined impact of social support and perceived stress on quality of life in adults with autism spectrum disorder and without intellectual disability. Autism, 22(6):703-711. doi: 10.1177/1362361317703090.
Bishop-Fitzpatrick L, Movaghar A, Greenberg JS, Page D, DaWalt LS, Brilliant MH, Mailick MR. (2018). Using machine learning to identify patterns of lifetime health problems in decedents with autism spectrum disorder. Autism Research, 11(8):1120-1128. doi: 10.1002/aur.1960.
Eisenbaum E, DiNitto DM, Bishop-Fitzpatrick L. (2018). Gender differences in tobacco use among U.S. Special Olympics athletes. Disability and Health Journal, 11(3):466-470. doi: 10.1016/j.dhjo.2018.01.005.
Bishop-Fitzpatrick L, Minshew NJ, Mazefsky CA, Eack SM. (2017) Perception of Life as Stressful, Not Biological Response to Stress, is Associated with Greater Social Disability in Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 47(1):1-16. doi: 10.1007/s10803-016-2910-6.
Bishop-Fitzpatrick L, Kind AJH. (2017) A Scoping Review of Health Disparities in Autism Spectrum Disorder. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 47(11):3380-3391. doi: 10.1007/s10803-017-3251-9.
Bishop-Fitzpatrick L, Smith DaWalt L, Greenberg JS, Mailick MR. (2017) Participation in recreational activities buffers the impact of perceived stress on quality of life in adults with autism spectrum disorder. Autism Research, 10(5):973-982. doi: 10.1002/aur.1753.
Bishop-Fitzpatrick L, Mazefsky CA, Eack SM, Minshew NJ. (2017). Correlates of Social Functioning in Autism Spectrum Disorder: The Role of Social Cognition. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 35:25-34. doi: 10.1016/j.rasd.2016.11.013.
Bishop-Fitzpatrick L, Hong J, Smith LE, Makuch RA, Greenberg JS, Mailick MR. (2016). Characterizing Objective Quality of Life and Normative Outcomes in Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder: An Exploratory Latent Class Analysis. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 46(8):2707-19. doi: 10.1007/s10803-016-2816-3.
Hong J, Bishop-Fitzpatrick L, Smith LE, Greenberg JS, Mailick MR. (2016). Factors Associated with Subjective Quality of Life of Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Self-Report Versus Maternal Reports. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 46(4):1368-78. doi: 10.1007/s10803-015-2678-0.
Bishop-Fitzpatrick L, Mazefsky CA, Minshew NJ, Eack SM. (2015). The relationship between stress and social functioning in adults with autism spectrum disorder and without intellectual disability. Autism Research, 8(2):164-73. doi: 10.1002/aur.1433.
Bishop-Fitzpatrick L, Minshew NJ, Eack SM. (2013) A systematic review of psychosocial interventions for adults with autism spectrum disorders. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 43(3):687-94. doi: 10.1007/s10803-012-1615-8.