The research of Marsha Mailick Seltzer, PhD, was recently cited by Autism Speaks Chief Science Officer Geri Dawson, Ph.D., as part of a review of major scientific advances in autism research in 2010.
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Search and screen panel named for WID director
Former UW-Madison chancellor John Wiley has served as interim director of the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery since November 2008.
Study by Hartley and Mailick Seltzer details autism’s heavy toll beyond childhood on marriages
The parents of grown children with autism are more likely to divorce than couples with typically developing children, according to new data from a large longitudinal study of families of adolescents and adults with autism.
Marsha Mailick Seltzer, PhD, comments on aging parents of adults with Down syndrome
The March 22, 2010 issue of USA Today features a story on the dilemma faced by aging parents of adults with Down syndrome.
Research by Marsha Mailick Seltzer cited in Autism Speaks 2010 year in review
The research of Marsha Mailick Seltzer, PhD, was recently cited by Autism Speaks Chief Science Officer Geri Dawson, Ph.D., as part of a review of major scientific advances in autism research in 2010.
Wiley to tackle interim role leading new institute
Outgoing Chancellor John D. Wiley has been named the new interim director of the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery (WID), the public half of the new research center that promises to be a model of interdisciplinary science and public-private collaboration.
Marsha Mailick Seltzer, PhD, tapped to chair search committee for new UW-Madison chancellor
Marsha Mailick Seltzer, Vaughan Bascom Professor of Social Work and Pediatrics at UW-Madison, will chair the search committee.
Study shows autism symptoms can improve into adulthood
Hallmarks of autism are characteristic behaviors – repetitive motions, problems interacting with others, impaired communication abilities – that occur in widely different combinations and degrees of severity among those who have the condition.
Gift will benefit Waisman Center research on Parkinson’s disease
A gift of $500,000 from George E. Prescott, a member of the Waisman Center’s board of visitors, will benefit the Parkinson’s disease research program at the Waisman Center.
Mailick Seltzer and Goldsmith among eight faculty honored with named professorships
Marsha Mailick Seltzer, professor, School of Social Work and Waisman Center director, and Hill Goldsmith, professor of psychology and coordinator, Waisman Social and Affective Processes Unit, were appointed UW Foundation Chair Bascom Professorships, which honor …