Select research publications
Rau, S., Roybal, M., Wass, A., Liu, S., Schaffer, L., Ajumobi, T., Whitman, E., Warling, A., Clasen, L., Blumenthal, J., Torres, E., & Raznahan, A. (In press) Autism in Klinefelter Syndrome (47,XXY), Molecular Autism. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13229-026-00745-w
Reimer, S., Wilson, K., Schaffer, L.S., Larsen, I., Roybal, M., Rau, S., Seebeck, J., Torres, E., Clasen, L., Liu, S., & Raznahan, A. (In press). Appraising familial prediction of proband outcomes in neurogenetic disorders, Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders. https://doi.org/10.1186/s11689-026-09733-w
Larsen, I. G., Liu, S., Rau, S., Schaffer, L., Ajumobi, T., Warling, A., Whitman, E. T., Clasen, L. S., Torres, E. N., Mollerstuen, S., & Raznahan, A. (2026). X- vs. Y-chromosome dosage effects on human cognition: A deep phenotypic comparison of 47,XXY and 47,XYY syndromes. Child Neuropsychology, 32(5), 780–799. https://doi.org/10.1080/09297049.2026.2616523
Payne, J.M., Haebich, K.M., Chisholm, A.K., Walsh, K.S., Lami, F, Ure, A., Brignell, A., Hearps, S., Maier, A., Darke, H., Rothman, Y., Rau, S., Barton, B., Shrestha, R., Pascouau, R., Logan, N.L., Eng, Y.F., Dabscheck, G., Anderson, V.A., Coghill, D., North, K.N., & Pride, N.A. (2026). Autism in neurofibromatosis type 1: prevalence, phenotype and clinical implications, Molecular Autism, https://doi.org/10.1186/s13229-026-00726-z
Roybal, M., Liu, S., Larsen, I., Wass, A., Schaffer, L., Ajumobi, T. … Rau, S.*, & Raznahan, A.* (2025) Age-related differences in psychopathology within sex chromosome trisomies. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry.https://doi.org/10.1007/s00787-025-02743-4 *Authors contributed equally to this work
Larsen, I.G., Liu, S., Schaffer, L., Rau, S., Ajumobi, T., Mahony, B.W., Warling, A., …, Raznahan, A. (2025). Novel tools for comparing the architecture of psychopathology between neurogenetic disorders: An application to X- vs. Y-chromosome aneuploidy effects in males. Psychological Medicine doi: 10.1017/S0033291725000765
Schaffer, L., Rau, S., Larsen, I., Clasen, L., Warling, A., Whitman, E.T., Nadig, A., McDermott, C., Xenophontos, A., Wilson, K., Blumenthal, J., Torres, E., & Raznahan, A. (2024) X- vs. Y-Chromosome Influences on Human Behavior: A Deep Phenotypic Comparison of Psychopathology in XXY and XYY Syndromes, Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders, 16, 1. doi: 10.1186/s11689-024-09574-5
Fezza, J., Rau, S., Clary, L., Johnson O., Fimmel, F., Barber, J., & Shankar, R. (2024). Spectrum of neuropsychological challenges in Turner syndrome, Frontiers in Endocrinology, 15. https://doi.org/10.3389/fendo.2024.1461103
Raznahan A., Rau S., Schaffer L., Liu S., Fish A.M., Mankiw C., Xenophontos A., Clasen L.S., Joseph L., Thurm A., Blumenthal J.D., Bassett D.S., & Torres E.N. (2023). Deep phenotypic analysis of psychiatric features in genetically defined cohorts: application to XYY syndrome. Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders, 15, 1. doi: 10.1186/s11689-023-09476-y
Mahoney, B.W., Tu, D., Rau, S., Alexander-Bloch, A.F., Satterthwaite, T.D., Shinohara, R.T., Bassett, D.S., Milham, M.P., Raznahan, A. (2022). IQ modulates coupling between diverse dimensions of psychopathology in children and adolescents. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 22. doi: 10.1016/j.jaac.2022.06.015
Rau, S., Whitman, E.T., Schauder, K., Goghate, N., Lee, N.R., Kenworthy, L., & Raznahan, A. (2021). Patterns of psychopathology and cognition in sex chromosome aneuploidy. Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders, 13, 61, https://doi.org/10.1186/s11689-021-09407-9.
Rau, S., Skapek, M., Tiplady, K., Seese, S., Burns, A., Armour, A., & Kenworthy, L. (2020). Identifying comorbid ADHD in Autism: Attending to the inattentive subtype. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 60, 101468. doi: 10.1016/j.rasd.2019.101468
Invited Talks
Rau, S. (2026, September). Pediatric neuropsychology: What it is, career path to neuropsychology, and when to refer. 1-hour talk presented virtually to Treehouse Child Advocacy Center as part of their weekly didactic series
Rau, S. (2026, May). Minds of All Kinds: Understanding and Supporting Neurodivergent Youth. A 2-hour CEU talk presented at EveryMind, Rockville, MD
Rau, S. (2026, March). The Role of Neuropsychological Evaluation in Neurodevelopmental Care. Virtual talk presented to Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (LEND) Fellows and Faculty at Children’s National as part of the LEND-CN didactic curriculum
Rau, S. (2026, January). Similar Symptoms, Different Stories: Navigating Differential Diagnosis of Autism, ADHD, and Social Anxiety. 3-hour CEU talk presented at a local counseling practice, Bethesda, MD
Rau, S. (2023, June). X- vs. Y- Chromosome Influences on Human Behavior: A Comparison of Psychopathology in XXY and XYY. Talk presented at the virtual meeting of The Association for X and Y Chromosome Variations
Rau, S. (2022 and 2023, March). Neuropsychological Profiles in ASD. Virtual talk presented to Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (LEND) Fellows and Faculty at Children’s National as part of the LEND-CN didactic curriculum
Rau, S. (2021, May). Patterns of Mental Health Risk in X/Y Variations. Talk presented at the virtual meeting of The Association for X and Y Chromosome Variations
Rau, S, (2019, October). Autism Spectrum Disorder: Diagnosis, Profile, & Treatment Considerations. Talk presented to Clinical Neuroscience Grand Rounds at the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD.
Rau, S. & Clawson, A. (2019, August). Autism Spectrum Disorders. Talk presented to MedStar NRH Neuropsychology Fellows and Faculty as part of the program’s VTC Summer Series, Bethesda, MD.
Rau, S. & Torres, E. (2019, June) Psychiatric and Neurodevelopmental comorbidities in XXY. Talk presented at the meeting of The Association for X and Y Chromosome Variations, Atlanta, GA