Stelios Georgiades

  • Associate Professor, Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences
  • Co-founder, Instructor, Child Health Specialization, Bachelor of Health Sciences
  • Founder, Co-Director, MacART (McMaster Autism Research Team)
  • McMaster Children’s Hospital Chair in Autism and Neurodevelopment

Dr. Georgiades’ research program examines Autism heterogeneity over time (chronogeneity) and how it relates to child health and development. The overarching goal of his work is to generate new knowledge that will lead to more equitable, personalized, evidence-based interventions, services, and supports for Autistic children and their families. Dr Georgiades’ work is positioned within the framework of Learning Health Systems.

Dr. Georgiades is the Founder and Co-Director of the McMaster Autism Research Team (MacART; www.macautism.ca), a partnership between McMaster University and McMaster Children’s Hospital aiming to bridge the research-to-practice gap in Autism. He is the inaugural holder of the McMaster Children’s Hospital Chair in Autism and Neurodevelopment. As Chair, Dr. Georgiades uses participatory research methods and stakeholder collaboration to connect research, policy, and practice to improve the lives of children with autism and neurodevelopmental conditions.

Dr. Georgiades serves as a Member of the Autism Speaks Medical and Science Advisory Committee and works closely with the Canadian Autism Spectrum Disorder Alliance (CASDA) for the creation of a National Autism Strategy. He serves as a member of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences (CAHS) Oversight Panel for an Assessment on Autism to inform the creation of a National Autism Strategy.

Current Activities

Publications

  • Chen, Y.J., Duku, E. and Georgiades, S., Rethinking Autism Intervention Science: A Dynamic Perspective. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 13.
  • Kamali, M., Sivapalan, S., Kata, A., Kim, N., Shanmugalingam, N., Duku, E., Zwaigenbaum, L. and Georgiades, S., 2022. Program evaluation of a pilot mobile developmental outreach clinic for autism spectrum disorder in Ontario. BMC Health Services Research, 22(1), 1-14.
  • Gentles, S. J., Duku, E., Kerns, C., McVey, A., Hunsche, M., Ng-Cordell, E., Bednar, E., Banfield, L., Szatmari, P., & Georgiades, S. (2021) Trajectory research in children on the autism spectrum: A scoping review protocol. BMJ Open, 11(11), e053443.
  • Koziarz, F., Roncadin, C., Kata, A., … & Georgiades S. (2021). Investigating the Associations Between Child Autistic Symptoms, Socioeconomic Context, and Family Life: A Pilot Study. Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences, 2: doi.org/10.3389/fresc.2021.748346.
  • Georgiades, S., Tait, P. A., McNicholas, P. D., Duku, E., Zwaigenbaum, L., Smith, I. M., ... & Szatmari, P. (2022). Trajectories of symptom severity in children with autism: Variability and turning points through the transition to school. Journal of autism and developmental disorders, 52(1), 392-401.
  • Lee V., Duku E., Zwaigenbaum L., Bennett T., … & Georgiades S. (2020). Temperament influences the relationship between symptom severity and adaptive functioning in children with autism spectrum disorder. Autism, 24(8), 2057-2070.
  • Bishop, S., Farmer, C., Kaat, A., Georgiades, S., Kanne, S., & Thurm, A. (2019). The need for a developmentally based measure of social communication skills. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 58(6), 555-560. doi: 10.1016/j.jaac.2018.12.010.
  • Georgiades, S. & Kasari, C. (2018). Reframing optimal outcomes in autism. JAMA Pediatrics, 172(8), 716-717. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2018.1016
  • Georgiades, S., Bishop, S. L., & Frazier, T. (2017). Editorial Perspective: Longitudinal research in autism–introducing the concept of ‘chronogeneity’. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 58(5), 634-636.
  • Szatmari, P., Georgiades, S., Duku, E., Bennett, T. A., Bryson, S., Fombonne, E., ... & Volden, J. (2015). Developmental trajectories of symptom severity and adaptive functioning in an inception cohort of preschool children with autism spectrum disorder. JAMA Psychiatry, 72(3), 276-283.
  • Georgiades, S., Szatmari, P., Zwaigenbaum, L., . . . et al. (2013). A Prospective Study of Autistic-like Traits in Unaffected Siblings of Probands with Autism Spectrum Disorder. JAMA Archives of General Psychiatry, 70(1):42-48 doi:10.1001/2013
  • Georgiades, S., Bishop, S. L., & Frazier, T. (2017). Editorial Perspective: Longitudinal research in autism–introducing the concept of ‘chronogeneity’. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 58(5), 634-636.
  • Szatmari, P., Georgiades, S., Duku, E., Bennett, T. A., Bryson, S., Fombonne, E., ... & Volden, J. (2015). Developmental trajectories of symptom severity and adaptive functioning in an inception cohort of preschool children with autism spectrum disorder. JAMA Psychiatry, 72(3), 276-283.
  • Georgiades, S., Boyle, M., Szatmari, P., Hanna, S., Duku, E., Zwaigenbaum, L., ... & Pathways in ASD Study Team. (2014). Modeling the phenotypic architecture of autism symptoms from time of diagnosis to age 6. J. Autism Dev. Disord, 44(12), 3045-3055.
  • Georgiades, S., Szatmari, P., Zwaigenbaum, L., . . . et al. (2013). A Prospective Study of Autistic-like Traits in Unaffected Siblings of Probands with Autism Spectrum Disorder. JAMA Archives of General Psychiatry, 70(1):42-48 doi:10.1001/2013

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Research Interests

  • Autism
  • Neurodevelopment
  • Learning Health Systems
  • Health Inequalities
  • Epidemiology and Biostatistics
  • Longitudinal modeling and measurement issues in child health
  • Developmental trajectories of children with Autism

Education, Memberships & Certifications

  • B.A., Brock University
  • M.A., University of Oregon
  • Ph.D., McMaster University