• Post-Doctoral MNLEND Fellow
Email
worth112@umn.edu

Emma Worthley is a postdoctoral MNLEND fellow and postdoc associate at the Institute on Community Integration. She completed her PhD in special education from the University of Minnesota. Her research interests include the early development, identification, and pre-symptomatic intervention of autism, with a focus on sensory reactivity and sensory measurement.

Projects

Project

TeleOutreach Center

The TeleOutreach Center at the Masonic Institute for the Developing Brain brings together researchers, clinical pediatric providers, and developmental specialists to use technology to understand …

Products

Examining Behavioral Interventions for Infancy and Early Toddlerhood: A Systematic Review of Intervention Effects, Parameters, and Participants

Rapid advancement is paving the way to identify children who would likely benefit from early intervention during the first years of life, prior to the onset of significant delays in development. …

Published: 2025

Modifying Quantitative Sensory Testing to Investigate Tactile Sensory Function and Behavioral Reactivity in Children with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: Establishing Feasibility and Testing Sex, Autism, and Self-injury Effects

Sensory reactivity differences are common across neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs), however very few studies specifically examine tactile or pain responses in children with NNDs, especially …

Published: 2025

Examining Behavioral Interventions for Infancy and Early Toddlerhood: A Systematic Review

Rapid advancement is paving the way to identify children who would likely benefit from early intervention during the first years of life, prior to the onset of significant delays in development. …

Published: 2025