Trained as a scientist-clinician, Dr. Deotto has published her research in edited volumes and peer-reviewed journals, and has presented at numerous national and international conferences. Her postdoctoral research at SickKids Hospital focused on a therapeutic family program to support the mental health of children with brain injury and neurodevelopmental disorders.
Deotto, A., Fabiano, G. F., Linga-Easwaran, J., Miller, S. P., Anagnostou, E., Kelley, E., Crosbie, J., Nicolson, R., & Williams, T. S. (2026). Acceptability of neuroimaging and hormonal biomarker collection in early behavioral intervention research. [Manuscript submitted for publication]. Department of Psychology, The Hospital for Sick Children.
Williams, T. S., Deotto, A., Greenblatt, A., Fabiano, G. F., Green, R., Linga-Easwaran, J., ... & Barwick, M. (2025). Scaling up: Facilitators, barriers, and EDI considerations for clinical implementation of a stepped-care early mental health parenting program (I-InTERACT-North). Implementation Research and Practice, 6, https://doi.org/10.1177/26334895251346816
Deotto, A., Fabiano, G. F., Chung, B. Y. T., Wade, S. L., Anagnostou, E., Crosbie, J., Kelley, E., Nicolson, R., Andrade, B. F., Miller, S. P., Williams, T. S. (2023). Stepping up to COVID-19: A clinical trial of a telepsychology positive parenting program targeting behavior problems in children with neurological risk. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, (e-pub ahead of print). https://doi.org/10.1093/jpepsy/jsad032
Williams, T. S., Burek, B., Deotto, A., Ford, M. K., Green, R., & Wade, S. L. (2022). Pandemic Perils and Promise: Implementation of a Virtual Parenting Intervention during COVID-19 among Children with Early Neurological Conditions. Developmental Neurorehabilitation, 25(8), 505-517. https://doi.org/10.1080/17518423.2022.2099996
Williams, T. S., Deotto, A., Roberts, S. D., Ford, M. K., Désiré, N., & Cunningham, S. (2022). COVID-19 mental health impact among children with early brain injury and associated conditions. Child Neuropsychology, 28(5), 627-648. https://doi.org/10.1080/09297049.2021.1998407
Deotto, A., Eastwood, J. D., & Toplak, M. E. (2022). Temperament profiles associated with internalizing symptoms and externalizing behavior in adolescents with ADHD. Child Psychiatry & Human Development, 53(1), 109–123. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10578-020-01116-z
Champigny, C., Deotto, A., Westmacott, R., & Desrocher, M. (2020). Academic outcome in pediatric ischemic stroke. Child Neuropsychology, 26(6), 817-833. https://doi.org/10.1080/09297049.2020.1712346
Deotto, A., Westmacott, R., Fuentes, A., deVeber, G., & Desrocher, M. (2019). Does stroke impair academic achievement in children? The role of metacognition in math and spelling outcomes following pediatric stroke. The Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, 41(3), 257-269. https://doi.org/10.1080/13803395.2018.1533528
Westmacott, R., Deotto, A., & Nyenhuis, D. (2018). Stroke. In J. Donders & S. J. Hunter (Eds.), Neuropsychological conditions across the lifespan (pp. 244-267). New York, NY: Cambridge University Press. https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/neuropsychological-conditions-across-the-lifespan/2AD3CAC06723AA70415B435ECF088D16
Fuentes, A., Westmacott, R., Deotto, A., deVeber, G., & Desrocher, M. (2017). Working memory outcomes following unilateral arterial ischemic stroke in childhood. Child Neuropsychology, 23(7), 803-821. https://doi.org/10.1080/09297049.2016.1205008
Fuentes, A., Deotto, A., Desrocher, M., deVeber, G., & Westmacott, R. (2016). Determinants of cognitive outcomes of perinatal and childhood stroke: A review. Child Neuropsychology, 22(1), 1-38. https://doi.org/10.1080/09297049.2014.969694
Till, C., Deotto, A., Tipu, V., Sled, J. G., Bethune, A., Narayanan, S., Arnold, D. L., & Banwell, B. L. (2011). White matter integrity and math performance in pediatric multiple sclerosis: A diffusion tensor imaging study. NeuroReport, 22(18), 1005-1009. https://doi.org/10.1097/WNR.0b013e32834dc301
