Marc J. Tasse, Ph.D. is a Professor in the Departments of Psychology and Psychiatry at The Ohio State University and Director of the Nisonger Center - UCEDD. Dr. Tasse has a long history in the UCEDD network. After completing his Ph.D. in clinical psychology at the Universitedu Quebec a Montreal, Dr. Tasse went to the Ohio State University Nisonger Center - UCEDD to complete a postdoctoral fellowship in developmental disabilities (1994-1995). Having completed his postdoctoral fellowship, Dr. Tasse accepted an Assistant Professor position in the Department of Psychology at the Universite du Quebec a Montreal. He returned to the UCEDD network in 1999 as an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Community Education Director at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's (UNC) Center for Development and Learning (CDL). Dr. Tasse remained at the UNC CDL for seven years and left in 2006 to accept the challenge of being Associate Director of a newly funded UCEDD at the University of South Florida (USF). Dr. Tasse's experience includes clinical services for more than 30 years to individuals with intellectual disability and other related developmental disabilities. His area of research includes co-occurrence of intellectual/developmental disabilities and psychiatric problems or severe problem behaviors, adaptive behavior, psychometrics, support needs, and the use of remote support services and technologies. Dr. Tasse has conducted 300+ trainings, workshops, and presentations in the following areas: Diagnosis of intellectual disability (ID), ID and co-occurring mental illness/complex behavior problems, Positive Behavior Supports, Assessment/Testing, Using the Supports Intensity Scale, Introduction to Developmental Disabilities. His publication record includes more than 175 articles in peer-reviewed journals, chapters, and books in the area of ID/ASD/DD. He has co-authored several published standardized assessment instruments in the field of developmental disabilities. Dr. Tasse is a Fellow of the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, American Psychological Association, and the International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.  He is also the recipient of AAIDD Service Awards (2007, 2009, 2011, 2021), the APA Division 33 John W. Jacobson Award, and National Historic Recognition Project: 2000-2020 (2020).

SAMPLE PUBLICATIONS:

Shively, K. L. & Tassé, M. J. (2022). Using a Delphi method to revise and update the Nisonger Child Behavior Rating Form. American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 127, 455-472. DOI: 10.1352/1944-7558-127.6.455

Schalock, R. L., Luckasson, R., Tassé, M. J., & Shogren, K. A. (2022). The intellectual and developmental disabilities paradigm of shared citizenship: Its operationalization, application, evaluation, and shaping for the future. Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 60(5), 426-441.

Bunster, J., Tassé, M. J., Tenorio, M., Aparicio, A., & Arango, P. S. (2022). Adaptive behaviours in children with Down syndrome: A cross-sectional study of developmental trajectories.  Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 47(3), 276-286. https://doi.org/10.3109/13668250.2021.1976008

Luckasson, R., Tassé, M. J., & Schalock, R. L. (2022). Professional responsibility in the field of intellectual and developmental disabilities: Its definition, application, and impacts. Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 60, 183-198. DOI: 10.1352/1934-9556-60.3.183

Tassé, M. J. & Havercamp, S. M. (2022).  Where is the empirical support for the effectiveness of cognitive behavior therapy for adults with intellectual disability. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice. Online First Publication. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/cps0000091 

Wagner, J. B., Tassé, M. J., & Ornan, G. (2022). Availability of remote support services: Pre-COVID-19. Journal of Policy and Practice Intellectual Disabilities. 1-10. https://DOI: 10.1111/jppi.12420

Balboni, G., Bacherini, A., Anselmi, P., Brovedani, P., Buono, S., Micheletti, S., Robusto, E., & Tassé, M. J., (2022). Italian Diagnostic Adaptive Behavior Scale: Reliability and Diagnostic Accuracy Compared with the Vineland-II. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 123. 104185. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ridd.2022.104185   

Bertelli, M. O., Hollenweger, J., Tassé, M. J., Straccia, C., Rondini, E., Bianco, A., Jung, R., Buonaguro, E. F., Simeonsson, R. J., Munir, K., & Salvador-Carulla, L. (2022). Intellectual developmental disorders. In M. O. Bertelli, S. Deb, K. Munir, A. Hassiotis, & L. Salvador-Carulla (Eds.), Textbook of Psychiatry for Intellectual Disability and Autism Spectrum Disorder. Springer. ISBN-13: 978-3319957197

Cooray, S. E., Tassé, M. J., Barnhill, J., & Bhaumik, S. (2022). Anxiety and stress-related disorders in people with intellectual disability/disorders of intellectual development. In M. O. Bertelli, S. Deb, K. Munir, A. Hassiotis, & L. Salvador-Carulla, L. (Eds.), Textbook of Psychiatry for Intellectual Disability and Autism Spectrum Disorder (pp. 583-608). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-95720-3_22

Havercamp, S. M., Barnhill, L. J., Bonardi, A., Chapman, R., Cobranchi, C., Fletcher, R., Rabidoux, P., Seeley, J. R., & Tassé, M. J. (2022). Straight from the horse's mouth: Increasing self-report in mental health assessment in people with intellectual disability. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disability, 35(2), 471-479. https://doi.org/10.1111/jar.12952.

Wickstrom, J., Dell'Armo, K., Salzman, E., Hooker, J. L., Delehanty, A., Bishop, S., Tassé, M. J., Wetherby, A. M., Piergies, T., Damiano, D., Rauch, A., & Thurm, A., (2021). Systematic review: Recommendations for rehabilitation in ASD and ID from clinical practice guidelines. Archives of Rehabilitation Research and Clinical Translation, 3, 100140. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.arrct.2021.100140

Gomez, L. E., Navas, P., Verdugo, M. A., & Tassé, M. J. (2021). Empirically supported psychological treatments: The challenges of comorbid psychiatric and behavioral disorders in people with intellectual disability. World Journal of Psychiatry, 19, 1039-1052. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v11.i11.1039

Rosencrans, M. E., Tassé, M. J., Kim, M., Krahn, G., Bonardi, A., Rabidoux, P., Bourne, M. L., & Havercamp, S. M. (2021). Invisible populations: Who is missing from research in intellectual disability?  Research in Developmental Disabilities, 119. 104117.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ridd.2021.104117 

Makhluf, Y. F., Bacherini, A., Elisei, S., Tassé, M. J., & Balboni, G. (2021). Assessment of challenging behaviours with the Nisonger Child Behavior Rating Form: Agreement/disagreement between frequency and severity ratings. Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 46, 370-374. https://doi.org/10.3109/13668250.2020.1768727

Fortney, S. & Tassé, M. J. (2021). Urbanicity, health, and access to services for individuals with intellectual disability and developmental disabilities. American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 126, 492-504. https://doi.org/10.1352/1944-7558-126.6.492

Schalock, R. L., Luckasson, R.., & Tassé, M. J. (2021). An overview of Intellectual disability: Definition, classification and systems of supports (12^th ed.). American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 126, 439-442. https://doi.org/10.1352/1944-7558-126.6.439

Schalock, R. L., Luckasson, R.., & Tassé, M. J. (2021). Ongoing transformation in the field of IDD: Taking action for future progress. Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 59, 280-291. https://doi.org/10.1352/1934-9556-59.5.380

Tassé, M. J. (2021). Adaptive behavior and functional life skills across the lifespan: Conceptual and measurement issues (pp. 1-20). In R. Lang & P. Sturmey (Eds), Adaptive Behavior Strategies for Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. Springer Publishing.

Schalock, R. L., Luckasson, R.., & Tassé, M. J. (2021). Intellectual disability: Definition, diagnosis, classification, and systems of supports (12^th edition). American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.

Glidden, L. M., Abbeduto, L., McIntyre, L. L., & Tassé, M. J. (Editors; 2021). APA Handbook on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. American Psychological Association. https://doi.org/10.1037/0000194-000  

Glidden, L. M., Abbeduto, L., McIntyre, L. L., & Tassé, M. J. (2021). Summary and future directions: Where we have been, where we are, where we are going. In L. Glidden, (Editor in Chief), L. Abbeduto, L. L. McIntyre, & M. J. Tassé (Editors), Handbook on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: Clinical and educational implications: Prevention, intervention, and treatment (pp. 525-536). American Psychological Association.  https://doi.org/10.1037/0000195-020

Tassé, M. J. & Balboni, G. (2021). Theories and measurement of adaptive behavior. In L. M. Glidden, (Editor in Chief), L. Abbeduto, L. L. McIntyre, & M. J. Tassé (Editors), Handbook on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: Foundations (pp. 425-450). American Psychological Association. https://doi.org/10.1037/0000194-016  

Dell’Armo, K. A., & Tassé, M. J. (2021). Attitudes, stigma, and disablism toward people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. In L. M. Glidden, (Editor in Chief), L. Abbeduto, L. L. McIntyre, & M. J. Tassé (Editors), Handbook on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: Foundations (pp. 473-498). American Psychological Association.  https://doi.org/10.1037/0000194-018

Tassé, M. J., Wagner, J. B., & Kim, M. (2020). Using technology and remote support services to promote independent living of adults with intellectual disability and related developmental disabilities. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 33, 640-647. https://doi.org/10.1111/jar.12709.

Tassé, M. J., Perkins, E. A., Jorgensen Smith, T., & Chapman, R. (2020). Behavioral Health Services for Persons with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (pp. 253-272). In B. L. Levin & A. Hanson (Eds.), in Foundations of Behavioral Health. New York: Springer.

Maltais, J., Morin, D., & Tassé, M. J. (2020). Health care service use among people with intellectual disabilities and comparison with the general population. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 33, 552-564. https://doi.org/10.1111/jar.12698.

Sabat, C., Arango, P., Tassé, M. J., & Tenorio, M. (2020). Different abilities needed at home and school: The relation between executive function and adaptive behavior in adolescents with Down syndrome. Scientific Reports, 10, 1683. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-58409-5.  

Tassé, M. J., Perkins, E. A., Jorgensen Smith, T., & Chapman, R. (2020). Behavioral health services for persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities (pp. 253-272). In B. L. Levin & A. Hanson (Eds.), in Foundations of Behavioral Health. New York: Springer.

Balboni, G., Rebecchini, G., Elisei,  S., & Tassé, M. J., (2020). Factors affecting the relationship between adaptive behavior and challenging behaviors in individuals with intellectual disability and co-occurring disorders. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 104, 103718. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ridd.2020.103718.