Katherine Gotham

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
Rowan University

Katherine Gotham is assistant professor of psychiatry at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee.

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Spectrum

By Katherine Gotham, Zachary J. Williams

24 August 2021

6 min read

Illustration shows a woman thinking as she is surrounded by signs with feelings on them and question marks.

Measuring alexithymia in autistic people

Despite the growing interest in alexithymia in autism research, the tools commonly used to measure this trait may not work reliably in autistic populations. A new scoring method fills that gap.

Illustration shows a woman thinking as she is surrounded by signs with feelings on them and question marks.

Spectrum

Measuring alexithymia in autistic people

By Katherine Gotham, Zachary J. Williams

24 August 2021 | 6 min read

Spectrum

By Katherine Gotham

26 September 2017

7 min read

Illustration of people sitting at a party with looming shadows.

Suicidal tendencies hard to spot in some people with autism

To effectively screen for suicidality in people with autism, we need to learn how to ask questions that lead to real answers.

Illustration of people sitting at a party with looming shadows.

Spectrum

Suicidal tendencies hard to spot in some people with autism

By Katherine Gotham

26 September 2017 | 7 min read

Spectrum

By Jennifer Richler, Katherine Gotham

5 December 2014

4 min read

Spectrum from The Transmitter.

Understanding aggression in autism

Two new studies explore the link between autism and aggression — a controversial connection that weighs heavily on individuals with the disorder and their families.

Spectrum from The Transmitter.

Spectrum

Understanding aggression in autism

By Jennifer Richler, Katherine Gotham

5 December 2014 | 4 min read

Spectrum

By Katherine Gotham

17 June 2014

5 min read

Spectrum from The Transmitter.

How persistent worrying might cause the blues

When individuals with autism see themselves as impaired and get stuck on those thoughts, they may become and stay depressed, says Katherine Gotham.

Spectrum from The Transmitter.

Spectrum

How persistent worrying might cause the blues

By Katherine Gotham

17 June 2014 | 5 min read

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Lipids enter brain mapping limelight

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Lipids

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27 October 2026

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Protein asparagine synthetase in hippocampus neurons.

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Here is a roundup of autism-related news and research spotted around the web for the week of 26 October.

Protein asparagine synthetase in hippocampus neurons.

Spectrum

Behavioral phenomics in zebrafish; and more

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By Jill Adams

27 October 2026 | 2 min read

Artificial intelligence

By Emily Singer

27 October 2026

10 min read

Illustration of botanical tree and computer tree growing apart.

Neuroscience gave AI its start. What happens now?

David Sussillo maps the two fields' divergent paths, and where they might still meet.

Illustration of botanical tree and computer tree growing apart.

Artificial intelligence

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David Sussillo maps the two fields' divergent paths, and where they might still meet.

By Emily Singer

27 October 2026 | 10 min read