Bonita Klein-Tasman
- Professor, Psychological and Brain Sciences
Education
PhD, Emory University, 2000
Office Hours
By appointment
Teaching Schedule
| Course Num | Title | Meets |
|---|---|---|
| PSYCH 692-003 | Field Placement in Psychology | No Meeting Pattern |
| PSYCH 802-801 | First-Year Clinical Psychology Practicum | No Meeting Pattern |
| PSYCH 961-001 | Seminar in Child-Clinical Psychology | M 12pm-1pm |
Courses Taught
- PSYCH 260 - Child Psychology
- PSYCH 414 - Psychological Testing
- PSYCH 660 - Experimental Child Psychology
- PSYCH 742 - Foundations of Psychotherapy
- PSYCH 802 – First Year Practicum
- PSYCH 831 - Assessment I
- PSYCH 832 - Assessment II
- PSYCH 912 - Developmental Psychopathology
Teaching Interests
- Clinical child psychology
- Developmental and neuropsychological assessment
- Child psychology
- Developmental psychopathology
- Autism spectrum disorders
- Assessment and cognitive behavioral interventions for children with intellectual disabilities.
Research Interests
In her research she has sought to improve our understanding of the cognitive, emotional, and behavioral characteristics of children with neurodevelopment disorders using questionnaire, interview, experimental, and observational methods and to improve understanding of the impact of psychosocial interventions on children with neurogenetic conditions. She is currently working on research about the development and dissemination of evidence-based intervention for fears and phobias in young children with Williams syndrome. More information about the Child Neurodevelopment Research Lab can be found on her website.
Related Activities
Dr. Klein-Tasman also serves as UWM site PI and Psychology Discipline Coordinator and Psychology Mentor within the Wisconsin LEND program, an interdisciplinary training program in Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disorders.
Graduate Student Recruitment
Dr. Klein-Tasman is not recruiting a new graduate student for Fall 2026 admission.
Selected Publications
Mohanty, E., Lasutschinkow, P. C., Klein-Tasman, B. P., & Fisher, M. H. (2025). A Scoping Review of Nonpharmacological Interventions Reporting Psychosocial Outcomes in Neurogenetic Conditions. Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 1–59. https://doi.org/10.1080/19315864.2025.2542142
Glad, D. M., Pardej, S. K., Olszewski, E., & Klein-Tasman, B. P. (2024) Feasibility and acceptability of a telehealth intervention for improving peer relationships for adolescents with neurofibromatosis type 1: A single-arm pilot study. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 49(9), 647-655.
Glad, D. M., Pardej, S. K., Olszewski, E., & Klein-Tasman, B. P. (2024). Pilot study of the effectiveness of a telehealth group for improving peer relationships for adolescents with neurofibromatosis type 1. Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases, 19(1), 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13023-024-03093-1
Pardej S. K., Glad, D. M., Enderle, M. J., Salas, S. A., Young, B. N., & Klein-Tasman, B. P. (2024). A systematic literature review of the cognitive and behavioral phenotype of adolescents with NF1, Children’s Health Care, 1-34. doi: 10.1080/02739615.2024.2316100
Pardej, S. K., Casnar, C. L., Yund, B. D., & Klein-Tasman, B. P. (2024). An evaluation of computerized attention and executive function measures for use with school age children with neurofibromatosis type 1.Child Neuropsychology,30(6), 938–953. https://doi.org/10.1080/09297049.2024.2302634
Velleman, S. L., Guimaraes, V. N., Klein-Tasman, B. P., Huffman, M. J., Becerra, A. M., & Mervis, C. B. (2024). Relations Between Selective Mutism and Speech Sound Disorder in Children With 7q11.23 Duplication Syndrome. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 67(9S), 3452–3462. https://doi.org/10.1044/2023_JSLHR-22-00721
Young, B. N., Mohanty, E., Levine, K., & Klein-Tasman, B. P. (2023). Addressing fears of children with Williams syndrome: Therapist and child behavior in the context of a novel play-and humor-infused exposure therapy approach. Frontiers in Psychology, 14, 1098449. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1098449
Pardej, S. K., Glad, D. M., Lee, K. M., Casnar, C. L., & Klein-Tasman, B. P. (2022). Patterns of performance of children with neurofibromatosis type 1 on the K-CPT and K-CPT 2. Child Neuropsychology, 28(5), 701-708. PMID: 35168479 02/17/2022
Pardej, S. K., Lee, K. M., Glad, D. M., & Klein-Tasman, B. P. (2022). Psychometric properties of attention measures in young children with neurofibromatosis type 1: Preliminary findings. Journal of Pediatric Neuropsychology, 8(3), 123–136. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40817-022-00129-x
Klein-Tasman, B. P., Yund, B. D., & Mervis, C. B. (2022). The behavioral phenotype of 7q11.23 duplication syndrome includes risk for oppositional behavior and aggression. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics. doi: 10.1097/DBP.0000000000001068
Pardej, S. K., Glad, D. M., Casnar, C. L., Janke, K. M., & Klein-Tasman, B. P. (2022). Longitudinal investigation of early motor development in neurofibromatosis type 1. Journal of Pediatric Psychology. 47(2):180-188 PMID: 34664663 10/20/2021, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/jpepsy/jsab090.
Klein-Tasman, B. P., Young, B. N., Levine, K., Rivera, K., Miecielica, E. J., Yund, B. D., & French, S. E. (2022). Acceptability and effectiveness of humor-and play-Infused exposure therapy for fears in Williams syndrome. Evidence-Based Practice in Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 7(1), 94-111.
Janusz, J.A. Klein-Tasman, B.P, Payne, J.M., Wolters P.L., Thompson, H.L., Martin, S., de Blank, P., Ullrich, N., del Castillo, A., Hussey, M., Hardy, K.K., Haebich, K., Rosser, T., Toledo-Tamula, MA, Walsh, K.S. for the REiNS International Collaboration (2021). Recommendations for social skills endpoints for clinical trials in neurofibromatosis type 1. Neurology. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0000000000012422
Klein-Tasman, B.P., Lee., K., Thompson, H.L., Janusz, J., Payne, J.M., Pardej, S.K., de Blank, P., Kennedy, T., del Castillo, A., & Walsh, K.S.for the REiNS International Collaboration (2021). Recommendations for measurement of attention outcomes for clinical trials including preschoolers with neurofibromatosis. Neurology. DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000012423
Glad, D., Casnar, C., Yund, B., Lee, K., & Klein-Tasman, B. P. (2021). Parent-reported social skills in children with neurofibromatosis type 1: Longitudinal patterns and relations with attention and cognitive functioning. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, 42(8) 656-665. DOI: 10.1097/DBP.0000000000000939
Klein-Tasman, B. P., & Mervis, C. B. (2018) Autism Spectrum Symptomatology Among Children with Duplication 7q11.23 Syndrome. Journal of autism and developmental disorders .
Casnar, C. L., & Klein-Tasman, B. P. (2017) Parent and Teacher Perspectives on Emerging Executive Functioning in Preschoolers With Neurofibromatosis Type 1: Comparison to Unaffected Children and Lab-Based Measures. JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC PSYCHOLOGY , 42(2), 198-207.
Klein-Tasman, B. P., Lira, E. , Li-Barber, K. , Gallo, F. J., & Brei, N. G. (2015) Parent and teacher perspectives on problem behavior in children with Williams syndrome. American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities , 120(1), 72-86.
Morris, C. A., Mervis, C. B., Paciorkowski, A. P., Abdul-Rahman, O. , Dugan, S. L., Rope, A. F., Bader, P. , Hendon, L. G., Velleman, S. L., Klein-Tasman, B. P., & Osborne, L. R. (2015) 7q11.23 Duplication syndrome: Physical characteristics and natural history. American journal of medical genetics. Part A , 167(12), 2916-35.
Mervis, C. B., Klein-Tasman, B. P., Huffman, M. J., Velleman, S. L., Pitts, C. H., Henderson, D. R., Woodruff-Borden, J. , Morris, C. A., & Osborne, L. R. (2015) Children with 7q11.23 duplication syndrome: psychological characteristics. American journal of medical genetics. Part A , 167(7), 1436-50.