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:
Dell’Armo, K. & Tassé, M. J. (in preparation). A study of the presence of diagnostic overshadowing of psychiatric disorders in adults with intellectual disability.
Tassé, M. J., Havercamp, S. M., Krahn, G., Shogren, K. A., Bonardi, A., Kim, M., & Chapman, R. A. (in preparation). Intellectual and developmental disabilities: Whom are we talking about?
Tassé, M. J., Schalock, R. L., Navas, P., Andridge, R. R., & Balboni, G. (in preparation). Using the Diagnostic Adaptive Behavior Scale to confirm the three-factor conceptual model of adaptive behavior.
Shively, K. L., Tassé, M. J., & Aldridge, R. (in preparation). Psychometric properties of the Nisonger Child Behavior Form, 2nd Edition (Parent Form).
Tassé, M. J., Kim, M., & Van Gaasbeek, E. K. (in press). Diagnosing intellectual disability. In Karrie A. Shogren & Michael L. Wehmeyer (Eds)., Research-based Practices for Educating Students with Intellectual Disability (2nd edition). Routledge/Taylor & Francis.
Van Gaasbeek, E. & Tassé, M. J. (in press). Constructing a preliminary model of school belonging for students with intellectual disability. Journal of Intellectual Disabilities. https://doi.org/10.1177/17446295231164438
Dell’Armo, K. & Tassé, M. J. (2024). Diagnostic overshadowing of psychiatric disorders in adults with intellectual disability: A systematic review. American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 129(2), 116-124. https://doi.org/10.1352/1944-7558-129.2.116
Sattler, J. M. & Tassé, M. J. (2024). Intellectual disability (Chapter 18). In J. M. Sattler (Ed.), Assessment of Children: Cognitive Foundations and Application (seventh edition). Jerome M. Sattler, publisher.
Tassé, M. J. (2023). Understanding the function of challenging behavior and related intervention and strategies. Psychiatria Danubina, 35(suppl. 3), S80-S82.
Tassé, M. J. & Wagner, J. B. (2023). Using technology solutions to support home health, safety, and greater independence and quality of life. Psychiatria Danubina, 35(suppl. 3), S83-S85.
Balboni, G. & Tassé, M. J. (2023). Italian adaptation of the Diagnostic Adaptive Behvaior Scale: Application of the best practices for translating and adapting tests. Psychiatria Danubina, 35(suppl. 3), S93-S99.
Thompson, J. R., Schalock, R. L., Shogren, K. A., Tassé, M. J., Wehmeyer, M. L., Craig, E. M., & Hughes, C. (2023). Supports Intensity Scale-Adult Version: User’s Manual, 2nd Edition. American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.
Tassé, M. J., & Kim, M. (2023). The relationship between adaptive behavior and intelligence. Behavioral Sciences, 13, 252. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs1303025
von Rotz, L., Courbois, Y., Desportes, V., Lacroix, A., Reymond, M-P. Tassé, M. J., Touil, N., Tsao, R., & Straccia, C. (2023). The French version of the DABS: Adaptation process and preliminary field test. American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 128, 176-180. https://doi.org/10.1352/1944-7558-128.2.176
Luckasson, R., Schalock, R. L., Tassé, M. J., & Shogren, K. A. (2023). The IDD shared citizenship paradigm: Cross-cultural implementation and confirmation. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 67, 64-76. doi: 10.1111/jir.12992
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 (12th 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 (12th 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.
