Professor, Psychology
Contact Information
Email [email protected]
Phone 909-558-8615
Department of Psychology
Loma Linda University, Central Building, Office 117
11130 Anderson St., Loma Linda, CA 92350
Faculty Research Lab
The CREATE Lab
Dr. Neece's lab focuses on developing and testing family-based interventions to reduce behavior problems and comorbid psychopathology in young children with intellectual and developmental disabilities and autism spectrum disorders.
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Degrees
- PhD, Clinical Psychology - University of California, Los Angeles, 2011
- MA, Psychology - University of California, Los Angeles, 2007
Areas of Specialization
- Developmental psychology
- Childhood disorder (emphasis on intellectual disabilities, autism, and disruptive behavior disorders)
- Parenting and family processes
- Treatment outcome research (focus on mindfulness approaches)
Current Research Projects
Professional Licenses and Memberships
- Licensed Psychologist, CA Board of Psychology, #31139
- International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IASSIDD)
- American Psychological Association (APA)
- Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (APA Division 33)
- Clinical Child Psychology (APA Division 53)
- American Association for Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD)
- Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT)
- Society for Research on Adolescence (SRA)
- Society for Research on Child Development (SRCD)
Recent Publications and Presentations
- Bahri, N., McIntyre, L. L., & Neece, C.L. (2025). Parenting Stress in Families of Children with ASD & DD: A Multidimensional Perspective. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research.
- Callaci, C.R., Van Dyk, T.R., Morrell, H.E.R., Fenning, R.M., & Neece, C.L. (2025). Impact of Parent Stress Reduction Interventions on Sleep Problems in Autistic Youth. Submitted to Journal of Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders.
- Benjamin, L. R., Neece, C. L., McIntyre, L. L., Fenning, R. M., Edwards, A., Gwaltney, A., & Wheeler, A. (2025). A transdiagnostic comparison of mindfulness and parenting stress in mothers of children with autism spectrum disorder, developmental delay, and fragile X syndrome. American Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.
- Fenning. R.M., Neece, C.L., Sanner, C.M., & Morrell, H.E.R. (2023). Efficacy and Implementation of Stress-Reduction Interventions for Underserved Families of Autistic Preschoolers Across In-Person and Virtual Modalities. Mindfulness.
- Baker, J.K., Fenning, R.M., Preston, A., Chan, N., McGregor, H.A., & Neece, C.L. (2023). Parental distress and parenting behavior in families of preschool children with and without ASD: Spillover and buffering. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders.
- Neece, C. L., Fenning, R. M., Morrell, H., Benjamin, L. (2023). Comparative Effects of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction and Psychoeducational Support on Parenting Stress in Families of Autistic Preschoolers. Autism.
- Iwamoto, B.K., Neece, C. L., Nair, A., Rockwood, N.J., Fenning, R.M., Krantz, M.L., & and Van Dyk, T.R. (2023). Exploring the bidirectional relationships between child sleep, child behavior, and parenting stress in families of children with autism spectrum disorder. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders.
- Day, T. N., Mazefsky, C.A., Yu, L., Zeglen, K., Neece, C. L., & Pilkonis, P. (2023). The Emotion Dysregulation Inventory – Young Child: Psychometric properties and item response theory calibration in 2- to 5-year-olds. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
- Martin, A.M., McIntyre, L. L., & Neece, C.L. (2023). Examining the impact of COVID-19 on education and service access for diverse families of young children with and without developmental delays. The Family Journal. Doi: 10.1177/10664807231163261
- Safer-Lichtenstein, J., McIntyre, L. L., Rodriguez, G., Gomez, D., Puerta, S., & Neece, C. (2023). Feasibility and acceptability of parenting interventions delivered in Spanish to caregivers of children with autism and other developmental delays: A mixed-methods design. Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 61(4), 307–325. https://doi.org/10.1352/1934-9556-61.4.307.