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Dr. Anne Kirby

Assistant Professor (Occupational Therapy)
      
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Dr. Anne Kirby

Assistant Professor (Occupational Therapy)

 ANNE.KIRBY@tcd.ie

 


Anne V. Kirby has been an academic faculty member since 2015, first in the US and at Trinity College Dublin since 2025. Dr Kirby completed her PhD in 2015 in Occupational Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Prior to that, she trained in Occupational Therapy at the University of New Hampshire and worked as an occupational therapist in Washington, DC. Dr Kirby held Assistant and Associate Professor positions at the University of Utah from 2015-2025, and continues to hold the title of Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Utah School of Medicine. Dr Kirby's research focuses primarily on the autistic population, including understanding unmet needs and developing community programs to support addressing areas of need. One area of particular emphasis has been understanding and addressing suicide risk and mental wellbeing in the autistic community, as well as in other high-risk communities, with an interest in understanding the influence of external/social/contextual influences on mental health. Other areas of research focus include mental health in LGBTQIA+ and disability populations, supporting the transition to adulthood, and understanding sensory processing differences associated with neurodivergence. Dr Kirby's research emphasises respect toward populations being studied and centres community engagement using methods such as community-based participatory research (also: community consultation, PPI). Dr Kirby is welcoming applications from prospective MSc and PhD students.
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Member, Autism and Suicide Prevention Workgroup
Reviewer, American Journal of Occupational Therapy
Editorial Board, Autism
Editor, Autism in Adulthood
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Association of Occupational Therapists of Ireland
International Society for Autism Research
Lina S Modjarrad, Molly Jacobs, Anne V. Kirby, Rosha Loach, Nicole M. Marlow, Examining Suicidality in Youth With Disabilities: 2021-2023 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, Journal of Adolescent Health, 79, (1), 2026, p70 - 80, p70-80 , Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
Anne V. Kirby, Zack Siddeek, Bobbi Duncan-Ishcomer, Rachel Kripke-Ludwig, Andee Joyce, Kayla Rodriguez, Whitney Lee, Kavitha Murthi, Kristina Feldman, Alissa Atisme, Amber Darlington, Lisa Wexler, Christina Nicolaidis, Pilot Test of the Forming Love around Autistic People to Prevent Suicide Program, Autism in Adulthood, 2026, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
Pokoski OM, Furnier SM, Gangnon RE, Howerton EM, Kirby AV, Protho T, Schweizer ML, Travers BG, Durkin MS., Prevalence of Motor Milestone Delays in Autistic Children., JAMA pediatrics, 2025, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
Hiatt L, Ofori-Atta BS, Bakian AV, Mihalopoulos NL, Keeshin BR, Docherty A, Staley M, Fraser A, Sullivan E, Kaufman EA, Coon H, Kirby AV., Unveiling health disparities: Diagnostic prevalences in a transgender cohort versus matched controls., PloS one, 20, (8), 2025, pe0329849 , Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
Kirby AV, Feldman K, Clark W, Darlington AN, Atisme A, Duncan-Ishcomer B, Kripke-Ludwig R, Joyce A, Lee W, Rodriguez K, Siddeek Z, Murthi K, Keeshin B, Coon H, Nicolaidis C., Influences on suicidality and suicide-prevention needs for the autistic community: Qualitative insights from multiple perspectives., Autism : the international journal of research and practice, 2025, p13623613251368019 , Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
Terrill AL, Kirby AV, Nagata N, Bell S, Edgley S., Exploring the physical, psychological, and social benefits of adaptive outdoor cycling in persons with stroke using a mixed methods approach., Disability and health journal, 18, (2), 2025, p101737 , Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
Jacobs MM, Kirby AV, Kramer JM, Marlow NM., A machine learning analysis of suicidal ideation and suicide attempt among U.S. youth and young adults from multilevel, longitudinal survey data., Frontiers in psychiatry, 16, 2025, p1511966 , Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
Marlow NM, Kramer JM, Kirby AV, Jacobs MM., Protocol for socioecological study of autism, suicide risk, and mental health care: Integrating machine learning and community consultation for suicide prevention., PloS one, 20, (3), 2025, pe0319396 , Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
Beck K.B., MacKenziem K.T., Kirby A.V., McDonald K., Moura I., Breitenfeldt K., Rutenberg E., Kumar T., Mancino J., Sabatello M., Roth S., Nicolaidis C., Guidelines for the Creation of Accessible Consent Materials and Procedures: Lessons from Research with Autistic People and People with Intellectual Disability, Autism in Adulthood, 2025, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
Kirby, A. V., Murthi, K., Feldman, K., Duncan-Ishcomer, B., Kripke-Ludwig, R., Joyce, A., Lee, W., Rodriguez, K., Siddeek, Z., Wexler, L., Atisme, A., Darlington, A., Clark, W., & Nicolaidis, C., Participatory development of a suicide prevention program for autism community organizations, OTJR: Occupation, Participation, and Health, 2025, p1 - 7, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
  

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Torrance is an autistic adult who wants to be successful in their new job: Neuroscience facilitates our understanding of workplace modifications in, editor(s)W. Dunn, T. J. Wolf, L. G. Richards, & D. M. Nilsen , The Neuroscience of Everyday Life: An Applied Guide for Health Sciences Students, Routledge, 2025, pphttps://doi.org/10.4324/978100 , [Surgent, O., Little, L., Kirby, A. V., & Wallisch, A.], Book Chapter, PUBLISHED
Range of adult outcomes in, editor(s)F. R. Volkmar, B. Reichow, & J. Mc Partland , Adolescents and Adults with Autism (2nd ed.), New York, Springer, 2024, pp275-303 , [Farley, M., McMahon, W. M., & Kirby, A.], Notes: [https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-46463-8], Book Chapter, PUBLISHED
Skaletski, E. C., Kirby, A. V., Sheth, A. J., St. John, B. M., & Chakraborty, S., '#7: Don"t provide interventions for autistic persons to reduce or eliminate "restricted and repetitive patterns of behavior, activities, or interests" without evaluating and understanding the meaning of the behavior to the person, as well as personal and environmental factors', AOTA Choosing Wisely, 2023, -, Protocol or guideline, PUBLISHED
Kirby, A. V., Morgan, L., & Hilton, C., Autism and mental health: The role of occupational therapy [Editorial], American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 77, (2), 2023, p7702170010 , Notes: [https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2023.050303], Journal Article, PUBLISHED
Kirby, A. V, McDonald, K. E., The state of the science on autism in adulthood: Building an evidence base for change [Editorial], Autism in Adulthood, 3, (1), 2021, p2-4 , Notes: [https://doi.org/10.1089/aut.2020.29018.avk], Journal Article, PUBLISHED
Walker, K., McCune, K., & Kirby, A. V., Occupational therapy"s role in gender-affirming surgeries, OT Practice, 26, (10), 2021, p10-13 , Notes: [https://www.aota.org/Publications-News/otp/Archive/2021/OT-role-gender-affirming-surgeries.aspx], Journal Article, PUBLISHED
Kirby, A. V, McDonald, K. E., Cusack, J., Maddox, B., Mangan, C., Morgan, L., Roux, A., Singhal, N., & Zener, D., An expert discussion on knowledge translation in autism in adulthood research, Autism in Adulthood, 3, (1), 2021, p11-17 , Notes: [https://doi.org/10.1089/aut.2020.29017.avk], Journal Article, PUBLISHED
Kirby, A. V., Henderson, J., Schwartz, A., Kramer, J., Whitaker, B. N., & Terrill, A., Youth suicide prevention and occupational therapy: What can we do?, SIS Quarterly Practice Connections: A Supplement to OT Practice, 5, (3), 2020, p6-8 , Journal Article, PUBLISHED
Parent expectations mediate outcomes for youth with ASD in, editor(s)F. R. Volkmar , Encyclopedia of Autism Spectrum Disorders (2nd ed.), New York, Springer, 2019, [Kirby, A. V.], Notes: [https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-6435-8_102413-1], Book Chapter, PUBLISHED
Kirby, A. V., & Cottle Feldman, K. J., Parents Preparing Youth with Autism for Adulthood (Tip Sheet), 2019, -, Miscellaneous, PUBLISHED

  


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