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Brittany N. Hand

Neuroscience · The Ohio State University

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Mid career · publishing since 2014
Autism Spectrum Disorder ResearchAdolescent and Pediatric HealthcareFamily and Disability Support ResearchHearing Loss and RehabilitationDown syndrome and intellectual disability research

Publications

107

Citations

2,883

Est. group size

~9

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

13

Publishing since 2014

Research summary
AI-generated

Brittany N. Hand's research focuses on health outcomes, healthcare use, and quality of life for autistic individuals across the lifespan, with particular attention to aging autistic adults, mental health, and healthcare equity. Her work also extends to related areas such as cochlear implant outcomes and quality of life, and rehabilitation practices in occupational therapy. Much of this research uses large administrative or survey datasets (such as Medicare and insurance claims) to study population-level patterns in health and service use.

Autism health outcomes across the lifespanHealthcare utilization and equity for autistic adultsCochlear implant outcomes and quality of lifeMental health and self-harm in autism/intellectual disabilityRehabilitation and outcome measurement practices

Publication output has fluctuated over the last decade but has remained fairly steady overall, with a recent increase in 2025 following a dip in 2023.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 9.4/year recently
2017: 5 publications172018: 9 publications182019: 14 publications192020: 8 publications202021: 15 publications15212022: 14 publications222023: 8 publications232024: 9 publications242025: 12 publications252026: 4 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Autism×10
  • American Journal of Occupational Therapy×10
  • Autism in Adulthood×6
  • JAMA Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery×6
  • Journal of Comparative Effectiveness Research×5
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Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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