Overview
Autism spectrum disorder diagnosis and treatment, infant-toddler risk and diagnosis, trajectories of early development
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Assistant Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
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2021 - Present
Psychiatry, Child & Family Mental Health & Community Psychiatry,
Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Recent Publications
Inequities in Receipt of the North Carolina Medicaid Waiver Among Individuals with Intellectual Disability or Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Journal Article J Dev Behav Pediatr · September 1, 2022 OBJECTIVE: We examined characteristics associated with receiving the North Carolina Home and Community-Based Services Waiver for intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DDs) and its association with emergency department (ED) utilization. METHOD: Thr ... Full text Link to item CitePragmatic adaptations of telehealth-delivered caregiver coaching for children with autism in the context of COVID-19: Perspectives from the United States and South Africa.
Journal Article Autism · January 2022 COVID-19 caused many autism spectrum disorder caregiver-coaching studies to move to telehealth. Telehealth can increase the diversity of people who take part in research. This matters because most autism spectrum disorder studies have included people who h ... Full text Link to item CiteDistance from Typical Scan Path When Viewing Complex Stimuli in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and its Association with Behavior.
Journal Article J Autism Dev Disord · October 2021 Eye-tracking is often used to study attention in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Previous research has identified multiple atypical patterns of attention in children with ASD based on areas-of-interest analysis. Fewer studies have investigate ... Full text Open Access Link to item CiteRecent Grants
NC PAL Expansion
Public ServicePsychologist · Awarded by NC DHHS · 2022 - 2026Expanding the Observer-Reported Communication Ability (ORCA) Measure: Measuring the communication ability of individuals with rare, neurodevelopmental disorders
ResearchPsychologist · Awarded by Food and Drug Administration · 2021 - 2026North Carolina Pediatric Access Line for Youth with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Family Partner Outreach Project (NC-PAL IDD Family Partner Outreach)
Public ServicePrincipal Investigator · Awarded by The Arc of North Carolina · 2021 - 2025View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
Virginia Polytech Institute and State University ·
2015
Ph.D.