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
Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics
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2020 - Present
Pediatrics, General Pediatrics and Adolescent Health,
Pediatrics
Recent Publications
Automated Video Tracking of Autistic Children's Movement During Caregiver-Child Interaction: An Exploratory Study.
Journal Article J Autism Dev Disord · October 2024 Objective, quantitative measures of caregiver-child interaction during play are needed to complement caregiver or examiner ratings for clinical assessment and tracking intervention responses. In this exploratory study, we examined the feasibility of using ... Full text Link to item CiteAutomated movement tracking of young autistic children during free play is correlated with clinical features associated with autism.
Journal Article Autism · November 2023 Play-based observations allow researchers to observe autistic children across a wide range of ages and skills. We recorded autistic children playing with toys in the center of a room and at a corner table while a caregiver remained seated off to the side a ... Full text Link to item CiteAssociations between executive function and attention abilities and language and social communication skills in young autistic children.
Journal Article Autism · October 2023 Executive functioning describes a set of cognitive processes that affect thinking and behavior. Past research has shown that autistic individuals often have delays in the acquisition of executive function abilities. Our study explored how differences in ex ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
NC PAL Expansion
Public ServicePsychologist · Awarded by NC DHHS · 2022 - 2026Novel Approaches to Infant Screening for ASD in Pediatric Primary Care
ResearchPsychologist · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2019 - 2025View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
University of Virginia ·
1997
Ph.D.