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
Attentional and electrophysiological associations with executive function ability in young autistic children.
Journal Article Sci Rep · July 10, 2025 Difficulties in executive functioning (EF) have been consistently reported in autistic individuals, but less is known about the attentional and neural mechanisms driving these difficulties. We explored the associations between EF abilities and sustained at ... Full text Link to item CiteAssessment of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Young Autistic Children.
Journal Article J Clin Child Adolesc Psychol · July 9, 2025 OBJECTIVE: Co-occurring attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is present for many autistic children and is associated with increased impairments, unique treatment needs, and decreased response to autism-specific interventions. Diagnosing ADHD in ... Full text Link to item CiteAutomated 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 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.