About Me
I am a neurodivergent researcher interested in fostering a more diverse and inclusive research community.
Research Training
President's Postdoctoral Fellow
2023-present
Developmental Social Cognitive Neuroscience Lab, The University of Maryland
Principal Investigator: Dr. Elizabeth Redcay
Graduate Student Researcher
2018-present
Social Cognition and Interaction in Autism Lab, The University of Texas at Dallas
Principal Investigator: Dr. Noah Sasson
Clinical Research Assistant
2016-2018
Department of Allied Health Sciences, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Principal Investigators: Dr. Brian Boyd & Dr. Clare Harrop
Undergraduate Research Assistant
2015
Early Childhood Cognition Lab, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Principal Investigator: Dr. Laura Schulz
Intern
2015
Developmental Medicine Center, Boston Children’s Hospital
Mentor: Dr. Ellen Hanson
Education
PhD in Psychology
2023
School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences, The University of Texas at Dallas
Advisor: Dr. Noah Sasson
Dissertation: Examining Intersectional Experiences of Stigma, and Their Relationship to Mental Health Outcomes in Black and White Autistic Adults
MS in Applied Cognition and Neuroscience
2020
School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences, The University of Texas at Dallas
Advisor: Dr. Noah Sasson
Thesis: Effects of Autism Acceptance Training on Explicit and Implicit Biases Towards Autism
BA in Neuroscience and Psychology
2016
Department of Neuroscience & Department of Psychology, Wellesley College
Advisor: Dr. Jonathan Cheek
Thesis: The Broad Autism Phenotype: Evaluating Autistic Traits and Their Effects on Social Functioning in a College Population.
