Author Archives: Amy McLemore

The National Institutes of Health has awarded Dr. Harrop a $3.28 million, five-year R01 research grant to chart the impact of biological sex on developmental trajectories in young autistic children. The project will help characterize how development in autism varies by sex with the goal of informing future screening protocols...

Dr. Harrop presented her research on sex differences in autism at the Eastern AHEC (Area Health Education Center) autism conference in May 2021. Dr. Harrop’s talk was attended by a range of health professionals, including speech therapists, social workers, and psychologists.  

Orla and two other SPHS doctoral students had their project proposal funded through the UNC Graduate School’s Leadership Development Scholars Program. In Spring 2021, they will facilitate group readings and discussions with graduate students and faculty through their program. 

Dr. Harrop, together with Dr. Julie Austen (FPG) were recently awarded an NC TraCS Stakeholder Engagement Award to work with neurodiverse youth and clinicians/community organizations that serve them to work towards a more inclusive model of care. We are excited to get this important project up and running.

Dr. Harrop was recently interviewed by Spectrum News about the sex bias in ASD research studies and what our lab is trying to do about it! The article was also published on The Atlantic. The full article can be accessed here.