Category: August 2025

This fall we welcomed Dr. Kathryn McNaughton as a postdoctoral fellow. Dr. McNaughton received her PhD in Neuroscience and Cognitive Science from the University of Maryland under the mentorship of Dr. Elizabeth Redcay. Her research investigates neural and cognitive factors involved in peer interactions between autistic and non-autistic youth. As...

This fall we welcomed Anne and Cecilia as HDFS Interns. Cecilia may be a familiar face to some of you, working in the lab since 2024. Both Anne and Cecilia will work on SAGA and EAT.

A familiar face in the lab transitioned from lab coordinator to grad student this summer! Maia Karpinsky, who many folks know through their role in SAGA, was accepted into the Developmental Psychology program at UNC and will continue to work with Dr. Harrop and the lab.

Dr. Morton (UNC TEACCH) and Dr. Harrop were recently awarded a 2-year grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration to examine historic trends in the co-occurrence of Autism and ADHD with a specific focus on sex differences. The study will draw from the National Survey of Child Health and...

Dr. Harrop was appointed as one of six new editors for the journal Autism this summer.

Postdoc, Dr. Tyler McFayden, left the lab full-time this summer. Dr. Tyler worked with many of our SAGA families and she will be sorely missed! Lucky for us she is staying on a day a week to help with SAGA visits!