Dr. Harrop, lab manager, Cathy Perry, and graduate students, Orla Putnam and Maddie Swisher all attended the 2022 Conference for the International Society for Autism Research in Austin in May. After two years of remote conferencing, the lab was excited to present three posters and two talks. Orla presented her data from the Gendered Experiences … Read more
In May we said goodbye to our graduating seniors, Isa Lucarelli and Taylor Niblack. Thank you for all your hard work over the past few years. We also said goodbye to Maddie Swisher, who graduated from the master’s in clinical Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counselling, and Abri Gross, our HDFS Intern.
Former doctoral student, Dr. Aaron Dallman, and the Project BIDD Team recently published a brief report in the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders detailing the psychometric properties of the Behavioral Inflexibility Scale in autistic and non-autistic youth ages 3 to 17.
Second year SPHS Graduate Student, Orla Putnam, and Dr. Harrop were awarded an NC TraCS Stakeholder Engagement Voucher to support ongoing involvement of autistic stakeholders in our research. We will continue to work with Genessa Eddy, an autistic woman who has been an integral part of our Gendered Experiences of Autism Research (GEAR project).
Jessie Goldblum, a 4th year Developmental Psychology Graduate Student in the lab, was awarded a Dissertation Award from the Organization for Autism Research. The funds will be used to support Jessie’s ongoing Toddler Remote Assessment of Virtual Eye tracking and Language (TRAVEL) study that measures joint attention virtually in toddlers with autism.
Dr. Harrop was part of a team led by Drs. Brenna Maddox (Psychiatry, UNC TEACCH) and Dara Chan (Health Sciences) recently awarded an Applied Research Grant from the Organization for Autism Research. The study, Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors in Autistic Adults: The Role of Community and Social Connections, will use Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Global … Read more
We welcomed Amanda Neal in February 2022 to the lab as part of the Sex and Gender in Autism (SAGA) Study team. Amanda graduated from the University of Tennessee in 2019 and previously worked in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience at Duke. Welcome on-board Amanda!
This semester we are joined by Abri Gross, a senior in Human Development and Family Studies who will be spending her internship with the Harrop Lab and the Liminal Project (led by Dr. Julie Austen – FPG). We are excited to have Abri’s perspective as we work with gender and neurodiverse youth in the community.
Dr. Harrop chaired the closing panel of the UCSF Conference on the Assessment and Treatment of Females & Gender Diverse Individuals on the Autism Spectrum. The focus of this virtual conference was on the identification and diagnosis of autism in females and gender diverse individuals as well as issues related to treatment and clinical management. … Read more
The National Institutes of Health has awarded Dr. Harrop a $3.28 million, five-year R01 research grant to chart the impact of assigned sex at birth on developmental trajectories in young autistic children. The project will help characterize how development in autism varies by assigned sex with the goal of informing future sex-sensitive screening protocols and … Read more