1.0Harrop Lab: Early Development in Neurodevelopmental Disordershttps://www.med.unc.edu/healthsciences/harroplabClare Harrophttps://www.med.unc.edu/healthsciences/harroplab/author/charrop/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="uk2jYl6xOI"><a href="https://www.med.unc.edu/healthsciences/harroplab/2026/01/gowan_honors_thesis/">Katie defends her Honors thesis!</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.med.unc.edu/healthsciences/harroplab/2026/01/gowan_honors_thesis/embed/#?secret=uk2jYl6xOI" width="600" height="338" title="“Katie defends her Honors thesis!” — Harrop Lab: Early Development in Neurodevelopmental Disorders" data-secret="uk2jYl6xOI" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> Senior, Katie Gowan, successfully defended her Honors thesis. Katie represents our first Nutrition student in the lab who contributed to both SAGA and EAT. Her thesis focused on the relationship between diet diversity and attention to good, using eye tracking. Katie will go on to graduate school to become an Occupational Therapist.    https://www.med.unc.edu/healthsciences/harroplab/wp-content/uploads/sites/900/2026/01/Katie-Honors-300x225.jpg