{"id":15238,"date":"2024-09-10T11:55:25","date_gmt":"2024-09-10T15:55:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/psych\/?post_type=ud_entry&#038;p=15238"},"modified":"2025-07-14T11:28:38","modified_gmt":"2025-07-14T15:28:38","slug":"rebecca-grzadzinski-phd","status":"publish","type":"ud_entry","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/psych\/people\/rebecca-grzadzinski-phd\/","title":{"rendered":"Rebecca Grzadzinski, PhD"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Dr. Grzadzinski is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry with an appointment at the Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities. Her research examines the behavioral precursors to an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) diagnosis, changes in behaviors over time (e.g., treatment response), and the impact of child and family characteristics on child outcomes. 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