Congratulations to Sara Matherly!!

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    Feb 17
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Congratulations to Sara Matherly!!

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A big congratulations to Sara Matherly who received $5,000 funding from the University of South Carolina through the SPARC Graduate Research Grant Program! Sara, a graduate student in the School Psychology Ph.D. program, will be attending a training on the Anxiety Disorders Interview Schedule and Autism Spectrum Addendum to capture distinct profiles of anxiety in autism spectrum disorders. This will help to better understand the impact of anxiety across multiple domains impacting young adult independence within cross-syndrome ASD.

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    Feb 17
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All set to travel to USC NDD Lab!

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Some of our participants just can’t wait to pack their bags and come see us.  Others just jump right in the bags 😉 We were so happy to see Max this February and we look forward to hosting many other families here in Columbia.

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    Jan 17

At the forefront of the fight for Inclusive Education

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Kenneth Kelty is amazing and inspiring. Dr. Jane Roberts was lucky to meet him at an early age and be able to see the potential in this young man. http://www.globi-observatory.org/my-journey-as-a-public-speaker-with-autism/

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    Dec 16
Dr. Roberts with Carly Moser and Kelly Caravella at USC graduation

Congratulations to Carly Moser and Kelly Caravella!

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The NDD Lab is celebrating a two important graduations this fall!  Carly Moser has successfully completed her undergraduate degree in Psychology at USC and she will continue to work at our lab as an integral member of our assessment team!  Kelly Caravella is currently a Clinical-Community Ph.D. student who has just received her Masters of Arts degree this month!  She will continue her doctoral studies while working in our lab as a primary assessor.   Congratulations to both of them and we are lucky to have them here in the Neurodevelopmental Disorder Lab!

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    Dec 16
Dr. Marjorie Grefer and Dr. Jessi Scherr at USC graduation with Dr. Roberts

Congratulations to our newest Ph.D.s! Dr. Marjorie Grefer and Dr. Jessi Scherr

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We are so proud to announce that Jessi Scherr and Marjorie Grefer have received their doctorates in School Psychology!  They have successfully completed their internship experiences are are excited to start their post-graduate careers.  Dr. Jessi Scherr has accepted a two -year postdoctoral research fellowship at the Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus Ohio specializing in clinical research of assessment and treatment practices of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and other Neurodevelopmental Disabilities. Dr. Marjorie Grefer is a certified school psychologist in Lexington County School District One and she is completing postdoctoral hours for licensure in South Carolina. Congratulations!!

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    Dec 16

Dr. Abigail Hogan presents to the CAS Board of Visitors!

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Dr. Abigail Hogan presented her poster on Neural Processing in Fragile X Syndrome and Autism to the CAS Board of Visitors on December 2, 2016. It was an honor to present the experimental design of our NIH-funded preschool grant to a governing body of the College of Arts and Sciences.

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    Nov 16
Our FXLA participant, Jeffrey Creighton, was featured on ABC News

Our FXLA participant, Jeffrey Creighton, was featured on ABC News!!

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We are overjoyed to see that Jeffrey was able to play football for his high school team!  It is beautiful to see so many people come together to support him and we consider it a big win for people struggling with developmental disabilities!!   Great news about a wonderful family:

http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/video/high-school-football-manager-suits-time-43347012

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    Nov 16
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Dr. Jane Roberts featured in TOP NEWS STORIES

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Dr. Jane Roberts received over 6 million dollars in funding in 2016 and for this reason, she is currently featured in the USC College of Arts and Sciences Top News Stories.  The grants received from the National Institute for Mental Health fund studies which aim to determine the developmental trajectories of disorders such as Autism and Fragile X Syndrome as well as the relation between protective factors and mental health outcomes in early childhood.  To read more about these projects, her community engagement and her collaborative efforts with other researchers, you may reference the full article here.

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    Oct 16
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Symposium accepted at South Carolina Autism Conference

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Graduate Students Sara Matherly and Jordan Ezell will be presenting on the Challenges and benefits to identifying and treating anxiety in youth with autism spectrum Disorders at the SC Autism Society conference on Friday, November 4th, 2016!

 

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    Oct 16
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Dr. Jane Roberts presents at the BSRC Annual Meeting in San Diego, CA.

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The High Risk Baby Siblings Research Consortium (BSRC) is a group consisting of 25 accomplished scientists, which represent 21 research institutions in the United States, Canada, Israel, and the United Kingdom.  At their most recent meeting this October in San Diego CA, Dr. Jane Roberts presented a paper entitled: Autism Features in Infants with Fragile X. It was an honor to be a part of the collaborative effort across many research sites to discover the earliest signs of ASD, its early risk factors, and new methods for early diagnosis.

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