Brittany recently had the opportunity to speak at the Alabama Autism Conference in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, where she did her PhD work many years ago. Her talk was on how motor skills and movement can help us better understand autism.
Three current and former lab members presented work at the 2023 Society for Neuroscience conference in Washington D.C.! From left to right: Sonali Naik, former undergraduate research assistant, presented on postural stability. Her project found that autistic children demonstrate distinct neural contributions related to postural stability when they stand with their eyes closed. Monica Duran, …
This week our post-doctoral fellow Dr. Olivia Surgent, PhD candidate Emily Skaletski, and PI Dr. Brittany Travers met up in Stockholm, Sweden. They visited the Nobel prize museum, saw the Royal Palace, and generally took in some beautiful views and bites when they were not in conference sessions for the annual International Society for Autism …
Dr. Olivia Surgent presented her poster this week at the annual meeting for the International Society for Autism Research in Stockholm, Sweden! Her presentation highlighted the unique sensorimotor pathways for grip strength in the brain that are associated with specific features of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). This work was also featured in her dissertation …
Dr. Brittany Travers and our PhD student Emily Skaletski took a trip across the pond to Paris for the World Federation of Occupational Therapists (WFOT) conference! Emily presented on her dissertation project on the quality of life in young autistic children with and without attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder over time and it’s impact on their occupational …
