I am a fifth-year PhD candidate in Speech and Hearing Sciences at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. I work with Dr. Clare Harrop. My research primarily involves characterizing what autism looks like in people who are assigned female at birth using language processing, eye tracking, and qualitative methods. This research has been supported by an Autism Science Foundation predoctoral fellowship and from an NIDCD F31 predoctoral fellowship.  

Much of this work focuses on social communication and pragmatic language: As a late-diagnosed autistic woman myself, my personal and professional experiences have led me to be fascinated by how our speech and communication is influenced by our surroundings (where we are, who  we're with, what we're talking about or focusing on). As such, a long-term line of research I hope to continue to pursue is examining how individuals communicate across social contexts. 

Understanding how people with different brains communicate can lead to improved conversations, relationships, and occupational success for all! My long term goal is to further our understanding of social communication for these purposes, as well as to identify communication markers that lead to improved recognition of underdiagnosed populations.