Amanda Lee is a Clinical Research Coordinator within the SoAL Lab. She primarily leads the Sex and Gender in Autism (SAGA) Study, which investigates sex differences and gender development in children with and without Autism Spectrum Disorder, with a focus in females and gender diverse populations that have been traditionally understudied in research. She also assists in Floreo, a recently completed intervention study meant to strengthen police safety skills with Autistic individuals. Her research interests are broadly centered around improving systems of care (e.g., academic, clinical, and research settings) for minoritized autistic individuals through community and culturally centered lenses. Within this goal, she hopes to utilize practices of implementation and dissemination science to improve community members' access, inclusion, and collaboration across settings. 

Amanda received her B.S. in Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience and Psychology from Virginia Tech in 2021. Prior to joining the SoAL Lab, Amanda was the Lab Manager for Dr. Anna Fisher’s Cognitive and Social Development Lab at Carnegie Mellon University, where she helped lead two intervention studies: 1) a strengths-based learning experience with youth and adolescents that explored historic roots and present-day manifestations of systemic racism and 2) an intervention study that examined how diverse children’s books could be used to foster positive racial socialization in children. Amanda plans to pursue a PhD in Clinical Psychology to strengthen her clinical and research goals and continue working alongside community members. 

Meg works at the SoAL lab as a clinical research assistant. She assists a variety of studies under Dr. Julia Parish-Morris including the Digitizing Human Vocal Interaction study, the Sex and Gender in Autism Study (SAGA), and many of the collaboration studies the lab supports. Meg also trains student interns on transcription for various projects and grants within SoAL as well as maintains communication with the Linguistic Data Consortium (LDC) at the University of Pennsylvania.

Meg graduated summa cum laude from the George Washington University in May 2023, receiving a B.A. in Honors Psychological and Brain Sciences as well as a B.A. in Women’s, Gender, & Sexuality Studies. As an undergrad, Meg worked with Dr. Michelle Stock in the Health Cognitions and Behavior Lab aiding research that utilized social psychological theories to understand risky health cognitions and behaviors with a focus on racial and gender discrimination. Meg intends to pursue a PhD in Clinical Psychology to further her interests in child development and behavioral healthcare.   

Sarah works at the SoAL Lab as a clinical research assistant. She supports several of Dr. Parish-Morris's studies, including the CONNECT project, exploring conversational and standardized language in autistic and non-autistic teenagers. She also manages students on the LENA project, which studies vocalizations in infants at elevated-likelihood for autism. Finally, Sarah enjoys running visits for the SAGA study, which investigates sex differences, gender development, and camouflaging in autism.

Sarah earned a B.A in Psychology from Grinnell College in 2023 with concentrations in Neuroscience and Linguistics. As an undergraduate student, she worked with Dr. Ann Ellis exploring how language and scene knowledge interact, and worked with Dr. Paula Yust studying friendship in preschool-aged children. Additionally, she worked at the Grinnell College Preschool as an assistant teacher for four years. She hopes to continue working with children and conducting research with a PhD in Clinical Psychology.

We are so excited to welcome Calli to the lab! 

Bio coming soon.