Dr. Sallie Nowell is a licensed speech-language pathologist and research scientist at Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She received her Ph.D. in Speech and Hearing Sciences at The University of … Read more

Dr. Rebecca 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 … Read more

Dr. John Gilmore is the Thad and Alice Eure Distinguished Professor and vice chair for Research and Scientific Affairs in the Department of Psychiatry at the UNC-Chapel Hill School of Medicine. Dr. Gilmore started the Schizophrenia Treatment and Evaluation Program … Read more

Dr. Mohanish Deshmukh is a Professor in the Department of Cell Biology and Physiology in the UNC School of Medicine. Dr. Deshmukh’s lab explores how cells regulate their survival and death. His team focuses on these pathways in neurons from … Read more

Dr. Jessica Walsh is an Assistant Professor of Pharmacology in the UNC School of Medicine. Her lab focuses on gaining an improved understanding of the biological basis of behavior using a multi-level approach to elucidate the molecular and circuit mechanisms … Read more

Dr. Brian Boyd is a William C. Friday Distinguished Professor in Education in the UNC School of Education. He was previously the Director of the Juniper Gardens Children’s Project at the University of Kansas. Dr. Boyd is quite engaged in … Read more

Dr. Brianne Tomaszewski is an applied developmental scientist who specializes in examining and promoting functional outcomes for individuals with developmental disabilities. She received her Ph.D. in Applied Developmental Science in the Department of Human Development and Family Studies from Colorado … Read more

Dr. Brenna Maddox is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the UNC School of Medicine. As the Implementation Scientist at UNC TEACCH Autism Program, her work focuses on improving community services for people on the autism spectrum … Read more

Dr. Jessica Girault is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry with an appointment at the Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities. Her research utilizes state-of-the-art neuroimaging techniques and laboratory-based behavior assessments to study the dynamic interplay between brain and … Read more

Aysenil Belger, Ph.D., is the new director of the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute.  Dr. Belger is a Professor of Psychiatry, Professor of Psychology, and directs the Neurocognition and Imaging Research Lab in the UNC Department of Psychiatry.  She … Read more