Current Ph.D. Students

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), camouflaging in Autism, culturally-relevant ASD support/ interventions

Janelle is a doctoral student in the Applied Developmental Psychology program under the mentorship of Dr. Allison Jack. She received her BA from The University of the West Indies, Trinidad and Tobago and M.Ed. in Special Education with an Autism concentration from James Madison University. Her research interests focus on autism and comorbidities, camouflaging in autism and culturally-sensitive autism support/interventions. As a 2020 Fulbright Scholar, she seeks to develop and implement interventions for underrepresented individuals and families with neurodevelopmental disorders in Trinidad and Tobago.