A5089870092- Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Family and Disability Support Research
- Infant Development and Preterm Care
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Disability Rights and Representation
- Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare
- Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
- Mentoring and Academic Development
- Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Cultural Competency in Health Care
- Behavioral and Psychological Studies
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
- Children's Physical and Motor Development
- Language Development and Disorders
- Child and Adolescent Health
- Diversity and Career in Medicine
- Counseling Practices and Supervision
Texarkana College
2024
Center for Autism and Related Disorders
2024
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
2024
University of Houston
2019-2023
Racist rhetoric blaming the Asian, Asian American, and Pacific Islander (AAAPI) community for COVID-19 pandemic has precipitated a surge of violence against AAAPI in United States, including Atlanta mass shooting on March 16, 2021. These incidents resurfaced ongoing racism AAAPIs that largely been unaddressed despite lasting almost 2 centuries. The erasure AAAPIs' historical oppression, unique cultures, languages, immigration experiences, contributions to scientific social justice...
Objective: Pediatric psychology requires a workforce that matches an increasingly diverse patient population, yet women pediatric psychologists experience unique challenges within hierarchical academic medical systems. For with multiple marginalized identities, are exacerbated (i.e., “the double bind”) resulting in of color being three times more likely to leave medicine. Institutional efforts have largely focused on recruiting faculty less emphasis retaining existing and cultivating true...
Abstract In public schools, Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) students are overidentified with autism (AU) but underrepresented in other special education categories. Such patterns may be result, part, from overaggregation of data representing diverse AAPI ethnic groups. Yet, professionals' implicit biases, limited cultural responsivity evaluation research, structural systemic racism also likely contribute to the pervasive AU disproportionality school‐based identification. To...
Abstract Historically, Black children with autism have faced diagnostic and treatment disparities across clinical school samples despite nationally growing prevalence rates. Delays in receiving an accurate diagnosis impacts overall outcomes. autistic are at‐risk of facing multiple barriers to a timely diagnosis; however, many family factors serve as facilitators for improved daily functioning quality life. In light that, it is imperative critically assess current school‐based assessment...
In the United States, Black autistic youth face elevated risk of negative outcomes during police interactions. Although these interactions are well-documented, less is known about youths' experiences encounters, as current literature has largely examined adults, mostly White American samples, and/or abroad. This study utilizes qualitative methods to examine perceptions and concerns 43 caregivers (N = 43; 98% parents; 2% legal guardians; 93% mothers) children (mean age: 16.5; 79% male)...
Raising an autistic child can affect many aspects of families' lives. Parents are responsible for decisions, from initiating evaluation to selecting and implementing treatments. How parents conceptualize the course nature their child's diagnosis influences these processes parents' own well-being. Parents' perceptions about children's autism also affected by cultural contexts understanding autism. The Illness Perception Questionnaire-Revised (IPQ-R) is widely used study cognitions in chronic...