Brianna Young
Brianna is a clinical psychology doctoral student currently completing her pre-doctoral internship at Johns Hopkins/Kennedy Krieger Institute. She received her undergraduate degree in Psychology from San Jose State University in San Jose, California. Prior to beginning graduate study, Brianna worked as a project coordinator and research assistant in a clinical trial at SJSU, which examined the acceptability, feasibility and efficacy of tele-behavior therapy for youth and adults with tic disorders. Additionally, she has experience working in applied behavior analysis with children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders as well as facilitating quantitative electroencephalography with children and adults in a neurofeedback clinic.
Brianna’s primary research interests include early detection and intervention strategies for children with neurodevelopmental disorders including autism spectrum disorders and Williams syndrome. For her Dissertation, she conducted a treatment development study related to use of play and humor infused exposure therapy with young children with Williams syndrome who struggle with anxiety and specific phobias. She is also working on a research study to address the needs of families of Black children with Williams syndrome using a Black Participatory Research framework. Her research is funded by an Early Investigator Award from the Williams Syndrome Association (WSA #0112) and Lucidus Solutions, LLC.
Ellora Mohanty
Ellora is a clinical psychology doctoral student currently in her fourth year. She received her undergraduate degree in Neuroscience with a minor in Chemistry and a certificate in conceptual foundations of medicine from the University of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, PA. As an undergraduate, Ellora was a research assistant in the Infant Communication Lab at the University of Pittsburgh, and the Douglass Developmental Disabilities Center at Rutgers University.
Prior to graduate school, Ellora worked as an Intramural Research and Training Award Fellow at the Neurodevelopmental and Behavioral Phenotyping Service at the National Institute of Mental Health. The service conducted neuropsychological assessments for children with various rare genetic and metabolic disorders often associated with autism spectrum disorder and intellectual disability.
Ellora is interested in pediatric neuropsychology and her current interests involve studying the development and treatment of cognitive, behavioral, and social impairments in youth. She is currently working on examining the psycho-social interventions implemented in various neurogenic conditions.
Bolade Santos
Bolade is a clinical psychology doctoral student currently in her second year. She received her undergraduate degree in Psychology with a minor in Public Health from the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Prior to beginning graduate school, Bolade provided applied behavior analysis services to children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders. Most recently she worked as a study coordinator for the University of Minnesota site of the nationwide Healthy Brain and Child Development (HBCD) Study consortium examining child development from the fetal period through the first decade of life.
Bolade is interested in pediatric neuropsychology and the cognitive, emotional, and neural underpinnings of psychological disorders throughout childhood development. She hopes to study the effectiveness of interventions targeting impairments that present in children with neurodevelopment disorders.
