Research Projects & Grants

College/University

  • Investigating the impacts of COVID-19 school closures on long-term adjustment in youth with or at risk for disability, Role: PD/PI, University of Oregon, (07/2022 - 05/2026) Status: Awarded
  • Testing the Efficacy of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction combined with Behavioral Parent Training in Families with Preschoolers with Developmental Delay, Role: PD/PI, University of Oregon, (09/2018 - 05/2023) Status: Closed

Federal

  • Mindfulness and Parent Stress Reduction: Improving Outcomes for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Role: PD/PI, National Institutes of Health/DHHS, (04/2018 - 03/2023) Status: Closed

Internal

  • Partnerships in research for optimizing parenting (PRO-Parenting), Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Psychology, (07/2025 - 07/2026) Status: Approved
  • Stress-reduction Techniques for Effective Parenting skills (STEPS) project, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Psychology, (03/2026 - 03/2027) Status: Approved
  • Behavioral Treatment of Sleep in Youth with Autism, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Psychology, (04/2022) Status: Approved
  • Sleep behaviors and its contribution to cognitive and psychiatric outcomes in neurodevelopmental disorders, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Psychology, (06/2021) Status: Approved
  • Pediatric sleep and wellness study, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Psychology, (08/2019) Status: Approved
  • Screening for adverse childhood experiences through pediatric primary care, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Preventive Medicine (SM), (03/2015 - 03/2016) Status: Completed
  • Supporting Families of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and Challenging Behavior: A Pilot Study of the MAPS Project, Role: PD/PI, LLU - GRASP, (08/2013 - 07/2015) Status: Closed
  • Development of a Questionnaire to Measure Parent Readiness to Engage in Parent-Mediated Interventions for Children with Autism, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Psychology, (03/2025) Status: Approved
  • SIMS: Behavioral Parent Training: A Community-Driven Implementation Study, Role: PD/PI, LLU SIMS, (01/2025 - 12/2026) Status: Awarded
  • Oxidative stress, DNA methylation, gene endothelial biology, and gene expression in the human placenta, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Gynecology & Obstetrics, (06/2025 - 06/2026) Status: Approved
  • Biomarkers of Obstetric Complications in Maternal Plasma, Role: Research Coordinator/Nurse, LLU Dept. of Gynecology & Obstetrics, (10/2025) Status: Approved
  • Health Outcomes in Children Following In Utero Betamethasone Exposure, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Gynecology & Obstetrics, (08/2025) Status: Approved
  • Autism Community Care through Engagement and Support Systems (ACCESS) Project, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Psychology, (05/2025) Status: Approved

Non-Profit Organization

  • Contribution of Central Auditory Processing Disorder to Sleep Disturbances in ASD, Role: Co-Investigator, Autism Speaks, (11/2023 - 06/2025) Status: Closed
  • Investigating a Behavioral Sleep Intervention for Youth with Autism: The Role of Parenting Stress, Role: PD/PI, Organization for Autism Research, (02/2023 - 01/2025) Status: Closed
  • Mindfulness Pilot, Role: PD/PI, Research Triangle Institute, (07/2019 - 06/2022) Status: Closed
  • Summer Research Internship in Autism Spectrum Disorder and Cultural Diversity, Role: Principal Investigator, International Society for Autism Research, (05/2019 - 08/2019) Status: Closed
  • Spot the Spectrum, Role: PD/PI, Organization for Autism Research, (04/2025 - 10/2025) Status: Awarded