
Our Breakthrough Stars
For the past three years, our faculty members have received Breakthrough Star Awards, which celebrates early-career research achievements.
Headed by Jane Roberts (Department of Psychology) and Jeff Twiss (Department of Biological
Sciences), this initiative aims to build a multi-disciplinary, collaborative center
for basic, clinical, and intervention research and education in autism and neurodevelopmental
disorders at the University of South Carolina.
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Help make a difference in the lives of those affected by autism and neurodevelopmental disorders. Make your gift today to the Carolina Autism and Neurodevelopment Center Fund. Your donation will support students, alumni programming, faculty initiatives and other needs – enabling our mission to empower those with autism to live their best lives.
Meet our new post-doctoral researcher!
Dr. Cailee Nelson | Brain Research Across Development (B-RAD) Lab | Dept. of Psychology | College of Arts and Sciences
Dr. Cailee Nelson, post-doctoral researcher in Dr. Caitlin Hudac's Brain Research Across Development (B-RAD) Lab, is interested in better understanding how brain development contributes to people’s abilities to understand and engage with others. More specifically, she is interested in understanding how brain development varies among individuals with neurodevelopmental disorders (e.g., autism spectrum disorder) and how differences in brain development contribute to different social and motivational outcomes.
For the past three years, our faculty members have received Breakthrough Star Awards, which celebrates early-career research achievements.
Check out the CAN November Newsletter, featuring upcoming events, community opportunities, researcher spotlights, and more!
Stay up to date with the CAN Research Center! Check out our upcoming events, including speakers Dr. Susan White and Dr. Bridgette Kelleher, community events/opportunities, and more!