Hannah Franke is a clinical research assistant in the SoAL Lab. In this position, she works with Dr. Parish-Morris and many collaborators on the CONNECT study, which investigates spontaneous natural conversation in autistic and non-autistic teenagers. She also manages students on the LENA study, which explores the relationship between infant vocalizations and subsequent autism diagnoses. Her primary research interests are the psychological and linguistic mechanisms of social conversation in a real-world context, and she is thrilled to explore these questions as a member of the SoAL Lab!

Hannah graduated from the University of Iowa with a B.S. in Psychology and a B.A. in Linguistics. During her undergraduate education, she worked with Dr. Bob McMurray in coordinating a research study to investigate the impact of prediction on spoken word recognition. She also worked with Dr. Ethan Kutlu to explore the effect of personae on scalar adjectival implicature. Hannah intends to pursue a PhD in Psychology or Linguistics to continue collaborating with incredible researchers on questions of language use, social communication, and human connection.

Alexandria (Alli) Mulqueen coordinates the SAGA study and the CLASS-ACT study in the SoAL Lab. Her research and clinical interests include: mitigating mental health risks in autistic youth and increasing protective factors, improving access to assessment and evidence-based interventions for autism within minoritized communities, and characterizing the heterogeneity of language and social communication strategies used by autistic people. 

Alexandria graduated summa cum laude from California State University San Marcos with a B.A. in Psychological Science and a minor in Linguistics. Throughout her undergraduate education, Alexandria contributed to neurodevelopmental implementation science research in Dr. Allison Jobin's Supporting Practices for Autism through Research And Community Collaboration (SPARCC) Lab. Alexandria also supported projects in Dr. Janice Phung's Autism, Family, and Community Lab, and Dr. Dave Barner's Language and Development Lab. 

Alexandria plans to pursue a Ph.D. in Clinical or School Psychology. She intends to build a career as a clinician-scientist dedicated to advancing quality of life for autistic individuals across the lifespan.

Ooreofeoluwa Ogunyinka is a clinical research assistant in the SoAL Lab. In this position, she works with Dr. Parish-Morris and many collaborators on the Summer of Learning and Reading study, focused on understanding how AI reading tools can support neurodiverse children learn to read . She also supports the Code-Switching and Masking in Black Youth Study. Her primary research interests include exploring how Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) manifests in Black girls, and she is thrilled to explore this topic as a member of the SoAL Lab!

Oore graduated magna cum laude from Cornell University with a B.S. in Human Development and a minor in Inequality Studies. During her undergraduate education, she worked with Misha N. Ailsworth, Ph.D. in the Black Girl Visions Collaborative. In this lab, she developed her senior honors thesis centered on exploring the emotion socialization experiences of Black adolescent girls in the US.  She also worked with Michael H. Goldstein, Ph.D. to explore the development of social learning and communication in human infants. Oore intends to pursue a PhD in Clinical or School Psychology to continue to add to the literature on Black girlhood, social communication, and neurodiverse experiences.

Lizzy Fulop works at the Center for Autism Research (CAR) as a data analyst. In her role, she develops and manages study databases and facilitates data processing and visualization. As a part of the Data and Statistical Core at CAR, the role includes supporting individual study teams, such as Dr. Julia Parish-Morris’s SoAL lab, as well as data integration across the Center. For the SoAL Lab, Lizzy’s role focuses on generating audio files for transcription for the team and outputting metrics on transcribed audio files.

Lizzy graduated summa cum laude from Temple University with a Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience. During her undergraduate studies, she was part of the student volunteer program at CAR. After Temple, she gained hands-on experience in clinical research and received a Certificate in Data Analytics at the University of Pennsylvania. She is currently working towards her Master of Science in Data Science part time at Eastern University. Having an autistic family member drives and inspires her passion for this research.