Current Research Vertical Team (RVT) members
Audrey Lee, MS
Email: leea24@spu.edu
Expected completion year: 2020
Hometown: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Previous education: MS, Seattle Pacific University; BA, St. Mary’s University College
Practica: Seattle Children’s Autism Center Research Units in Behavioral Intervention; Seattle Children’s Autism Center Specialized Neurodevelopmental and Assessment Consultation Service; University of Washington Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Diagnostic and Prevention Network Clinic
Research interests/dissertation topic: neurodevelopmental
disabilities, emotion recognition and parenting children with ASD
Elizabeth (Liz) Bisi, MS
Email: eabisi@spu.edu
Expected completion year: 2021
Hometown: Sacramento, California
Previous education: MS, Seattle Pacific University; BA, Scripps College
Practica: International Center for Autism and Neurodevelopment; Seattle Children’s Autism Center.
Research interests/dissertation topic: neurodevelopmental disabilities, motor and language development in children with ASD, sensory processing and integration, adaptive functioning, and social skill deficits
Rachael Bowler, MS
Email: bowlerr@spu.edu
Expected completion year: 2020
Hometown: Buffalo, New York
Previous education: MS, Seattle Pacific University; BA, Daemen College
Practica: International Center for Autism and Neurodevelopment; Seattle Children’s Autism Center – Mood Clinic; Swedish Primary Care Integration; UW LEND Program Trainee
Tara Rutter, MS
Email: ruttert@spu.edu
Expected completion year: 2022
Hometown: San Francisco, California
Previous education: MS, Seattle Pacific University; BA, University of California, San Diego
Practica: University of Washington Autism Center Research Track; Seattle Children’s Autism Center
Research interests/dissertation topic: emotion recognition across modalities in young children with ASD, genetic correlates of stress in neurodiverse children and adolescents, emotion contagion, affective prosody comprehension in children with neurodevelopmental disorders
Julianne Myers, BA
Email: jmyers@spu.edu
Expected completion year: 2023
Hometown: Mission Viejo, California
Previous education: BA, Reed College
Research interests/dissertation topic: ASD, social attention, assessment of neurodevelopmental disorders, language and motor development, early identification
Vanessa Zhou, BA
Email: zhouv@spu.edu
Expected completion year: 2023
Hometown: Issaquah, Washington
Previous education: BA, University of Washington
Research interests: bilingualism and ASD, executive functioning, neuropsychological evaluations, cross-cultural psychology
Chloe Quinnett, BA
Email: quinnettc@spu.edu
Expected Completion Year: 2023
Hometown: Moscow, Idaho
Previous Education: BA, Whitworth University
Research Interests: Parent-child interaction, self-regulations, child pathology, effects of trauma in children
Miles Feller, BA
Email: fellerm@spu.edu
Expected completion year: 2023
Hometown: Salt Lake City, Utah
Previous education: BA, University of Washington
Research interests/dissertation topic: Attention, trauma, self-regulation, cultural identity and evidenced-based interventions for at-risk and aggressive youth
Research Vertical Team (RVT) Members at Internship
Taja Estrada, MS
Email: taja@spu.edu
Expected completion year: 2019
Hometown: Wayne, New Jersey
Previous education: MS, Seattle Pacific University; BA, Ramapo College of New Jersey
Research interests/dissertation topic: child and adolescents with neurodevelopmental disorders, specifically ASD and FASD; comorbid externalizing disorders; language and theory of mind abilities in these populations. Internship Match: University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Neurodevelopmental Disorders track
Tracey Ward, MS
Email: tracward@spu.edu
Expected completion year: 2019
Hometown: Aberdeen, Washington
Previous education: MS, Seattle Pacific University; BA, University of Washington
Research interests/dissertation topic: maternal stress as it relates to having a child with ASD.
Internship Match: Seattle Children’s Hospital General Child Psychology track.