SC Family Experiences Lab

Dr. Debra Reisinger of Cincinnati Children’s Hospital is currently looking for paid volunteers to serve on her Diversity Equity and Inclusion Family Advisory Committee.

To learn more, check out our recent website post!:

Now Recruiting Paid Volunteers: DEI Family Advisory Committee – USC News / April 5, 2024 / Now Recruiting Paid Volunteers: DEI Family Advisory Committee Dr. Debra Reisinger of Cincinnati Children’s Hospital in Ohio was recently awarded a grant from the National Fragile X Foundation to target increasing diversity, equity, and inclusion in the diagnosis and treatmen...

We are currently recruiting mothers of children with autism AND mothers of children without autism for a virtual study!

Study: Aging in Mothers who Carry the FMR1 Premutation | NFXF The University of South Carolina is conducting a research study to learn about healthy aging in women who carry the FMR1 premutation.

We are currently recruiting children with autism aged 7-10 and their parents to participate in a study at the University of South Carolina. If you're interested in participating, please fill out this short survey by scanning the QR code or clicking this link: https://redcap.link/SCFamilyChildStudy

Congratulations to our postdoc, Dr. Laura Friedman, for receiving funding to study cognitive aging profiles in mothers of children with autism!

Postdoc Laura Friedman Receives NIH Funding – USC October 10, 2022 / Postdoc Laura Friedman Receives NIH Funding Dr. Laura Friedman recently received an F32 grant from the National Institution on Aging. Her project will examine cognitive aging profiles of mothers of children with and will also explore caregiving-associated risk factors that may be....

Two of our graduate assistants, Jillian Gierman and Eve Guiney, recently graduated! Both earned their Master’s of Science in Speech-Language Pathology. They will be missed by all of us in the lab, and we wish them the best of luck as they launch their careers as speech-language pathologists. Both have bright futures ahead!

Undergraduate students Katie Klein, Abbie Broadhead, R**t Verma, Ainsley Bradbury, and Maria Striebich represented our lab at Discover UofSC. This local conference showcases research, scholarship, leadership and creative projects by undergraduate and graduate students, postdoctoral scholars and medical scholars representing the entire UofSC System. Special congratulations to Katie, who received first place! Congratulations Katie, R**t, Ainsley, Maria, and Abbie! We are proud of your work!

Doctoral student in our lab, Carly Moser Hodges, explored factors related to the quality of social interactions between mothers and their sons with fragile X syndrome. The quality of mother-child interaction plays a key role in child development and may be especially important for individuals with intellectual disabilities. Results indicated that the maternal pragmatic language was associated with mother-youth synchrony. Check out her publication through the link below!

Recent study highlights the importance of family-centered intervention practices – USC May 2, 2022 / Recent study highlights the importance of family-centered intervention practices Doctoral student in our lab, Carly Moser, explored factors related to the quality of social interactions between mothers and their sons with fragile X syndrome. The quality of mother-child interaction play...