Lab Members
Dr. Grace Iarocci
Dr. Iarocci is an associate professor of clinical psychology and a Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research Scholar. She is interested in the study of cognitive and social development among children and adults with autism and other developmental disabilities. I am a faculty member of the Autism Research Training Program (ART), funded by the Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR), designed to recruit and train outstanding researchers of autism in disciplines such as psychology, genetics, imaging, epidemiology, and neurology.
Adrienne Rombough
Adrienne Rombough is a doctoral student in the Clinical Psychology program at SFU. She completed her B.A. in psychology at UBC and her M.A. in clinical psychology at SFU. Her interest in autism was sparked by her work as an ABA therapist. Her research interests focus on how basic cognitive differences in attention and perception influence the social development of children with ASD. Adrienne holds a CIHR Health Professional Student Research Award and is an Autism Research Training Program alumni. In her spare time she loves to play piano, ocean kayak, and play with her cats.
Jodi Yager
Jodi Yager is a doctoral student in the Clinical Psychology program at SFU. She completed her B.Sc. in Biopsychology at UBC and her M.A. in Clinical Psychology at the University of Waterloo. Her research interests are focused on understanding social competence in children and adolescents with ASD. Jodi is a student research fellow with the Autism Research Training Program and is currently funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research (MRSFHR) and Human Early Learning Partnership (HELP).
Theo Elfers
Theo Elfers is a doctoral student in the Clinical Psychology program at SFU. He finished his Master's equivalent in Clinical and Developmental Psychology at Humboldt University in Berlin, Germany. Theo is interested in the development of social cognition in children and adolescents with ASD. Theo is a student research fellow with the Autism Research Training Program and is currently funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) as well as the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research (MSFHR).
Lindsey Jespersen
Lindsey Jespersen is the research assistant coordinating the Learn at Play Program (LAPP), which is designed to foster social-emotional growth in infants with Down Syndrome through play. She completed her B.A. at SFU and is now a graduate student in the Counselling Psychology M.A. program. Her research interests include the development of empathy and prosocial behaviour in young children and the role of early childhood attachments on development.
Sara Clark
Sara Clark is the ADDL coordinator. She completed her bachelor's degree in Psychology and a minor in Education at Simon Fraser University. Sara has worked with many children with different developmental disorders as a childcare worker. In the recent years Sara has worked as an ABA therapist with children and adolescents with Autism. Sara is involved in all project of the lab.
David Butler
David Butler is a recent graduate of Burnaby Mountain Secondary School. He has been working in the ADDL since December 2005. David assists with all projects in the ADDL, and plans to attend SFU for his Bachelor's of Science in September. David brings a unique perspective to our work here at the ADDL, and we value his participation in lab activities.
Volunteers
Thank you to all of the ADDL volunteers!