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Thank you to Mike Wade with New River Valley Community Services for taking time to interview Jennifer Bertollo, VT Clinical Science doctoral level student and VTAC/CAR clinician and researcher, and Jen Scott, Rural Outreach and Grants Coordinator for VTAC/CAR.

Listen to the podcast to hear an overview of autism, associated risk factors and some of the common misconceptions about individuals living with autism spectrum

When COVID-19 forced much of the world into self-quarantine and social distancing this past spring, the team at the Virginia Tech Autism Clinic had to completely rework how they operate.  Read more about their shift to telehealth services.

Ran Liu who was selected to receive 2019 Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Self-financed Students Abroad.  This scholarship award was created by the China Scholarship Council in 2003 to honor Chinese students with outstanding academic accomplishments. This is the highest award given by the Chinese government to graduate students studying at universities around the world.  

Congratulations Ran Liu!

Alyssa Gatto.  recently selected as a Southern Regional Education Board (SREB)-Doctoral Scholars Program (DSP) Dissertation Year Award recipient for 2020-2021.

The fellowship supports one year of her doctoral training and is funded through a partnership arrangement between SREB, the State of Virginia, and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

Congratulations Alyssa!

Ya-Yun Chen was selected to receive the Government Scholarship to Study Abroad (GSSA) issued by Taiwan Ministry of Education. This is a two year scholarship to support her research proposal, A longitudinal neuroimaging investigation of aggressive and prosocial behaviors in parent-child dyads and the influence factors.

Congratulations Ya-Yun!

Angela Scarpa and Jennifer Scott received the VT Alumni Award for Outreach Excellence, on behalf of the VT Autism Clinic and Center for Autism Research.

Martha Ann Bell received the VT Alumni Award for Excellence in Research.

Sponsored by the Virginia Tech Alumni Association, the Alumni Awards for Excellence are awarded to faculty and staff annually who exhibit excellence and dedication in their respective fields.

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WFXR's Living Local Virginia Tech Tuesday interviewed Dr. Angela Scarpa, Director, Virginia Tech Autism Clinic and Center for Autism Research and Jen Scott with Virginia Tech about the details of their unique mission to serve people.  Watch the short clip here.

How do kindergarten children know girls can be scientists? Girls Launch! is a Center for Communicating Science and Department of Psychology project that provides female scientist role models to kindergarten children. With a grant from the Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology (ICAT), we’ll be supporting 10 graduate students this summer in the creation of kindergarten-friendly videos. 

The COVID-19 rapid response

The death of George Floyd and too many others, coming on the heels of a pandemic that has disproportionately impacted communities of color, have left many of us feeling pain, uncertainty, and vulnerability, especially our students and faculty of color.  Know that we as a Psychology Department stand with you who have suffered, and continue to suffer, from the long history of injustice in our society.  We must fight racism

Hello. My name is Angela Scarpa and I am a Professor and Director of Clinical Training for the Clinical Science program in the Department of Psychology at Virginia Tech. It is clear that the COVID-19 pandemic has upended us all in so many ways personally and professionally. We are dealing with a substantial amount of uncertainty and fear, hearing tragic news on a daily basis, watching loved ones suffer, and struggling