The College of Science established this fellowship to recognize faculty dedicated to extraordinary research and teaching. Dr. Bell’s research is centered on developmental cognitive neuroscience where she studies frontal lobe functioning. She focuses on typically developing infants and children and examines individual differences in brain and behavior. Her most recent contributions to developmental cognitive neuroscience
Dr. Angela Scarpa and the Mount Rogers Community Services Board partner to improve access to autism spectrum disorder services in rural Southwest Virginia.
Parents and children affected by autism spectrum disorder in rural communities face unique barriers to accessing specialty services, such as diagnostic assessments and case management. The iTHRIV seed grant funding will help a team composed of K.J. Holbrook, a
Dr. Bell has been selected to receive the International Society for Developmental Psychobiology Senior Investigator Award for 2019. This award celebrates her significant and sustained contributions to the field of developmental psychobiology.
The award presentation will be at the 2019 annual meeting in October in Chicago.
