Assistant Professor Publishes Article on Autism Research

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Ashley Brooke de Marchena, PhD, Assistant Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at USciences, recently published an opinion piece on Spectrum, a news website specific to autism research.

The article, which was featured on the front page of Spectrum, focuses on motor skills in relation to autism. It was written in collaboration with Casey Zampella, PhD, a scientist at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s Center for Autism Research. The two were invited by Spectrum to write the piece based on a review article that Dr. de Marchena and Dr. Zampella published together in 2021.

“It’s one of my biggest professional accomplishments,” says Dr. de Marchena of the recent piece.

Read Dr. de Marchena’s article, “Motor Skills in Autism: A Missed Opportunity,” here.