Lab News

Spring 2026: Hailey Van Vorce and Jamie Edgin to speak at the 42nd International Symposium on Child Abuse

Spring 2025: Jamie Edgin spoke at the Virginia Tech Center for Autism Research bi-annual conference on sexual abuse in ASD and IDD

Spring 2025: Kilee Pearson, Bryanna Taylor, and Hunter Tufarelli presented posters at the 2025 Dennis Dean Undergraduate Research and Creative Scholarship Conference.

Dr. Edgin is currently booking speaking arrangements regarding abuse prevention and advocacy for children/adults with disability

Pearson, K., Uscatescu, L.C. (2025). Investigating the Impact of Alexithymia on Empathy in Schizotypy and Autistic Traits; a Community Sample Replication Study. Dennis Dean Undergraduate Research and Creative Scholarship Conference. April 25, 2025.

Taylor, B. K., Fleming, M., Armour, A.C., & Edgin, J. (2025). Correlations Between the Passing of Erin’s Law and Political Affiliations, Funding Status, and Current Sexual Education Policies Within Each of the United States. Presented at the Dennis Dean Undergraduate Research and Creative Scholarship Conference, Blacksburg, VA, April 25, 2025. 

Tufarelli, H. L. and Uscatescu, L. C. (2025). Creating accessible and affordable resources to empower self-identification and self-advocacy in neurodivergent adolescents. Presented at the Dennis Dean Undergraduate Research and Creative Scholarship Conference, Blacksburg, VA, April 25, 2025.