Month: April 2025

Fred J. Biasini Endowed Award

The CBrA lab would like to congratulate graduate student Samina Ansari on receiving the Fred J. Biasini Endowed Award in Developmental Disabilities! Samina is part of the Applied Developmental Psychology PhD program under the mentorship of Dr. Kristi Guest, and was presented this award at the Ost Undergraduate Research Conference on April 23. Though her primary work takes place in Dr. Guest’s lab, we are very lucky to be able to consider Samina a friend and colleague to the CBrA lab! We are so proud of her achievements and look forward to seeing what she accomplishes next. Congrats, Samina!

Autism Awareness Walk – Jasper

The CBrA lab had the exciting opportunity to be a part of Jasper, AL’s first ever Autism Awareness Walk this past Saturday (April 26)! The walk was organized locally by community members who wanted to share resources and build relationships between families, educators, and other care providers. Program coordinator Paula Argueta is herself a Jasper local and had the chance to set up a table at the walk to share information about our lab’s research to those who might benefit!

Walk for Autism – Montgomery

The CBrA lab was very excited to have the opportunity to be a part of the Walk for Autism in Montgomery this Saturday (April 26), hosted by Autism Support of Alabama! Program coordinator Luke Martin set up a table at the walk and had the chance to speak with many families, educators, and care providers about our research. We look forward to next year’s walks!

Ost Undergraduate Research Conference

The CBrA lab was so excited to see the work of our undergraduate student, Susan Baskar Raj, presented at UAB’s John W.P. Ost Undergraduate Research Conference! Susan worked closely with post-doctoral researcher Dr. Pinar Demirayak on a project examining changes in cortical thickness as an effect of a reading comprehension intervention. This was Susan’s first research poster presentation, and we are all so proud of the excellent work she’s done!