Research Specialists


Alexandra Hickey

Research Specialist

Alexandra graduated in 2019 from the University of Maryland, where she earned her Bachelors of Science in Psychology and a minor in Neuroscience. She has previously worked in the Developmental Social Cognitive Neuroscience Lab, assisting in research on social interaction in children and adolescents. In the future, she hopes to work towards a PhD in Clinical Psychology and focus her research on individuals with neurodevelopmental disorders.

Jennifer Sun

Research Specialist

Jennifer received her Bachelors of Science in Psychology with a concentration in Brain and Behavioral Sciences in May 2022 at Purdue University. She is passionate about helping families, believes research to be a crucial part in helping individuals with neurodevelopmental disorders, and wishes to further contribute to the scientific field.

Her past experiences include working in the following labs:

Sleep & Developmental Studies Laboratory (P.I. Amy J Schwichtenberg)

The ESDI Lab (P.I. Jessica Bradshaw)

Veronica McLean

Research Specialist

Veronica graduated in 2020 from the University of South Carolina, where she earned her BS in Experimental Psychology and English with a writing concentration. She has previously worked in the SC Family Experiences Lab as an undergraduate. She is also a first-year graduate student in clinical mental health counseling at Wake Forest University.