Postdoctoral and Doctoral Trainees
Thomas Christensen
M.S. CCC-SLP
Ph.D. Student
Thomas is a doctoral student in the Communication Sciences and Disorders department at the University of South Carolina. He received his B.A. in Communication Disorders from Utah State University and his M.S. in Speech-Language Pathology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Before returning for his doctorate, Thomas practiced as a speech-language pathologist in a retirement community as well as in an outpatient pediatric clinic. His research interests include understanding aging in those with neurodevelopmental disorders and how best to support them and their caregivers.
Lauren Jenner
BSc (Hons), MSc, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
Dr. Jenner is a postdoctoral fellow at the University of South Carolina, funded by the LivJoy Foundation. Her research currently focuses on characterizing women with the FMR1 full mutation and premutation. She earned her Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of Surrey, UK, under the supervision of Dr. Joanna Moss. Her doctoral work examined how to differentiate co-occurring autism from intellectual disability in genetic syndromes. She also has clinical experience as an assistant psychologist in neurodevelopmental services.