Jessica V Smith (she/hers)

Clinical-School Psych PhD Student @UVA| previously @UofAlabama, @ChildrensNatl | interests: #ImpSci of EBPs for autistic individuals & increasing service access

[Jessica V Smith (she/hers) @JessicaVSmith1]

Go @KaydenStockwell!! You are a rockstar!

[American Psychological Foundation @AmPsychFdn]

Congratulations to @KaydenStockwell, one of APF's 2024 COGDOP Graduate Research Scholarship Recipients! 💫 We're thrilled to support Kayden's work, which is aimed at better understanding the experiences of autistic college students and non-speaking autistic adults. 👏 #Psychology

[Steven Kapp @drstevenkapp]

The autism community has lost a journalist, advocate, & friend who educated & enlightened many about the history of autism & the neurodiversity movement, incl. re: how it includes & serves the needs of ppl w/ high support needs. He had unfinished business & so much love & fight.

[Jessica V Smith (she/hers) @JessicaVSmith1]

@FischbachAL This is so exciting! From Dr. Bear to the Bearcats. 😊

[Jessica V Smith (she/hers) @JessicaVSmith1]

@laurelbenjaminn Thank you!! And congratulations to YOU on your award. Wish we had more time to connect in Seattle!

[Jessica V Smith (she/hers) @JessicaVSmith1]

Loved my time at the annual APA conference and connecting with Division 33 members, including old labmates! I’m also grateful to have been selected for the student research award by Div 33 and for the generous award sponsorship of @CincyChildrens. Can't wait for Denver!

[Jessica V Smith (she/hers) @JessicaVSmith1]

Simply the best!

[Riley M. O'Neill @RileyM_Oneill]

Really enjoyed time in Seattle at my first @APA annual meeting!! Loved getting to meet new faces in @APADivision38 & see old friends from undergrad psych at Bama! Plus catching a mariner’s game with @JohnMRuiz4 was pretty cool 😎

[Jessica V Smith (she/hers) @JessicaVSmith1]

One of my favorite parts of being in this field HAS to be the comical targeted ads…how do I get my Instagram algorithm to show me good recipes again?

[Jessica V Smith (she/hers) @JessicaVSmith1]

@KerereJordan Yay! Go Jordan!

[Jessica V Smith (she/hers) @JessicaVSmith1]

In our clinic-based sample, we also found that those assigned female were diagnosed later than those assigned male.

In the clinic- but not the research sample, age at autism diagnosis mediated the relationship between sex and anxious/depressive symptoms.

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[Jessica V Smith (she/hers) @JessicaVSmith1]

So excited that our paper is out!

Our most robust finding across two samples (one clinic-, one research-based): later age at autism diagnosis was associated with greater anxious/depressive symptoms.

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[Jessica V Smith (she/hers) @JessicaVSmith1]

So glad that this paper is finally out!

[Jessica V Smith (she/hers) @JessicaVSmith1]

Happy Friday!! Excited that our paper looking at autism diagnosis in primary care is out 😊

[Jessica V Smith (she/hers) @JessicaVSmith1]

@KaydenStockwell Yay, Kayden!! Congratulations!

[Candice Crutchfield @whatcandicesays]

Happy “how many more years until you’re done with the PhD program?” day to all who reluctantly celebrate

[Jessica V Smith (she/hers) @JessicaVSmith1]

Got this candle from an old coworker who I spent way too much time with on Zoom! Nothing quite brings people together like being site coordinators on a multi-site project.

[Hannah Morton, PhD @Hannah_Morton9]

Third presentation is from Dr. Lauren Kenworthy, examining videos to enhance caregiver engagement in supporting youth EF development

[Hannah Morton, PhD @Hannah_Morton9]

Dr. Laura Anthony starting off the symposium sharing early evidence from studies initially focused on #autistic youth and then expanded to include #ADHD

School staff implementers were trained by the research team, but this is not a scalable model

[Madeline Sterling, MD, MPH, FAHA @mad_sters]

HAPPY #AcademicHalloween!

Over the years I’ve brought you, “Reviewer 2,” a “Predatory Journal,” a “MANEL,” and “Academic CV.ver37”

THIS YEAR I bring to you —
a “Rejected Conference Reimbursement”
(click 📸 to see entire image).