Rachel Young
she/her/hers
Graduate Student
Faculty Mentor(s): Loisa Bennetto
- Office Location
- 475 Meliora Hall
Research Overview
My research interests focus on investigating autonomy development in autistic adolescents, from the perspective of both the adolescent and the parent. I hope to leverage this understanding to build interventions that bolster autonomy and support autistic adolescents and their parents through the transition to adulthood.
Selected Publications
- Young, R., Layton, C., Smetana, J., & Bennetto, L. The development of personal choice in autistic and non-autistic adolescents. Poster presented at 2024 Gatlinburg Conference, Kansas City, MO, USA.
- Kuhn, J.L., Menon, N., Barnard, E.C., Much-Hichos, M., Gonzalez-Laca, A., Young, R., Long, K.A., DaWalt, L., Feinberg, E., & Silverstein, M. Evidence-Based Depression Intervention Adaptation and Delivery for Transition-Age Autistic Youth. Oral presentationat 2025 American Psychological Association Annual Convention, Denver, CO, USA.
Honors
- National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow, awarded 2025
- Phi Beta Kappa, inducted May 2023
- Psi Chi International Honors Society in Psychology, inducted January 2022
Additional Information
- 2023-2025: Postbaccalaureate Clinical Research Fellow, Marcus Autism Center (PIs: Ami Klin, Ph.D., Warren Jones, PhD, Cheryl Klaiman, PhD, & Stormi Pulver, PsyD)
- 2023: Bachelor of Science in Brain and Cognitive Science and Bachelor of Arts in Psychology with Research Honors, Magna Cum Laude, University of Rochester