About
Isabel Rodden is a Postgraduate Associate and Sara S. Sparrow Fellow in the Child Study Center at Yale University, within the Yale School of Medicine. She holds a B.A. in Psychology from Williams College (2024). Her research focuses on developmental psychology, neuroplasticity during pregnancy/parenthood, and developmental disorders such as autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and ADHD. She has contributed to studies using eye-tracking to investigate math anxiety and participates in the Infant Brain Imaging Study (IBIS) team.
- Education: B.A. in Psychology, Williams College (2024)
Her work bridges developmental behavioral research and clinical practice, with a focus on neuroplasticity mechanisms and early childhood interventions. She volunteers with pediatric developmental care programs and has interned at the University of Washington Autism Center and Yale’s Before and After Baby Lab (BABL).
- Awards: Sara S. Sparrow Fellowship (McPartland Lab)
Current affiliations include the McPartland Lab, where she explores translational research pathways toward developmental behavioral pediatrics or child psychiatry.