Meagan Talbott

Meagan Talbott is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of California, Davis Medical Center. Her research focuses on adapting telehealth technologies to improve early interventions for infants and toddlers with developmental concerns, particularly in autism spectrum disorder (ASD). She completed her undergraduate studies in Psychology at UC Davis and earned her Ph.D. in Psychology from Boston University in 2014. Her work emphasizes community-based telehealth assessments and family support systems to enhance accessibility and early service connection for families.

Education:

• Bachelor's in Psychology, UC Davis
• Ph.D. in Psychology, Boston University (2014)

Research Interests:

• Telehealth adaptation for developmental evaluations
• Early identification of ASD in infants
• Family-centered interventions
• Low-resource region accessibility

Her publications highlight caregiver experiences with telehealth tools, motor development assessments, and longitudinal tracking of infants at risk for ASD. Collaborations include the MIND Institute and interdisciplinary teams at UC Davis. Ongoing projects aim to standardize telehealth protocols for remote evaluations and improve early intervention scalability.