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Leah Wang is a Postdoctoral Fellow at Yale University's Child Study Center within the Yale School of Medicine. Her research focuses on motor and social communication development in autism spectrum disorder (ASD), with a particular emphasis on early intervention and neurodiversity-affirming approaches. She completed her doctoral training in clinical psychology at the University of Pennsylvania under Dr. Robert Schultz, specializing in early developmental assessment and autism diagnostic methodologies.
- Education: PhD in Clinical Psychology from University of Pennsylvania
Her clinical training includes roles at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Nemours Children’s Health, and Hall-Mercer Community Mental Health Center, where she gained expertise in psychological assessment, individual therapy, and parent-mediated interventions for children and adolescents. She was awarded an NIH NRSA fellowship to study early gait development and its relationship to diagnostic and language outcomes in neurotypical and neurodivergent populations.
Research interests span motor development in ASD, early diagnosis, and translational applications of neurodiversity-affirming practices. Her work bridges clinical and scientific domains to improve outcomes for individuals on the autism spectrum.
- Awards: NIH NRSA Fellowship
Leah actively contributes to collaborative, interdisciplinary teams within Yale's Child Study Center, emphasizing community-based approaches to clinical and research challenges.
