Sophie Brunt is a first-year doctoral student in the School and Clinical Psychology program at UVA's School of Education and Human Development, where she does research related to Autism Spectrum Disorders. She received her B.A. in Psychology from Bowdoin College, and worked as a residential ABA therapist for children with ASD for a short time after. Prior to starting grad school, she worked as a research assistant and data manager at UMass Boston on a project aimed at decreasing disparities in age of ASD diagnosis among underserved populations in Boston. In her free time, she enjoys playing music, hiking, baking, and watching scary movies