Hayley McAvoy

Hayley McAvoy, B.A., is a third-year doctoral student in the School Psychology program at UCR, focusing on research involving students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Hayley earned her B.A. in Psychology at UCLA with minors in Applied Developmental Psychology and Disability Studies. Prior to UCR, she worked with children with ASD in a variety of settings: as a therapist at the Early Childhood Partial Hospitalization Program at UCLA, as an in-home therapist, as a behavior technician, as a therapist for a Speech and Language clinic, and, most recently as a paraeducator in an inclusive elementary school. Her research interests revolve around education/training for teachers, paraprofessionals, and parents of students with ASD. Currently, she is involved in the IES-funded Smooth Sailing intervention project (Blacher, P.I.), examining the relationship between teachers and their students with ASD.