Goldie McQuaid, Ph.D., is research faculty in the George Mason University Department of Psychology. Before joining the JackLab, she received her Ph.D. in Theoretical Linguistics from Georgetown University, followed by post-doctoral training in developmental neuroimaging at Georgetown University Medical Center and the Autism & Neurodevelopmental Disorders Institute at George Washington University. She is a 2020-2022 Fellow in the Society for Neuroscience Neuroscience Scholars Program. Her research focuses on sex, gender, and the transition to adulthood in autism, with a particular focus on how alexithymia and camouflage impact well-being in autistic adults. Currently, she holds a National Institutes of Health K01 award that will allow her to conduct research related to emotion processing, gender identity, and risk for anxiety and depression in autistic adults.

Dr. Gregory Wallace is trained as a developmental neuropsychologist with extensive experience working with individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) across the lifespan, and currently is an Associate Professor of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences at The George Washington University in Washington DC. Much of his research uses neuropsychological and neuroimaging techniques to elucidate the etiology, developmental course, and long-term outcome of ASD and other neurodevelopmental disorders. This research has resulted in the publication of over 115 peer-reviewed manuscripts.