Joseph Boyle, MA is a first-year doctoral student in the Developmental Psychology program working under the mentorship of Dr. Christine Wu Nordahl. Joseph comes from the D.C. metropolitan area where he received his MA in Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience at George Mason University in Fairfax, VA. Joseph’s research interests involves an interdisciplinary approach to better understanding of how co-occurring conditions in autistic individuals both with and without intellectual disability contribute to brain development and health outcomes with a strong emphasis on inclusivity by involving historically underrepresented autistic groups as active participants and co-researchers in his studies.