Research Discipline/Bio
Haleigh is a doctoral student working under Drs. Sonya Troller-Renfree and Kimberly Noble. She is interested in studying how early-life adversity becomes biologically embedded in the developing brain, as measured by electroencephalography (EEG). Haleigh is trained in data collection for a host of physiological measures (e.g., EEG, RSA, cortisol, DNA) and is dedicated to working with diverse global populations. Through her research, Haleigh is interested in examining how inflammatory markers, fetal programming, and mother-child synchronicity can further elucidate how adversity impacts child brain development. Haleigh has worked under Dr. Catherine Monk at Columbia University Irving Medical Center, and previously as an undergraduate research assistant in three psychology laboratories (clinical, school, neuropsychology) to support her thesis, in authoring and disseminating a book on improving child health outcomes.
Educational Background
Bachelor of Science, Neuroscience and Psychology: Neurodevelopment and Neurodevelopmental Disorders, University of South Carolina Honors College, 2023.
Honors/Awards
Shirley Chisholm Trailblazer Award Nominee, Teachers College, 2024; Teachers College Scholarship, Teachers College, 2023; M. Kershaw Walsh Academic Achievement Award, University of South Carolina, 2023; Neuroscience Upstanding Student, University of South Carolina, 2023; Academic Elite Scholarship, University of South Carolina, 2019-2023; Poster Honorable Mention, University of South Carolina, 2022.
Publications/Exhibitions
Brown, H.M., Gray, K.N., & Troller-Renfree. S.V. (in prep). Childhood Adversity and Resting Functional Brain Development: A Systematic Review and Guiding Framework.
Troller-Renfree. S.V., Rosen, M., Brown, H.M., & Smith, H. (in prep). The Impact of Poverty on Brain Architecture. In A. Mastergeorge & M. Barnett (Ed.), The Impact of Poverty on Early Development: Implications for Practice and Policy.
Last Updated: Oct 11, 2024