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Brain Development in Autism : Infant Sibling Study
Washington University, School of Medicine

Helen Valenza, B.A.
Recruitment / Assessments
Department of Psychiatry
Helen graduated from St. Louis University with a B.A. in Philosophy. She joined the Department of Psychiatry in 1996.

Helen has primarily helped with interviewing and recruiting on a variety of projects including a follow up study of Vietnam Veterans, ADHD, memory, depression, bipolar affective disorder, normal brain development and autism

In her free time she enjoys praying, sharing in the interests and education of her children and helping her husband with his Blues City Deli business in St. Louis.


Kelly Botteron, M.D. Principal Investigator
John Constantino, M.D. Co-Investigator
Robert McKinstry, M.D., Ph.D. Co-Investigator
John Pruett Jr., M.D., Ph.D. Co-Investigator

Lisa Flake, M.S.W. Project Coordinator

Beth Babb, M.S.W. Research Assistant
Casey Babb, B.A. Image Analysis / Assessments
Penny Chastain, B.S., OTA/L Research Assistant
Theresa Cook-Guercia, M.S., BCABA Recruitment and Assessments
Ted Handler, B.A. Image Analysis
Jeanette Mattingly, B.A. Assessments
Julia Meisler, B.A. Research Assistant
Tomoyuki Nishino, M.S. Image Analysis
Ekene Nwoye Research Assistant
Brittany Perez, B.A. Assessments
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