Carolyn O'Laughlin, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
School of Education

Undergraduate University Core

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Education

Ph.D., Higher Education Administration, Saint Louis University

M.A., Student Affairs Administration, Michigan State University

B.A., Communication Studies and Women’s Studies, Marquette University

Practice Areas

• Higher Education and Student Affairs Administration
• Neurodivergence and Autism
• College Student Belonging and Persistence
• Qualitative Research Methods
• Undergraduate University Core

Research Interests

• Autistic College Student Experience; Belonging, Relevance and Making Space
• Qualitative Data Collection; Multi-modal and Inclusive Strategies
• Critical Theory, including Queer Theory and Crip Theory
• Autistic Social Cognition; Defying Deficit-Laden Assumptions