Ashlee Yates Flanagan, PhD
Areas of expertise: Autism, Early Autism diagnosis and intervention - through the Early Autism Screening and Identification Clinic (EASI), Early child development
Locations: Specialty Care, 3550 Market Street
About Ashlee Yates Flanagan, PhD
Titles
Psychologist
Awards and Honors
2024, CHOP 2024-2025 Emerging Innovator in Collaborative Research
2024, CHOP Bridge to Faculty Awardee
2023, CHOP Research Fellow in Academic Diversity Science
2022, Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD) – Emerging Leader Honoree
2022, UTHSC, LEND Program Certificate of Completion
2021, Department of Psychology Peer Mentorship Award
2021, Newcomb Tulane College Grant
2019, Robert E. Floweree Summer Fellowship
Leadership and Memberships
2023-present, Black Empowerment in Autism (BEAM) Research Network
2022-present, International Society of Autism Research
2016-present, American Psychological Association (APA)
Division 33: Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities/Autism Spectrum Disorder
Division 45: Society for the Psychological Study of Culture, Ethnicity and Race
Division 16: School Psychology
Division 56: Trauma Psychology
Editorial and Academic Positions
2025-present, Committee, Cultural Diversity Committee (CDC), International Society of Autism Research
2025-present, Co-Chair, Community Engagement, Black Empowerment in Autism Research Network
Education & training
Undergraduate Degree
BA - Dillard University, New Orleans, LA
Graduate Degree
MA - New York University, New York, NY
MS and PhD - Tulane University, New Orleans, LA
Fellowship
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Center for Autism Research (CAR) & Department and Adolescent Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (DCAPBS)
Publications
PubMed
Publications
2025
Yates Flanagan A, Miller JS, Parish-Morris J. Are Associations Between Police Interactions and Mental Health Specific to Autism? More Research Is Needed. J Adolesc Health. 2025 Nov;77(5):799-800. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2025.07.023. PMID: 41173582.
Yates Flanagan A, Peele H, Obus E, Dicette K, Hill TL, Yu N, Hicks G, Pelella MR, King-Pointer A, Owens J, Truong DM, Hauptmann A, Cola M, Weaver N, Pacheco J, Russell A, Lee A, Schillinger S, Covello M, Lyons M, Solórzano R, Turnacioglu S, Ravindran V, McCleery JP, Miller JS, Parish-Morris J. A Critical Exploration of Police Officers' Interactions with Black Autistic Youth and the Guidance Black Caregivers Hope Police Officers Will Follow. J Autism Dev Disord. 2025 Sep 1. doi: 10.1007/s10803-025-06994-7. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40889035.
Yates Flanagan, A., Cola, M., Yu, N., Peele, H., Dicette, K., Hicks, G., ... & Parish-Morris, J. (2025). Policing Black autistic children: A qualitative approach to understanding Black caregivers’ concerns. Autism, 29(5), 1303-1317.
Daniels, M., Yates Flanagan, A., & Peele, H., Norwood, A., Georges, J., Swift, A., Brown Rawlings, L.,
Burton Moore, C., Jenerson, E S (2025). Research Practices that Promote Cultural Equity and Sensitivity from PI to Participant: Learned Lessons from Reexamining the Working Model of the Child Interview (WMCI) with Black Mothers. Infant Mental Health Journal.
Wisniewski, K., Henry, N., Yates Flanagan, A., Popoola, A., Weaver, N., Iglio, L., ... & Njoroge, W. F. (2025). Examining the Impact of the Syndemic on Black Birthing Individuals in the USA: a Systematic Review. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, 1-15.
Cola M, Hauptmann A, Russell A, Truong DM, Yates Flanagan A, Tena KG, Pacheco J, Zitter A, Knox A, Pelella MR, Fulop L, Covello M, Lee A, Lyons M, Schillinger S, Solórzano R, Turnacioglu S, Ravindran V, Miller JS, McCleery JP, Parish-Morris J. Short report: Autistic adults' perceptions of gender, autism, and policing in the United States. Autism. 2025 Dec 17:13623613251395539. doi: 10.1177/13623613251395539. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41403374; PMCID: PMC12742568.
2023
Peele, H., A., Daniels, Yates Flanagan M., Oshrin, S., Overstreet, C., Pickett, C., Orapollo, A., Pickford, D., Obus, E. (2023). Using Participatory Research Methods to Foster Anti-racist Graduate Learning Environments. Journal of Participatory Research Methods.
2022
Yates, A. K., Obus, E., Peele, H., Petrovic, L., Wing, S., & Cunningham, M. (2022). The function of power: A
herstorical model of power, trauma, and policing African Americans. Psychological trauma: theory, research, practice, and policy.
2019
Cunningham, M., Mulser, R. M., Scott, K., & Yates, A. (2019). African American Adolescents Speak: The Meaning of Racial Identity in the Relation Between Individual Race-Related Stress and Depressive Symptoms. In Handbook of Children and Prejudice (pp. 533-550). Springer, Cham.