JULEE FARLEY

I started my career as a research psychologist studying the effects of poverty on adolescents and families. The differences in outcomes between different socioeconomic levels was alarming, but the opportunities to create equity were numerous. After researching more, I felt frustrated I was not putting what I knew into action to change my corner of the world... I pivoted my career away from pure research to work in an Autism Research Center, which allowed me to both research and to make sure families and individuals had access to the resources they needed. While working at the Center, I managed the research database and daily operations. I also led the SAFE (Supporting Autism Friendly Environments) program efforts to make locations, workplaces, and events more accessible to those with sensory processing differences... However, I wanted to learn how to measure if the opportunities I was creating were having an impact and improving lives, which began the next phase in my career as a..