Education:
B.S., Psychology: Birmingham-Southern College
M.Ed. Educational Psychology: University of Georgia
Ph.D., School Psychology (specialization in child neuropsychology): University of Georgia
Psychology Internship, Children’s Hospital, Department of Psychiatry: Harvard Medical School
Postdoctoral Fellowship, Department of Psychiatry: University of North Carolina

Summary Statement:
Dr. Hazlett works primarily in research to coordinate and supervise two longitudinal neuroimaging projects investigating brain development in neurodevelopmental disorders. Currently, these projects involve performing brain scans using MRI on young children (1½ to 5½ years old) with autism, developmental delay, fragile x disorder, and typical development. MRI scans and psychological assessments are used to track the maturity of the children across two time points. By comparing the brain development of the typically developing children to those that have a neurodevelopmental disorder our research team hopes to learn more about the brain structures that are involved in these disorders. We use sophisticated brain imaging software that allows us to measure the size and shape of brain structures.

Representative Publications:
1. Cody H, Hynd, GW: Neuropsychological advances in child and adolescent mental health: The decade of the brain. Child Psychology and Psychiatry Review. 4 (3) 103-108, 1999.

2. Cody H, Kamphaus, RW: Down Syndrome. In Neurobehavioral and Genetic Disorders in Children, Goldstein G & Reynolds C (eds.), Guilford Press 1999.

3. Cody H, Pelphrey K, Piven, J : Structural and functional magnetic resonance imaging of autism. International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience, 20 (3-5): 421-438 2002.