Dr. Angela Scarpa's
P.A.N.D.A. Lab
Background Info.
Megan is currently completing her internship at the Priority Behavioral Health Psychology program at Rochester Institute of Technology. She has an interest in an interdisciplinary approach to understanding autism in adulthood. Specifically, she utilizes multiple levels of qualitative and quantitative analysis (e.g., physiological, behavioral, self-report) to study the developmental perspective of autism and experiences of autistic individuals. In her clinical training, she is committed to utilizing evidence-based assessment practices and promoting neurodivergent affirming mental health care. When she is not in the lab, Megan enjoys practicing yoga, traveling around the world, and watching lots of television. She is a California native but has found a second home in Blacksburg. Let’s go, Hokies!
Megan Fok, M.S.
Selected Publications
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Fok, M., Owens, J. M., Ollendick, T. H., & Scarpa, A. (2022). Perceived driving difficulty, negative affect, and emotion dysregulation in self-identified autistic emerging drivers. Frontiers in Psychology, 13. https://doi-org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.754776
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Bal, V.H., Fok, M., Lord, C., Smith, I.M., Mirenda, P., Szatmari, P., … Zaidman, A. (2019). Predictors of longer-term development of expressive language in two independent longitudinal cohorts of language-delayed preschoolers with ASD. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 61(7), 826-835. https://doi-org/10.1111/jcpp.13117
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Fok, M. & Bal, V.H. (2019). Differences in profiles of emotional behavioral problems across instruments in verbal versus minimally verbal children with autism spectrum disorder. Autism Research, 12(9), 1367-1375. https://doi-org/10.1002/aur.2126
Doctoral Student
Assessment Clinician, VT Autism Clinic
Contact Info.
Email: mfok@vt.edu
Phone: (540) 231 - 8747
Office Location:
VT Autism Clinic & Center for Autism Research
3110 Prices Fork, Blacksburg, VA 24061
Interests
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Assessment of ASD and other related developmental disorders
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Autistic adults
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Transitioning from adolescence to adulthood in ASD
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Familial relationships for Autistic adults