Dr. Yates Flanagan is a licensed psychologist and research psychologist at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s Center for Autism Research (CAR). Dr. Yates Flanagan earned her master’s degree in Counseling from New York University (NYU) and earned her doctorate in School Psychology from Tulane University. 
    
Dr. Yates Flanagan is a research collaborator across studies at CAR, CHOP’s PolicyLab, and the Lifespan Brain Institute (LiBI), specifically utilizing her more than 10 years of qualitative expertise to lead qualitative and mixed methods studies that make meaning of cultural perspectives and experiences within autism and mothering practices, from the voice of Black caregivers. She incorporates her clinical training in autism into her research expertise, culminating in a focused program of research composed of three pillars: (1) the utilization and development of culturally sensitive research methodologies, (2) the exploration of the systemic experience of Black mothering, and (3) the application of intersectional and feminist approaches to understanding policing on Black psychological development.

BA, Dillard University, New Orleans, LA 
MA, New York University, New York, NY 
MS, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA
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)
 

International Society of Autism Research, 2022-
American Psychological Association (APA), 2016-    
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
Black Empowerment in Autism (BEAM) Research Network, 2023-

CHOP 2024-2025 Emerging Innovator in Collaborative Research, 2024
CHOP Bridge to Faculty Awardee, 2024
CHOP Research Fellow in Academic Diversity Science, 2023
Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD) – Emerging Leader Honoree, 2022
UTHSC, LEND Program Certificate of Completion, 2022                                      
Department of Psychology Peer Mentorship Award, 2021                                    
Newcomb Tulane College Grant, 2021
Robert E. Floweree Summer Fellowship, 2019