Scientific/Educational Advisory Board
Ashleigh Hillier, Ph.D.
Dr. Hillier is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. She completed her post-doctoral training in the Department of Neurology at The Ohio State University (OSU), and her graduate work at the University of Lincoln in England. Dr. Hillier’s main research interests include neuropsychology, psychophysiology, and autism spectrum disorders (ASD). The focus of her research is the processing and understanding of affective material among those on the autism spectrum. Dr. Hillier’s research includes investigations of emotional memory, physiological responsiveness and subsequent memory for emotion eliciting stimuli, and the effects of psychosocial stress on cognition among those with ASD. Dr. Hillier is also interested in pharmacological modulation of cognition among various patient populations including those with Broca’s aphasia, mild cognitive impairment, and drug abusers. Dr. Hillier’s applied research program focuses on her social and vocational skills support group, “Aspirations,” for young adults on the autism spectrum.
