Sarah Benjamin

I am the Project Coordinator for the SPROUT project which investigates social communication and expressive language using JASPER in children with ASD. I graduated from the University of Hartford with my Mast of Science in Neuroscience in 2022. During the height of the pandemic there was a huge need for Registered Behavioral Therapists for in-home services. While finishing up my Master’s Degree I began working one on one with children with ASD providing Applied Behavioral Analysis therapy. Eventually I transitioned into the school system where I was assisting children with ASD at a larger scale, provided ABA services to classrooms of twenty plus kiddos.

I grew up on an apple orchard in central MA. I raised cattle on my family’s farm and showed them throughout New England. During the pandemic I raised two bottle calves. I have a pet rabbit names Theodore Bunbun that lives with me in the city. He is learning to walk on a leash, fingers crossed he succeeds. When I’m not in the lab 99% of the time, you will find me at a Red Sox game!