Maureen Butler, NDL first-year doctoral student in clinical psychology, has just been announced a Randi J. Hagerman Summer Scholar by the National Fragile X Foundation! In her project proposal titled,” The Biological Basis of Pragmatic Language in Fragile X Premutation Carriers,” Maureen aims to understand how biological factors might influence pragmatic language skills among those with the fragile x premutation (PM). In her research, Maureen will examine the relationship between FMR1 genetic variation, a measure that indicates how the brain hears and represents sound, and pragmatic language abilities to gain insight into the causes of language differences in FMR1 conditions. Congratulations, Maureen!