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Julia M. Heinly

she/her/hers
Assistant Clinical Research Coordinator
TEACCH Autism Program
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill


Julia Heinly is a full-time assistant clinical research coordinator at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s TEACCH Autism Program. In May of 2020, she graduated from Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology. She worked as an Exceptional Children Teacher Assistant at Guy B. Phillips Middle School before joining the TEACCH Research Team in January of 2022. Julia is grateful to contribute to projects that authentically involve autistic partners and include a diverse group of other collaborators united by the shared goal of improving the lives of autistic people.

Maddox Lab, August 2023

Members of the Maddox Lab.

From left to right: (top row) Laura Weisbein, Savannah Bowers, Kobi Iheoma, Julia Heinly, Brenna Maddox, Grace Lee Simmons, (bottom row) Jen Headley, Morganne Reid, Doah Shin, Bridgett Kiernan, Shannon LaPoint, and Daylin Delgado


TEACCH Research Team Members at the TEACCH Retreat, March 2025

Members of TEACCH Research.

From left to right: (top row) Katie Rowland, Zach Arnold, Alexis Brewe, Grace Lee Simmons, Kobi Iheoma, Ali Marx, (second row) Hayden Morgan, Liz Hye, Laura Klinger, Hannah Davis, McRae Scott, (third row) Cameron Hollister, Savannah Bowers, Julia Heinly, Sienna Halterman, Ember Venkatesh, (fourth row) Clare Harrop, Brianne Tomaszewski, Hannah Morton, Sam Doncaster, Elena Lamarche, and Maeve Corcoran


TEACCH Research Team Members at the TEACCH Retreat, March 2024

Members of TEACCH Research.

From left to right: (top row) Tammy Dawkins, Grace Lee Simmons, Jemma Grindstaff, Glenna Osborne, Linda Varblow, Julia Heinly, Laura Klinger, Kobi Iheoma, Laura Weisbein, Sue Carson, (middle row) Savannah Bowers, Clare Harrop, Halie McMahon, Doah Shin, Christina Corsello, Bridgett Kiernan, Claire Klein, McRae Scott, (bottom row) Brianne Tomaszewski, Michal Cook, Ali Marx, Daylin Delgado, Elena Lamarche, Tabetha Marsh, and Hayden Loeb