Shivani Sawant

Shivani graduated from Smith College in 2025 with a B.A. in Psychology and English. At Smith, she worked as an intern for REACH, an early intervention services nonprofit, co-leading an aquatic occupational therapy group and a play therapy group for children aged 0-3 with developmental delays. She also co-led a biweekly executive functioning skills support group at the Smith Accessibility Resource Center, supporting college students with learning disabilities. Outside of Smith, Shivani worked with Northeastern’s Center for Research in School-based Prevention (CRISP) lab, which studies school-based assessment for children with social-emotional disorders and learning disabilities. She also worked as a learning interventionist intern for Girls Prep Bronx II, an elementary charter school, where she supported elementary school students with developmental and learning delays. Currently, Shivani is a Sara S. Sparrow Fellow in the McPartland lab. In the future, Shivani hopes to become a pediatric neuropsychologist, supporting children with neurodevelopment and learning disabilities.