She is Principal Investigator for the NC Center for Autism and Developmental Disabilities Research and Epidemiology (NC-CADDRE), a study sponsored by the CDC, which aims to examine the prevalence of autism among school-age children, and factors that may contribute to developmental delays and autism in preschool children. Dr. Daniels is a collaborator with PEARLS, and often contributes her expertise as a guest lecturer on epidemiological methods in autism.