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title: "Psychology professor sheds light on rare genetic disorder with award-winning documentary"
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author: "Tiffany Hsieh"
created: 2022-07-25T15:33:16Z
updated: 2022-07-25T15:33:16Z
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url: "https://students.senecapolytechnic.ca/spaces/112/mynews/articles/feature-stories/6953/psychology-professor-sheds-light-on-rare-genetic-disorder-with-award-winning-documentary"
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# Psychology professor sheds light on rare genetic disorder with award-winning documentary

Holly Clayton never imagined she’d end up dedicating her life’s work to a rare hereditary and connective tissue disease. That changed after she began dating someone diagnosed with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome \(EDS\) during her undergraduate studies.

Today, the Seneca professor and PhD of psychology candidate at York University has a five-year-old son who has been diagnosed with EDS. She has also written three studies about EDS patients.

[Read the full story](https://www.senecacollege.ca/news-and-events/seneca-news/psychology-professor-sheds-light-on-rare-genetic-disorder-with-award-winning-documentary.html?utm_source=mynews&utm_medium=ei&utm_campaign=EDS)