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Members

Meet the autism researchers from across the United States who are supporting the Coalition of Autism Scientists

Autism Scientist
Affiliation
Aaron Besterman
UCSD and Rady Children's Hospital San Diego
Aaron Dallman
Aaron J. Kaat PhD
Northwestern University
Aaron Shield, Ph.D.
Miami University
Abby Dickinson
Abby Hogan
Adam Feinstein
Alex Kolevzon
Alice Carter
University of Massachusetts Boston
Allison B. Ratto, PhD
Alycia Halladay
Amanda Gulsrud
UCLA
Amanda V. Bakian, PhD
Amber Davis, PhD, MSW
Johns Hopkins University
Amie Duncan, PhD
Amy Esler, PhD
Amy Vaughan Van Hecke, PhD
Marquette University
Ana Carolina Cottington
University of Washington
Angela Fish, PhD
Angela Scarpa, PhD
Anne V. Kirby, PhD, OTR/L
Annette Estes, Ph.D
University of Washington
Ashley de Marchena, PhD
Aubyn Stahmer
UC Davis MIND Institute
Audrey Brumbach
Audrey C.Brymback, MD, PhD
Dell Medical School, The University of Texas at Austin
B. Blair Braden, PhD
Becca Lory Hector 
Ben Handen
Ben Schwartzman, PhD
University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Ben VanHook
UMASS Boston
Benjamin E. Yerys, Ph.D.
Benjamin L Handen, PhD
Beth Jerskey
Blythe A. Corbett, Ph.D.
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Bonnie Klein-Tasman
Brenna Maddox
Brian A. Boyd, Ph.D.
Brianne Tomaszewski,
Bridgette L Kelleher, Ph.D.
Purdue University
Brittany N. Hand, PhD, OTR/L
Brittany Travers, PhD
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Carissa J. Cascio, PhD
Catherine Lord, PhD
UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior
Chandler Knott, MA, Doctoral Intern
Charlotte DiStefano, PhD
Cheryl Klaiman
Chris Edgar
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Christina Meihua Young, PhD
UCSF
Christina Nicolaidis, MD, MPH
Oregon Health & Science University
Christine Wu Nordahl, PhD
Christopher J. Smith, PhD
Southwest Autism Research and Resource Center (SARRC)
Clare Harrop, PhD
Connie Kasari, PhD
Constance Brooks
University of Missouri
Courtney Venker
Craig J. Newschaffer, PhD
Pennsylvania State University
Daina Tagavi, PhD
University of Washington
Dan Geschwind
Dani Fallin
Daniel Garrison, PhD
Daniel L. Coury, MD
Nationwide Children's Hospital
Daniel Messinger, PhD
University of Miami
Danielle Bronk, PhD., APdN
Dara Manoach
Darren Hedley, PhD
Olga Tennison Autism Research Centre, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia
David Amaral, PhD
MIND Institute, University of California Davis
David Beversdorf
David Hessl, PhD
MIND Institute, University of California Davis
David S. Mandell, ScD
Deanna Swain
Debbie R. Miller, PhD
Deborah Fein
University of Connecticut
Dena Gassner, PhD
Diana L. Robins, PhD
Diana Schendel
Dora M Raymaker, PhD
Portland State University
E. Spackman, PhD.
Stanford University
Elaine B. Clarke, PhD
Rutgers University
Elena Tennenbaum
Elisabeth Sheridan, PhD
Elizabeth McGhee Hassrick, PhD
Elliott H. Sherr MD PhD
UCSF
Emily Ferguson
Emily Kuschner
Emily Spackman
Emily Zane, PhD
Eric Fombonne
Erin Kang, PhD
Montclair State University
Erin Olson
Ethan Weed
Aarhus University
Gabriel S. Dichter, PhD
Greg Siegle, PhD
University of Pittsburgh
Hannah Morton, PhD
Hannah Schertz, PhD
Indiana University
Haylie L. Miller, PhD
University of Michigan
Heather Green
Heather J. Nuske, PhD
University of Pennsylvania
Heather Volk
Helen Tager-Flusberg, PhD
Boston University
Helen Willsey, PhD
UCSF
Hilary Gomes, PhD, ABPdN
Hoa Schneider, PhD
Inge-Marie Eigsti, Ph.D.
University of Connecticut
Inna Fishman, PhD
San Diego State University
Isabel M. Smith, PhD
Dalhousie University
Isabel A. Rodríguez, Ph.D.
Jaclyn Halpern, PsyD
Playful Therapy Connections
Jacob Vorstman, MD PhD
James W. Bodfish, Ph.D.
Vanderbilt University
Jana Iverson
Jane Roberts
Jason Wolff, PhD
University of Minnesota
Jeanie Metivier
Jed Elison, PhD
University of Minnesota
Jen Gerdts
Jennifer Edidin, PhD
Rush University
Jennifer Foss-Feig, PhD
Jennifer L. Frymiare, PhD
Jeremy Veenstra-VanderWeele
NewYork-Presbyterian Center for Autism and the Developing Brain
Jesica R. Bates, M.S., CCC-SLP
Louisianna State University
Jesse Snedeker, Professor of Psychology
Harvard University
Jessica Bradshaw
Univsity of South Carolina
Jessica Girault, PhD
Jessica M. Schwartzman, Ph.D.
University of Southern California
Jessica Nina Lester, PhD
Indiana University Bloomington
Jessica Steinbrenner, PhD
Jill Harris, PhD
Jill L Silverman, PhD
MIND Institute, UC Davis
Jim Bodfish
Joanna Lomas Mevers, Phd, BCBA-D
Joe Buxbaum
John D. Herrington, PhD
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
John Herrington
Jonathan Sebat Ph.D.
University of California, San Diego
Joseph D Buxbaum, MSc, PhD
Seaver Autism Center at Mount Sinai
Joseph Piven, MD
Joseph W. Vera, MA/MPH, CCC-SLP
Portland State University
Josh Lee, PhD
UC Davis Health
Juhi Pandey, PhD
Julia Parish-Morris, PhD
Center for Autism Research, CHOP
Julie Daniels
Julie Taylor
Kaitlin K Cummings, MA
Kaitlyn Ahlers
Kaitlynn Baiden
UC Santa Barbara
Kara Hume, PhD
Katarzyna Chawarska, PhD
Yale Child Study Center Yale School of Medicine
Kate Fiske, PhD, BCBA-D
North Star Family Autism Center
Kate Wallis
Katherine Gotham
Katherine Pickard
Marcus Autism Center, Emory University School of Medicine
Kathleen Ramsey
Kathryn E. Unruh, PhD
Kelli Dominick
Khalilah Johnson, PhD, OTR/L
Kristen Gillespie-Lynch
College of Staten Island & The Graduate Center, CUNY
Krysten Lyall
Kyle Frost
UMass Medical
Lark Huang-Storms, PhD
Seattle Childrens Hospital; Oregon Health & Science University
Laura Corona
Laura Klinger, Ph.D.
Lauren Donnelly Ph.D.
New York University
Lauren A. Weiss, PhD
Lauren Bishop, PhD, MSW
Lauren Hampton, PhD
The University of Texas at Austin
Lauren Kenworthy
Lauren M. Schmitt, PhD
Lauren Weiss
Leanna Hernandez
UCLA
Leonardo Cuccurullo
Letitia Naigles, PhD
University of Connecticut
Lindsay Shea, DrPH
Drexel University
Lisa A Croen, PhD
Division of Research, Kaiser Permanente Northern California
Lisa Wisman-Weil
Lonnie Zwaigenbaum
Lori Hogenkamp
Lou Eckart, PHD
Louise Gallagher MB BCh PhD
The University of Toronto
Luccina Uddin
UCLA
Manny DiCicco-Bloom
Maria Chiara Manzini
Marisol Marroquin, PhD, LMSW
Rutgers University
Marjorie Solomon
Mark Liberman
Marsha R. Mailick, PhD
Martine Lamy
Mary Carlson, PhD
Emerita, Marquette University
Mary Doherty
Matt Mosconi
Matthew Lerner
Matthew Siegel
Matthew W. Mosconi, PhD
Maya Shanker, PhD candidate
Rowan University
Meghan Swanson, PhD
Melissa Maye
Michigan State University
Melissa Savage
Mendy Minjarez, PhD
Meng-Chuan Lai
Micah Mazurek
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