Researchers from seven universities will collaborate with schools, businesses, families, and adolescents on the autism spectrum to build and study a high school program that supports optimal outcomes for students in high school and after graduation.
Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute, UNC-CH
Principal Investigators
Investigators
Project Coordinator
Project Staff
April Clinard
Yolanda Perkins
Administrative Assistant
Information Technology Staff
Graduate/Research Assistants
Megan Cooke
Susan Hedges
Gabby McHarg
Tara Regan
Alice Verstrat
Tamira White
Waisman Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Co-Principal Investigator
Investigators
Project Coordinator
Project Staff
Andrew Bessick
Molly Johnston
Jocelyn Kuhn
Renee Makuch
Tracy Mazzeo
Mary Moua
Heather Reader
Vanessa Reynold
Jennifer Schaefer
Administrative Assistant
Vanderbilt Kennedy Center, Vanderbilt University
Co-Principal Investigator
Project Coordinator
Administrative Assistant
University of Texas, Austin
Co-Principal Investigator
Administrative Assistant
Research Assistants
Farah El Zein
Garrett Roberts
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Co-Principal Investigator
Project Coordinators
Administrative Assistant
Research Assistants
Caryn Alison
Jennifer Geddes
San Diego State University
Co-Principal Investigator
Project Coordinator
Project Staff
Marianne Bernaldo
Chris Brum
Shayla Green
Natalie Hoxie
Sara McDaniel
Beth Pavez
Kayli Prpich
Daniel Pyle
Amanda Romero
Brian Valentini
Administrative Assistants
Franell Prather
Paul Justice
Advisory Board
Scott Badesch , President & COO of Autism Society of America
Geri Dawson , Chief Science Officer of Autism Speaks
Bill East , Executive Director of the National Association of State Directors of Special Education
Tony Gentry , Assistant Professor in Occupational Therapy, Director of Assistive Technology for Cognition Lab
Peter Gerhardt , Director of Education at McCarton School, NY; Organization for Autism Research
Shawn Henry , Executive Director of Ohio Center on Autism and Low Incidence
Rob Horner , Professor at University of Oregon
Lori Ireland , Founder of Extraordinary Ventures, a Chapel Hill non-profit that provides employment for individuals on the spectrum
Lee Kern , Professor at Lehigh University and PI of Center for Adolescent Research in Schools
Gary Mesibov , Former director of TEACCH Autism Program, emeritus professor at UNC-CH
Cathy Pratt , Director of Indiana Resource Center on Autism
John Robison , Author, speaker, and consultant
Ralf Schlosser , Professor in Speech Language Pathology at Northeastern University
Paul Shattuck , Associate Professor at Washington University
John Thomas , Training consultant, formerly with Autism Society of North Carolina & NC Department of Instruction