The Graduate Training Initiative has compiled this comprehensive database of faculty who provide doctoral-level training in autism assessment and intervention. It is our hope that this database will be a unique and useful resource for prospective graduate students who are interested in pursuing doctoral training with a clinical and/or research focus in autism and/or developmental disabilities.
Each faculty member’s name is linked to their department or lab website, where you can find additional information.
If you would like to find out if a faculty member is taking students, or have any questions for a specific faculty member, please contact that faculty member directly.
If you have any edits or suggestions for the database below, please contact the ASDD SIG at [email protected].
| Researcher | Institution | State | Department | Are you able serve as a faculty advisor for graduate students? | Degree Program (if applicable) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Allesandri | University of Miami | FL | Psychology | Yes | Clinical Psychology – PhD |
| Natacha Akshoomoff | SDSU/UCSD JDP | CA | Psychiatry | No | N/A |
| Vanessa Bal | Rutgers University | NJ | Applied Psychology | Yes | Clinical Psychology – PhD; Clinical Psychology – PsyD; Applied Psychology – Masters |
| Marianne Barton | University of Connecticut | CT | Psychology | Yes | Clinical Psychology – PhD |
| Karen Bearss | University of Washington | WA | Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences | No | N/A |
| Loisa Bennetto | University of Rochester | NY | Psychology | Yes | Clinical Psychology – PhD |
| David Beversdorf | University of Missouri | MO | Psychology | Yes | Neuroscience – PhD |
| Lauren Bishop-Fitzpatrick | University of Wisconsin-Madison | WI | Social Work | Yes | Social Work |
| Jan Blacher | University of California, Riverside | CA | Psychology | Special Education – PhD/School Psychology – PhD | |
| Lauren Brookman-Frazee | SDSU/UCSD JDP | CA | Psychiatry | Yes | Clinical Psychology – PhD |
| Alice Carter | University of Massachusetts-Boston | MA | Psychology | No | Clinical Psychology – PhD |
| Leslie Carver | SDSU/UCSD JDP | CA | Psychology | Yes | Clinical Psychology – PhD |
| Kristin Christodulu | SUNY Albany | NY | Psychology | Yes | Clinical Psychology – PhD |
| Amy Cohen | University of Illinois | IL | Psychology | Yes | Clinical-Community Psychology – PhD |
| Thompson Davis | University of Alabama-Tuscaloosa | AL | Psychology | Yes | Clinical Psychology – PhD |
| Gabriel Dichter | UNC-Chapel Hill | NC | Psychology | Yes | Clinical Psychology – PhD |
| Karen Dobkins | SDSU/UCSD JDP | CA | Psychology | Yes | Clinical Psychology – PhD |
| Amy M. Drahota | Michigan State University | MI | Psychology | Yes | Clinical Psychology – PhD; Ecological-Community Psychology – PhD |
| Inge-Marie Eigsti | University of Connecticut | CT | Psychology | Yes | Clinical Psychology – PhD |
| Abbey Eisenhower | University of Massachusetts-Boston | MA | Psychology | Yes | Clinical Psychology – PhD |
| Deborah Fein | University of Connecticut | CT | Psychology | Yes | Clinical Psychology – PhD |
| Kate Fiske | Rutgers University | NJ | Psychology | Clinical Psychology – PsyD | |
| Kimberly A. Gilbert | Hofstra | NY | Psychology | No | School-Community Psychology – PsyD |
| Jennifer Gillis | SUNY Binghamton | NY | Psychology | Yes | Clinical Psychology – PhD |
| Katherine Gotham | Rowan University | NJ | Psychology | Yes | Clinical Psychology – PhD |
| Laura Graham Holmes | Hunter College | NY | Social Work | No* | Social Welfare – PhD |
| Frank Haist | SDSU/UCSD JDP | CA | Psychiatry | No | Clinical Psychology – PhD |
| Heather Henderson | University of Waterloo | Canada | Psychology | Yes | Clinical Psychology – PhD |
| Sean Inderbitzen | Northlakes Community Clinic | WI | Behavioral Sciences | No | N/A |
| Brooke Ingersoll | Michigan State University | MI | Psychology | Yes | Clinical Psychology – PhD |
| Jana Iverson | University of Pittsburgh | PA | Psychology | Yes | Clinical Psychology – PhD |
| Ashley Johnson Harrison | University of Georgia | GA | Psychology | Yes | School Psychology – PhD |
| Connie Kasari | UCLA | CA | Psychiatry | Yes | Human Develpment & Psychology – PhD |
| Erin Kang | Montclair State University | NJ | Psychology | Yes | Clinical Psychology – PhD |
| Connor Kerns | University of British Columbia | Canada | Psychology | Yes | Clinical Psychology – PhD |
| Bonnie Klein-Tasman | UW-Milwaukee | WI | Psychology | Yes | Clinical Psychology – PhD |
| Ami Klin | Emory University | GA | Psychology | No | N/A |
| Laura Klinger | UNC-Chapel Hill | NC | Psychiatry | Yes | Clinical Psychology – PhD |
| Robert Koegel | Stanford University | CA | Psychiatry | Education- PhD; Counseling, Clinical and School Psychology – PhD | |
| Nicole Kreiser | Eastern Virginia Medical School | VA | Psychology | No | Clinical Psychology – PhD |
| Robert LaRue | Rutgers University | NJ | Psychology | Yes | Clinical Psychology – PsyD |
| Matthew Lerner | Stony Brook University | NY | Psychology | Yes | Clinical Psychology – PhD |
| Kristin A. Long | Boston University | MA | Psychology | Yes | Clinical Psychology – PhD |
| Molly Losh | Northwestern University | IL | Psychology | Yes | Communication Sciences and Disorders – PhD; Clinical Psychology – PhD |
| Johnny Matson | Louisiana State University | LA | Psychology | No | N/A |
| Micah Mazurek | University of Virginia | VA | Psychology | Yes | Clinical Psychology – PhD |
| Christina McDonnell | University of Wyoming | WY | Psychology | Yes | Clinical Psychology – PhD |
| Daniel Messinger | University of Miami | FL | Psychology | Yes | Developmental Psychology – PhD |
| Matthew W. Mosconi | The University of Kansas | KS | Psychology | Yes | Clinical Child Psychology – PhD |
| Lauren Moskowitz | St. John’s University | NY | Psychology | Yes | School Psychology – PsyD/Clinical Psychology – PhD |
| Ralph-Axel Mueller | SDSU/UCSD JDP | CA | Psychology | Yes | Clinical Psychology – PhD |
| Ashley Muskett | Children’s National/GW School of Medicine | DC | Neuropsychology | No | N/A |
| Rebecca Neal-Beevers | University of Texas – Austin | TX | Psychology | Yes | Clinical Psychology – PhD |
| Lauren Quetsch | University of Arkansas | AR | Psychology | Yes | Clinical Psychology – PhD |
| Nancy Raitano Lee | Drexel University | PA | Psychology | Yes | Clinical Psychology – PhD |
| John Richey | Virginia Tech | VA | Psychology | Yes | Clinical Psychology – PhD |
| Robert Rieske | Idaho State University | ID | Psychology | Yes | Clinical Psychology – PhD |
| Jane Roberts | University of South Carolina | SC | Psychology | Yes | School Psychology – PhD |
| Diana Robins | Drexel University | PA | Psychology | Yes | Clinical Psychology – PhD |
| Raymond Romanczyk | SUNY Binghamton | NY | Psychology | Yes | Clinical Psychology – PhD |
| Angela Scarpa | Virginia Tech | VT | Psychology | Yes | Clinical Science – PhD |
| Laura Schreibman | SDSU/UCSD JDP | CA | Psychology | No | N/A |
| Robert Schultz | University of Pennsylvania | UT | Psychiatry | Yes | Clinical Psychology – PhD; Experimental Psychology – PhD; Cognitive Neuroscience – PhD |
| Kimberly Sloman | Florida Institute of Technology | CA | Psychology | No | N/A |
| Mikle South | Emory University | GA | Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences | No | N/A |
| Nicole Stadnick | University of California, San Diego | CA | Psychiatry | Yes | Clinical Psychology – PhD |
| Wendy Stone | University of Washington | WA | Psychology | Yes | Clinical Psychology – PhD |
| Mark Strauss | University of Pittsburgh | PA | Psychology | Clinical Psychology – PhD | |
| Theodore Tomeny | University of Alabama-Tuscaloosa | AL | Psychology | Yes | Clinical Psychology – PhD |
| Jeanne Townsend | SDSU/UCSD JDP | CA | Psychology | No | Clinical Psychology – PhD |
| Amy Vaughan Van Hecke | Marquette University | WI | Psychology | Yes | Clinical Psychology – PhD |
| Ty Vernon | UC Santa Barbara | CA | Psychology | Yes | Clinical and School Psychology – PhD |
| Giacomo Vivanti | Drexel University | PA | Psychology | Yes | Clinical Psychology – PhD |
| Susan White | University of Alabama-Tuscaloosa | AL | Psychology | Yes | Clinical Psychology – PhD |
| Jeffrey Wood | UCLA | CA | Psychology | Yes | Human Develpment & Psychology – PhD |
| Kim Zlomke | University of South Alabama | AL | Psychology | Yes | Clinical and Counseling Psychology – PHD |
| *Cannot formally take a graduate student, but am willing to be a mentor |