Autism Research Faculty

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].

ResearcherInstitutionStateDepartmentAre you able serve as a faculty advisor for graduate students?Degree Program (if applicable)
Michael AllesandriUniversity of MiamiFLPsychologyYesClinical Psychology – PhD
Natacha AkshoomoffSDSU/UCSD JDPCAPsychiatryNoN/A
Vanessa BalRutgers UniversityNJApplied Psychology YesClinical Psychology – PhD; Clinical Psychology – PsyD; Applied Psychology – Masters
Marianne BartonUniversity of ConnecticutCTPsychologyYesClinical Psychology – PhD
Karen BearssUniversity of WashingtonWA
Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
NoN/A
Loisa BennettoUniversity of RochesterNY Psychology YesClinical Psychology – PhD
David BeversdorfUniversity of MissouriMOPsychology YesNeuroscience – PhD
Lauren Bishop-FitzpatrickUniversity of Wisconsin-MadisonWISocial Work YesSocial Work
Jan BlacherUniversity of California, RiversideCAPsychology Special Education – PhD/School Psychology – PhD
Lauren Brookman-FrazeeSDSU/UCSD JDPCAPsychiatry YesClinical Psychology – PhD
Alice CarterUniversity of Massachusetts-BostonMAPsychology NoClinical Psychology – PhD
Leslie CarverSDSU/UCSD JDPCAPsychology YesClinical Psychology – PhD
Kristin ChristoduluSUNY AlbanyNYPsychology YesClinical Psychology – PhD
Amy CohenUniversity of IllinoisILPsychologyYesClinical-Community Psychology – PhD
Thompson DavisUniversity of Alabama-TuscaloosaALPsychology YesClinical Psychology – PhD
Gabriel DichterUNC-Chapel HillNCPsychology YesClinical Psychology – PhD
Karen DobkinsSDSU/UCSD JDPCAPsychology YesClinical Psychology – PhD
Amy M. DrahotaMichigan State UniversityMIPsychology YesClinical Psychology – PhD; Ecological-Community Psychology – PhD
Inge-Marie EigstiUniversity of ConnecticutCTPsychologyYesClinical Psychology – PhD
Abbey EisenhowerUniversity of Massachusetts-BostonMAPsychologyYesClinical Psychology – PhD
Deborah FeinUniversity of ConnecticutCTPsychology YesClinical Psychology – PhD
Kate FiskeRutgers UniversityNJPsychology Clinical Psychology – PsyD
Kimberly A. GilbertHofstraNYPsychology NoSchool-Community Psychology – PsyD
Jennifer GillisSUNY BinghamtonNYPsychology YesClinical Psychology – PhD
Katherine GothamRowan UniversityNJPsychology YesClinical Psychology – PhD
Laura Graham HolmesHunter CollegeNYSocial Work No*Social Welfare – PhD
Frank HaistSDSU/UCSD JDPCAPsychiatry NoClinical Psychology – PhD
Heather HendersonUniversity of WaterlooCanadaPsychology YesClinical Psychology – PhD
Sean InderbitzenNorthlakes Community ClinicWIBehavioral SciencesNoN/A
Brooke IngersollMichigan State UniversityMIPsychology YesClinical Psychology – PhD
Jana IversonUniversity of PittsburghPAPsychology YesClinical Psychology – PhD
Ashley Johnson HarrisonUniversity of GeorgiaGAPsychology YesSchool Psychology – PhD
Connie KasariUCLACAPsychiatry YesHuman Develpment & Psychology – PhD
Erin KangMontclair State UniversityNJPsychology YesClinical Psychology – PhD
Connor KernsUniversity of British ColumbiaCanadaPsychologyYesClinical Psychology – PhD
Bonnie Klein-TasmanUW-MilwaukeeWIPsychology YesClinical Psychology – PhD
Ami KlinEmory UniversityGAPsychology NoN/A
Laura KlingerUNC-Chapel HillNCPsychiatry YesClinical Psychology – PhD
Robert KoegelStanford UniversityCAPsychiatry Education- PhD; Counseling, Clinical and School Psychology – PhD
Nicole KreiserEastern Virginia Medical SchoolVAPsychology NoClinical Psychology – PhD
Robert LaRueRutgers UniversityNJPsychology YesClinical Psychology – PsyD
Matthew LernerStony Brook UniversityNYPsychology YesClinical Psychology – PhD
Kristin A. LongBoston UniversityMAPsychology YesClinical Psychology – PhD
Molly LoshNorthwestern UniversityILPsychology YesCommunication Sciences and Disorders – PhD; Clinical Psychology – PhD
Johnny MatsonLouisiana State UniversityLAPsychology NoN/A
Micah MazurekUniversity of VirginiaVAPsychology YesClinical Psychology – PhD
Christina McDonnellUniversity of WyomingWYPsychologyYesClinical Psychology – PhD
Daniel MessingerUniversity of MiamiFLPsychology YesDevelopmental Psychology – PhD
Matthew W. MosconiThe University of KansasKSPsychology YesClinical Child Psychology – PhD
Lauren MoskowitzSt. John’s UniversityNYPsychology YesSchool Psychology – PsyD/Clinical Psychology – PhD
Ralph-Axel MuellerSDSU/UCSD JDPCAPsychology YesClinical Psychology – PhD
Ashley Muskett
Children’s National/GW School of Medicine
DCNeuropsychologyNoN/A
Rebecca Neal-BeeversUniversity of Texas – AustinTXPsychology YesClinical Psychology – PhD
Lauren QuetschUniversity of ArkansasARPsychology YesClinical Psychology – PhD
Nancy Raitano LeeDrexel UniversityPAPsychology YesClinical Psychology – PhD
John RicheyVirginia TechVAPsychology YesClinical Psychology – PhD
Robert RieskeIdaho State UniversityIDPsychology YesClinical Psychology – PhD
Jane RobertsUniversity of South CarolinaSCPsychology YesSchool Psychology – PhD
Diana RobinsDrexel UniversityPAPsychology YesClinical Psychology – PhD
Raymond RomanczykSUNY BinghamtonNYPsychology YesClinical Psychology – PhD
Angela ScarpaVirginia TechVTPsychology YesClinical Science – PhD
Laura SchreibmanSDSU/UCSD JDPCAPsychology NoN/A
Robert SchultzUniversity of PennsylvaniaUTPsychiatry YesClinical Psychology – PhD; Experimental Psychology – PhD; Cognitive Neuroscience – PhD
Kimberly SlomanFlorida Institute of TechnologyCAPsychology NoN/A
Mikle SouthEmory UniversityGA
Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
NoN/A
Nicole StadnickUniversity of California, San DiegoCAPsychiatry YesClinical Psychology – PhD
Wendy StoneUniversity of WashingtonWAPsychology YesClinical Psychology – PhD
Mark StraussUniversity of PittsburghPAPsychology Clinical Psychology – PhD
Theodore TomenyUniversity of Alabama-TuscaloosaALPsychology YesClinical Psychology – PhD
Jeanne TownsendSDSU/UCSD JDPCAPsychology NoClinical Psychology – PhD
Amy Vaughan Van HeckeMarquette UniversityWIPsychology YesClinical Psychology – PhD
Ty VernonUC Santa BarbaraCAPsychology YesClinical and School Psychology – PhD
Giacomo VivantiDrexel UniversityPAPsychology YesClinical Psychology – PhD
Susan WhiteUniversity of Alabama-TuscaloosaALPsychology YesClinical Psychology – PhD
Jeffrey WoodUCLACAPsychology YesHuman Develpment & Psychology – PhD
Kim ZlomkeUniversity of South AlabamaALPsychology YesClinical and Counseling Psychology – PHD
*Cannot formally take a graduate student, but am willing to be a mentor