Matthew D. Lerner, PhD, is Associate Professor at the A. J. Drexel Autism Institute, Dornsife School of Public Health, Drexel University. He is Leader of the Life Course Outcomes Program and Director of the Social Connections and Treatment Lab. Dr. Lerner is well known for his work focusing on supporting social success and mental health among autistic youth and adults, particularly the development of community-partnered and neurodiversity-affirming practices.
Sally Ozonoff, PhD, is Distinguished Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and the MIND Institute, a national center for the study and support of autism, at the University of California, Davis. Dr. Ozonoff is widely known for her research and teaching in the areas of early diagnosis and assessment of autism. She is a strong advocate for parents and families and has an active clinical practice.
Geraldine Dawson, PhD, is Founding Director of the Duke Center for Autism and Brain Development and William Cleland Distinguished Professor at Duke University. She holds professorships in multiple departments: Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Pediatrics, and Psychology and Neuroscience. An internationally recognized expert on early detection, intervention, and brain development in autism, Dr. Dawson is a passionate advocate for families. She is codeveloper of the Early Start Denver Model, an early autism intervention used worldwide.
James C. McPartland, PhD, is Harris Professor of Child Psychiatry and Psychology at the Yale Child Study Center, Director of the Yale Developmental Disabilities Clinic, and Director of the Yale Center for Brain and Mind Health. He has extensive experience working with autistic children and their families. Dr. McPartlandaEURO (TM)s award-winning research focuses on brain processes in autism, with the goal of developing new approaches to diagnose and support autistic people.