IACC Member Roster
- Shelli Avenevoli, Ph.D.
Acting Director, National Institute of Mental Health
National Institutes of Health
Rockville, MD
- Deirdra Assey, M.A.
Policy Advisor
Behavioral Health and Justice Systems
Bureau of Justice Assistance
U.S. Department of Justice
Washington, DC
- Monica M. Bertagnolli, M.D.
Director
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, MD
- Diana W. Bianchi, M.D.
Director
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, MD
- Allyson Dean, Ed.D.
Inclusion and Disabilities Services Specialist
Office of Head Start
Administration for Children and Families
Washington, DC
- Tiffany R. Farchione, M.D.
Director
Division of Psychiatry
Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Silver Spring, MD
- Kristina Hardy, Ph.D., M.D.
Program Director
Division of Clinical Research
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, MD
- Elaine Cohen Hubal, Ph.D.
Senior Science Advisor
Center for Public Health and Environmental Assessment
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Research Triangle Park, NC
- Jennifer Johnson, Ed.D.
Deputy Commissioner
Administration on Disabilities
Administration for Community Living
Washington, DC
- Christy Kavulic, Ed.D.
Associate Division Director
Office of Special Education Programs
U.S. Department of Education
Washington, DC
- Leah Lozier, Ph.D.
Social Science Analyst
Office of Policy Development and Research
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Washington, DC
- Alison R. Marvin, Ph.D.
Statistician/Health Sciences Researcher
Division of the Analytics Center of Excellence
Social Security Administration
Woodlawn, MD
- Matthew Miller, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Director
VA Suicide Prevention Program
Office of Mental Health and Suicide Prevention
Veterans Health Administration
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Washington, DC
- Justin Mills, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.A.P.
Medical Officer
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Program
Center for Evidence and Practice Improvement
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Rockville, MD
- Nikhil "Sunny" A. Patel, M.D., M.P.H, M.S.
Senior Advisor for Children, Youth and Families
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Rockville, MD
- Lauren Raskin Ramos, M.P.H.
Director
Division of Maternal and Child Health Workforce Development
Maternal and Child Health Bureau
Health Resources and Services Administration
Rockville, MD
- Karyl Rattay, M.D., M.S., FAAP
Director
Division of Human Development and Disability
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta, GA
- Barbara Roland, M.B.S., LPC
Supervisory Healthcare Administrator (Mental Health Chief)
Division of Behavioral Health
Office of Clinical and Preventative Services
Indian Health Service
Rockville, MD
- Jodie Sumeracki, B.A.
Senior Policy Advisor
Disabled and Elderly Health Programs Group
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Baltimore, MD
- Debara L. Tucci, M.D., M.S., M.B.A., F.A.C.S.
Director
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, MD
- Nicole Williams, Ph.D.
Program Manager
Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs
U.S. Department of Defense
Frederick, MD
- Taryn Mackenzie Williams, M.A.
Assistant Secretary
Office of Disability Employment Policy
U.S. Department of Labor
Washington, DC
- Richard Woychik, Ph.D.
Director
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Director
National Toxicology Program
National Institutes of Health
Research Triangle Park, NC
- Maria Mercedes Avila, Ph.D., M.S.W., M.Ed.
Professor
Department of Pediatrics
Director
Vermont LEND Program
Larner College of Medicine
University of Vermont
Burlington, VT
- Alice Carter, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Psychology
University of Massachusetts Boston
Boston, MA
- Sam Crane, J.D.
Board Chair
Autistic Self Advocacy Network
Washington, DC
- Aisha Dickerson, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Epidemiology
Bloomberg School of Public Health
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD
- Thomas W. Frazier, Ph.D.
Board of Directors
Autism Speaks
Professor of Psychology
John Carroll University
Research Professor
Departments of Pediatrics and Psychiatry
SUNY-Upstate
Cleveland, Ohio
- Dena Gassner, Ph.D., M.S.W.
Senior Science Researcher
AJ Drexel Autism Institute
Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA
- Morénike Giwa Onaiwu, Ph.D.
Equity, Justice, and Representation Executive Committee Chair
Autistic Women & Nonbinary Network
Research Fellow
AJ Drexel Autism Institute
Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA
- Alycia Halladay, Ph.D.
Chief Science Officer
Autism Science Foundation
New York, NY
Adjunct Faculty
Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology
Rutgers University
Piscataway, NJ
- Craig Johnson, M.Ed.
Founder and President
Champions Foundation
Houston, TX
- Yetta Myrick, B.A.
Founder and President
DC Autism Parents
Washington, DC
- Lindsey Nebeker, B.A.
Marketing Consultant
Independent Contractor
Alexandria, VA
- Jenny Mai Phan, Ph.D.
Assistant Director of Community Engagement
Center for Adaptive Systems of Brain-Body Interactions (CASBBI)
Research Assistant Professor
College of Engineering and Computing
George Mason University
Fairfax, VA
- JaLynn R. Prince, B.F.A.
Co-Founder, President, and Chair
Madison House Autism Foundation
Rockville, MD
- Camille Proctor
Founder
The Color of Autism Foundation
Birmingham, Michigan
- Susan Rivera, Ph.D.
Dean
College of Behavioral & Social Sciences
University of Maryland
College Park, MD
- Matthew Siegel, M.D.
Chief of Clinical Enterprise
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Boston Children's Hospital
Chief Behavioral Health Officer
Franciscan Children's Hospital
Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics
Tufts University School of Medicine
Senior Lecturer
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA
- Ivanova Smith, B.A.
Self-Advocate Faculty
Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities
University of Washington
Tacoma, WA
- Hari Srinivasan
Ph.D. Neuroscience Student and PD Soros Fellow
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, Tennessee
- Helen Tager-Flusberg, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences
Director
Center for Autism Research Excellence
Boston University
Boston, MA
- Julie Lounds Taylor, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Pediatrics
Co-Director
Vanderbilt Kennedy Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, TN
- Paul Wang, M.D.
Deputy Director
Clinical Research Associates, LLC
Simons Foundation
New York, NY
Associate Clinical Professor of Pediatrics
Yale University School of Medicine
New Haven, CT
- Thyria Alvarez, M.S.W.
(for Leah Lozier, Ph.D.)
Social Science Analyst
Office of Policy Development and Research
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Washington, DC
- Mitchell Berger, M.P.H.
(for Nikhil "Sunny" A. Patel, M.D., M.P.H, M.S.)
Public Health Advisor
Center for Mental Health Services
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Rockville, MD
- Amanda B. Bryans, M.S.
(for Allyson Dean, Ed.D.)
Education and Research to Practice Supervisor
Office of Head Start
Administration for Children and Families
Washington, DC
- Cara Caplan, Ph.D.
(for Alison R. Marvin, Ph.D.)
Branch Chief
Office of Research
Demonstration and Employment Support
Social Security Administration
Woodlawn, MD
- Judith A. Cooper, Ph.D.
(for Debara L. Tucci, M.D., M.S., M.B.A., F.A.C.S.)
Deputy Director
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, MD
- Rebecca Dzubow, M.E.M., M.P.H.
(for Elaine Cohen Hubal, Ph.D.)
Regulatory Support and Science Policy Division Director
Office of Children’s Health Protection
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Washington, DC
- Melissa L. Harris, B.S.
(for Jodie Sumeracki, B.A.)
Deputy Director
Disabled and Elderly Health Programs Group
Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Baltimore, MD
- Alice Kau, Ph.D.
(for Diana W. Bianchi, M.D.)
Health Scientist Administrator
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, MD
- Walter J. Koroshetz, M.D.
(for Kristina Hardy, Ph.D., M.D.)
Director
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, MD
- Cindy Lawler, Ph.D.
(for Richard Woychik, Ph.D.)
Chief
Genes, Environment, and Health Branch
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
National Institutes of Health
Research Triangle Park, NC
- Amber Parker, M.J.M.
(for Deirdra Assey, M.A.)
Senior Policy Advisor
Law Enforcement Innovation & Crime Reduction
U.S. Department of Justice
Washington, DC
- Scott Patterson, Ph.D., HSPP
(for Matthew Miller, Ph.D., M.P.H.)
Clinical Psychologist
Richard L. Roudebush Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Veterans Health Administration
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Indianapolis, IN
- Bobbi Jo Peltier, M.S.
(for Barbara Roland, M.B.S., LPC)
Public Health Advisor
Indian Health Service
Rockville, MD
- Amanda Reichard, Ph.D.
(for Jennifer Johnson, Ed.D.)
Project Officer
National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research
Administration for Community Living
Washington, DC
- Scott Michael Robertson, Ph.D.
(for Taryn Mackenzie Williams, M.A.)
Senior Policy Advisor
Office of Disability Employment Policy
U.S. Department of Labor
Washington, DC
- Robyn D.F. Sagatov, Ph.D., M.H.S.
(for Justin Mills, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.A.P.)
Senior Advisor for Children’s Health
Division of Priority Populations
Office of Extramural Research, Education, and Priority Populations
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Rockville, MD
- Robyn Schulhof, M.A.
(for Lauren Raskin Ramos, M.P.H.)
Senior Public Health Analyst
Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities
Associate of University Centers on Disabilities Cooperative Agreement
Maternal and Child Health Bureau
Health Resources and Services Administration
Rockville, MD
- Stuart Shapira, M.D., Ph.D.
(for Karyl Rattay, M.D., M.S., FAAP)
Chief Medical Officer
Associate Director for Science
National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta, GA
- Jane M. Simoni, Ph.D.
(for Monica M. Bertagnolli, M.D.)
Associate Director
Behavioral and Social Sciences Research
Director
Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR)
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, MD
- Martine Solages, M.D.
(for Tiffany R. Farchione, M.D.)
Medical Officer
Division of Psychiatry
Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Silver Spring, MD
- Anna E. Tschiffely, Ph.D.
(for Nicole Williams, Ph.D.)
Science Officer
Neurofibromatosis, Multiple Sclerosis, and Autism Research Programs
Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs
U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command
U.S. Department of Defense
Frederick, MD
- Emily Weaver, Ph.D.
(for Christy Kavulic, Ed.D.)
Associate Education Research Scientist
National Center for Special Education Research
Institute of Education Sciences
U.S. Department of Education
Washington, DC
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