Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee Strategic Plan for Autism Spectrum Disorder Research – 2012 Update
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- Introduction
- Question 1: When Should I Be Concerned?
- Question 2: How Can I Understand What Is Happening?
- Question 3: What Caused This to Happen and Can It Be Prevented?
- Question 4: Which Treatments and Interventions Will Help?
- Question 5: Where Can I Turn for Services?
- Question 6: What Does the Future Hold, Particularly for Adults?
- Question 7: What Other Infrastructure and Surveillance Needs Must Be Met?
- Conclusion
- About the IACC
- IACC Member Roster
- Strategic Plan Update External Planning Group Members
- Office of Autism Research Coordination (OARC) Staff List
Strategic Plan Update External Planning Group Members
The Committee would like to thank the following external experts who volunteered their time to assist with the development of the 2012 IACC Strategic Plan Update.
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David G. Amaral, Ph.D.
Distinguished Professor, Department of
Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Director of Research
MIND Institute
University of California, Davis
Sacramento, CaliforniaDaniel Coury, M.D.
Professor, Pediatrics and Psychiatry
College of Medicine
The Ohio State University
Chief, Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics
Administrative Medical Director for Behavioral
Health
Nationwide Children's Hospital
Columbus, OhioElisabeth Dykens, Ph.D.
Director
Vanderbilt Kennedy Center
Co-Director, University Center for Excellence in
Developmental Disabilities
Vanderbilt Kennedy Center
Professor, Psychology & Human Development,
Psychiatry, and Pediatrics
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TennesseePeter Gerhardt, Ed.D.
Director of Education
McCarton Upper School
New York, New YorkTawara D. Goode, M.A.
Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Georgetown University Medical Center
Washington, D.C. -
Matthew S. Goodwin, Ph.D., M.A.
Assistant Professor
Northeastern University
Visiting Assistant Professor
MIT Media Lab
Boston, MassachusettsLisa Goring
Vice President
Family Services
Autism SpeaksDan Hall, M.B.A.
Manager
National Database for Autism Research
Rockville, MarylandMelissa Harris
Director, Division of Benefits and Coverage Disabled and Elderly Health Programs Group
Center for Medicaid
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Baltimore, MarylandConnie Kasari, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychological Studies in Education
and Psychiatry
University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CaliforniaAmi Klin, Ph.D.
Chief, Autism and Related Disorders
Marcus Autism Center
Director, Division of Autism and Related
Developmental Disabilities
Department of Pediatrics
Emory University
Atlanta, Georgia -
Paul A. Law, M.D., M.P.H.
Director
Medical Informatics
The Kennedy Krieger Institute
Baltimore, MarylandRoger Little, Ph.D., M.Sc.
Senior Advisor
Office of Science Policy, Planning and
Communications
National Institute of Mental Health
Rockville, MarylandCatherine Lord, Ph.D.
Director
Institute for Brain Development
New York Presbyterian Hospital
New York, New YorkBeth Malow, M.D., M.S.
Professor of Neurology and Pediatrics
Chair, Cognitive Childhood Development
Vanderbilt Kennedy Center
Nashville, TennesseeCraig J. Newschaffer, Ph.D.
Director, AJ Drexel Autism Institute
Professor, Department of Epidemiology and
Biostatistics
Drexel University School of Public Health
Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaChristina Nicolaidis, M.D., M.P.H.
Professor and Senior Scholar, Social
Determinants of Health
Portland State University
Associate Professor, Medicine and Public Health
& Preventative Medicine
Oregon Health & Science University
Portland, OregonValerie Paradiz, Ph.D.
Consultant
Educational Program Developer
San Diego, California -
Carlos A. Pardo-Villamizar, M.D.
Associate Professor, Neurology and Pathology
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Baltimore, Maryland
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Kevin Pelphrey, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Child Study Center and Department of
Psychology
Yale University
New Haven, ConnecticutJames M. Perrin, M.D.
Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Director, MGH Center for Child and Adolescent
Health Policy
Massachusetts General Hospital
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MassachusettsIsaac N. Pessah, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair, Department of Molecular
Biosciences
Director
Children's Center for Environmental Health
MIND Institute
University of California, Davis
Sacramento, CaliforniaKathryn Poisal
Center for Medicaid, CHIP, and Survey &
Certification (CMCS)
Disabled and Elderly Health Programs Group
Division of Long Term Services and Supports
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Baltimore, MarylandCatherine Rice, Ph.D.
Behavioral Scientist
National Center on Birth Defects and
Developmental Disabilities
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta, GeorgiaLinmarie Sikich, M.D.
Associate Professor and Director
Adolescent and School-age Psychiatric
Intervention Research Program
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
School of Medicine
Chapel Hill, North CarolinaPaul T. Shattuck, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Brown School of Social Work
Washington University in St. Louis
St. Louis, MissouriLisa Simpson, M.B., B.Ch., M.P.H., FAAP
President and Chief Executive Officer
AcademyHealth
Washington, DCTristram Smith, Ph.D.
Professor of Pediatrics
University of Rochester Medical Center
Rochester, New YorkAubyn C. Stahmer, Ph.D.
Research Scientist
University of California, San Diego
San Diego, CaliforniaMatthew State, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Child Psychiatry & Psychiatry
Professor of Genetics
Co-Director, Yale Program on Neurogenetics
Deputy Chairman for Research, Department of
Psychiatry
Yale University School of Medicine
New Haven, ConnecticutBonnie Strickland, Ph.D.
Director, Division of Services for Children with
Special Healthcare Needs
Maternal and Child Health Bureau
Health Resources and Services Administration
Rockville, Maryland -
Ann Turnbull, Ph.D.
Distinguished Professor
Special Education Co-director
Beach Center on Disability
Department of Special Education
University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas -
Lorri Shealy Unumb, J.D.
Vice President
State Government Affairs
Autism Speaks
New York, New YorkZachary E. Warren, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Psychiatry
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Director, Treatment and Research Institute for
Autism Spectrum Disorders (TRIAD)
Vanderbilt Kennedy Center
Nashville, TennesseeDiedre Washington-Jones, M.P.H., CHES
Senior Public Health Analyst/Program Director
Division of Services for Children with Special
Health Needs
Maternal and Child Health Bureau
Rockville, MarylandLarry Wexler, Ed.D.
Division Director
Research to Practice Division
Office of Special Education and Rehabiliative
Services
Department of Education
Washington, DCJeffrey Wood, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Division of Child Psychiatry and Division of
Psychological Studies in Education
University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
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Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC). IACC Strategic Plan for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Research —2012 Update. December 2012. Retrieved from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee website: http://iacc.hhs.gov/strategic-plan/2012/index.shtml