IACC Members
Federal Members
Shelli Avenevoli, Ph.D.
National Institute of Mental Health
Deirdra Assey, M.A.
U.S. Department of Justice
Monica M. Bertagnolli, M.D.
National Institutes of Health
Diana W. Bianchi, M.D.
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Allyson Dean, Ed.D.
Administration for Children and Families
Tiffany R. Farchione, M.D.
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Kristina Hardy, Ph.D., M.D.
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
Elaine Cohen Hubal, Ph.D.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Jennifer Johnson, Ed.D.
Administration for Community Living
Christy Kavulic, Ed.D.
U.S. Department of Education
Leah Lozier, Ph.D.
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Alison R. Marvin, Ph.D.
Social Security Administration
Matthew Miller, Ph.D., M.P.H.
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Kamila Mistry, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Nikhil "Sunny" A. Patel, M.D., M.P.H, M.S.
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Lauren Raskin Ramos, M.P.H.
Health Resources and Services Administration
Karyl Rattay, M.D., M.S., FAAP
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Barbara Roland, M.B.S., LPC
Indian Health Service
Jodie Sumeracki, B.A.
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Debara L. Tucci, M.D., M.S., M.B.A., F.A.C.S.
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
Nicole Williams, Ph.D.
U.S. Department of Defense
Taryn Mackenzie Williams, M.A.
U.S. Department of Labor
Richard Woychik, Ph.D.
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Public Members
Maria Mercedes Avila, Ph.D., M.S.W., M.Ed.
Parent, Researcher; University of Vermont
Alice Carter, Ph.D.
Researcher/Clinician; University of Massachusetts Boston
Sam Crane, J.D.
Self-Advocate, Advocate; Autistic Self Advocacy Network
Aisha Dickerson, Ph.D.
Researcher; Johns Hopkins University
Thomas W. Frazier, Ph.D.
Parent, Researcher; SUNY-Upstate
Dena Gassner, M.S.W.
Researcher, Self-Advocate, Parent; Adelphi University
Morénike Giwa Onaiwu, Ph.D.
Self-Advocate, Parent, Advocate; Rice University
Alycia Halladay, Ph.D.
Parent, Researcher, Advocate; Autism Science Foundation
Craig Johnson, M.Ed.
Parent, Advocate; Champions Foundation
Yetta Myrick, B.A.
Parent, Advocate; DC Autism Parents
Lindsey Nebeker, B.A.
Self-Advocate, Advocate, Family Member; Marketing Consultant, Independent Contractor
Jenny Mai Phan, Ph.D.
Self-Advocate, Parent, Researcher; George Mason University
JaLynn R. Prince, B.F.A.
Parent, Advocate; Madison House Autism Foundation
Camille Proctor
Parent, Advocate; The Color of Autism Foundation
Susan Rivera, Ph.D.
Researcher/Clinician; University of Maryland
Matthew Siegel, M.D.
Researcher/Clinician; Boston Children’s Hospital
Ivanova Smith, B.A.
Self-Advocate, Advocate; University of Washington
Hari Srinivasan
Self-Advocate, Advocate; Vanderbilt University
Helen Tager-Flusberg, Ph.D.
Researcher/Clinician; Boston University
Julie Lounds Taylor, Ph.D.
Researcher; Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Paul Wang, M.D.
Researcher; Simons Foundation
IACC Alternates
Thyria Alvarez, M.S.W. (for Leah Lozier, Ph.D.)
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Mitchell Berger, M.P.H. (for Nikhil "Sunny" A. Patel, M.D., M.P.H, M.S.)
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Judith A. Cooper, Ph.D. (for Debara L. Tucci, M.D., M.S., M.B.A., F.A.C.S.)
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
Amanda B. Bryans, M.S. (for Allyson Dean, Ed.D.)
Administration for Children and Families
Rebecca Dzubow, M.E.M., M.P.H. (for Elaine Cohen Hubal, Ph.D.)
US Environmental Protection Agency
Heather Gomez-Bendaña, Ph.D., M.P.H. (for Alison R. Marvin, Ph.D.)
Social Security Administration
Melissa L. Harris, B.S. (for Jodie Sumeracki, B.A.)
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Alice Kau, Ph.D. (for Diana W. Bianchi, M.D.)
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Walter J. Koroshetz, M.D. (for Kristina Hardy, Ph.D., M.D.)
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
Cindy Lawler, Ph.D. (for Richard Woychik, Ph.D.)
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Justin Mills, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.A.P. (for Kamila Mistry, Ph.D., M.P.H.)
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Scott Patterson, Ph.D., HSPP (for Matthew Miller, Ph.D., M.P.H.)
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Bobbi Jo Peltier, M.S. (for Barbara Roland, M.B.S., LPC)
Indian Health Service
Amanda Reichard, Ph.D. (for Jennifer Johnson, Ed.D.)
Administration for Community Living
Scott Michael Robertson, Ph.D. (for Taryn Mackenzie Williams, M.A.)
U.S. Department of Labor
Robyn Schulhof, M.A. (for Lauren Raskin Ramos, M.P.H.)
Health Resources and Services Administration
Stuart Shapira, M.D., Ph.D. (for Karyl Rattay, M.D., M.S., FAAP)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Jane M. Simoni, Ph.D. (for Monica M. Bertagnolli, M.D.)
National Institutes of Health
Martine Solages, M.D. (for Tiffany R. Farchione, M.D.)
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Anna E. Tschiffely, Ph.D. (for Nicole Williams, Ph.D.)
U.S. Department of Defense
Emily Weaver, Ph.D. (for Christy Kavulic, Ed.D.)
U.S. Department of Education