IACC Members

Federal Members
Public Members
IACC Alternates

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

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

Justin Mills, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.A.P. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Nikhil "Sunny" A. Patel, M.D., M.P.H, M.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

Bobbi Jo Peltier, M.S. (Alternate) Indian Health Service

Annapurna Poduri, M.D., M.P.H. National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

Lauren Raskin Ramos, M.P.H. Health Resources and Services Administration

Karyl Rattay, M.D., M.S., FAAP Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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, Ph.D., M.S.W. Researcher, Self-Advocate, Parent; Drexel University

Morénike Giwa Onaiwu, Ph.D. Self-Advocate, Parent, Advocate; Drexel 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

Cara Caplan, Ph.D. (for Alison R. Marvin, Ph.D.) Social Security Administration

Amanda B. Bryans, M.S. (for Allyson Dean, Ed.D.) Administration for Children and Families

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

Kristina Hardy, Ph.D., M.D. (for Annapurna Poduri, M.D., M.P.H.) National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

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

Cindy Lawler, Ph.D. (for Richard Woychik, Ph.D.) National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

Scott Patterson, Ph.D., HSPP (for Matthew Miller, Ph.D., M.P.H.) U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

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 D.F. Sagatov, Ph.D., M.H.S. (for Justin Mills, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.A.P.) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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

Kimberly Williams (for Deirdra Assey, M.A.) U.S. Department of Justice