Scientific Council

Our Scientific Council is comprised of 16 leading autism and medical professionals from across the U.S. Together they serve as an expert information resource for us on matters related to research and current practice. In that regard, the Council assists our Board of Directors in developing its research strategy, near term priorities, and long-range research objectives. The Council also provides program guidance and oversight for the annual research competition and plays a central role in ensuring the highest quality reviews for prospective OAR research studies.

Peter F. Gerhardt, Ed.D.
Executive Director
EPIC School
Paramus, NJ
Chair, Scientific Council

Joanne Gerenser, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Executive Director
Eden II Programs
Staten Island, NY
Vice Chair, Scientific Council

Jonathan Campbell, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Educational, School, and Counseling Psychology
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY
Jmca244@uky.edu
Curriculum Vitae

Kara Hume, Ph.D.
FPG Child Development Institute
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC
Kara.hume@unc.edu
Curriculum Vitae

Denise Juliano-Bult, M.S.W.
Chief, Systems Research and Disparities in Mental Health Services Research Programs
National Institutes of Mental Health
Bethesda, MD

Gerald P. Koocher, Ph.D.
Dean, College of Health and Science
DePaul University
Chicago, IL
Curriculum Vitae

Suzanne Letso, M.A., BCBA
Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer
Connecticut Center for Child Development
Milford, CT

Michael Londner, M.D., M.P.H., M.B.A.
Inova Health Systems
Falls Church, VA
Curriculum Vitae

James A. Mulick, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Psychology
College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
The Ohio State University
Columbus, OH
Curriculum Vitae

Brenda Myles, Ph.D.
Ohio Center for Autism and Low Incidence
Columbus, OH
Curriculum Vitae

Daniel Openden, Ph.D., BCBA-D
President & CEO
Southwest Autism Research & Resource Center
Phoenix, AZ
dopenden@autismcenter.org
LinkedIn

Paul Shattuck, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
A.J. Drexel Autism Institute
Philadelphia, PA
Website

Stephen Shore, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Adelphi University
Garden City, NY

Website

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Mary Jane Weiss, Ph.D., BCBA
Professor of Education and Director of Programs in ABA and Autism
Endicott College
Beverly, MA

Patricia Wright, Ph.D., MPH
Vice President of Professional Services
Rethink Autism
New York, NY

LinkedIn

Thomas Zane, Ph.D.
Professor of Education
Institute of Behavior Studies
Endicott College
Beverly, MA
Curriculum Vitae

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