Advisory Board

Bringing together expertise, experience, and insight.

The UNC Autism Research Center is supported by scientists and leading specialists in pediatrics, neuroscience, early intervention, education,and advocacy who are internationally recognized for their contributions to the field of autism.

Leonard Abbeduto, Ph.D.

Director, UC Davis MIND Institute and Tsakopoulos-Vismara Endowed Chair

Monica Coenraads, M.B.A.

Executive Director, Rett Syndrome Research Trust

Michael Ehlers, M.D., Ph.D.

Executive Vice President, Biogen

Daniel H. Geschwind, M.D., Ph.D.

Director, UCLA Center for Autism Research and Treatment (CART)

Pat Levitt, Ph.D.

Simms/Mann Chair in Developmental Neurogenetics Children's Hospital Los Angeles

Catherine Lord, Ph.D.

Founding Director, Center for Autism and the Developing Brain Weill Cornell

David S. Mandell, ScD

Director, University of Pennsylvania Center for Mental Health Policy & Services Research

Declan Murphy, Ph.D.

Head of Department of Forensic and Neurodevelopmental Sciences, Kings College

James M. Perrin, MD, FAAP

Professor of pediatrics at Harvard Medical School