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ASD Researchers at UNC

Internationally ranked for autism research, UNC stands poised to change the trajectory of autism care.

From basic research to clinical services,
Carolina has the infrastructure and capacity
to do what few others can.

Rob Christian

Robert Christian, M.D.

Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Child Psychiatry
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jessica cohen

Jessica Cohen, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor/Department of Psychology and Neuroscience
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Elizabeth Crais

Elizabeth Crais, Ph.D.

Professor/Department of Allied Health Sciences, Division of Speech and Hearing Science
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Julie Daniels

Julie Daniels, Ph.D.

Professor of Epidemiology and Maternal and Child Health, UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health
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Mohanish Deshmukh, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Cell Biology and Physiology
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Gabriel Dichter, Ph.D.

Associate Director, UNC Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center
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graham diering

Graham Diering, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor/Department of Cell Biology and Physiology/UNC School of Medicine
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Jessica Dykstra Steinbrenner, Ph.D.

Research Scientist, Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute
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Rebecca Edmondson Pretzel

Rebecca Edmondson Pretzel, Ph.D.

Director of Services and Psychology Section Head, Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities/UNC School of Medicine
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