2025-2026 Presentations
May 11, 2026
Supporting Caregiver Engagement in Early Autism Interventions: A Mobile Health Approach
Yue Yu, PhD
April 13, 2026
You Can’t Have Inclusion Without Music:
How Performance-Based Music Education Transforms Outcomes for Autistic Learners and Creates Systems-Level Change
Ifunanya Nweke, EdD
Founder & Executive Director, Jazz Hands for Autism
March 9, 2026
Dr. Andrew Russell Memorial Lecture
Anxiety and Autism Spectrum Disorder
Dr. Patricia Renno, Ph.D.
Assistant Clinical Professor, University of California, Los Angeles
February 23, 2026
Centering Voices, Strengths, and Healing: A Social-Emotional and Equity-Focused Approach to Supporting Children with Disabilities and Their Families
Dr. Claudia Dunn
Visiting Professor and Lecturer, San Diego State University
January 12, 2026
Sex and Gender-Based Disparities in the Autism Diagnostic System
Dr. Ingrid Tien, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Centre for Addiction & Mental Health
November 10, 2025
Early Intervention: Progress, Gaps, and What’s Next
Connie Kasari, Ph.D.
Distinguished Professor, University of California, Los Angeles
September 29, 2025
Navigating the Transition to Adulthood: Perspectives of Autistic Individuals
Samara Wolpe, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow, UCLA PEERS Clinic
