Samara Wolpe, Ph.D.

Dr. Samara Wolpe (she/her) is a postdoctoral fellow at the UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior in the UCLA PEERS® Clinic. She earned her Ph.D. in Human Development and Psychology at UCLA, where she studied the transition into adulthood for autistic teens and young adults under the mentorship of Dr. Jeffrey Wood. Samara was a UC Leadership Education and Neurodevelopment and Related Disabilities (LEND) trainee, is a PEERS® Certified provider with experience working with PEERS® for teens and young adults, and a researcher whose work advocates for neurodiversity-forward, community partnership based research in the autistic community. Samara is passionate about improving outcomes in employment, education, social and emotional welfare, and quality of life in autistic adults.