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Jocelyne Bachevalier, PhD

Affiliate Scientist
Division of Developmental and Cognitive Neuroscience
Emory National Primate Research Center

Samuel Candler Dobbs Professor Emerita
Department of Psychology
Emory University School of Medicine

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Summer Bottini, PhD, BCBA

Assistant Professor
Department of Pediatrics
Emory University School of Medicine

Psychologist, Severe Behavior Program
Marcus Autism Center
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta

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Susan Brasher, PhD, MSN, CPNP, RN

Assistant Professor
Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing
Emory University

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Bianca Brooks, PhD

Psychologist
Marcus Autism Center
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta

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Vince D. Calhoun, PhD

Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar in Brain Health and Image Analysis

Distinguished University Professor
Depts. Of Psychology, Computer Science, Neuroscience, and Mathematics and Statistics
Georgia State University

Professor
Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology

Professor
Depts. of Neurology, Pediatrics, and Psychiatry
Emory University

Founding Director, Tri-Institutional Center for Translational Research in Neuroimaging and Data Science (TReNDS)
Georgia State University, Georgia Tech, and Emory University

Director, Center for Advanced Brain Imaging (CABI)
Georgia State University and Georgia Tech

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Nathan A. Call, PhD, BCBA-D

Director of Clinical Affairs & Vice President, Marcus Autism Center
Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine
Associate Division Chief of Clinical Affairs, Autism & Related Disorders

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John N. Constantino, MD

Chief, Behavioral and Mental Health, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
Professor, Departments of Psychiatry and Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine
Adjunct Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Morehouse University School of Medicine

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Laura Dilly, PhD, ABPP

Assistant Professor
Department of Pediatrics
Emory University School of Medicine

Program Manager & Psychologist
Marcus Autism Center
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta

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404-785-9392
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Laura A. Edwards, PhD

Assistant Professor
Department of Pediatrics
Emory University School of Medicine

Research Scientist
Marcus Autism Center
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta

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Chelsea Fleck, PhD, BCBA-D

Assistant Professor
Department of Pediatrics
Emory University School of Medicine

Psychologist, Severe Behavior Program
Marcus Autism Center
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta

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Kristina R. Gerencser, PhD, BCBA-D

Assistant Professor
Department of Pediatrics
Emory University School of Medicine

Program Manager
Language and Learning Clinic
Marcus Autism Center
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta

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Shannon L. Gourley, PhD

Associate Professor
Director of Graduate Studies, Neuroscience Program
Departments of Pediatrics and Psychiatry
Programs in Neuroscience and Pharmacology
Emory University School of Medicine
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
Emory National Primate Research Center

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404-727-2482
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Elizabeth Greenfield, PhD

Assistant Professor
Department of Pediatrics
Emory University School of Medicine

Licensed Psychologist
Marcus Autism Center
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta

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Nicole Hendrix, PhD, BCBA

Assistant Professor
Department of Pediatrics
Emory University School of Medicine

Program Manager, Early Intervention Program
Marcus Autism Center
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta

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Jennifer Hodnett, PhD, BCBA-D

Assistant Professor
Department of Pediatrics
Emory University School of Medicine

Psychologist Program Manager
Severe Behavior Program
Marcus Autism Center
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta

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Warren R. Jones, PhD

Director of Research
Marcus Autism Center
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta

Norman Nien Distinguished Chair in Autism
Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Emory University School of Medicine

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404-785-9550
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Alexandra (Sasha) P. Key, PhD

Professor of Pediatrics
Division of Autism and Related Disorders
Emory University School of Medicine

Research Scientist
Marcus Autism Center
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta

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Meena Khowaja, PhD

Psychologist
Marcus Autism Center
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta

Adjunct Assistant Professor
Department of Pediatrics
Emory University School of Medicine

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Cheryl Klaiman, PhD

Professor
Department of Pediatrics
Emory University School of Medicine

Program Director, Diagnostic Services
Marcus Autism Center
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta

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404-785-9387
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Ami Klin, PhD

Director, Marcus Autism Center, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar Professor
The Bernie Marcus Distinguished Chair in Autism
Chief, Division of Autism and Related Disorders
Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine
Center for Translational Social Neuroscience, Emory University

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Jocelyn Kuhn, PhD

Assistant Professor
Department of Pediatrics
Emory University School of Medicine

Marcus Autism Center
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta

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Meena Lambha, PhD

Psychologist
Marcus Autism Center
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta

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Joanna Lomas Mevers, PhD, BCBA-D

Clinical Director
Marcus Autism Center
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta

Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Division of Autism and Related Disorders
Emory University School of Medicine

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404-785-9477
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Nathalie Maitre, MD, PhD

Professor
Director of Early Development and Cerebral Palsy Research
Division of Neonatology
Department of Pediatrics
Emory University School of Medicine
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta

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Barbara McElhanon, MD

Medical Director, Children’s Multidisciplinary Feeding Program
Pediatric Gastroenterologist, Children’s Physician Group
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta

Associate Professor
Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition
Department of Pediatrics
Emory University School of Medicine

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404-712-0071
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Colin Muething, PhD, BCBA-D

Associate Professor
Department of Pediatrics
Emory University School of Medicine

Program Director, Severe Behavior
Marcus Autism Center
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta

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404-785-6907
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Kristin (Nicole) OGuinn, PhD, BCBA

Assistant Professor
Department of Pediatrics
Emory University School of Medicine

ABA Therapist
Marcus Autism Center
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta

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Opal Ousley, PhD

Assistant Professor
Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Emory University School of Medicine

Psychologist
Marcus Autism Center
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta

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404-785-9384
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Helen Panarites, MD

Adjunct Assistant Professor
Department of Pediatrics
Emory University School of Medicine

Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist
Marcus Autism Center
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta

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404-785-9405
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Alexis Pavlov, PhD, BCBA-D

Assistant Professor
Department of Pediatrics
Emory University School of Medicine

Psychologist, Severe Behavior Program
Marcus Autism Center
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta

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Katherine Pickard, PhD

Assistant Professor
Department of Pediatrics
Emory University School of Medicine

Research Scientist
Marcus Autism Center
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta

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Kaitlin B. Proctor, PhD

Assistant Professor
Department of Pediatrics
Emory University School of Medicine

Pediatric Psychologist
Children’s Multidisciplinary Feeding Program & Food Allergy Center at Emory+Children’s
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta

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Stormi Pulver, PsyD

Associate Professor
Department of Pediatrics
Emory University School of Medicine

Program Manager, Assessment & Diagnosis
Marcus Autism Center
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta

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Gordon J. Ramsay, PhD

Director, Spoken Communication Laboratory
Marcus Autism Center
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta

Assistant Professor
Department of Pediatrics
Emory University of Medicine

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404-785-6084
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Jessica Raper, PhD

Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Neurology
Associate Director, Children’s Center for Neurosciences Research
Emory University School of Medicine
Emory National Primate Research Center

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Shana Richardson, PhD

Adjunct Assistant Professor
Department of Pediatrics
Emory University School of Medicine

Psychologist
Marcus Autism Center
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta

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404-785-4934
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Emily Kate Rubio, PhD, BCBA

Assistant Professor
Department of Pediatrics
Emory University School of Medicine

Psychologist
Children’s Multidisciplinary Feeding Program
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta

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Mar Sanchez, PhD

Professor
Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Emory University School of Medicine

Division Chief and Core Scientist
Developmental and Cognitive Neuroscience Division
Emory National Primate Research Center

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404-712-2393
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Lawrence Scahill, MSN, PhD

Professor
Department of Pediatrics
Emory University School of Medicine

Director of Clinical Trials
Marcus Autism Center
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta

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404-785-9400
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Mindy Scheithauer, PhD, BCBA-D

Associate Professor
Department of Pediatrics
Emory University School of Medicine

Psychologist, Severe Behavior Program
Marcus Autism Center
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta

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404-785-9322
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William G. Sharp, PhD

Director, Children’s Multidisciplinary Feeding Program
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta

Professor
Division of Autism and Related Disorders
Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, & Nutrition
Department of Pediatrics
Emory University School of Medicine

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404-419-5162
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Sarah Shultz, PhD

Assistant Professor
Department of Pediatrics
Emory University School of Medicine

Co-Director, Neuroimaging Core
Marcus Autism Center
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta

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404-785-9552
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Sarah Slocum Freeman, PhD, BCBA-D

Assistant Professor
Department of Pediatrics
Emory University School of Medicine

Behavioral Clinical Practitioner
Marcus Autism Center
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta

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Jennifer L. Stapel-Wax, PsyD

Professor
Department of Pediatrics
Emory University School of Medicine

Director, Infant and Toddler Clinical Research Operations
Marcus Autism Center
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta

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404-785-8931
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Kathryn Stubbs, PhD

Psychologist & Program Manager
Children’s Multidisciplinary Feeding Program
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta

Adjunct Assistant Professor
Department of Pediatrics
Emory University School of Medicine

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Valerie Volkert, PhD, BCBA-D

Associate Professor
Department of Pediatrics
Emory University School of Medicine

Psychologist & Program Manager
Children’s Multidisciplinary Feeding Program
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta

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Latasha Woods, PhD, NCSP

Psychologist
Marcus Autism Center
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta

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Rachel Yosick, PsyD, BCBA-D

Assistant Professor
Department of Pediatrics
Emory University School of Medicine

Program Director, Skill Acquisition
Marcus Autism Center
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta

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Jian Zhou, PhD

Assistant Professor
Departments of Human Genetics and Pediatrics
Emory University School of Medicine

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