Autism Seminar Series

The Duke Center for Autism Seminar Series features autism researchers, clinicians, and self-advocates from around the world sharing their latest research, intervention practices, and perspectives. Join us on select Wednesdays to hear from these experts. All presentations are virtual.

Join us for our next session:

Susan White, PhD, University of Alabama

"Supporting Autistic Adolescents and Young Adults during Transition into Adulthood"

Wed, Jan 8, 4:00 PM Eastern Time

Via Zoom webinar - register here

 

Register in advance for each session.

Presentations are not recorded.

 


UPCOMING EVENTS

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1/8/2025 4 PM EST

Susan White, PhD - Supporting Autistic Adolescents and Young Adults during Transition into Adulthood

University of Alabama

2/5/2025 4 PM EST

Brianne Tomaszewski, PhD

University of North Carolina

3/12/2025 4 PM EST*

note 2nd Wednesday

Carla Mazefsky, PhD

University of Pittsburgh

4/2/2025 4 PM EST

Autism Acceptance Keynote:

Tara Chandrasekhar, MD and Sam Brandsen, PhD

"Neurodiversity Initiatives at Duke University: Progress and Future Directions

Duke University

5/7/2025 4 PM EST

Danai Fannin, PhD, CCC-SLP

North Carolina Central & Duke Universities

Past Events

  • Dec 4, 2024 - Audrey Thurm, PhD, National Institute of Mental Health, "Neurodevelopmental phenotyping for clinical trial readiness: Practices to consider from a developmental perspective"

  • Oct 30, 2024 - Shri Narayanan, PhD, University of Southern California, "Multimodal Machine Intelligence and Possibilities in Autism"

  • Sept 18, 2024 - Paul Wang, MD, Simons Foundations, "Clinical Trials of Arbaclofen for Autism: Try, Try Again"

  • Sept 4, 2024 - Pablo Juárez, M.Ed., BCBA, LBA, Vanderbilt University, "Toward Community-Assessed Behavioral Services"

  • May 1, 2024 - Connor Kerns, PhD, University of British Columbia, "Distinct Expressions of Anxiety in Autistic Youth (and Why They Matter)"
  • April 3, 2024 - Mr. Hari Srinivsan, Vanderbilt University: Autism Acceptance Month Event - Redefine the Table
  • Mar 6, 2024 - Patrick Dwyer, PhD, La Trobe University, "Community Views of Neurodiversity and Intervention: Mixed Methods Reveal Shared Goals and Key Tensions"
  • Feb 7, 2024 - Micheal Sandbank, PhD, University of North Carolina, "Project AIM: Summarizing the Rapidly Transforming Evidence Base on Early Childhood Autism Intervention"
  • Jan 10, 2024 - Evdokia Anagnostou, MD, University of Toronto, "Precision Health in Neurodevelopmental Conditions"
  • Dec 6, 2023 - Stephen Sheinkopf, PhD, University of Missouri, "Cry, Sleep, Arousal, and the Autism Prodrome"
  • Nov 1, 2023 - Christine Nordahl, PhD, University of California, Davis, "Sex Differences and Early Brain Development in Autism"
  • Oct 11, 2023 - David Mandell, ScD, University of Pennsylvania, "Applying Implementation Science in Autism Research"
  • Sep 13, 2023 - Aubyn Stahmer, PhD, University of California, Davis Petrus de Vries, MBChB, PhD, University of Cape Town, Breaking Barriers, Building Bridges: Perspectives on Autism Service Implementation in South Africa and the United States
  • May 3, 2023 - Dora M. Raymaker, PhD, Portland State University and Academic Autism Spectrum Partnership in Research and Education (AASPIRE), "Margin to Center: A Critical Examination of 20 Years of Inclusive Autism Research"
  • April 12, 2023 - Trabian Shorters, "Asset-Framing for Equity & Autism"
  • March 1, 2023 - Sarah Edmunds, PhD, University of South Carolina, "NDBIs: Prioritizing 'Active' Ingredients in Implementation"
  • Feb. 1, 2023 - Kristen Bottema-Beutel, PhD, Boston College, "Reflections on Ableism, Language, and Autism Research"
  • Jan. 4, 2023 - John Constantino, MD, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, "ADHD and the Path from Genes to Brain to Behavior in Autism"
  • Dec 7, 2022 - Jessica Bradshaw, PhD, University of South Carolina, "Infant Predictors of Social Communication & Autism: A Developmental Cascades Perspective"
  • Nov 2, 2022 - Steven Kapp, PhD, University of Portsmouth,"Strengths of Speech Delay: Unmasking the Sensorimotor Complexity of Autism"
  • Oct 5, 2022 - Jennifer McLaren, PhD, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, "The Integrated Mental Health Treatment Guidelines for Prescribers in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities"
  • Sept 7, 2022 - Giacomo Vivanti, PhD, AJ Drexel Autism Institute at Drexel University, "Applying a Public Health Approach to Autism Early Intervention: A Framework for Action"
  • June 2, 2022 - Brian Boyd, PhD, University of Kansas, "Understanding Implicit Racial Bias within the Context of ASD"
  • May 4, 2022 - Brenna Maddox, PhD, University of North Carolina, and Lisa Morgan, M.Ed., CAS, "Risk Factors, Warning Signs, and Suicide Prevention for Autistic People"
  • April 14, 2022 - Rep. Jennifer Benham, D-PA, Keynote Presentation for 2022 Autism Acceptance Month, "Overcoming Stigma, Not Autism: Why Being Autistic Makes Me a Great Legislator"
  • March 2, 2022 - John Strang, PsyD, Children's National Hospital, "The Intersection of Autism and Gender Diversity"
  • Feb. 2, 2022 - Sudha Arunachalam, PhD, New York University, and Rhiannon Luyster, PhD, Emerson College, "Learning Words from Overheard Language in Children on the Spectrum"
  • Jan. 5, 2022 - Sophy Kim, PhD, Weill Cornell Medical Center, "Tracking Treatment Response in Children with ASD" 
  • Dec. 1, 2021 - Matthew Lerner, PhD, State University of New York Stony Brook, "Catch Me If You Can: Novel Mechanisms of Social Functioning and Intervention in Youth with ASD"
  • Nov. 3, 2021 - Staci Bilbo, PhD, Duke University, "Microglia, Microbes, & Development of the Social Brain: Implications for ASD" 
  • Oct. 6, 2021 - Maya Corneille, PhD., Co-Director, Collective Health and Education Equity Research, "Approaches for Building Equity and Empowerment for Families with Autistic Children"
  • Sept. 1, 2021 - Lawrence Fung, MD, PhD, Stanford University, "The Stanford Neurodiversity Project: A Multi-faceted Approach to Advance Neurodiversity Advocacy and Research in Academic Psychiatry"
  • May 12, 2021 - Danai Fannin, PhD., NC Central University, "Rural Health Disparities in ASD"
  • March 3, 2021 - Jill Locke, PhD, University of Washington, "Applying Implementation Science Methods to Support Evidence-based Practice Use for Children with Autism in Schools"
  • Feb. 3, 2021 - Giulia Righi, PhD, Brown University, "A Partial Hospital Program for Children & Adolescents with Developmental Disabilities & Psychiatric Co-morbidities: Lessons from the Trenches" 
  • Jan. 6, 2021 - Vanessa Bal, PhD, Rutgers University, "Assessment of Minimally Verbal Children and Adults" 
  • Dec. 2, 2020 - Fred Shic, PhD, University of Washington, "Visual Attention in ASD: Explorations Across Development" 
  • Nov. 4, 2020 - Darren Hedley, PhD, La Trobe University, "From Employment to Mental Health and Suicide Prevention: Reflecting on Five Years of Research with Autistic Adults"
  • Oct. 7, 2020 - Chris Chatham, PhD, & Kevin Sanders, MD, Roche,“Challenges in Developing Novel Interventions for Autism at the Global Scale”