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Meet Your Center for Autism Research Team

Faculty

Rachel E Aiello, PhD Assistant Professor of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences; Psychologist, Duke Center for Autism and Brain Development	Sarah Armstrong. MD Professor of Pediatrics, Interim Chief, Division of Primary Care Pediatrics	Jeffrey Baker, MD, PhD Professor of Pediatrics; Professor of the Practice of History; Director, Trent Center for Bioethics, Humanities, and History of Medicine
David Carlson, PhD Assistant Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering and Biostatistics & Bioinformatics	Kimberly Carpenter, PhD Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences	Tara Chandrasekhar, MD Assistant Professor of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences; Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, Duke Center for Autism and Brain Development
Scott Compton, PhD Associate Professor of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences	Nathan Copeland, MD, MPH Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences	Naomi O. Davis, PhD Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Geraldine Dawson, PhD William Cleland Distinguished Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences; Director, Duke Center for Autism and Brain Development	Kafui Dzirasa, MD, PhD K. Ranga Rama Krishnan Associate Professor of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences	Brian H. Eichner, MD Assistant Professor of Pediatrics; Medical Director, Duke Pediatric Diagnostic Clinic
Matthew Engelhard, MD, PhD Assistant Professor in Bioinformatics and Biostatistics	Lauren Franz, MBChB, MPH Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Global Health	Simon Gregory, PhD Professor of Neurology
Nicole Heilbron, PhD Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences; Associate Director, Duke Center for Autism and Brain Development	Ricardo Henao, PhD Assistant Professor in Biostatistics and Bioinformatics	Tyler Higgs, PhD Assistant Professor, Duke University School of Medicine
Jill Howard, PhD Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences; Director of Early Intervention Services, Duke Center for Autism and Brain Development	Joanne Kurtzberg, MD Jerome S. Harris Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics	Juan Matias di Martino, PhD Assistant Research Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Pratt School of Engineering
Gary Maslow, MD Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences	Maura Sabatos-DeVito, PhD Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences	Guillermo Sapiro, DSc Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Pratt School of Engineering
Julia Schechter, PhD Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences	Linmarie Sikich, MD, MA Faculty in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences; Associate Director, Duke Center for Autism and Brain Development	Scott Soderling, PhD George Barth Geller Distinguished Professor of Molecular Biology; Chair, Department of Cell Biology
Allen W. Song, PhD Professor, Department of Radiology; Director, Duke-UNC Brain Imaging and Analysis Center	Elena Tenenbaum, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences	Cynthia A. Toth, MD Joseph A.C. Wadsworth Distinguished Professor of Ophthalmology
Saritha Vermeer, PhD Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences; Clinical Psychologist, Duke Center for Autism and Brain Development	William Wetsel, PhD Associate Professor of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences

Staff and Trainees

Samuel Berchuk, PhD Postdoctoral Associate, Statistical Science	Alexandra Bey, MD, PhD 4th Year Resident in Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences	Saskia Bock Clinical Research Specialist
Samantha Bowen, PhD Director of Operations	Amber Brown Clinical Research Specialist	Alexa Brownell Clinical Research Specialist, Sr.
Todd Calnan Database Analyst I	Billy Carson Graduate Student, Department of Biomedical Engineering	Skye Chung Clinical Research Specialist
Marika Coffman, PhD Clinical Associate in Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences	Lauren Driggers-Jones, PhD Clinical Research Coordinator	Steven Espinosa Senior IT Analyst, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Jacqueline Rae Flowers, PhD Senior Research Associate	Jordan Grapel, MS Clinical Research Specialist, Sr	Emily Henderson Clinical Research Coordinator
Jurgen Henn IT Manager	Brianna Herold Research Interventionist	Mary Beth Hooks, MSW Clinical Social Worker
Akemi Huynh Pyschometrician and Clinic Coordinator	Dmitry Isaev Graduate student, Department of Biomedical Engineering	Catherine Jarboe Communications Strategist
Gordon Keeler Statistician III	Maia Keller Clinical Research Specialist	Pradeep Raj Krishnappa Babu Postdoctoral Associate, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Eliana Lemberg Clinical Research Specialist	Allie Lerner Clinical Research Specialist	Samantha Terese Major, MHSc Research Program Leader; Neurophysiology Laboratory Manager
Eden McKean Clinical Research Specialist	Laura Nations, MA, LPA Associate in Research, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences	Sam Perochon, MS Visiting Scholar, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Pratt School of Engineering
Amber Reider, PhD Postdoctoral Associate	Lori Reinhart-Mercer, RN Recruitment and Outreach Coordinator	Zanned Rodriguez Clinical Research Specialist, Sr.
Kendra Rosa, MPH Division Administrator, Division of Child and Family Mental Health and Community Psychiatry	Abby Scheer Database Analyst	Sarah Sipe Clinical Research Coordinator
Marina Spanos, PhD Senior Research Associate in Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences	Kristen Stefureac, MSW, LCSW Clinical Social Worker and Director, Access & Telehealth Services for Dept. Clinical Services	Charlotte Stoute Research Registry and Regulatory Coordinator
Elizabeth Sturdivant Administrative Coordinator and Assistant to the Director	Connor Sullivan, PhD Database Analyst II	Jessica Summers, MAT Clinical Research Coordinator
Kenya Teasley Research Analyst	Carla Wall, PhD Postdoctoral Associate	Kara Washington Clinical Research Specialist, Sr.
Kathy Watlington Senior Data Technician	LaShae Williams Clinical Research Specialist	Jennifer Wilson Clinical Research Specialist
Owen Wilson Clinical Research Specialist, Sr.	Sarah Yang Clinical Research Specialist, Sr.