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About Us

We're a team consisting of autistic self-advocates, social scientists, psychologists, and public health researchers. 

 

Our mission is simple yet profound: to deepen the understanding of Autistic individuals' experiences in the community. We believe that by exploring their daily interactions and challenges, we can uncover meaningful insights that have long been overlooked.

Our work doesn't stop at research. We're committed to using our findings to drive real-world change. We are committed to working with the autism community to ensure that our research is meaningful and relevant to the needs of Autistic adults.

 If you are interested in learning more about our research or would like to participate in one of our studies, please click the button below to see our publications.

Meet the Team

Wei Song, PhD (she/her)
Principal Investigator | AJ Drexel Autism Institute, Drexel University
 
Mark Salzer, PhD (he/him)
Principal Investigator | Temple University Collaborative on Community Inclusion
of Individuals with Psychiatric Disabilities
Lindsay Shea, DrPH (she/her)
Investigator |  A.J. Drexel Autism Institute,
Drexel University
Eugene Brusilovskiy, MUSA (he/him) 
Investigator | Temple University Collaborative on Community Inclusion of Individuals with Psychiatric Disabilities
Jordan Gifford, MPH (she/her)
Research Associate | AJ Drexel Autism Institute, Drexel University
 
Conner Carlton, MSc (he/him)
Research Associate | AJ Drexel Autism Institute, Drexel University
 
Steven Isaacson, LMSW (he/him)
Autistic Social Worker COMPAAS Advisory Group
Alyssa Hillary Zisk, PhD (they/them)
Autistic Researcher | COMPAAS Advisory Group
Micah Peace Urquilla (they/them)
Community Partner & Consultant |
COMPAAS Advisory Group 
Luke Tomczuk, MPP (he/him)
Autistic self-advocate | COMPAAS Advisory Group 
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