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Scientific Council

OAR’s Scientific Council is comprised of 14 leading autism and medical professionals serving as an expert information resource for all OAR matters concerning issues of research.  In that regard, the Council assists OAR’s Board of Directors in developing its research strategy, near term priorities, and long-range research objectives.  The Council also provides program guidance and oversight for OAR´s research competition and plays a central role in ensuring the highest quality reviews for prospective OAR research proposals.


Peter F. Gerhardt, Ed.D.
Founding Chair of the Scientific Council
President, Organization for Autism Research
Arlington, VA

Shahla Ala´i-Rosales, Ph.D., BCBA
Assistant Professor
Department of Behavior Analysis
University of North Texas
Denton, TX

Michael Alessandri, Ph.D.
Director
University of Miami CARD Center
Coral Gables, FL

Clinical Professor of Psychology
University of Miami
Miami, FL

Glen Dunlap, Ph.D.
Professor, Principal Investigator
Positive Behavior and Support Project

Department of Child and Family Studies, Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute
University of South Florida
Tampa, FL

Michael Fabrizio, MA, BCBA
Managing Partner
Fabrizio/Moors Consulting
Seattle, WA

Joanne Gerenser, PhD
Executive Director
Eden II Programs
Staten Island, NY

Ann Wagner, Ph.D.
Chief, Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Division of Pediatric Translational
Research and Treatment Development
National Institutes of Mental Health
Bethesda, MD

Suzanne Letso, MA
Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer
Connecticut Center for Child Development
Milford, CT

Michael Londner, M.D., M.P.H., M.B.A.,
Inova Health Systems
Falls Church, VA

Mary Jane Weiss, Ph.D., BCBA
Director, Research and Training
Douglass Developmental Disabilities Center
Rutgers, The State University of NJ
New Brunswick, NJ

James A. Mulick, Ph.D.
Professor in the Department of Psychology, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
Ohio State University
Columbus, OH

Brenda Myles, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Special Education
University of Kansas
Kansas City, KS

Samuel L. Odom, Ph.D.
FPG Child Development Institute
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC

Luke Tsai, M.D.
Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics
University of Michigan Medical School

Director, Developmental Disorders/Autism Program
University of Michigan Health Systems
Ann Arbor, MI