Our Team

Executives

Daniel Geschwind, M.D., Ph.D.

Gordon and Virginia MacDonald Distinguished Professor in Neurology, Psychiatry, and Human Genetics
Senior Associate Dean and Associate Vice Chancellor for Precision Health
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Director, Center for Autism Research and Treatment, Semel Institute at UCLA

Susan Bookheimer, Ph.D.

Co-Director, UCLA Center for Autism Research and Treatment
Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience
UCLA Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences Joaquin M. Fuster Chair in Cognitive Neuroscience
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

Connie Kasari, Ph.D.

Distinguished Professor of Human Development and Psychology UCLA Graduate School of Education & Information Studies Professor of Psychiatry UCLA Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

Catherine Lord, Ph.D.

Professor of Human Development and Psychology
George Tarjan Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry at the Semel Institute of Neuroscience and Human Behavior
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

Faculty

Mirella Dapretto, Ph.D.

Department Vice Chair, Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences
Professor-in-residence, Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences

Abigail Dickinson, Ph.D.

Assistant Research Neuroscientist

Stephanny Freeman, Ph.D.

HS Clinical Professor, Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences

Shulamite Green, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor-in-Residence, Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences

Nicole McDonald, Ph.D.

Clinical Psychologist

Tanya Paparella, Ph.D.

HS Clinical Professor, Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences

Lucina Q. Uddin, Ph.D.

Professor-in-Residence, Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences

Rujuta Wilson, M.D.

Attending Neurologist

Leanna Hernandez, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor-in-Residence, Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences

Administration

Monica Belli Haley

Director of Operations