Our Team of AACES

Kelly Buchanan is a doctoral candidate from Winston-Salem, North Carolina. She is currently a pre-doctoral intern at Johns Hopkins Kennedy Krieger Center in Baltimore, MD. Her research interests include school absenteeism and school refusal, as well as parent and teacher knowledge about evidence-based methods for supporting wellbeing in autistic youth. In her free time she likes hiking with her dog Kai, stand up paddleboarding, and playing the ukulele.

Diego Aragon-Guevara is a third year clinical psychology doctoral candidate from the Bay Area, California. Diego received his BS in Psychology from Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA. His research interests include online safety and quality of life for autistic adults. In his free time, Diego enjoys cooking, reading and playing sports. 

Maria Saleem is a first year clinical psychology doctoral student from Queens, New York. Maria received her B.A. in neuroscience & psychology at the Macaulay Honors College at CUNY, and her M.A. in Applied Behavior Analysis from Queens College, CUNY. Her research interests include designing and evaluating training interventions that improve outcomes for service providers, parents, and autistic individuals. In her free time, Maria enjoys traveling, spending time with her nieces and nephews, and seeking out the best coffee shops wherever she goes.