College Autism Network

Since March 2017 I have served on the leadership team for College Autism Network, which started as a nonprofit organization centered on advocacy, research and training related to autistic college students. In this volunteer role I have taken on a number of endeavors to expand our reach and impact, as well as served as a co-author on peer-reviewed journal articles with Dr. Bradley Cox. 

My duties and deliverables have included the following:

• Developing and facilitating the College Autism Network Virtual Association of Scholars (CANVAS), an online group for scholars and practitioners who conduct autism/higher education work to meet and collaborate. This has included coordinating and hosting meetings, overseeing working groups, facilitating one working group, managing a list-serv, communicating with scholars, and managing databases. Since launching in February 2018, we have grown our list-serv to more than 650 individuals, and our monthly online meetings generally boast more than 30 attendees.

• Organizing the College Autism Summit Research Symposium

• Co-creating a list of college autism-specific programs across institutions throughout the United States

• Planning and delivered presentations at the College Autism Summit, including organing our annual Research Symposium

• Facilitating a conversation with keynote Robia Rashid (creator of Netflix series Atypical)

• Co-organizing a special interest group on postsecondary education for the International Society for Autism Research 2019 conference in Montreal

• Engaging with current and prospective members of College Autism Network through emails and phone calls