Chairperson
Meghan Cosier, PhD
Associate Professor of Special Education and Disability Studies
Director, Thompson Policy Institute
Attallah College of Educational Studies
Chapman University
Email: cosier@chapman.edu
Program Chair
Taucia Gonzalez, PhD
Assistant Professor of Special Education
Disability & Psychoeducational Studies
University of Arizona
Email: tauciagonzalez@email.arizona.edu
Secretary/Treasurer
Katie McCabe, PhD
Assistant Professor of Special Education
Teaching and Learning
University of Colorado Colorado Springs
Email: kmccabe2@uccs.edu
Graduate Student Representatives
Jennifer Cowhy, Northwestern University
Email: jennifercowhy2022@u.northwestern.edu
Shameeka M. Wilson, Standford University
Email: smwilso8@stanford.edu
Neurodiversity and Autism Research in Education Committee (NAREC) Chair
Heather Brown, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
University of Alberta
Email: heather2@ualberta.ca
NAREC C0-Chair
Amy Accardo, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Faculty Director of the Center for Neurodiversity
Interdisciplinary and Inclusive Education Department
Rowan University
Email: Accardo@rowan.edu
NAREC Secretary/Treasurer
Marisa A. Kofke
NAREC Officer
Matthew C. Zajic, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Teachers College
Columbia University
Email: mcz2114@tc.columbia.edu
Kristie Asaro-Saddler, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
University at Albany
Email: ksaddler@albany.edu
NAREC Graduate Student Chairs
Nick Denomey, University of Alberta
Email: denomey@ualberta.ca
Maria A. Silva, Florida International University
Email: msilv185@fiu.edu