Joshua John Diehl, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Notre Dame Dept. of Psychology

Associate Editor, Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Director, F.U.N. Lab

Dr. Diehl specializes in Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs) and other neurodevelopmental disorders.  His research is interdisciplinary by nature, and has been published in scientific journals in several fields, including Cognition, Brain and Language, Language Speech and Hearing Services in Schools, the International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, and Applied Psycholinguistics.  Dr. Diehl is currently an Associate Editor of the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders.  He is trained as a Clinical Psychologist and has clinical expertise in the assessment and treatment of a developmental disabilities.  Currently, Dr. Diehl teaches Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Childhood Disorders and Neurodevelopmental Disabilities, Introduction to Psychology, Research Lab in Autism Spectrum Disorders, and Research Lab on Reading Disorders at the University of Notre Dame.

Heidi Miller, B.S.W.

Lab Manager, F.U.N. Lab

Heidi Miller is a Social Worker who has worked in the South Bend and surrounding communities for several years.  She has worked with parents and children on various topics including, health, nutrition, child development, discipline, reading readiness and play. Her experience also includes working with many community organizations and helping families receive needed services. Heidi is the parent of two beautiful children, including one with ASD.  Her own personal experience with ASD makes her very passionate about working with families at the F.U.N. Lab.

Juhi Kaboski, Ph.D.

PostDoctoral Research Fellow, F.U.N. Lab

Juhi Kaboski is a postdoctoral research fellow in psychology at the University of Notre Dame.  Her primary research interest lies in discovering and disentangling the many factors that may lead to optimal outcome in children with ASD.  Also, she has an interest in long term outcome of children with twice exceptionality (i.e., co-existing ASD and giftedness).  Her research is often inspired by her two children with ASD.  Prior to joining the University of Notre Dame, she received her Ph.D. in Social Service Administration from the University of Chicago.  She has an extensive employment experience with adults with developmental disabilities and physical disabilities.  Her husband, Joe, is a professor of economics at Notre Dame.

 

Karen Tang, M.A.

Graduate Student, F.U.N. Lab

Karen Tang is a graduate student in Clinical Psychology at the University of Notre Dame who studies the broader family issues for families who have a child on the autism spectrum.  Previous to joining the F.U.N. Lab, Karen was a staff research associate and a project coordinator for several major studies on autism spectrum disorders at the renowned M.I.N.D. Institute at UC Davis. In her young career, Karen already has multiple publications in major journals such as the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, and the Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics.

Susan Bowyer

Volunteer Research Associate, F.U.N. Lab

Susan Bowyer is a Volunteer Research Associate at the .F.U.N. Lab  She writes parent-friendly briefs of Autism articles for the Center for Children and Families website, and contributes to data analysis on several research projects. Susan and her husband, Kevin, have two sons, one of which has Asperger syndrome.  A Florida native, Susan holds a Computer Engineering degree from the University of South Florida.

Our Research Team

Jane Beriont, Research Assistant

Tara Crown, Research Assistant

Teresa Gorman, Research Assistant

Whitney McWherter, Research Assistant

Kelsey Repine, Research Assistant

Kelly Ryan, Research Assistant

John Vernon, Research Assistant

Michelle Won, Research Assistant

Emeritus F.U.N. Labradors

Lauren Berkovits, Graduate Student in Clinical Psychology, University of

California - Los Angeles

Erin Bolte, Research Assistant, University of Guelph

Hannah Burke, Graduate Student in Occupation Therapy, University of 

          Illinois at Chicago

Alyssa Dammann, Graduate Student in Physical Therapy, Northwestern

Mary Deweese, Teacher, Urban Teacher Center, Washington, D.C.

Katie Dipiero, AMATE House in Chicago

Casey Dolezal, Special Education Teacher, New England Center for Children

Jenalee Doom, Graduate Student in Clinical Psychology, University of

Minnesota

Zach Dubois, Musician, Songwriter

Jack Flores, Medical Student, University of Texas Health Science Center

Tommy Freeman, Medical Student, Vanderbilt University Medical School

Cecelia Gatto, Graduate Student in Audiology, Northern Illinois University

Brynn Gerstle, Student, University of Louisville

Sarah Hale, Medical Student

Kim Holden, Graduate Student in Audiology, University of North

           Carolina Chapel Hill

Elizabeth Klinepeter, Graduate Student in School Psychology, University

           of Florida

Kelley Knoch, Graduate Student in Clinical Psychology, University of

Connecticut

Jessica Kumar, Medical Student, New York Medical College

Debra Loprete, Teacher, The Autism Academy of Learning

Lorianna Malito, Graduate Student in Occupational Therapy, Washington

           University

Shawn Matthews, Medical Student, University of Nevada

Stephany Mazur, Medical Student, Georgetown University

Margaret Millea, Neurophysiologist, NeuroFocus

Joshua Noffsinger, Case Manager, Gilead Community Services

Beck Roan, lost somewhere in the mountains of Albania

Allison Rezepczynski, Medical Student, Loyola Stritch School of Medicine

Lauren Schmitt,  Clinical Data Specialist, Department of Psychiatry,

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Nicole Shea, Graduate Student in School Psychology, Syracuse University

Brynn Thomas, Research Assistant, Neurodevelopmental Disabilities   

Laboratory, Northwestern University

Taylor Thomas, Graduate Student in Developmental Psychology at

          University of North Carolina Chapel Hill

Kristen Uhland, Staff, The Center for Enriched Living

Megan Van Ness, Graduate Student in Social Work, Boston College

Greg Witkin, Graduate student in Clinical Psychology, Gallaudet University

Julia Watson, CCC-SLP, Speech-Language Pathologist, Spaulding

          Rehabilitation Hospital

 

Friends of the F.U.N. Lab

Jennifer Arnold, Dept. of Psychology, UNC-Chapel Hill

Loisa Bennetto, Dept. of Clinical & Social Sciences in Psychology,

University of Rochester

Chuck Crowell, Dept. of Psychology, University of Notre Dame

Kathy Eberhard, Dept. of Psychology, University of Notre Dame

Inge-Marie Eigsti, Dept. of Psychology, University of Connecticut

Steve Frost, Haskins Laboratories

Christine Gunlogson, Dept. of Linguistics, University of Rochester

Emily Kuschner, Neurodevelopmental and Behavioral Pediatrics,University

of Rochester School of Medicine

Susan Latham, Department of Communication Disorders, St. Mary's College

Joyce McDonough, Dept. of Linguistics, University of Rochester

Einar Mencl, Haskins Laboratories

Arlen Moller, Dept. of Preventative Medicine, Northwestern   University

Rhea Paul, Yale Child Study Center, Yale University School of Medicine

Jonathan Preston, Haskins Laboratories

Ken Pugh, Haskins Laboratories

Laurel Riek, Dept. of Computer Science and Engineering, University of

Notre Dame

Dan Ryan, Logan Center and Sonya Ansari Center for Autism

Laura Silverman, Neurodevelopmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, University

of Rochester School of Medicine

Jesse Snedeker, Dept. of Psychology, Harvard University

Kristin Valentino, Dept. of Psychology, University of Notre Dame

Mike Villano, Dept. of Psychology, University of Notre Dame

Duane Watson, Dept. of Psychology, University of Illinois-Urbana

Champaign

Kristin Wier, Sonya Ansari Center for Autism

Tom Whitman, Dept. of Psychology, University of Notre Dame

Julie Wolf, Yale Child Study Center, Yale University School of Medicine

Arch Enemies of the F.U.N. Lab

Christopher Daddis, Dept. of Psychology, The Ohio State University at

Marion

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