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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
Lord Voldemort, Leader of the Death Eaters
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