Jul 05, 2008 23:06:05 PDT
UCLA Center for Autism Research & Treatment (CART)

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Collaborative Programs for Excellence in Autism (CPEA)
  • CART Project 1: Infants at Risk of Autism - A Longitudinal Study
    • Marian Sigman, Principal Investigator
    • Agata Rozga, GSR/ Project Coordinator
    • Angeline Dijamco, GSR
    • Stephany Cox, Research Assistant
    • Jenna Mendelson, Research Assistant
    • Nuri Reyes, Research Assistant
  • CART Project 2: Speech and Language Loci in Autism
    • Dan Geschwind, Principal Investigator
    • Maricela Alarcón, Co- Principal Investigator
    • Rita Cantor, Co- Principal Investigator
    • Ana Isabel Alvarez-Retuerto, Project Coordinator
    • Armando Bracamontes, Phlebotomist
  • CART Project 3: SSRI Treatment of Repetitive Behaviors in Children with Pervasive Developmental Disorder
    • Jim McCracken, Principal Investigator
    • Carolyn Pataki, Co-Investigator
    • Bhavik Shah, Co-Investigator
    • Pegeen Cronin, Ph. D., Co-Investigator
    • Jennifer Cowen, Study Coordinator
    • Eleanor Zamora-Paja, Laboratory Supervisor
  • CART Project 4: Peer-Related School Interventions in Autism
    • Connie Kasari, Principal Investigator
    • Erin Rotheram-Fuller, Project Coordinator
    • Amanda Gulsrud, GSR
    • Eric Ishijima, GSR
    • Laudan Jahromi, Post-Doc
    • Lisa Lee, GSR
    • Jill Locke, GSR
  • CART Project 5: Parent-Assisted Friendship Training for Children with Autism
    • Fred Frankel, Principal Investigator
    • Liz Laugeson, Intake Coordinator
    • Robert Myatt, Project Trainer
    • Cynthia Whitham, Social Worker
    • Clare Gorospe, Project Manager
  • CART Administrative Core
    • Marian Sigman, Director
    • Dan Geschwind, Co-Director
    • Candace Wilkinson, Director, Operations & Outreach
    • Jeanette Papp, Data Analysis/Website
    • Rob Weiss, Statistical Support
    • Liz Lizaola, Administrative Coordinator
    • Joe Hucke, Fund Manager
    • Diana Tran, Research Assistant
    • Jennifer Phan, Research Assistant
  • CART Clinical Core
    • Pegeen Cronin, Assessment Supervisor
    • Olivia Raynor, Outreach Supervisor
    • Caroline Lee, Speech/Language Pathologist
    • Helena Johnson, Research Assistant
    • Jody Saltzman, Research Assistant
  • CPEA Project 1: Facilitating Caregiver-Child Communication in Autism
    • Marian Sigman, Principal Investigator
    • Michael Siller, Project Coordinator/GSR
    • Ted Hutman, Project Coordinator/GSR
    • Amanda Chinchilla (Bundy), Research Assistant
    • Elizabeth Lizaola, Research Assistant
    • Elia Jimenez, Research Assistant
  • CPEA Project 2: Extension of Joint Attention and Symbolic Play Intervention
    • Connie Kasari, Principal Investigator
    • Stephanny Freeman, Co- Principal Investigator
    • Tanya Paparella, Co-Principal Investigator
  • CPEA Project 3: Functional Imaging of Social Communication in Autism
    • Susan Bookheimer, Principal Investigator
    • Mirella Dapretto, Co-Principal Investigator
    • Marco Iacoboni, Co-Principal Investigator `
    • Damon Lippert, Admin. Assistant
    • Leigh Sepeta, GSR
    • Mari Davies, GSR
    • Ashley Scott, GSR
  • CPEA Project 4: Duplications of Chromosome 15q in Autism
    • Carolyn Schanen, Principal Investigator
    • Marian Sigman, Principal Investigator
    • Naghmeh Doranni, Genetic Counselor
    • Sandy Budd, Study Coordinator at Nemours