Meet the AWARE Team

  • Dan Coury, MD

    LEAD PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

    Nationwide Children’s Hospital

  • Karen Kuhlthau, PhD

    LEAD PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

    Massachusetts General Hospital

  • Aria Dockham, MACPR

    PROJECT MANAGER

    Nationwide Children’s Hospital

  • Brian Winklosky, MA

    PROJECT MANAGER

    Massachusetts General Hospital

  • Mary Grace Harris, BA

    RESEARCH ASSISTANT

    Massachusetts General Hospital

Data Coordinating Center - University of Michigan SABER

Lisa Nickels, MS, CCRP

Project Manager

Sydney Williams, BS

Project Manager

Kaneesha Wallace

Project Manager

Yihsuan TU, PhD

Statistician

Cathie Spino, ScD

Statistician/Researcher

Catharine Scott

Database Developer

Taylor Simon, MPH

Statistical Analyst

Stakeholder Advisor Committee

L. Eugene Arnold, M.Ed., M.D.

Researcher 

Ohio State University

Zuali Malsawma, MLS

Family Representative

Children and Adults with ADHD (CHADD)

Thomas W. Frazier, PhD

Psychologist/Researcher/Family Representative

John Caroll University, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Autism Speaks

Christina Weston, MD, DFAPA

Payer

CareSource

Tanya Froehlich, MD

Pediatrician/Researcher

Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center

Yetta Myrick, BA

Family Representative

DC Autism Parents (DCAP)

Judith Ursitti

Family Representative 

Council of Autism Service Providers

Dawn Sidell, RN, BSN

Family Representative

Northwest Autism Center

Stuart Spielman, Esq

Policy Maker/Family Representative

Autism Speaks

Brittany Hand, PhD, OTR/L

Occupational Therapist/Researcher

The Ohio State University

Peter Berggren

Advocate

Research Team

David Beversdorf, MD

Neurologist/Researcher

University of Missouri

Maddy Dever

Family Representative/Advocate 

Danielle Baribeau, MD, PhD

Neurologist/Researcher

Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital

Benjamin Handen, PhD

Psychologist/Researcher 

University of Pittsburgh

Richard Frye, MD, PhD

Medical Monitor

Neurologist/Researcher

Amy Hess, BS

Family Representative

Nationwide Children’s Hospital

Bibhas Chakraborty, PhD

SMART Consultant

Statistician/Researcher

Amy Kelly, MBA, MNM

Family Representative

Devereux

Donna Murray, PhD, CCC-SLP

Speech-Language Pathologist/Researcher

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (adjunct)

Independent Consultant

Katelyn Sanford

Advocate