Conference Talks
SCERT 2027
- Speaker
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Gatlinburg Conference for Developmental Disabilities (2026/10)
- Research Presentation
Vanderbilt Brain Institute. Annual Retreat (2026/9)
- Research Presentation
Vanderbilt Institute of Chemical Biology Research Symposium (2026/9)
- Research Presentation
Project ECHO, OSHU (2026/9)
- Talk Title: The Neuroscience of Sensory Processing, Attention and Regulation in Autism
- Recording: https://youtu.be/QtfkrQdGIGI
- Talk title: The Architecture of Human Possibility. What Autism Reveals.
- Recording: https://youtu.be/sZm4SWYYrgE
Vanderbilt Neurology Research Symposium (2026/9)
- Research Presentation
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Oxford University Net Zero. Global Youth Climate Training (2026/9)
- Talk Title: Silent Signals. Disability, Heat and Climate
- Oxford GYTC Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/live/NcKXc9K8E_g?si=TBPP7zcYz-OYWe23
- Recording on my Youtube: https://youtu.be/XtYWTwTcuDI
Brain Foundation. Synchrony 2026 (2026/9)
- Research Presentation
- Can Popping Bubbles Help Us understand Autism?
- Talk Title: Timeline to Tomorrow. Let's talk Autism Research"
- Recording: https://youtu.be/9JP7ajcYUAA
- Teaching 2 cohorts of highschoolers
International Multisensory Research Forum (IMRF, Genoa, Italy) (2026/6)
- Research Presentation
Keynote: SF State University: ASCEND Symposium. (2026/4)
- Neurodiversity 2.0 and the Limits of Either-Or-Thinking
Keynote: United Nations World Autism Day (2026/4)
- Neurodiversity and the Architecture of Inclusion
- Recording: https://youtu.be/LRF-lm9kOGk
CHI '26, Barcelona, Association of Computing Machinery (2026/4)
- Academic Poster (Co-author)- Grand Challenges in AI-Driven AAC: Opportunities for inclusion and Considerations for Responsible Design Practices
- Will be a poster+Symposium at Gatlinburg Conf in Oct 2026
- This project was a sort of spin off from my AI-AAC paper but with lots of folks input.
UC Berkeley. Autism DeCal Class (2026/3)
- Presenter at the Class I created as an undergrad student at Berkeley
Keynote: International Council on Development and Learning DIR@ Conference (2026/3)
- Rethinking Autism Through the Body: A Sensory-Motor Architecture of Autistic Experience
- Recording: https://youtu.be/HhvJM1VfGxo
Proof Positive (2026/3)
- The Shape of Meaning: Awe and Autistic Well Being.
- Recording: https://youtu.be/bjXHr0IP2aQ
UCSF DD Update for Health Professionals (2026/3)
- It's not either-or. Mental Health and Flourishing for High Support Autistics
- Recording on UCTV and also on my channel https://youtu.be/xX0Lmp5W8lg
Chico State University: Northern Cal Neurodiversity and Disability Symposium (2026/2)
- Breaking the Either-or-Trap. Why Autism Needs Nuance, not Extremes
- Recording: https://youtu.be/h70I6msB7rA
NIEPID, India (2026/2)
- Neurodiversity 2.0: Contemporary Research, Evolving Frameworks & Practice Implications
- Recording: https://youtu.be/q0ctpgproS4
- Body As Communication
- Recording: https://youtu.be/rwfi6yomRpU
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SCAN, Chennai, India (25/12)
- Autism Neuroscience and Everyday Life
- Recording: https://youtu.be/illW5FvveN8
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Autism Tree Global Neurodiversity Conference (on UCTV). 25/11
- Conducting Autism Research from a Stakeholder Perspective
- Recording on UCTV
- Panelist
Stanford: SNP-REACH Summer Program (25/07)
- Taught 2 cohorts - on Autism Research
NIH & AAPI (25/5)
- Asians and Disability
- Panelist
- Recording: https://ambivco.com/#aanhpi-autism-selfadvocacy
Keynote: UC Berkeley 1st Neurodiversity Symposium. (25/4)
- Its Not Either-Or
- Recording: https://youtu.be/20sikIOD-u0
TedX: Folsom High School. Unleash (25/4)
- Ripples in the Pond of Change
- TedX: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e87-3xydg58
NIEHS (24/9)
- Invited Workshop Participant
- aWARE (Web Based Tool for Autism & the Environment)
Keynote: Duke Center for Autism & Brain Development/ Duke Autism Center for Excellence (24/4)
Lancet and Cell Press. Inclusive Language in Scientific Publications (24/4)
- Inclusive Language in Scientific Publications
https://www.cell.com/do-content/inclusive-language-neurodiversity
Recording at: https://www.elsevier.com/connect/words-matter-reframing-neurodivergence-in-science-medicine-and-society
Invited Visioning Presenter: NSF ERVA (Engineering a Research Visioning Alliance): Engineering Visioning the Future for Neurodivergence, Vanderbilt University (25/1)
Autism in Adulthood. Round Table. Positive Psychology and Autism (24/8)
Drexel University. Policy Analysis Center + ASAN (23/10)
- Links: https://autisticadvocacy.org/drexel-symposium/
- Panelist on Sessions:
- Ask a NeuroBio Researcher
- Apraxia
ASAN. Annual Gala, Master of Ceremonies (21/11)
- Recording at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrG8kHm0NeU
Keynote: Autism Society of South Central Wisconsin. Integral 2021. Support Skills & Society (21/11)
Keynote: Kansas Transition Training. Together We can Learn (21/9)
UC Davis Mind Institute on Mental Health. Insights into the Complexity of Mental Health and Disability (21/8)
Keynote. ABLE. South Carolina. Plug into your Future. Youth Leadership Conference. Advocacy Day for Access & Independence (21/7)
Autism Society of America. Central Virginia. Summer Speaker Series (21/7)
ASAN. ACI Leadership Training (21/7)
- Panelist
Keynote: Missouri Office of Special Education. Transition Training Conference (21/6)
Keynote: UNC Chapel Hill. Conference for Transition Youth (21/5)
United Nations. World Autism Day (21/4)
- Panelist on "Inclusion in the Workplace"
- Recording on UNTV
Twitter: Twitter Voices. Twitter and the Disability Community (21/3)
- Panelist
Frist Center for Autism & Innovation. Vanderbilt University (21/3)
Organizers: AUCD Association of Universities Centers for Disabilities
Event: Annual Conference (Nov '24), Washington DC
Role: AWARD Recipient: YOUNG PROFESSIONAL AWARD
Organizers: American Psychological Society
Event: Global Psychological Science Summit (Oct '24)
Role: Research Poster (VR Investigations of PPS in Autism)
Organizers: Vanderbilt Kennedy Center
Event: VKC Science Day, 2024 (Oct '24)
Role: Research Poster (VR Investigations of PPS in Autism)
Organizers: SfN (Society for Neuroscience)
Event: SfN, 2024 (Oct '24)
Role: Research Poster (VR Investigations of PPS in Autism)
Award: Trainee Professional Development Award
Organizers: College Autism Network
Event: College Autism Summit (Oct '24)
Role: Research Poster (VR Investigations of PPS in Autism)
Organizers: Office of National Autism Coordination
Event: IACC Strategic Plan Update
Role: IACC Committee Member
Organizers: Vanderbilt Institute of Chemical Biology (Aug '24)
Event: VICB Research Symposium
Role: Research Poster (VR Investigations of PPS in Autism)
Organizers: NIH
Event: Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (Jul '24)
Role: Non-federal committee member
Organizers: Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Dept of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Event: Academic Psychiatry Day (Jun '24)
Role: Research Poster (VR Investigations of PPS in Autism)
Organizers: IMRF. International Multisensory Research Forum, Reno, NV
Topic: Academic Research (Jun '24)
Role: Research Poster (VR Investigations of PPS in Autism)
Organizer: Drexel University (Policy & Analytics Center) and ASAN
Event/Topic: AFRU , “Ask a Neuro-Bio Researcher”, “Apraxia”
Topic: Role: Panelist for 2 sessions (Oct ‘23)
Links: https://autisticadvocacy.org/drexel-symposium/
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Organizer: Frist Center for Autism & Innovation, Vanderbilt University
Event: Autistics Roundtable Webinar: Representation in the Media (Mar '21)
Role: Panelist
Organizer: Mozilla
Event: Mozilla Fest (Mar '21)
Role: Presenter (A Growth Mindset is a Shift of Perspective)
Organizer: Center for Independent Living, South Carolina
Event: Empowering the Future (Mar '21)
Role: Keynote Speaker
Organizer: Spectrum at Cal, UC Berkeley
Event: Autism Advocacy Awareness & the importance of Belonging (Mar '21)
Role: Co-presenting with Spectrum Board Member for Neurodiversity Celebration Week
Organizer: Autism Society of America
Event: Coronavirus Series, Year End Recap (Jan '21)
Role: I interview ASA President, Chris Banks (Jan '21)
Organizer: Doha Debates
Event: "Dear World" with Judy Heumann and Haben Girma (Dec 20)
Role: Guest Student Speaker
Organizer: University College, Dublin, Ireland.
Event: Neurodiversity, A Paradigm Shift in Higher Ed and Employment. (Dec '20)
Role: Presenter (The Opportunity of Education)
Organizer: ASAN
Event: Transitions to Adulthood (Nov '20)
Role: Panelist
Organizer: Spectrum at Cal, UC Berkeley
Event: Log Kya Kahenge (What will people say). Abelism in the South Asian Community (Oct '20)
Role: Panelist
Organizer: Autism Society of America
Event: Coronavirus Information Series. "College, Advocacy and Beyond" (Aug '20)
Role: Guest Speaker
Organizer: UC Santa Barbara.
Event: Disability Studies Initiative Summer Speaker Series. (Jul '20)
Role: Presenter (Potential & Possibilities through a Disability Justice Lens)
Organizer: Communication First
Event: A Chat With Judy Heumann
Role: Co-moderator with Bob Williams
Organizer: Paul K Longmore Institute for Disability, San Francisco State University in partnership with Netflix' Crip Camp'
Event: Crip Camp Conversations 3: Disability Leaders facing Covid-19. (Apr '20)
Role: Panelist
Organizer: UCSF Office of continuing Medical Education,
Event: 9th Annual Dev Disabilities Conf. Update for Health Professional (Mar '20)
Role: Presenter (A Growth Mindset. Reimagining Possibilities for Minimally Speaking Autistics)
Organizer: The Brain Foundation
Event: Synchrony 2019 (Nov '19)
Role: Presenter (Standard of Care for Mental Health in Autism)
Organizer: The Brain Foundation
Event: Turnabout for Autism (Nov '18)
Role: Presenter (The Search for Restorative Sleep)
Organizer: Cal Lutheran University, CA
Event: 3rd Spectrum of Opportunity (Oct '18)
Role: Presenter (The Path of Possibility)
Organizer: Reach Every Voice, Maryland
Event: (Jul '18)
Role: Presenter.
Organizer: Sri Ram School, New Delhi, India.
Event: (Jun '18)
Role: Presenter (Autism from the Inside)
Organizer: SCAN, Chennai, India.
Event: Special Event (Jun '18)
Role: Presenter (Autism from the Inside)
Organizer: Santa Clara Office of Education, San Jose, CA
Event: Growth Mindset Conference (Mar '18)
Role: Presenter (Communication & Competence)
Podcast: DeStigmatizing Autism: Conversation with Berkeley Seniors on their "Spilling the Cha Podcast" - where Eli and I discuss Spectrum StudentOrg , Autism Decal and living with Autism.
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