Lecture Series

The Tarjan Center Lecture Series is for everyone, including UCLA faculty, trainees, students, and community members. The lectures cover many different topics related to developmental disabilities and are presented by Tarjan Center faculty, UCLA faculty, and invited guest speakers. The purpose of the Lecture Series is to help people learn more and share important updates in research, practice, and public policy for people with developmental disabilities.

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Upcoming Presentation

Past Presentations

May 17, 2017

Broadening the Training Experience: Cultivating Champions in Public Policy for People with Disabilities

April 12, 2017

Insights from Self-Advocates about Research and Interventions for People with Developmental Disabilities

Presented by:

Deaka McClain

Andrew Hain

Kecia Weller

Susan Hain

Moderated by Dr. Olivia Raynor

March 15, 2017

Linking Therapy Outcomes: Potential Successes and Areas of Need for Children with ASD

Presented by:

Stephanny F.N. Freeman, PhD
Clinical Professor at the UCLA Department of Child Psychiatry
Co-Director of the Early Childhood Partial Hospitalization Program

February 15, 2017

Genetically Informed Biomarkers of Autism Spectrum Disorder: Insights Gained from Dup15q Syndrome

January 11, 2017

ChatterBaby: Speech Recognition of Infants to Identify Distress and Developmental Delays

Presented by:

November 16, 2016

Sensory Over-Responsivity and the Brain: Neuroimaging Insights Into Sensory Process in ASD

Presented by: