Giselle Salinas, Ph.D. is a postdoctoral fellow at the UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior in the Program for Education Enrichment of Relational Skills (PEERS®) Clinic and the
Yuriko (Yuri) Matsuo is a third-year doctoral student at the UCLA School of Nursing. She received her BSN and MSN from the University of Pennsylvania. She has experience working as
Samara Wolpe is a practicum student in PEERS®. She is a PhD candidate at UCLA studying under the mentorship of Dr. Jeffrey Wood, and was a UC Leadership Education and
Dr. Blake Warner (he/him) is a postdoctoral fellow at the UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior in the Program for Education Enrichment of Relational Skills (PEERS®) Clinic and
Amanda Berumen, WHNP-BC, BA, RN, PHN is a doctoral student in the UCLA School ofNursing. She earned a BA in Anthropology and an MSN from UCLA. She is a board-certifiedWomen’s
Amber Chong (she/her) is a dual Master of Social Welfare and Master of Asian American Studies student at the University of California, Los Angeles. She received her undergraduate degree from
Alexandra Donell is a third-year undergraduate student at UCLA, pursuing a B.S. in Psychobiology. She currently volunteers as a dental assistant with UCLA’s Clinical Dental Outreach at South Central Family
Elmer Flores is a Master of Social Welfare and Master of Public Health student at UCLA, specializing in Health and Mental Health Across the Lifespan and Community Health Sciences. He
Dena Gohari, MA, is a fourth-year doctoral student and clinical researcher under the mentorshipof Dr. Catherine Lord. In service of the autism community since high school, her researchfocuses intersectionality within
Rebecca Lee is a 4th-year undergraduate student at UCLA majoring in Psychobiology and minoring inDisability Studies. She will be interning at UCLA School of Dentistry’s Special Patient Care Clinic as
