Promoting Healthy Life Outcomes and Equity for Autistic Postsecondary Students

For Faculty and Neurodivergent Student Participants

Illustration of students of different ethnicities
By Drs. Alice Kuo, MD PhD MBA & Emily Hotez PhD
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For Faculty and Neurodivergent Student Participants with previous experience at a community college or HBCU in the U.S.

For Faculty

We are looking for individuals who are faculty members or administrators at a community college or HBCU in the U.S. Your participation would entail a 1.5 hour Zoom interview about your experiences (or lack of experience) working with neurodivergent/autistic students in the higher education environment.We will also ask you about institution-level services and supports that might be available to thesestudents.

You will be compensated with a $50 Amazon gift card for your time. We are collaborating with Dr.Shanter Alexander (Howard University) in this research. 

Please respond via email (UCLA.ATRP@mednet.ucla.edu) or call/text (424) 460-0142, if you are interested in participating or if you have any questions about this research. If it is easier for scheduling purposes, please send us your telephone number with instructions to call or text and we can follow up with you that way. We look forward to speaking with you about your experience, thank you!

For Students

We are looking for participants with experience as an autistic/neurodivergent student at a community college or HBCU in the U.S. Your participation would entail a 1.5 hour Zoom interview or Qualtrics survey about your experiences in the higher education environment. We will also ask you about your psychological health, educational experiences, and professional development.

You will be compensated with a $50 Amazon gift card for your time. We are collaborating with Dr.Shanter Alexander (Howard University) in this research. 

Please complete the interest form

You may also respond via email (UCLA.ATRP@mednet.ucla.edu) or call/text (424) 460-0142, if you are interested in participating or if you have any questions about this research. If it is easier for scheduling purposes, please send us your telephone number with instructions to call or text and we can follow up with you that way. We look forward to speaking with you about your experience, thank you!