Joshua John Diehl, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Notre Dame Dept. of Psychology

Associate Editor, Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Director, F.U.N. Lab

Dr. Diehl specializes in Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs) and other neurodevelopmental disorders.  His research is interdisciplinary by nature, and has been published in scientific journals in several fields, including Cognition, Brain and Language, Language Speech and Hearing Services in Schools, the International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, and Applied Psycholinguistics.  Dr. Diehl is currently on the editorial board of the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, and will begin a term as an Associate Editor of the journal in July, 2012.  He is trained as a Clinical Psychologist and has clinical expertise in the assessment and treatment of a developmental disabilities.  Currently, Dr. Diehl teaches Nurodevelopmental Disorders, Childhood Disorders and Neurodevelopmental Disabilities, Introduction to Psychology, Research Lab in Autism Spectrum Disorders, and Research Lab on Reading Disorders at the University of Notre Dame.

Heidi Miller, L.S.W.

Lab Manager, F.U.N. Lab

Heidi Miller is a Social Worker who has worked in the South Bend and surrounding communities for several years.  She has worked with parents and children on various topics including, health, nutrition, child development, discipline, reading readiness and play. Her experience also includes working with many community organizations and helping families receive needed services. Heidi is the parent of two beautiful children, including one with ASD.  Her own personal experience with ASD makes her very passionate about working with families at theF.U.N. Lab.

Karen Tang, B.S.

Graduate Student, F.U.N. Lab

Karen is a graduate student in Clinical Psychology at the University of Notre Dame who studies the broader family issues for families who have a child on the autism spectrum.  Previous to joining the F.U.N. Lab, Karen was a staff research associate and a project coordinator for several major studies on autism spectrum disorders at the renowned M.I.N.D. Institute at UC Davis. In her young career, Karen already has multiple publications in major journals such as the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, and the Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics.

Our Research Team

Jane Beriont, Research Assistant

Erin Bolte, Glynn Family Scholar

Hannah Burke, Research Assistant

Alyssa Dammann, Research Assistant

Katie DiPiero, Research Assistant

Jack Flores, Research Assistant

Tommy Freeman, Research Assistant

Brynn Gerstle, Senior Research Assistant

Elizabeth Klinepeter, Research Assistant

Eunice Kim, Research Assistant

Jessica Kumar, Senior Research Assistant

Lorianna Malito, Research Assistant

Shawn Matthews, Research Assistant, Band of Siblings

Stephany Mazur, Research Assistant

Margaret Millea, Senior Research Assistant and Artistic Director

Emily "Erin"Nash, Research Assistant

Keri Plymale, Research Assistant

Allison Rezepczynski, Research Assistant

Nicole Shea, Senior Research Assistant

Kristin Uhland, Senior Research Assistant

Megan VanNess, Senior Research Assistant

John Vernon, Research Assistant

Emeritus F.U.N. Labradors

Lauren Berkovits, Graduate Student in Clinical Psychology,  

      University of California - Los Angeles

Mary Deweese, Teacher, Urban Teacher Center, Washington, D.C.

Casey Dolezal, Special Education Teacher, New England Center

      for Children.

Jenalee Doom, Graduate Student in Clinical Psychology,  

      University of Minnesota

Kelley Knoch, Graduate Student in Clinical Psychology, University

      of Connecticut

Debra Loprete, Teacher, The Autism Academy of Learning

Joshua Noffsinger, Case Manager, Gilead Community Services

Beck Roan, lost somewhere in the mountains of Albania.

Lauren Schmitt,  Clinical Data Specialist, Department of

      Psychiatry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Brynn Thomas, Research Assistant, Neurodevelopmental

      Disabilities Laboratory, Northwestern University

Greg Witkin, Graduate Student in Clinical Psychology, Gallaudet

      University

Julia Watson, CCC-SLP, Speech-Language Pathologist, Spaulding

      Rehabilitation Hospital

Friends of the F.U.N. Lab

Jennifer Arnold, Dept. of Psychology, UNC-Chapel Hill

Loisa Bennetto, Dept. of Clinical & Social Sciences in

      Psychology, University of Rochester

Chuck Crowell, Dept. of Psychology, University of Notre Dame

Kathy Eberhard, Dept. of Psychology, University of Notre Dame

Inge-Marie Eigsti, Dept. of Psychology, University of Connecticut

Steve Frost, Haskins Laboratories

Christine Gunlogson, Dept. of Linguistics, University of

     Rochester

Emily Kuschner, Neurodevelopmental and Behavioral Pediatrics,

     University of Rochester School of Medicine

Susan Latham, Department of Communication Disorders, St.

     Mary's College (IN)

Joyce McDonough, Dept. of Linguistics, University of Rochester

Einar Mencl, Haskins Laboratories

Arlen Moller, Dept. of Preventative Medicine, Northwestern  

     University

Rhea Paul, Yale Child Study Center, Yale University School of

     Medicine

Jonathan Preston, Haskins Laboratories

Ken Pugh, Haskins Laboratories

Laurel Riek, Dept. of Computer Science and Engineering,

     University of Notre Dame

Dan Ryan, Logan Center and Sonya Ansari Center for Autism

Laura Silverman, Neurodevelopmental and Behavioral Pediatrics,

     University of Rochester School of Medicine

Jesse Snedeker, Dept. of Psychology, Harvard University

Kristin Valentino, Dept. of Psychology, University of Notre Dame

Mike Villano, Dept. of Psychology, University of Notre Dame

Duane Watson, Dept. of Psychology, University of Illinois-Urbana

     Champaign

Kristin Wier, Sonya Ansari Center for Autism

Tom Whitman, Dept. of Psychology, University of Notre Dame

Julie Wolf, Yale Child Study Center, Yale University School of

    Medicine

Arch Enemies of the F.U.N. Lab

Christopher Daddis, Dept. of Psychology, The Ohio State University at Marion

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