INSAR Institute 2018

INSAR Institute 2018: 

Stakeholder Perspectives and Participation: Building Successful Collaborations for Research

INSAR hosted the Institute in 2018 (then called the Summer Institute), the six-week series ran from June 14 to July 24, 2018. This year, each seminar was co-presented by a team of researchers and stakeholders from the autism community who have developed successful partnerships. 

Session I - 

Engaging Stakeholders for Research on Adulthood

Presenters: Paul Shattuck, Teal Benevides, & Stephen Shore

STC Working Group Leader: Jiedi Lei

Recorded: June 14, 2018

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Session II - 

Engaging Stakeholders in Research: A Funder's Perspective

Presenter: James Cusack

STC Working Group Leader: Jiedi Lei

Recorded: June 21, 2018

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Session III - 

Equitable Inclusion of Autistic Adults as Co-Researchers

Presenters: Christina Nicolaidis & Dora Raymaker

STC Working Group Leader: Laura Graham Holmes

Recorded: June 29, 2018

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Session IV - 

Community Participatory Research and Policy-Making Initiatives

Presenters: Hilde Geurts & Monique Post

STC Working Group Leader: Michelle Hoogenhout

Recorded: July 5, 2018

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Session V - 

Stakeholder Participation at the Systems Level

Presenters: Geraldine Dawson, John Robison, & Dena Gassner

STC Working Group Leader: Melissa Maye 

Recorded: July 12, 2018

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Session VI - 

Community-Academic Partnerships in Implementation Research

Presenters: David Mandell, Melanie Pellachia, Jill Locke & Michelle Nutini

STC Working Group Leader: Alan Gerber

Recorded: July 24, 2018

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2018 Presenter Bios - 

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