Faculty and Staff

The UCSF Center for ASD & NDDs team includes some of the nation’s top clinical experts and researchers. We work together to develop treatments and strategies to help children with autism spectrum disorders and their families. 

Leadership

Young Shin Kim, MD, MS, MPH, PhD
Director, The UCSF Center for ASD & NDDs
Director, Psychiatric Genetic Epidemiology Program
Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

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Whitney Ence, PhD, BCBA-D
Director of Clinical Operations

Licensed Psychologist
Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

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Somer Bishop, PhD

Director of Research
Licensed Psychologist
Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

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Psychiatrist
Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

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Providers

Katy Ankenman, MSW, LCSW
Clinical Social Worker

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Julia Charalel, PhD

Licensed Psychologist
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences


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Psychiatrist
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

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Enjey Lin, PhD, BCBA-D

Licensed Psychologist
Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

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Cory Patrick, MD, MSc
Psychiatrist

Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

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Tara Rooney, SLP-D, CCC-SLP
Senior Speech-Language Pathologist

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Emma Salzman, PsyD

Licensed Psychologist
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences


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Administrative Team

Elise Ma
Clinic Coordinator

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Jessica Floyd
Clinical Assistant

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Research Team

 

Olga Laporta-Hoyos, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow

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China Parenteau

Clinical Research Coordinator

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Cecily Van Remortel

Clinical Research Coordinator

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Shuting Zheng, PhD, BCBA-D

Postdoctoral Fellow

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Collaborators

John Rubenstein, MD, PhD
Nina Ireland Distinguished Professor in Child Psychiatry


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Tom Boyce, MD
Professor, Pediatrics Emeritus
Consultant, The UCSF Center for ASD & NDDs

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Stephan Sanders, BMBS, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry

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Elliott Sherr, MD, PhD
Professor of Neurology, Pediatrics

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Matthew State, MD, PhD
Oberndorf Family Distinguished Professor, Department of Psychiatry
Director, Langley Porter Psychiatric Institute and Hospital
Chair, Department of Psychiatry

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Jeremy Willsey, PhD
Assistant Professor, Psychiatry

 

Maria (Mara) Parellada, MD, PhD
Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist

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