Helen Tager-Flusberg
Psicologa, ha conseguito il dottorato in Psicologia sperimentale presso l'Università di Harvard. Dal 2001 insegna Scienze Psicologiche e del Cervello all’Università di Boston e dirige il “Center for Autism Research Excellence”. Ha dedicato la sua carriera a condurre ricerche sul disturbo dello spettro autistico e altri disturbi del neurosviluppo esplorando la variabilità nell'espressione fenotipica, studiando i cambiamenti dello sviluppo e basati sull'intervento nel linguaggio e nella cognizione sociale utilizzando metodologie comportamentali e di imaging cerebrale e sviluppando nuove misure per valutare il linguaggio in modo completo gamma dello spettro autistico. Ha curato sette libri e scritto oltre 300 articoli in riviste scientifiche. È Past President della "International Society for Autism Research" (INSAR: 2011-2013) e ha ricevuto l'INSAR Lifetime Achievement Award nel 2021 per i suoi contributi duraturi alla ricerca sull'autismo.
Helen Tager-Flusberg received her Bachelors in Science in Psychology from University College London, and her PhD in Experimental Psychology from Harvard University. Since 2001 she has been at Boston University, where she is now Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences, and Director of the Center for Autism Research Excellence. She has devoted her career to conducting research on autism spectrum disorder and other neurodevelopmental disorders exploring variability in phenotypic expression investigating developmental and intervention-based changes in language and social cognition using behavioral and brain imaging methodologies, and developing new measures to assess language across the full range of the autism spectrum. Her research has been funded by the federal government and private foundations. She has edited seven books and written over 300 journal articles and book chapters. She is the Past President of the International Society for Autism Research (INSAR: 2011-2013) and received the INSAR Lifetime Achievement Award in 2021 for her lasting contributions to research on autism. She regularly presents her work at scientific and professional conferences and to advocacy groups and other stakeholders in the US and in countries around the world.
