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At Autism Equity Lab, our dedication is to exploring equity and opportunity pathways for autistic individuals, emphasizing their journey into postsecondary education. While we initiate with an emphasis on STEM, our vision broadens to include the vast terrains of race, ethnicity, language, and gender. Our research endeavors to spotlight, comprehend, and champion the diverse strengths and potentials of autistic students, particularly in their academic pursuits. We aspire to foster an educational environment where every autistic individual, regardless of their background, is acknowledged, valued, and empowered to thrive.
Research Team
Hyejung Kim, PhD
Hyejung Kim is an assistant professor at Binghamton University. Her work focuses on the intersectionality of autism with various dimensions of diversity such as race, ethnicity, and linguistic backgrounds. Her current research focuses on exploring STEM educational pathways that are tailored to the distinct abilities of adolescents on the autism spectrum.
Jessica Reinartz, PhD
Jessica Reinartz is a current Ph.D. student at Binghamton University. She has previously presented research at both the Couper Lecture and the Disability Research Symposium at Binghamton University. Currently, her attention is directed towards discovering ways to increase access to early intervention by looking at individual barriers, as well as analyzing the interconnectedness of early intervention barriers using the lens of the Cultural Historical Activity Theory.
Skylar Seltzer
Skylar Seltzer is a senior majoring in Psychology and minoring in Education at Binghamton University. Throughout her undergraduate education, she conducted research regarding cognitive neuroscience, systematic literature reviews for aging and memory, and classification disparities and issues for children with Autism. She will graduate in May 2026 and will pursue a Masters in School Psychology.
Cheng Chang, MS
Dara Caruana, MS, CCC-SLP
Dara Caruana, M.S., CCC-SLP is a doctoral candidate in the Department of Teaching, Learning, and Educational Leadership at Binghamton University. Her dissertation focus is on the employment related outcomes of transitional post-secondary education programs and program structures and factors that help prepare students with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) for transition to employment. Her research interests include increasing access to competitive integrated employment opportunities for people with IDD as they transition to adulthood.
Previous Research Team
Mack Ottens, PhD
Mack Ottens, PhD
Matthew Jacob, MS
Matthew Jacob, MS
Emma Fairweather, BA
Emma Fairweather, BA
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