Micah Mazurek

Micah Mazurek serves as Chair of the Department of Human Services, Director of UVA’s Supporting Transformative Autism Research (STAR) program, and Director of the Blue Ridge Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (Blue Ridge LEND) program. Mazurek is a licensed clinical psychologist with broad clinical experience in psychological assessment and intervention, and specific expertise in autism and other developmental disabilities. She is active in national efforts to enhance quality of care through training, capacity-building, and development and dissemination of best-practice autism guidelines and toolkits. She is the Immediate Past President of Division 33 of the American Psychological Association (APA).

Mazurek has an active program of research focused on promoting positive and meaningful outcomes for autistic children, adults, and their families. Her research has been funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), the US Department of Defense, the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI), Simons Foundation, and other agencies. Her work has resulted in over 150 publications, with current projects focused on development and validation of autism assessment tools, addressing co-occurring health and mental health conditions, and improving access to care for autistic children, adults, and their families.

Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2004
M.A., University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2000
B.A., Yale University, 1998

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