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Elina Birmingham
The overarching goal of Dr. Elina Birmingham's research is to better understand and support children, youth and adults on the Autism Spectrum. Her lab leads five main programs of research: creating smart technology using artificial intelligence to support autistic children, youth and adults who experience decreased sound tolerance (; incorporating the in research and supporting neurodiversity; improving the university experience of autistic 911吃瓜 students through the ; exploring how autistic individuals visually attend to and interpret information in their environments (); and examining how production and interpretation may contribute to difficulties in social interactions between autistic and neurotypical individuals. She is joining many others in the field of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) research that have started making a concerted effort to incorporate the voices of autistic individuals in the research process, as well as using identity-first language and neurodiversity perspectives. She works closely with 911吃瓜's Autism and Developmental Disabilities Lab towards these goals. In addition to autism research, she conducts basic research to understand mechanisms of attention and perception in neurotypical populations.
Dr. Birmingham's research is funded by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) and Kids Brain Health Network (KBHN).
Supervisory Experience
Doctoral Supervision
- Bahmei, Behnaz (PhD, 2022), (Co-supervisor)
- Trevisan, Dominic Angelo (PhD, 2018),
Master's Supervision
- Tavassoli Kakhki, Seyed Ashkan (MASc, 2022), (Co-supervisor)
- Yang, Zhizun (John) (MA, 2021),
- Roberts, Nicole Karen (MA, 2015), (Co-supervisor)
- Trevisan, Dominic Angelo (MA, 2014),
Upcoming Courses
This instructor is currently not teaching any courses.