The Atlanta Autism Consortium announces the appointment of Nadrat Nuhu, PhD, BCBA-D and Tyler Whitney, PsyD, as Co-Chairs of the Atlanta Autism Consortium Board of Directors, with their tenure beginning in January 2023. Dr. Nuhu and Dr. Whitney secede Dr. Celine Saulnier, who served as the Chairperson for the past two years.

Dr. Whitney has over 20+ years’ experience working clinically with children, adolescents and young adults and their families. His formal training includes post-doctoral training in pediatric neuropsychology, developmental psychology, and two years as a LEND fellow through the URLEND program, including the autism enhancement year (AE), and is a full member of INSAR (International Society of Autism Research). His unique training and experience in clinical psychology, developmental psychology, forensic psychology, and psychometrics, as well as decades of clinical experience, allow him to clearly communicate in writing and speech the basic science that will support forensic cases in the courts, in the media, and in community settings.

Dr. Nuhu is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics, Division of Autism and Related Disabilities, at the Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA. Her research focuses on the assessment and treatment of challenging behavior exhibited by children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. As a psychologist, she serves as a clinician in the severe behavior department at the Marcus Autism Center, in Atlanta, where she provides behavior analytic services to children with neurodevelopmental disorders.