Mandy Rispoli

Mandy Rispoli is the Quantitative Foundation Bicentennial Professor at the University of Virginia and leads STAR Global, a branch of the Supporting Transformative Autism Research (STAR) Initiative. A Board Certified Behavior Analyst and professor of Special Education, her research focuses on improving support for young children with autism and neurodevelopmental disabilities through university-community partnerships. Her work includes collaborative projects with families, educators, and clinicians in both the United States and Kenya to develop caregiver and teacher training programs and to improve access to autism care through community-driven research and reciprocal innovation. Her research has been funded by the US Department of Education, the National Institutes of Health, The Spencer Foundation, The Jefferson Trust, the UVA Center for Global Health Equity, and the UVA Center for Global Inquiry and Innovation.