Heather Brown, PhD, MEd, BEd, BA
Pronouns: she, her, hers
Contact
Associate Professor, Faculty of Education - Educational Psychology Dept
- heather2@ualberta.ca
- Phone
- (780) 292-6216
- Address
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5-141 Education Centre - North
8730 - 112 St NWEdmonton ABT6G 2G5
Overview
Area of Study / Keywords
Autism neurodiversity academic achievement well-being
About
Dr. Heather M. Brown was originally trained as an elementary school teacher, but she is now an Associate Professor in the Dept. of Educational Psychology at the University of Alberta, where she helps current and future educators understand how to best support neurodivergent students in the regular classroom. She is also an autistic professional who studies autism. Along with many neurodivergent and neurotypical graduate and undergraduate students and volunteers, her AIDAN lab (https://www.aidanlab.ca/) aims to uncover strategies to support the academic achievement and overall well-being of autistic children, youth and adults. By doing so, her research is poised to empower autistic individuals to be more self-confident in their neurodiversity and to develop a better understanding of the factors that most support their well-being at home, work and school.
Featured Publications
Waisman, T., Williams, Z.J., Cage, E., Santhanam, S.P., Magiati, I., Dwyer, P., Stockwell, K.M., Kofner, B., Brown, H.M., Davidson, D., Herrell, J., Shore, S.M., Caudel, D., Gurbuz, E., Gillespie-Lynch, K.
Autism. 2022 June; OnlineFirst 10.1177/13623613221097207
Brown, H.M., Dwyer, P.S.R., Gassner, D.L., Kapp, S.K., Ne'Eman, A., Ryan, J.G., Waisman, T., Williams, Z.J.,
Pediatrics. 2022 April; 149 (Supplement 4):S1-S4 10.1542/peds.2020-049437f
Zajic, M.C., Brown, H.M.
Human Development. 2022 March; 66 (2):128–148 10.1159/000524015
Dwyer, P., Acevedo, S.M., Brown, H.M., Grapel, J., Jones, S.C., Nachman, B.R., Raymaker, D.M., Williams, Z.J.
Autism in Adulthood. 2021 September; 3 (3):209–220 10.1089/aut.2021.29019.rtb
Brown, H.M., Stahmer, A.C., Dwyer, P., Rivera, S.
Autism. 2021 July; 25 (5):1171–1174 10.1177/13623613211001012
Cutumisu, M., Labonté, C., Oslie, V., Gange, E., Brown, H. M., & Smith, V. R.
LEARNing Landscapes. 2018 January; 11 (1):87-102 10.36510/learnland.v11i1.925
Kwok, E. Y., Brown, H. M., Smyth, R. E., & Oram Cardy, J.
Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders. 2015 January; 9 (January 2015)
Brown, H. M., Johnson, A. M., Smyth, R. E., & Oram Cardy, J.
Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders. 2014 January; 8 (11):1482-1499
Brown, H. M., Oram Cardy, J., & Johnson, A.
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 2013 January; 43 (4):932-955
Brown, H. M. & Klein, P. D.
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 2011 January; 41 (11):1464-1474