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b r o A De N i Ng KN o Wle D ge t hrough our FACUlty helping parents intervene Against Autism oday, one child in every 150 is diagnosed with autism, making it more common than pediatric cancer, diabetes, and AiDS combined. While there are no specific medical treatments or cures, psychology professor Alice Carter, with the generous assistance of the Autism Speaks Foundation, is conducting significant research on early intervention for those who have been diagnosed or are at high risk of being diagnosed. her $1.2 million grant project studies how family factors, including parenting practices that enhance a child’s linguistic competence, may be important predictors of long-term t outcomes for children with a variety of disabilities. “We believe that this research will ensure that families have access to the most effective early-intervention treatments,” says Carter. “the families in our pilot group were uniformly enthusiastic about the approaches introduced,” she adds. “the work of Alice Carter and her colleagues represents a very important contribution, and we are grateful for her dedication to the field and to finding the answers,” says Andy Shih, vice president for scientific affairs at Autism Speaks. Sarah L. Freedland ’78 William D. Freeman ’77 Kathleen M. Freitas ’80 Maurice FremontSmith III ’78 Jean French ’83 Wilma A. French ’84 William P. Frey ’90 Aaron Friedman Joanne LaRossa Frigulietti ’61 Izona Fripp ’79 Dale A. Frizzell* Ann Froines ’04* Wayne Frongello ’73 John Fucci Nyal F. Fuentes ’95 Barbara Walker Fulp ’52 Denyse C. Furey-Tate ’83 Patricia A. Furia ’69 Annamaria Fusco ’81 Kathleen E. Gabriel ’06 Georgette M. Gagne ’72 Christine Andrea Gagnon ’90 ’92 Sheila L. Gagnon ’95* Mary Gainor* Pablo Omar Galarce ’94 Barbara M. Galarza ’72 Donna C. Gale ’94 ’95 Rose Hudia Galewski ’91 Martin Galivan Constance R. Gallagher ’75 Cynthia Gallagher ’91 David B. Gallagher ’02 Elizabeth Anne Gallagher ’93 Louise A. Gallagher ’00 Maureen T. Gallagher ’01 Nancy Gallagher Patricia M. Gallagher* William B. Gallagher ’87 Patricia M. Galluccio ’63 Lauren M. Galvin ’04 Moira A. Galvin ’69 Zelda F. Gamson* Quan Gan ’97 David W. Gangi, Jr. ’74 Eileen M. Ganley ’65 ’69 James S. Gannon ’74 Eduardo Garay ’75 Nina V. Garcia ’92 Andrea Garewski Rosemary Garneau ’92 Dora Garner ’95 Sheila Covitz Garnick ’59 Eileen C. Garrett Gretchen Garrison Ann Dailey Garrity ’57 David W. Garside* Margaret S. Garvey ’94 Gina M. Gasdia ’82 Russell J. Gasdia ’81 Earl L. Gashin ’69 Evelyn J. Gasster Vicki Lynn Gatanis ’80 Elizabeth Moran Gates ’98 Maureen P. Gatulis ’94 Paul E. Gaudes ’88 Madeline P. Gaudet ’72 Robert D. Gaudet ’86 Marc Gaudette ’88 ’90 Sarah Gauger Dorothy F. Gaughan ’86 ’88 Keith E. Gauley ’93 Gerald W. Gaumer ’77 Michael J. Gavin ’73 Jane Donnelly Gawronski ’62 Claire Keefe Gay ’50 David C. Geanakakis ’87 Richard F. Gearty ’77 Joan E. Geary ’86 Carole J. GeddisDlugasch ’95 ’96 Mark E. Geib ’85 Abesera Melake Gelaw ’06 Nancy J. GelowtskyMiller ’64 Gregory Robert Gendron ’94 Jennifer L. Gennaco ’01 Judith Priscilla Gentile ’96 Paul R. George ’01 Eva N. Gerena-Rivera ’92 Carol Gerry ’86 Linda A. Gerry ’04 Michael W. Gerry ’83 David A. Getz ’80 Maureen A. Ghublikian ’71 Demetrios S. Giannaros ’72 Wilhelmina Sinclair Gibb ’82 June N. Gibbs Patricia Gibson David A. Giessow Virginia P. Giffels John Anthony Gifford ’00 Michael A. Gigante ’90 Irene Driscoll Giggie ’57 Paul F. Gigliotti ’67 ’79 Bradford Willis Gile ’92 ’99 Dwight E. Giles, Jr.* Frances Kabachnick Gilfenbaum ’39 Andrew K. Gilleece ’04 Michael B. Gillette ’81 Lisa M. Gillis ’90 Steve Gillis Arthur L. Gilman ’72 ’75 Hannah L. Gilman* Gail M. Gilmore ’73 Edward S. Ginsberg* Sandra L. Giordano ’02 Diane Girty Diane F. Gittinger* Neal Gittleman Rosalyn L. Gittleman ’92 ’94 Leah R. Giunta ’87 ’00 Paula Giunta ’79 Nancy Glass ’82 Greer Glazer * Tony R. Glazier ’90 John Gleason Peter F. Gleason ’91 Donna Colantuno Gleavy-Caron ’78 ’91 Robert A. Glennon ’62 ’67 Scott R. Gloor ’02 Marissa S. Glowac ’02 Helen T. Glynn Harrison ’63 Keith E. Glynn ’92 Mary F. Glynn ’75 ’89 ’99 Robert Godfrey ’84 Steven R. Godfrey ’93 Robert Godlewski James J. Goff ’77 Joan B. Gold ’86 Richard M. Goldberg ’88 ’99 Susan S. Golden ’88 James H. Goldie ’76 Alan I. Goldman ’72 ’99 Robert K. Goldman ’88 Francis J. Good ’80 Prudence H. Goodale ’83 Edward K. Goodstein ’91 Gary S. Goodwin ’88 George Goodwin, Jr.* Nancy C. Goranson ’05 Bernard J. Gordon ’86 Brenda C. Gordon ’96 ’99* Frances L. Gordon ’67 Richard A. Gordon ’69 Ward G. Gordon ’83 Wendy I. Gordon ’88* Edward Gorfinkle ’86 Sebastiana S. Gorham ’88 ’89 Joseph H. Gormley ’67 ’72 Mary R. Gormley ’60 Stephanie M. Gorse ’73 Barbara M. Gorton ’80 Bruce Gould ’75 * denotes faculty, staff, retired faculty, former staff 4 n umass boston

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