Alison Singer

Alison Singer (née Tepper) is the president and co-founder of the Autism Science Foundation (ASF), a non-profit organization primarily focused on funding and advocating for medical research related to autism. She also periodically served on the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC) between 2007 and 2019. Singer was hired as vice president of programming for the cable division of NBC in 1993 and held multiple leadership roles at controversial non-profit organization Autism Speaks between 2005 and 2009.

Throughout her non-profit career, Singer has been generally supportive of the medical model of disability (particularly in the context of autism) and generally critical of the autistic rights and neurodiversity movements. Provided by Wikipedia
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    How to foster the formation of STEM identity: studying diversity in an authentic learning environment

    How to foster the formation of STEM identity: studying diversity in an authentic learning environment by Alison Singer, Georgina Montgomery, Shannon Schmoll

    Published 2020-11-01
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    Maximising trichiasis surgery success (MTSS) trial: rationale and design of a randomised controlled trial to improve trachomatous trichiasis surgical outcomes

    Maximising trichiasis surgery success (MTSS) trial: rationale and design of a randomised controlled trial to improve trachomatous trichiasis surgical outcomes by Beatriz Munoz, Emily W Gower, Belay Bayissasse, Kristin M Sullivan, Shannath L Merbs, Alexander Keil, Alemayehu Sisay, Alison Singer

    Published 2020-03-01
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