April CORE Speaker Series

This is the first of four Speaker Series Events from the Council on Research and Evaluation (CORE). Scientific research plays a powerful role in shaping disability policy, clinical practice, and public understanding—but it is always conducted within methodological limits and interpreted through diverse perspectives. This speaker series invites scholars who engage disability research with both scientific rigor and critical reflection.

We seek speakers from fields such as epidemiology, neuroscience, psychology, rehabilitation science, public health, and related disciplines whose work demonstrates strong methodology, ethical awareness, and meaningful engagement with disability communities. The series highlights research that informs policy and practice while thoughtfully addressing uncertainty, complexity, and the diversity of lived experience.

Our goal is to showcase models of disability research that are scientifically sound, socially responsible, and attentive to the real‑world implications of knowledge production.

Brian Barger, PhD, will be speaking on how autism screening tools’ diagnostic accuracy can be underestimated when based solely on initial cross-sectional data.