Professor Carrie Allison

Professor Allison plays a key leadership role in shaping the K. Lisa Yang Centre for Autism Research’s strategy, development and future direction, while providing support to the Director, staff, and students. Her research focuses on autism identification, screening and prevalence, with particular expertise in developing and evaluating tools for identifying autistic traits and characteristics across the lifespan. Her work also explores the early development of autism, support needs, and the experiences and wellbeing of autistic people and their families.