Dora Raymaker, MS, co-directs the Academic Autistic Spectrum Partnership in Research and Education (AASPIRE, http://aaspire.org), a community-campus partnership that conducts research to improve the lives of adults on the autism spectrum. She has served in leadership positions in governmental autism policy groups, such as the Oregon Commission on Autism Spectrum Disorder, and self-advocate organisations including Self-Advocates as Leaders and the Autistic Self Advocacy Network. Her research interests include complex systems, social dynamics, and the impact of community-campus partnerships on science, society, and public policy. She enjoys writing fiction and painting.
