Kennedy Krieger Institute is partnered with SPARK through a grant from the Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative (SFARI). We help to recruit and enroll participants in SPARK.
If you choose to affiliate with us during registration, you can receive one-on-one support with a SPARK team member at Kennedy Krieger Institute. We can help you with any issues that may arise during registration, help with saliva collection, and answer your questions.
SPARK Leadership
Garland Jones PhD
Principal Investigator
Bonnie Van Metre, MEd, BCBA
Senior Advisor
Research Coordinators and Assistants
Kyla Minton
Research Coordinator
Megan McTaggart
Research Coordinator
Ricky Kahlon
Research Assistant, Spanish-speaking
Fatima Salem
Research Coordinator, Spanish-speaking