Pre-Doctoral Interns

Clinical Psychology Intern

Blake Warner is a Clinical Psychology Intern in the Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disabilities Treatment Track at the UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior. He is also a PhD candidate at the University of South Dakota, where he completed a two-year Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (LEND) traineeship. In addition to his work in the Tarjan Center at UCLA, Blake is involved with the Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills (PEERS®), the Child and Adult Neurodevelopmental (CAN) Clinic, and EMPWR. Blake is passionate for policy and advocacy, and his research revolves around advancing access to clinical interventions such as PEERS® for marginalized populations, including those in rural areas and the LGBTQ+ community.

Clinical Psychology Intern

Megan Micheletti is a Clinical Psychology Intern in the Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disabilities Assessment Track at the UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior. As an intern, she is involved in the Child and Adult Neurodevelopmental (CAN) Clinic, the Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills (PEERS®) Clinic, and the Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) Clinic. She is a PEERS® Certified provider and has experience with PEERS® for Young Adults, PEERS® for Adolescents, and PEERS® Boot Camps. She is completing her PhD in Clinical Psychology at the University of Texas at Austin, where her research focuses on leveraging wearable sensors to examine the dynamics of everyday, naturalistic interactions between children and caregivers. Megan's clinical and research interests are rooted in supporting neurodiverse individuals and their families by improving early ASD detection and access to evidence-based interventions.