Hillary K. Schiltz, M.S.

Hillary is a Clinical Psychology Intern in the Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disabilities Assessment Track at the UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior and a doctoral candidate in clinical psychology at Marquette University. She is currently involved in the Child and Adult Neurodevelopmental Clinic (also known as the CAN Clinic) and the Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills Clinic (also known as the PEERS® Clinic) at UCLA. Hillary completed her master’s degree in Child Development at the University of California, Davis and was a trainee in the Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities program (also known as the LEND program) in Wisconsin. Hillary greatly enjoys being involved in the autism research community; she has been an active member of Student and Trainee Committee of the International Society for Autism Research (INSAR) for the past three years will be leading a Special Interest Group (SIG) at the INSAR Annual Meeting this year focused on improving patient reported outcome measures in autism research. Her research interests are largely centered on the measurement, trajectories, and mechanisms of well-being among autistic youth and adults within various family and social contexts. She is delighted to talk with you today about measurement in autism!