{"540501":{"#nid":"540501","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Singh Keynotes Georgia Autism Conference","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJennifer Singh, assistant professor in the Ivan Allen College School of History and Sociology, was a keynote speaker for the Autism Conference and Expo of Georgia held April 14 - 15, 2016, in Peachtree City, Georgia. Singh led the \u003Cem\u003EState of Research\u003C\/em\u003E conversation for the conference and was on a panel with Cathy Rice, director of the Emory Autism Center, discussing research priorities and future directions for autism spectrum disorder.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe conference was hosted by the Center for Leadership in Disability at Georgia State in order to share research in 10 critical areas of the Autism Plan for Georgia. Participants included public health, education, and service providers from across the state.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn her new book, \u003Cem\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.upress.umn.edu\/book-division\/books\/multiple-autisms\u0022\u003EMultiple Autisms: Spectrums of Advocacy and Genomic Science\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E (University of Minnesota Press, 2016), Singh offers a critical case study of how science operates within social and political contexts, and the assumptions that influence the production of one way of knowing autism over another. It also reveals how science is a social process built not necessarily on objective and measurable \u201ctruths\u201d but on priorities valued within scientific communities at particular historical and political moments in time.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe hyperfocus on genetics research has subjugated other ways of knowing and understanding autism, especially the social and structural forces that shape how people experience autism, as well as strategies to navigate everyday life and services.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESingh\u2019s keynote session during the Autism Conference focused on the imbalanced research priorities that have overwhelmingly favored genetics research projects to the point of omitting research that would benefit people living with autism such as innovative and successful community services and supports that could potentially benefit the full spectrum of people with autism.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cOne of the ways I hope my research has an impact is by starting a larger conversation about how knowledge is produced \u2014 who is producing it and who is creating the priorities for the kinds of research questions we ask.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EView full \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/ga-autismplan.com\/autism-conference-and-expo-of-georgia\/autism-conference-agenda\/\u0022\u003Econference program\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E Read more about \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.iac.gatech.edu\/news-events\/features\/10\/2014\/unlocking-autism-illuminating-the-complexities-of\/88\u0022\u003EDr. Singh\u2019s Autism Research\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Singh leads \u0022State of Research\u0022 panel"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJennifer Singh, assistant professor in the Ivan Allen College School of History and Sociology, was a keynote speaker for the Autism Conference and Expo of Georgia held April 14 - 15, 2016, in Peachtree City, Georgia. Singh led the \u003Cem\u003EState of Research\u003C\/em\u003E conversation for the conference and was on a panel with Cathy Rice, director of the Emory Autism Center, to discuss research priorities and future directions for autism spectrum disorder.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"HSOC Professor Jennifer Singh keynoted the State of Research conversation for the Autism Conference and Expo of Georgia held April 14-15, 2016."}],"uid":"27167","created_gmt":"2016-05-26 13:24:24","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:21:49","author":"Rebecca Keane","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2016-05-26T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2016-05-26T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"500451":{"id":"500451","type":"image","title":"Jennifer Singh","body":null,"created":"1455904800","gmt_created":"2016-02-19 18:00:00","changed":"1539023919","gmt_changed":"2018-10-08 18:38:39","alt":"Outdoor portrait of Dr. Jennifer Singh","file":{"fid":"205896","name":"jennifersingh.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/jennifersingh.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/jennifersingh.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1299574,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/jennifersingh.jpg?itok=MIB3ed72"}}},"media_ids":["500451"],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"172085","name":"Autism Conference and EXPO of Georgia"},{"id":"172086","name":"autism research"},{"id":"166851","name":"HSOC research"},{"id":"169918","name":"Jennifer Singh"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ERebecca Keane\u003Cbr \/\u003EDirector of Communications\u003Cbr \/\u003E404.894.1720\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["rebecca.keane@iac.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}