Danny Dunn

danny.dunn@utdallas.edu
Advisor: Noah Sasson
Fall 2023

Danny Dunn is a first year psychology PhD student at The University of Texas at Dallas (UTD). They also received their bachelor’s degree in psychology from UTD, and received a master’s in psychological sciences from Texas Woman’s University. They also worked at Fort Behavioral’s Camp Worth unit, a residential facility for adolescents on the autism spectrum with co-occurring psychiatric complications. Their research interests focus on interventions to improve interaction quality between autistic and non-autistic individuals, with a focus on improving interactions in healthcare, education, and other institutional settings. They are an autistic student and have been a member of the For Autistic Empowerment student organization since 2017, serving in a leadership role while enrolled at UTD.