Kristen Gillespie-Lynch
This author is included in the Autistic Autism Scholarship Project because of their contribution to 34 academic works co-authored with 30 people identified as autistic.
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34 publications
Atara Ellenberg, Daniel Batkin*Autistic author. Learn more… , Mikaela Elliott, Summer West*Autistic author. Learn more… , Stephen Mark Shore*Autistic author. Learn more… , Bella Kofner*Autistic author. Learn more… , Madisen Cutler, Ashna Ashraf, Anna Marie Dorelien*Autistic author. Learn more… , Laila Balogun, Martha Matias, Kristen Gillespie-Lynch (2026). Harnessing the Power of Lived Expertise: Evaluating a Majority Autistic-Led Autism Sabbatical Program. Adult Learning, 37(3), 221-233.
Elizabeth Kilgallon*Autistic author. Learn more… , Sinéad O’Brien, Eliana Grossman, C. Donnan Gravelle, Patrick Dwyer*Autistic author. Learn more… , Rita Obeid, Ariana Riccio, Jimena Suárez, Aleena Arif, Grace Cordova‐Castellanos, Jin Delos Santos*Autistic author. Learn more… , Bella Kofner*Autistic author. Learn more… , Andrew Yan, Kristen Gillespie-Lynch (2026). Measuring what matters: Operationalizing neurodiversity‐affirming practices through participatory design of STEM workshops for autistic youth. Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs, 26(3).
So Yoon Kim, Kristen Gillespie-Lynch, Steven K. Kapp*Autistic author. Learn more… , Liu-Qin Yang, Anna Furra Wallington*Autistic author. Learn more… , Dora M. Raymaker*Autistic author. Learn more… , Ian Moura*Autistic author. Learn more… , Katherine McDonald, Joelle Maslak*Autistic author. Learn more… , Rachel Kripke-Ludwig*Autistic author. Learn more… , Andrea Joyce*Autistic author. Learn more… , Willi Horner-Johnson, Emanuel Frowner*Autistic author. Learn more… , Mary Baker-Ericzén, Christina Nicolaidis (2026). Self- and Caregiver-Reported Choice-Making in Autistic Adults: Development and Validation of the AASPIRE–Choices and Decisions Scale. medRxiv.
Brett Ranon Nachman*Autistic author. Learn more… , Bradley E. Cox*Autistic author. Learn more… , Kristen Gillespie-Lynch, Julie Lounds Taylor, Nicholas Gelbar, Emily Raclaw, Catherine McDermott, Karly Ball Isaacson, Yilun Jiang (2026). “It's Absolutely About Just Surviving”: How Autistic College Students Define Success. Journal of Postsecondary Student Success, 5(3), 22-50.
Bradley E. Cox*Autistic author. Learn more… , Brett Ranon Nachman*Autistic author. Learn more… , Julie Lounds Taylor, Nicholas Gelbar, Kristen Gillespie-Lynch, Emily Raclaw, Karly Ball Isaacson, Yilun Jiang (2026). “Finding Other People Whose Minds Work Similarly to Mine:” Supporting Autistic College Student Success. The Review of Higher Education.
Hari Srinivasan*Autistic author. Learn more… , Timothy Chan, So Yoon Kim, Rita Obeid, Desiree R Jones, Monique Botha*Autistic author. Learn more… , Morénike Giwa Onaiwu*Autistic author. Learn more… , Diana Tan, TC Waisman*Autistic author. Learn more… , Steven K. Kapp*Autistic author. Learn more… , Imene Zoulikha Kassous, Jacqueline Mathaga, Kristen Gillespie-Lynch (2025). Inclusion Must Be Global, Decolonized, Culturally and Linguistically Diverse, and Anti‐Normative. Journal of Social Issues, 81(4).
Monique Botha*Autistic author. Learn more… , Kristen Gillespie-Lynch, Morénike Giwa Onaiwu*Autistic author. Learn more… , Desiree R Jones, So Yoon Kim, Rita Obeid (2025). Neurodiversity‐Affirming Intersectional Approaches That Target Public Policy: Moving the Focus From Changing Individuals to Changing Systems of Power. Journal of Social Issues, 81(4).
Gary Yu Hin Lam, Jeffrey MacCormack, Deondre Williams, Theresa Antony, Bella Kofner*Autistic author. Learn more… , Kristen Gillespie-Lynch (2025). Online training module to reduce stigma and improve knowledge about autism in pre-service teachers: Cross-cultural comparison of Hong Kong and Canada. Research in Autism, 126, 202651.
Brett Ranon Nachman*Autistic author. Learn more… , Bradley E. Cox*Autistic author. Learn more… , Kristen Gillespie-Lynch, Julie Lounds Taylor, Nicholas Gelbar, Emily Raclaw (2025). “Enjoy your time and be confident”: Honoring autistic community college students’ multifaceted interpretations of success. Journal of Diversity in Higher Education.
Patrick Dwyer*Autistic author. Learn more… , Lynnette H. Hersh, Steven K. Kapp*Autistic author. Learn more… , Susan M. Rivera, Kristen Gillespie-Lynch (2025). Neurodiversity Movement Identification and Perceived Appropriateness of Terms Used to Describe Autism. Autism in Adulthood.
So Yoon Kim, Soyeon Kim, Hong Ji, wn-ho Yoon*Autistic author. Learn more… , Kristen Gillespie-Lynch (2024). Can a Culturally Adapted Autism Training Reduce Stigma Towards Autistic People in South Korea? Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 56(5), 1966-1979.
Patrick Dwyer*Autistic author. Learn more… , Ava N. Gurba*Autistic author. Learn more… , Steven K. Kapp*Autistic author. Learn more… , Elizabeth Kilgallon*Autistic author. Learn more… , Lynnette H. Hersh, David S. Chang, Susan M. Rivera, Kristen Gillespie-Lynch (2024). Community views of neurodiversity, models of disability and autism intervention: Mixed methods reveal shared goals and key tensions. Autism, 29(9), 2297-2314.
Lynnette H. Hersh, Patrick Dwyer*Autistic author. Learn more… , Steven K. Kapp*Autistic author. Learn more… , Sergey Shevchuk-Hill, Ava N. Gurba*Autistic author. Learn more… , Elizabeth Kilgallon*Autistic author. Learn more… , Ally Pax Arcari Mair, David S. Chang, Susan M. Rivera, Kristen Gillespie-Lynch (2024). Community Member Views on Autism Intervention: Effects of Closeness to Autistic People with Intellectual Disabilities And Nonspeaking Autistic People. Autism in Adulthood, 6(3), 253-271.
Sydney R. Terroso, Erin E. McKenney, Steven M. Brunwasser, Jared K. Richards*Autistic author. Learn more… , Talena C. Day, Bella Kofner*Autistic author. Learn more… , Rachel G. McDonald, Kristen Gillespie-Lynch, Erin Kang, Matthew D Lerner, Katherine Gotham (2024). Longitudinal Relationships Between Depressive Attributional Style and Internalizing Symptoms in an Autism-Enriched Sample of Incoming College Students. Autism in Adulthood, 7(2), 185-200.
So Yoon Kim, Kristen Gillespie-Lynch, wn-ho Yoon*Autistic author. Learn more… (2024). A pilot mixed-methods evaluation of an intervention to reduce Korean undergraduates’ stigma toward autistic people. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 113, 102355.
Erin E. McKenney, Jared K. Richards*Autistic author. Learn more… , Talena C. Day, Steven M. Brunwasser, Claudia L Cucchiara, Bella Kofner*Autistic author. Learn more… , Rachel G. McDonald, Kristen Gillespie-Lynch, Jenna Lamm, Erin Kang, Matthew D Lerner, Katherine Gotham (2024). Satisfaction with social connectedness is associated with depression and anxiety symptoms in neurodiverse first-semester college students. Autism, 28(8), 1972-1984.
Kristen Gillespie-Lynch, Eliana Grossman, Jessye Herrell, Ariana Riccio, Jin Delos Santos*Autistic author. Learn more… , Sharang Biswas, Bella Kofner*Autistic author. Learn more… , Patrick Dwyer*Autistic author. Learn more… , Beth Rosenberg, Lillian Hwang-Geddes, Amy Hurst, Wendy Martin, Eunju Pak, Sinéad O’Brien, Elizabeth Kilgallon*Autistic author. Learn more… , Sergey Shevchuk-Hill, Saumya Dave (2023). A participatory approach to iteratively adapting game design workshops to empower autistic youth. Frontiers in Education, 8.
Erin E. McKenney, Steven M. Brunwasser, Jared K. Richards*Autistic author. Learn more… , Talena C. Day, Bella Kofner*Autistic author. Learn more… , Rachel G. McDonald, Zachary J. Williams*Autistic author. Learn more… , Kristen Gillespie-Lynch, Erin Kang, Matthew D Lerner, Katherine Gotham (2023). Repetitive Negative Thinking As a Transdiagnostic Prospective Predictor of Depression and Anxiety Symptoms in Neurodiverse First-Semester College Students. Autism in Adulthood, 5(4), 374-388.
Sergey Shevchuk-Hill, Shana Szczupakiewicz, Bella Kofner*Autistic author. Learn more… , Kristen Gillespie-Lynch (2022). Comparing narrative writing of autistic and non-autistic College students. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 53(10), 3901-3915.
TC Waisman*Autistic author. Learn more… , Zachary J. Williams*Autistic author. Learn more… , Eilidh Cage, Siva priya Santhanam, Iliana Magiati, Patrick Dwyer*Autistic author. Learn more… , Kayden M. Stockwell*Autistic author. Learn more… , Bella Kofner*Autistic author. Learn more… , Heather M. Brown*Autistic author. Learn more… , Denise Davidson, Jessye Herrell, Stephen Mark Shore*Autistic author. Learn more… , David Caudel*Autistic author. Learn more… , Emine Gurbuz, Kristen Gillespie-Lynch (2022). Learning from the experts: Evaluating a participatory autism and universal design training for university educators. Autism, 27(2), 356-370.
Tomisin Oredipe, Bella Kofner*Autistic author. Learn more… , Ariana Riccio, Eilidh Cage, Jonathan Vincent, Steven K. Kapp*Autistic author. Learn more… , Patrick Dwyer*Autistic author. Learn more… , Kristen Gillespie-Lynch (2022). Does learning you are autistic at a younger age lead to better adult outcomes? A participatory exploration of the perspectives of autistic university students. Autism, 27(1), 200-212.
Monique Botha*Autistic author. Learn more… , Kristen Gillespie-Lynch (2022). Come as You Are: Examining Autistic Identity Development and the Neurodiversity Movement through an Intersectional Lens. Human Development, 66(2), 93-112.
Chinnu Cheriyan, Sergey Shevchuk-Hill, Ariana Riccio, Jonathan Vincent, Steven K. Kapp*Autistic author. Learn more… , Eilidh Cage, Patrick Dwyer*Autistic author. Learn more… , Bella Kofner*Autistic author. Learn more… , Helen Attwood, Kristen Gillespie-Lynch (2021). Exploring the Career Motivations, Strengths, and Challenges of Autistic and Non-autistic University Students: Insights From a Participatory Study. Frontiers in Psychology, 12, 719827-719827.
Kristen Gillespie-Lynch, Jennifer B Bisson, Sabine Saade, Rita Obeid, Bella Kofner*Autistic author. Learn more… , Ashley Johnson Harrison, Nidal Daou, Nicholas Tricarico, Jin Delos Santos*Autistic author. Learn more… , William Pinkava, Allison Jordan (2021). If you want to develop an effective autism training, ask autistic students to help you. Autism, 26(5), 1082-1094.
Kristen Gillespie-Lynch, Patrick Dwyer*Autistic author. Learn more… , Christopher Constantino, Steven K. Kapp*Autistic author. Learn more… , Emily Hotez, Ariana Riccio, Danielle DeNigris, Bella Kofner*Autistic author. Learn more… , Eric Endlich*Autistic author. Learn more… (2020). Can We Broaden the Neurodiversity Movement without Weakening It? Participatory Approaches as a Framework for Cross-disability Alliance Building. In Disability Alliances and Allies (pp. 189-223). Emerald Publishing Limited.
Ariana Riccio, Steven K. Kapp*Autistic author. Learn more… , Allison Jordan, Anna Marie Dorelien*Autistic author. Learn more… , Kristen Gillespie-Lynch (2020). How is autistic identity in adolescence influenced by parental disclosure decisions and perceptions of autism? Autism, 25(2), 374-388.
Kristen Gillespie-Lynch, Emily Hotez, Matthew Zajic, Ariana Riccio, Danielle DeNigris, Bella Kofner*Autistic author. Learn more… , Dennis Bublitz, Naomi Gaggi, Kavi Luca (2020). Comparing the writing skills of autistic and nonautistic university students: A collaboration with autistic university students. Autism, 24(7), 1898-1912.
Ariana Riccio, Jin Delos Santos*Autistic author. Learn more… , Steven K. Kapp*Autistic author. Learn more… , Allison Jordan, Danielle DeNigris, Kristen Gillespie-Lynch (2020). Developing the Multidimensional Visual Scale Assessing Affect, Anxiety, Pride, and Energy Through a Research Partnership with Autistic Scholars. Autism in Adulthood, 2(1), 87-100.
Ariana Riccio, Steven K. Kapp*Autistic author. Learn more… , Nidal Daou, Jacob Shane, Kristen Gillespie-Lynch (2020). What are Replicable Aspects of the Broader Autism Phenotype among College Students? Collabra: Psychology, 6(1).
Kristen Gillespie-Lynch, Nidal Daou, Maria-Jose Sanchez-Ruiz, Steven K. Kapp*Autistic author. Learn more… , Rita Obeid, Patricia J. Brooks, Fumio Someki, Nava R. Silton, Rudy Abi‐Habib (2019). Factors underlying cross-cultural differences in stigma toward autism among college students in Lebanon and the United States. Autism, 23(8), 1993-2006.
Kristen Gillespie-Lynch, Steven K. Kapp*Autistic author. Learn more… , Patricia J. Brooks, Jonathan Pickens, Ben Schwartzman (2017). Whose Expertise Is It? Evidence for Autistic Adults as Critical Autism Experts. Frontiers in Psychology, 8, 438-438.
Kristen Gillespie-Lynch, Patricia J. Brooks, Fumio Someki, Rita Obeid, Christina Shane‐Simpson, Steven K. Kapp*Autistic author. Learn more… , Nidal Daou, David Shane Smith (2015). Changing College Students’ Conceptions of Autism: An Online Training to Increase Knowledge and Decrease Stigma. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 45(8), 2553-2566.
Kristen Gillespie-Lynch, Steven K. Kapp*Autistic author. Learn more… , Christina Shane‐Simpson, David Shane Smith, Ted Hutman (2014). Intersections Between the Autism Spectrum and the Internet: Perceived Benefits and Preferred Functions of Computer-Mediated Communication. Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 52(6), 456-469.
Steven K. Kapp*Autistic author. Learn more… , Kristen Gillespie-Lynch, Lauren E. Sherman, Ted Hutman (2012). Deficit, difference, or both? Autism and neurodiversity. Developmental Psychology, 49(1), 59-71.