Ami Klin, Ph.D., FW

Ami Klin, Ph.D., FW ’92, a developmental psychologist and a world-renowned expert on severe developmental disorders, was named the Harris Professor of Child Psychology and Psychiatry in July. Klin is the director of the Yale Child Study Center’s Autism Program, which is dedicated to providing comprehensive clinical services to children with autism spectrum disorders and their families. The Yale psychologist has created new methods for studying social understanding in young children and in individuals with developmental disorders. His current research focuses on mechanisms of socialization and their disruption in the autism spectrum disorders.