Jennifer Gerdts is assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the University of Washington, an attending psychologist at Seattle Children’s Autism Center and director of the Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities program.
Jennifer Gerdts
Assistant professor
University of Washington
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