Lee Burdette Williams

Executive Director

Dr. Lee Burdette Williams has been part of the student affairs profession for nearly three decades, including serving as Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students at Wheaton College (MA) and as Dean of Students at the University of Connecticut.  Most recently she was the Director of Collegiate Partnerships for Mansfield Hall in…

Brad Cox

Founder and Senior Advisor

Dr. Bradley E. Cox is the Founder and Senior Advisor of the College Autism Network. He is also an Associate Professor of Higher Education at Florida State University and a Senior Research Associate at FSU’s Center for Postsecondary Success. His work seeks to explain and improve the systemic, institutional, and personal conditions that shape college experiences…

Brittany L. Jackson

Director of Training and Technology

Dr, Brittany L. Jackson serves as the Director of Training and Technology for the College Autism Network and is the Online Learning Manager in Learning Technologies at Hiram College. Brittany has an Ed.D. in educational leadership studies from Ashland University (Ashland, OH), which she earned in 2022. Her research focuses on autism and neurodiversity in…

Brett Nachman

Director of Research

Dr. Brett Ranon Nachman is an assistant professor of Adult and Lifelong Learning at the University and serves as CAN’s Director of Research, in which he organizes CANVAS webinars, facilitates the CANVAS list-serv, and spearheads other research-related efforts. Brett’s scholarship focuses on the portrayals and experiences of autistic college students, and has been published in venues including Community…