Christina Nicolaidis, M.D., M.P.H. is an Adjunct Professor of Medicine at Oregon Health and Science University and a Professor in the School of Social Work at Portland State University. She specializes in hospital-based internal medicine and is dedicated to improving the health and healthcare of marginalized populations, including autistic adults, people with disabilities, racial and ethnic minorities, and trauma survivors. Dr. Nicolaidis is a co-founder of the Academic Autism Spectrum Partnership in Research and Education (AASPIRE) and has led numerous research projects funded by the National Institute of Health (NIH) to address the healthcare needs of autistic adults.
With a focus on participatory approaches, Dr. Nicolaidis has developed the AASPIRE Healthcare Toolkit for primary care settings and is currently leading a large NIH-funded project to develop patient-reported outcome measures for evaluating services for autistic adults. She is also the founding Editor-in-Chief of the peer-reviewed journal, Autism in Adulthood, and directs the Social Determinants of Health Initiative at Portland State University.
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